It's unprecedented for me to post to the prayer team 3 times in one week, but desperate times call for desperate measures!You'd have to live under a rock to not know that the healthcare reform bill is going to be voted on Saturday...THIS Saturday. As it stands, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, won't allow a vote to take place on the pro-life amendment that deletes abortion funding from the current health reform bill (Stupack-Pitts Amendment). As stated in a recent Family Research Council Action Alert statement, "Rep. Stupak and Rep. Pitts are leading efforts to vote on this pro-life amendment, but if Speaker Pelosi does not allow this amendment to even come to a vote, then Members must oppose...

I find my mind wandering around my old high school lunch room this morning.I went to a very large high school, yet there were only a couple of tables that were strategically placed within view of all the others, and open to only a select few that made it "in" through some unspoken code. It was, of course, the "popular" table. Just outside of those couple of tables were a few others which were filled with the "semi-popular" kids. Out from there were different groups that chose to sit together: music, chess or French club. Then, in the far outposts of the lunchroom were the ones on the outside, looking in; of whom, sadly, no one took much notice.Why, you might ask, is a 46 year old woman...

The information below comes from the Stop the Abortion Mandate Coalition:**BREAKING NEWS** Abortion industry lobbyists and their allies in Congress are about to ram through mandated government funding of abortion in health care reform legislation THIS WEEK in the U.S. House of Representatives. To respond swiftly to this crisis, the pro-life movement is unifying TONIGHT on a huge nationwide webcast — and your attendance at this live event is crucial. Simply stated, if this abortion mandate is not stopped, it will result in the largest expansion of abortion since Roe v. Wade. We must act — before it’s too late! The 70+ pro-life and pro-family organizations that make up the Stop the Abortion...

If you're just joining us, click here to see what this prayer team is all about! While we are a "pro-life" prayer team, we, IN NO WAY, stand in judgment against those who have chosen abortion in the past! We hold you and your heart in the highest esteem and you are SO WELCOME here. Many women (and men) who've experienced abortion often hold onto the memory in silence, suppressing feelings of guilt, shame and grief for, quite often, years. If this describes you, and you would like more information on how to find hope and healing, please visit this site, or click on the "contact me" button above.On last week's post, I had another comment from my "anonymous" commenter. While we are not always...

Thursday morning of last week, I woke up as I always do. I fed and walked the dog, got a cup of tea, had some quiet time, then sat down at my computer to read my mail. And there it was: an email from my old home church in Iowa, stating that their Executive Pastor, and our wonderful friend, Shawn Engeldinger, had passed away during the night. He was only 44.I cried all morning. I read, on Facebook, the comments that were as shocked and bewildered as I felt; all of us trying to come to terms with the fact that this incredible man was gone. It was later that day, however, that the tone of the comments began to change.You see, Shawn (or "Tiny" as he was known to many; a nickname born out of...