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Red Envelope Day

my brother tipped me off to this. march 31 is red envelope day. remember it!

Hooray Horton!

perhaps dr. seuss did not intend to be in the middle of a political hot spot. but regardless, he is. and the message is clear. and correct. although i don't know if it can beat seussical (which i fell in love with after taking steve and itty bitty shelby to see a the fulton), but horton promises to be a good show. how could it not? with dr. seuss, jim carrey, steve carell, and the theme "a person's a person, no matter how small," how could it go wrong? check out one of my favorite songs from seussical here. ~bec.

I Miss The Friends I Never Knew

for a long time i've been a little bitter about the fact that so many of my peers were killed before i got to meet them. my mom had trouble finding many maternity clothes to choose from while pregnant with me. i don't think God will restore our nation until we fix this blatant irreverence. my brother, dan, sent me an email this morning. i couldn't say it any better, so i'm giving his letter to you...
Dear Friends,
Tuesday, January 22, 2008, is the 35th anniversary of the Roe v. Wade decision. Please remember the magnitude of this event on our nation's history. 3900 Americans have died in the Iraqi War; 3300 fetuses are aborted daily in the U.S. One in five pregnancies in the U.S. end in abortion. That's 1,200,000 every year or more than 45,000,000 since 1973. For every seven people who are living in the U.S., there is an eighth person who has been aborted. Please speak up for those who cannot speak up for themselves.
~bec.
ps/remember life.

Giving Mall

check out the giving mall. not a ton of charities to choose from (yet), but i stumbled upon angel covers and really liked them. i imagine there are many other shop-to-benefit-charity sites out there, but this was the first one i've noticed recently. ~bec.

Strange Type of Encouragement

while driving to our foto appointment today, i noticed a bumper stick on an auto in front of me. it said, "I regret my abortion." i was so surprised to see it, although i have seen posters like it in pictures from the march for life. it was strangely encouraging. really encouraging. i just can't understand how (by the numbers) abortion is thoroughly woven into our society (i imagine it is as woven into our Christian society just like divorce), and nobody says a personal word about it! i mean, there must be SO many women we see every day that have been personally affected, but nobody says a word. if "everyone" thinks there's nothing wrong with it, it would be a part of normal conversation. maybe i'm just not in those circles, but i don't think most people ever speak candidly about it. this alone makes it apparent to me that "everyone" does NOT think there's nothing wrong with it. ... when i got home and checked my email, i had a message from bound 4 life. they'll be featured in an article US News & World Report on october 22. ~bec.