Thank you for spending so much time with me when I came there last week. You may not think so, but I did hear you. I just kept thinking Oh God, Oh God, Oh God, what am I going to do now? I know I cried a lot, but you didn’t seem to mind that I cried. You just kept talking to me and handing me tissues. I’m going to have my baby. My mom and aunt are going to help me so I can go to school. You are right. I can do this. We are going to the doctor in 3 weeks.

Dear Cathie,  

Thank you so much for everything, especially your prayers. I really appreciated your letter and my husband was also touched by it. 

My husband was very surprised and excited for us, as I was.  My phone was probably busy for the next 3 or 4 hours. He called everyone we know. We repeatedly looked at the test results sheet just to keep checking that it really said “Positive”. Though I think we are still in shock, my son makes it more real to us every time he asks to kiss or talk to the baby inside Mommy. He’s waited so long for a brother or a sister. He is going to make a wonderful big brother.

Thank you again for all that you do.

"When I found out I was pregnant, I didn't know what to think; I didn't know what to do; I didn't plan this."

My boyfriend Shawn and I are seniors and good students. Our parents trust us and are proud of our scholastic accomplishments. I didn't think it could happen to me, but it did and I was terrified that I might be pregnant. My best friend, Ana, told me about A Better Choice, a place where I could get a free pregnancy test. The test result was positive. I was pregnant. I was afraid to tell Shawn, because I knew his plans for college didn't include a baby. I was afraid to tell my parents because I didn't want to disappoint them. To me, abortion seemed to be the only choice I could make.

Then something happened that changed everything. It was seeing a 5 minute video of a 4-D sonogram of a baby in the womb. Right then I knew abortion was out of the question. Along with viewing the video, I was given information about parenting, adoption and community resources. I talked to Shawn and together we made the choice of adoption. Telling my parents was still hard, but having their support in the decision about adoption helped me face my pregnancy without fear. Thank you for helping me.