Had this on my mind for awhile now.....

The ongoing question and sub title of this blog is "why we're pro-life"!

All the writings thus far answer that question as will tonights' offering.

"Pro-Life" is enjoyable!! Or said more directly-LIFE is enjoyable!
I started a worm farm in my furnace room. It was so simple and cheap and useful! I have a rather large plastic tote that started the farm with a 5 inch layer of birch leaves raked up in my yard.  On top of that I poured about 2 pints of red wriggler worms I had bought, and added a layer of kitchen scraps like egg shells, coffee grounds, newspaper shredded up a bit, and wilted salad greens.  That was 2 years ago.

I rarely do more than add the kitchen scraps from time to time, and this year, we discovered the 2 pints of worms had multiplied into something like 10 gallons of worms!!

We sifted them out  a bit this spring, separating the worms from the compost, and I made tea for fertilizer in my garden, new worm farms for sale, and fishing worms that work REALLY great even for ice fishing here in Alaska!

They are really quite amazing, that small form of life - the Red Wiggler worm!

They are so small and give so much! Just like a child does!

I hope this causes you to think about the life of the mother and baby in a more loving way.

Why PEIGI is Pro-Life?

In a study I am involved with, a person raised the question of "how can it be good to bring a baby into this sin sick, polluted world, where "life has so many enemies", and how can we be so callous to burden the earth with another person to support?".

The answer came to me when I thought of many times in earth's history, there were less than opportune times to have a baby.  When Moses was born, the family of  Israel saw many of their smallest members slaughtered by the government, in a blatant act of legalized murder!.

Apparently it was still the perfect time for a baby who would first be saved, and then later work as savior to his large family-the Jews!

To a couple well advanced in years, well established in their lifestyle yet to a place of oppression a baby was born. This baby, about 6 months older than his cousin, was subject to the same progrom instituted by the political leaders to "kill all baby boys-2 years old and younger", but also managed to be saved and became the forerunner to the Savour of the World, Jesus of Nazareth.

I discovered that many times, under many dire circumstances, a baby was EXACTLY what God thought was needed. Speaking generally, babies are the embodiment of  "Hope".  Actual number of babies who threaten the life of their own mother while in the womb, are actually very very low, if they indeed  even truthfully exist! That being a debate for another time.

But truthfully, the parents are blessed to have children. Children are a reward. and

"No eye  has seen, no ear has heard, no mind has conceived what God has prepared for those love him"
1 Corinthians 2:9

The Better-The Best-is yet to come!

PEIGI

I hope this causes you to think about the life of the mother and baby in a more loving way.

Knecht Baby Sweater

Simple sweater for baby Knecht, his mother I've know since she was 7, and is now 31.  

Really simple, knitted in one piece starting from the front bottom edge, using Carons "Simply Soft" yarn , in Herring Bone stitch, changing colors every  4 rows. 

Knit up to underarms, cast on 2/3 the number of body stitches, work acrost row in pattern, then cast on 2/3 more stitches for second arm again working back acrost row in pattern stitch. 

After 6 rows or so, bind off stitches for neck, knit acrost sleeve stitches keeping pattern, on just the one sleeve for about 2 rows, then cast on for back neck edge, and start working again acrost opposite sleeve stitches. Continue working to make back match front, then bind off and sew up seams.

Very easy, interesting and fast!

Pattern can easily be enlarged to make a sweater for mother and baby both. 

"I hope this causes you to think about the life of the mother and baby in a more loving way."

Last month my youngest daughter went on a vacation to Juneau, Alaska. She told me of her intention to hike a trail she showed me when I visited her there.

The head of this special trail is located at the reatreat and camping center of  The Shrine of St. Therese, located off the Glacier Hiway

Dramatic, beautiful and serene the trail winds steeply around deep forest bounded by the ocean. Situated along the path, it has shrines for the stations of the cross.

And a very special shrine, that I was so honored by my daughter, because she knew it would make me both happy and sad.

 It is a memorial dedicated to the victims of abortion.

I can't put into many words the complicated way I feel, but at least I can say I  feel especially loved by her.
Her step dad and I are very  proud  that she herself shares a pro-life position.  And I am certainly glad that Robin's birth mother chose pro-life and adoption over abortion.

I hope this causes you to think about the life of the mother and baby in a more loving way.