TRY-SO-MY LIFE... HAS MEANING

Trisomy 18 is a scary thing. Statistics sadly state that 90+% of the babies die before birth. That doesn't even include all of the babies that are aborted, which is probably already >90% of those that know about the trisomy 18 before birth.

There is a Hebrew word, Chai (חי). The numerological value to Hebrew letters, the letters Het (ח) and Yud (י) add up to the number 18. The Hebrew word and symbol Chai (חי) mean "life". So 18 = LIFE.

Trisomy 18...

TRI-SO-MY 18...

TRY SO MY LIFE... 

♥ TRY SO MY LIFE... HAS MEANING ♥

God bless all the parents who have given their trisomy 18 child's life meaning. It doesn't need to be counted in minutes, hours, days, or years. Each one is uniquely designed by God for a specific purpose.

Thank you to my new trisomy 18 friend, Tanya Meyer-Herrera, for sharing such a beautiful thought with me today. ♥ Please pray for her unborn trisomy 18 baby girl.

The VALUE of One Extra Chromosome

Trisomy Awareness Month is coming to an end. There are a lot of thoughts I wanted to share, but I don't get as much time to blog as I used to - which is a good thing! It means I am not in a hospital room somewhere, but living life with my family!


This video from a Trisomy 18 Angel Mom, Katie Weaver, says it all!  It is full of children with trisomy 18, 13, 9, and other similar variations. (Rebekah has a little video blurb at 4:18!)  Katie is also the one who created all of the awesome t-shirt designs on my Trisomy Awareness Month - Online Support post.

How I wish all of the doctors would watch this video! Too many of them consider these children incompatible with life because of an extra chromosome. They assume that these beautiful children will never be of value to society, and therefore can be tossed aside, refused medical care, or terminated before even given a chance.  Bearing them is considered a misfortune, and supporting their life is a burden to society.


The definition of value is relative worth, merit, or importance; or the worth of something in terms of the amount of other things for which it can be exchanged or in terms of some medium of exchange. In today's society, we place value on a person based on how they look, how smart they are, how much money they make, how 'successful' they are, social status, popularity...   


But God has a different definition of value. Genesis 1:7 tells us that God created man in his own image. And Psalm 139 beautifully explains how God sees and knows us, how he created our inmost being, knitting us together in our mother's womb. Your see, God desires for ALL of us to create value in this world. He wants us to make the world just a little bit better than it was when we got here - and the "little bit better" that we create is our true value to the world. God places infinite value upon all people, no matter their race, gender, social status, economic situation, or (dare I say it?) genetic and health disorders!  Our length of time on earth also does not determine our value.  Jesus' ministry only lasted approximately 3.5 years - yet his life changed the course of history, affecting world religions, our calendar, and the lives of those who come to personally know him.


The children in this video (and those like them) add more value to the world than some of the world's most 'successful' people. They teach us unconditional love, they teach us an appreciation for all of the things we take for granted, they teach us about miracles and that scientists and doctors don't know everything and can't explain everything, they draw us closer to God and show us the real 'value' of life!  And the bottom line is, they are also created in the image of God.  If we love our God as we are commanded to do, we will also love those that He loves!

So I choose to see the value in every life, 

and to love those that He loves.

Idaho Senate panel passes 20 week abortion ban

WARNING, WARNING - This is a controversial topic about a very deep and painful subject. I will not compromise or debate my beliefs.  (i.e. please no blasting me on this topic with your disagreements - simply stop right here.)

Why this was on an msn money link, I'm not sure, but you can access the link for the complete article here.  Basically the Idaho senate decided it was cruel and painful to the baby to perform an abortion after 20 weeks. The abortionist doctor, of course, countered. He used the argument below.

Dr. Glenn Weyhrich, a Boise medical doctor who performs abortion services, said an absolute ban on such procedures after 20 weeks could force a woman to deliver a baby she knows is destined to die, causing deep psychological trauma and suffering, he said.

"In my experience, I've have not had any experience with women who opted to carry the pregnancy (with a fetal anomaly) to term," Weyhrich said. "The way this bill is written, the woman would be obligated to carry those pregnancies to term."

I am prolife, and I don't apologize for my beliefs. I don't think it's okay (on one hand) for a mother to abort her baby, but (on the other hand) if someone else kills her unborn baby, its manslaughter.  I think it is insane to think it is humane to do late term abortions (as the article points out too that pain receptors are well in place by 20 weeks, and the procedure of sucking out the brains is quite gruesome). I don't condemn anyone who has made any abortion decision, it is one I am glad I will never have to make.  We must each live with our own choices in life.

I DO believe that the choice to abort is not an easy one that women walk away from unharmed. I think it is as, if not more, emotionally devastating as the possibility of bearing a terminal child and planning the funeral before you even get to see the sweet face of your baby. The abortion decision can elicit all kinds of self-inflicted emotional pain and goes against the grain of what we were created to do.

God tells us that we are made in His image, created according to His plan, and made for a specific purpose. EVEN if it is a 'terminal' child, or a child conceived out of hatred and pain, or just an unwanted nuisance.

For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.  Ephesians 2:10 

I think I can speak for the majority of my trisomy friends (including those that lost their baby at or shortly after birth) that the psychological trauma and suffering were not reasons to abort. Yes, it hurts, it's 'not fair', we don't understand 'why me', and the pain doesn't go away. But there is also an unexplainable joy in bringing any child of God into the world, even if having to bid him/her farewell too soon.

That this doctor has NEVER had an experience with a woman who opted to carry a child 'incompatible with life' to term is...just very sad.  I am sad for him and for all the women that believe that lie.  I am also sad for all the people that buy into the lie that a condition can be deemed so 'incompatible with life' that abortion is the only logical answer. 

I praise God that we did not make such a decision for Rebekah. I praise God for all of the wonderful trisomy babies I have met in the last two years and for the parents that also did not make an abortion decision. I thank God for the incredible friendships that have resulted from my personal journey. 

Several moms have shared that they chose abortion based on false information that there was no hope for their child. And now, they see all of these children thriving and bringing joy to their families, and they have deep regret and sorrow.  And they wonder, 'what if...' For all of you, please know that there is a release from that bondage!

"If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness." I John 1:9 

May God bless all of those who speak up and fight for those who cannot speak or fight for themselves.