{"id":167,"date":"2011-10-11T18:20:00","date_gmt":"2011-10-11T18:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/barefootandpregnant\/2011\/10\/a-tragedy\/"},"modified":"2017-03-09T22:21:55","modified_gmt":"2017-03-10T03:21:55","slug":"a-tragedy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/barefootandpregnant\/2011\/10\/a-tragedy.html","title":{"rendered":"A Tragedy"},"content":{"rendered":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><head><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><\/head><body><div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both;text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-h5gwH_RT6qI\/TpTrPxT9X5I\/AAAAAAAAAvU\/aqQE8pRWIJs\/s1600\/Unknown-2.jpeg\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"268\" src=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-h5gwH_RT6qI\/TpTrPxT9X5I\/AAAAAAAAAvU\/aqQE8pRWIJs\/s400\/Unknown-2.jpeg\" width=\"400\"><\/a><\/div>\n<p>I was planning on writing a post tonight about our first real homeschooling test, and how I failed it, and the realization that led me to. I\u2019ll still write that post, but not tonight.<\/p>\n<p>I happened to click over to <a href=\"http:\/\/gerardnadal.com\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Dr. Nadal\u2019s blog<\/a> before I started writing, and everything that has happened in the last few days which I was completely unaware of have made my own trials seem much less important.<\/p>\n<p>Students for Life of America <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lifenews.com\/2011\/10\/10\/remembering-kortney-blythe-gordon-a-pro-life-champion\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">has lost Kortney Blythe Gordon, their national field director, and her unborn daughter Sophy in a car accident<\/a>. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lifenews.com\/2011\/10\/10\/prayers-needed-for-pro-life-advocate-jon-scharfenberger\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Jon Scharfenberger, another staff member, has been critically injured.<\/a> Two other staff members were seriously injured but expected to recover.<\/p>\n<p>Most of you who read my blog probably know that my heart truly lies with the pro-life movement. While I do not (and cannot) personally understand the pain of living with a past abortion, <a href=\"http:\/\/barefootandpregnantblog.blogspot.com\/2011\/01\/black-day.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">I do know the grace that comes with accepting the gift of life<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/barefootandpregnantblog.blogspot.com\/2011\/04\/what-woman-in-crisis-really-needs.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">even in bad circumstances<\/a>. At the same time, I understand what desperation would drive a woman to seek an abortion. Eventually, I hope to dedicate my life to the cause of offering love and help to women and men who find themselves in situations that seem hopeless. <a href=\"http:\/\/barefootandpregnantblog.blogspot.com\/2011\/10\/now-i-know-in-part.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">I know what a gesture of love in a time of crisis can mean to a person<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Right now, though, I have little people who need me to give my life to them. I also have lessons to learn before I can be an effective pro-life witness.<a href=\"http:\/\/barefootandpregnantblog.blogspot.com\/2011\/07\/exorcism-of-demons.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"> I can be judgmental<\/a>. <a href=\"http:\/\/barefootandpregnantblog.blogspot.com\/2011\/07\/such-melting-madrigal-start.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">I can be too arrogant and prideful<\/a>. \u00a0I must root out those sins in myself before I can turn to someone else with truly open arms.<\/p>\n<p>But these people, this woman and her baby who have gone to their rest, this man who is fighting for his life, and their families\u2026they\u2019ve made the sacrifice. I would ask that you join me in <a href=\"http:\/\/gerardnadal.com\/2011\/10\/11\/day-one-novena-to-our-lady-of-lourdes-for-jon-and-the-other-victims\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">the novena that Dr. Nadal is holding on his blog<\/a>. Even if you\u2019re not Catholic, you could click over there and pray with us. Even if you\u2019re not religious, you could take a moment and think of this woman and her child, the husband and father they left behind, and this man and his family who are fighting for his life.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you, all of you, for your prayers, your thoughts, and your sympathy.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I was planning on writing a post tonight about our first real homeschooling test, and how I failed it, and the realization that led me to. I\u2019ll still write that post, but not tonight. 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