February is black history month. But do you know how it began? Its precursor was created by Dr. Carter G. Woodson in 1926 and observed on the second week of February. Woodson choose that week to honor the birthdays of Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln. Woodson wanted black Americans to understand the strong family values, work ethic, sense … Continued
All this marching…now what? Hundreds of thousands of people have descended upon Washington in the last couple weeks. Some to be a part of the Women’s March on January 21 and others to join in the March for Life on January 27. A few may have been part of both events. Many of those who … Continued
What if today’s headline read, “Man on the verge of discovering a cure for AIDS killed” and no one mourned? Or “16 year old girl killed in tragic accident” and there was no funeral to be held? We would be saddened and dismayed. Yet every day in Dane County, two lives end in abortion, mostly … Continued
There are many reasons why the women who walk through the doors of Care Net feel abortion is their only option. For Natalie,* it was a chronic medical condition. She was overwhelmed by her health situation and felt it would be impossible to go through with her pregnancy. Our volunteer nurse, Laura*, listened and talked … Continued
Every day in Dane County, two women end their pregnancies, feeling they have no option but abortion. But on a recent day, God broke in and said, “Not these two.” Makayla and Nicole (names changed) came into our clinic on the same day. Both felt that abortion would be the responsible decision. The circumstances in … Continued