The right choice
On this Mother's day, I salute a very special Mum, Lacey Buchanan. More than 1 million people have read her story. I want to add my two cents or two pence because I can identify with her.
Mother's Inspiring Video About her Blind Baby Boy
People ask her why she didn't
choose to abort her boy. They stare at both of them. They talk behind
their back. But none of that matters because this mother knows that her
boy is beautiful just the way he is. What a great video.
For those without children, it's hard to
understand a mother's love. As Christians, we try to walk in other
people's shoes and not judge them. But if you were to see this mother
and child, you wouldn't judge them harshly.
This wonderful woman didn't abort her child when others thought she should and she brought her baby boy into the world. Although he is blind, that doesn't mean he isn't beautiful and his life isn't filled with joy. You need to see this video!
This wonderful woman didn't abort her child when others thought she should and she brought her baby boy into the world. Although he is blind, that doesn't mean he isn't beautiful and his life isn't filled with joy. You need to see this video!
My new friend, Amanda Whitehead, a fellow and new bereaved mother I
met at Sands linked this video on her Facebook. As I watched it, there
was no dialogue, only a young woman holding her baby with his back
facing the camera. She used simple hand written school note book paper
as flash cards to tell her story. The songs she chose were the ones I
would have chosen myself. , "Give me Jesus"and"The Splendor of the
King."
Lacey Buchanan details in a flash-card style self-video posted on
“GodTube” — the Christian version of YouTube — how her son Christian
came to be, the whispers she endures because of his appearance, and how
she ultimately overcame it. At the end of the video, she holds up
Christian and turns him around to show the whole wide world what a
beautiful baby he is.
As I watched the video, I can empathise with Lacey. I went through
such emotions thrice. The first time, I didn't know Andrew was inflicted
with such a horrible syndrome that he was going to die the day he was
born. People had asked me if it would have been better to abort him. I
told them, I didn't know like Lacey did. But by bringing him to full
term, I had 55 days with him before he became an angel.
7 years later, I was faced with the same dilemma. I had unexpectedly got
pregnant. I went through a battery of tests. God had been faithful he
gave me a rainbow son. What would I have done if if wasn't perfect?
Here, for Lacey, I chose a succulent plant. Succuclents are tough and resilient. God bless you.
2 comments:
Happy Mother's Day!
Go, Lacey! Thanks for sharing this.
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