Comments on: Mary and Martha Moment: Focusing on Soap vs. the Sanctity of Life

By: Katie

Katie — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 01:23:45 +0000

Elizabeth,
You are truly too kind; I am so touched. Rest assured that you are doing much, much more with your family to promote life than I am doing with my words. What a beautiful mission, to adopt a child after having a van full of your own! I really honor that, as some days I don’t know what to do with two!

I am blessed to have readers like you around and so pleased that you found KS! Katie

By: Elizabeth

Elizabeth — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 15:19:01 +0000

Katie,

Words escape me… I’m in awe.

I recently signed up for your blog updates but became truly glued to (and almost obsessed with) your excellent content once I began following the Real Foods Face-Off. Since then, I’ve had the opportunity to explore your site more fully and really feed my desire to learn more about NT and a healthy lifestyle for my husband, my six children, and lil’ ol’ me. I own Nourishing Traditions, and I’ve been following some of it for a while. But your site has inspired me to kick it up a notch.

And then I found your Mary and Martha posts. Katie, I could just cry. Your words are so powerful and your pro-life sentiments so important. Through healthy eating, we give nourishing life to our children. Through our understanding of the natural, moral law, we protect life and give the smallest and weakest among us a chance.

As my kids like to quote, from Horton Hears a Who, “A person’s a person, no matter how small.”

I am a Catholic. I am the biological mother of five children (plus a sixth one in heaven), and I am the adoptive mother of a three-month old. We are active in 40 Days for Life and other pro-life efforts. But you have inspired me, Katie, to rise up and do a better job at sharing the important truth — that life at all stages must be protected.

Bless you, your family, and your work. Rest assured, I am a lifetime subscriber to this blog and any other future work you pursue.

Elizabeth
Elizabeth´s last blog ..Two Months Old

By: Katie

Katie — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 02:21:56 +0000

Sarah,
You know when someone uses my favorite phrase, “kindred spirit”, that I have found one! I’m so glad I can connect with you, and thank you for such kind compliments. They keep me going! And I’m reminded that I need to write another update like this one…

Blessings, Katie

By: Sarah W

Sarah W — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 19:41:32 +0000

Thanks for this post. One of the many reasons I love reading it b/c I feel I have found such a kindred spirit! I tend to get consumed and obsessed about the nutrition stuff (although I think it is for a “season” – I hope!) and I have lots of other responsibilities for my time, thoughts, prayers, etc. I’m not just a mom, I’m a Catholic mom and we are called to be a light to the world. Our primary mission is getting our families to heaven, afterall. Of course I’d like them to be healthy on earth, but that’s not as important as living for Christ. Anyways, I’m so glad that you blog about the need for balance, the need for prayers and even about defending the most innocent lives b/c it needs to be said. Thank you for being a courageous and always humble witness to the Truth.

By: Katie

Katie — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 03:47:25 +0000

Anjanette,
Welcome aboard! Thanks for staying.
Blessings, Katie

By: Anjanette

Anjanette — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 03:31:09 +0000

Just started reading your blog recently and I’m not leaving. Thanks for being unashamed.
Anjanette´s last blog ..Pink Week

By: Katie

Katie — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 01:40:26 +0000

Amanda,
Agreed! And adoption ultimately one of the most unselfish acts…
Welcome! Katie

By: Amanda

Amanda — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 13:36:33 +0000

I can not believe someone would unsubscribe from your site because you believe differently then her. Geez! Isn’t that the beauty of this country, that we are entitled to our opinion, even if it is different then someone else’s?

Anyway, I am a reader of Jen’s blog and saw the link and had to come see. I am “mormon” as she is and I agree completely. In most cases, I feel abortion is one of the most selfish things a woman can do. (at least when it comes to unplanned pregnancies that just “aren’t wanted.”)
Amanda´s last blog ..The FRUITS of our labors

By: Katie

Katie — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 13:01:19 +0000

Jennifer,
I’m sad to lose a faithful reader, and I’m sorry my post offended you. I’m a mother of a daughter, too, and I can’t imagine having to “choose” between her life and that of my grandchild in her womb. Terrifying. My faith gives me hope that both souls would live forever with Jesus, so choosing to let the Lord choose who to take would be the only option for me. I could never condone my own daughter participating in ending the life of her own unborn child. Yes, even if it saved her life. Saving her earthly life is less of a concern than saving her soul for eternity.

I do respect women who are pregnant, and I realize an unplanned or life-threatening pregnancy is an awful situation. I worked closely with women in unplanned pregnancies for a year and half, so I have some insight into how it feels. But I can’t ignore the fact that life has begun in the womb, and we don’t have the authority to choose who lives and who dies. I thank God for that – I don’t want that kind of responsibility. But I do sympathize with and mourn for those who make the choice to abort a child. I pray that they can find forgiveness and healing.

Thanks for being a reader for a time. Your contributions will be missed!
God bless, Katie

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 04:45:25 +0000

As a parent, and especially as a mother of a daughter, I can’t support a blog that promotes opinions like these. Abortion most certainly *is* healthcare and it saves the lives of many women every year. My regular old health insurance covers it and I’m sure yours does as well. I’m sorry that I have to unsubscribe from your blog. I won’t be back. There are other blogs with similar content that respect women who have to make difficult decisions.