From a 38-year-old wife and
new mom--
"You have spoken of the
things that are on my heart. I've pondered on these things, but you've pulled
them all together and helped them make sense."
From the wife of a
seminarian--
"I recently learned from
my father that my mother had an abortion. You've encouraged me to be an
encourager to my parents and to share God's hope."
From a young mom and wife of a
seminarian--
"I am a product of the
'girlhood project' of which you spoke [social experimentation that tried to make
girls more like boys]. I have struggled with God's views versus the world's
views. I appreciate your clean view on what is worldly. This will help me even
more...I appreciate the love and grace that was constantly woven into all you
said and who you are."
From a wife, mom and parish
nurse--
"You are so calm and
loving as you discuss God's Word --what He says--without lecturing. That Word
turns, changes and heals hearts...You helped me realize I must set boundaries
for my child and family but, like Eve, I've been deceived. As a young woman in
the 70s, I thought I could 'bring home the bacon and fry it up in the pan'! You
helped me [focus on] what Scripture says and I know to be true."
From a wife, mom,
grandmother--
"Before this retreat, I
wasn't aware of times when I might have offended a hurting woman with words
carelessly spoken. It was hopeful to know there are women like you who take
time and make the effort to let others know how to reach hurting women."
From a young woman--
"These are issues of the
heart and ones that God's Truth needs to answer...I appreciated what you had to
say to single women and women without children - that we, too, have a role of
nurturing others and making a home."
From a mother and
grandmother--
"You touched my heart
today. You see, my daughter was about to walk into an abortion clinic when she
changed her mind. Today she is married to the son of a pastor and mothers three
children."
From a 65-year-old woman--
"I always wondered why
there was a kind of distance between my mother and me...only recently did I
learn that my mother wanted to abort me...[I am thankful that] some healing has
begun between my mother and me."
From a young woman--
"Thank you for telling me
that I can look in the mirror and say to myself: 'Jesus loves you'."
From a wife and mom--
"Thank you for helping us
ask the right question. It is
not: Can a woman do this or that, but
should she? Every woman should ask herself: What is God's purpose for my
life as the woman He created?"
From a clergy wife--
"You created the kind of
environment women long for while encouraging them to trust the Word for life."
