Pro-Life Poems & Phrases

Phrases

"A person is a person no matter how small"

Poem's

"Another Child"

I so like to wiggle, twist, and turn;

just practicin' for that larger place.

Ah... now to suck my thumb and rest a bit,

maybe dreaming of Mom's sweet face.

Did you know another child? Did

you watch his steps and see him grow?

Still unborn, yet I live; I am ...ME!

Heart beats stronger, so much to know.

Eyes to see, ears to hear...

What DO you do to laugh out loud?

Arms and legs, hands and feet,

Will you show me blue sky and cloud?

Crawling, standing, grasping, falling..

Why must I wait so long to learn?

Unborn, I live.. no I thrive..

So why the tears and concern?

For there is One who forms my bones.

Take heart.. for He knows my name!

Stretch, kick, grin, leap for joy as I;

For you know He is the very Same

who urged you forward on Fall day.

Taller, bowed down in prayer for Mom to see-

Not chance, but His plan for me to live..

Because you chose to stand and pray for..Me!

Fred N. Sprague

Marhslltown, Iowa

"The Cost of Kid's"

I have seen repeatedly the breakdown of the cost of raising a child, but this is the first time I have seen the rewards listed this way.
It's nice, really nice!

The government recently calculated the cost of raising a child from
birth to 18 and came up $160,140! That doesn't even touch college tuition.
For those with kids, that figure leads to wild fantasies about all the
money we could have banked if not for (insert your child's name here).
For others, that number might confirm the decision to remain childless.
But $160,140 isn't so bad if you break it down. It translates into
$8,896.66 a year, $741.38 a month, or $171.08 a week. That's a mere
$24.44 a day! Just over a dollar an hour.
 

Still, you might think the best financial advice says don't have children if you want to be "rich". It is just the opposite. What do your get for your $160,140?

Naming rights. First, middle, and last!

Glimpses of GOD every day.

Giggles under the covers every night.

More love than your heart can hold.

Butterfly kisses and Velcro hugs.

Endless wonder over rocks, ants, clouds, and warm cookies.

A hand to hold, usually covered with jam.

A partner for blowing bubbles, flying kites, building sandcastles, and skipping down the sidewalk in the pouring rain.

Someone to laugh yourself silly with no matter what the boss said or how your stocks performed that day.

For $160,140, you never have to grow up.

You get to finger-paint, carve pumpkins, play hide-and-seek,
catch lightning bugs, and never stop believing in Santa Claus.

You have an excuse to keep: reading the Adventures of Piglet and Pooh,
watching Saturday morning cartoons, going to Disney movies, and wishing on stars.

You get to frame rainbows, hearts, and flowers under refrigerator magnets
and collect spray painted noodle wreaths for Christmas,
hand prints set in clay for Mother's Day,
and cards with backward letters for Father's Day.

For $160,140, there is no greater bang for your buck.

You get to be a hero just for retrieving a Frisbee off the garage roof,
taking the training wheels off the bike, removing a splinter,
filling the wading pool, coaxing a wad of gum out of the front bangs,
and coaching a baseball team that never wins;
but always gets treated to ice cream regardless.

You get a front row seat to history to witness the first step,
first word, first bra, first date, and first time behind the wheel.

You get to be immortal.

You get another branch added to your family tree and, if you're lucky,
a long list of limbs in your obituary called grandchildren.

You get an education in psychology, nursing, criminal justice, communications, and human sexuality that no college can match.

In the eyes of a child, you rank right up there with GOD.

You have all the power to heal a boo-boo,
scare away the monsters under the bed, patch a broken heart,
police a slumber party, ground them forever, and love them without limits, so one day they will, like you, love without counting the cost.

ENJOY YOUR KIDS