Roni’s Story
Roni’s Story I met with Roni at Portland Rescue Mission, Shepherd’s Door. She began to tell me her story as her precious two-year-old was running around the room playing with the toys. She told me that her story began two years ago, when she was in the recovery...
Chelsia’s Story
One year ago we got our first “very early” glimpse of Cub. I struggled a lot those first initial weeks, wavering between anxiety and excitement, and just sheer shock. But also a lot of worry that I was going to miscarry and that I wasn’t going to be able to see my own...
The joyful hope and challenge of motherhood
May is the time of year when we honor and celebrate motherhood. We take a day, and set it aside, to acknowledge the courage and sacrifice that it is to become a mother. We get to witness this in our daily work, as our staff and volunteers walk with moms to take...
She Saw the Heartbeat
A young woman of 20 (we’ll call her Heather) came into the Gresham center for a pregnancy test. She met with our center director Leah and told her that she was 98% sure she would get an abortion. She also said that she and her boyfriend were on the same page,...
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