Kathy Ireland stands up for the Unborn...

Supermodel Kathy Ireland on why she is pro-life:

"My entire life I was pro-choice — who was I to tell another woman what she could or couldn’t do with her body? But when I was 18, I became a Christian and I dove into the medical books, I dove into science," Ireland told Tarts while promoting her insightful new book "Real Solutions for Busy Mom: Your Guide to Success and Sanity."

"I called Planned Parenthood and begged them to give me their best argument and all they could come up with that it is really just a clump of cells and if you get it early enough it doesn’t even look like a baby. Well, we’re all clumps of cells and the unborn does not look like a baby the same way the baby does not look like a teenager, a teenager does not look like a senior citizen. That unborn baby looks exactly the way human beings are supposed to look at that stage of development. It doesn’t suddenly become a human being at a certain point in time," Ireland argued. "I’ve also asked leading scientists across our country to please show me some shred of evidence that the unborn is not a human being. I didn’t want to be pro-life, but this is not a woman’s rights issue but a human rights issue."

See the entire article here.

You can also see Ireland talking about her pro-life position with Mike Huckabee here.

Baby Big Mouth....

I'm just waiting for someone I know to have a baby so that I have an excuse to shop with Baby Big Mouth. Not only are these onesies and T-shirts darling but they also shout a message of joy, hope and love of life.

Maggie is the heart and hands behind Baby Big Mouth and describes her business journey this way:

One day, while shopping for clothing for my baby, particularly onesies, I noticed that anything unique came with a hefty price tag. I’m one of those people with champagne taste on a beer budge, but then again, aren’t we all these days? Except now I think most of us are down to ordering just water. Anyways… that’s when I decided that I would try my hand at making my own designs. Good thing for my son they didn’t turn out so bad! Even a baby doesn’t like to be anyone's guinea pig : ) Once I put together some cute designs it occurred to me how much freedom I had to put anything I wanted on a onesie…so I invoked my right to freedom of speech and BABY BIG MOUTH was born.

On God and Life--Pro-life that is...

I realize not everyone will like the wording or subject matter on my onesie's. In fact, some folks may be down-right offended... but isn't that what makes our country so great? We all have the right to believe what we want to believe and say what we want to say... ah glorious, wonderful freedom. Thank you forefathers and veterans everywhere!

I love the word of God (aka - the Bible). His love for us is so clearly expressed from cover to cover. I'm inspired to write it everywhere within eyesight, so naturally I put it on my baby's shirts! I also have a deep passion to fight for the lives of unborn babies...hence the pro-life onesies. I created them with the deepest love and respect for all & only a pure desire to encourage everyone to CHOOSE LIFE!

For those of you who don't "jive" with what you see here...be nice...no hate mail, pleeeease. For those of you who are excited about stumbling upon BABY BIG MOUTH...I made these onesie's for you! Enjoy.

Maggie is such a wonderful addition to the Handmade for Life team and a source of constant inspiration to me. It is not always easy to be boldly pro-life in this culture and the support and example of people like her is so critical to building a healthy and vibrant community.

Thanks so much, Maggie, for all of the good work that you do!





You can shop with Baby Big Mouth (or just have a great time browsing) by visiting: www.BabyBigMouth.etsy.com

Pro-Life Video Contest for Kids...

A couple of months ago, Lia, the young lady in this video, attracted a great deal of YouTube attention with her impressive pro-life video project. She's back again in the video below announcing a pro-life video contest for kids sponsored by the Susan B. Anthony List.

Abortion Recovery Awareness Month...

I realize I'm a little late in the game on this one but it's still worth bringing to attention.

Abortion Recovery Awareness Month, sponsored by Abortion Recovery InterNational, was established in 2005 five with two key purposes:

1. to encourage and promote healing opportunities
2. to enlighten society to the aftermath of abortion on individuals and families.

From the ARIN website:

Abortion Recovery changes a person's life! Most abortion affective clients search out healing opportunities only when their pain becomes unbearable, they are triggered by something, or they are encouraged by a friend or family member to seek help. One of our goals at Abortion Recovery InterNational is to enlighten society by raising awareness of abortion and its aftermath. We also want to inform people of the recovery opportunities that are available world-wide....

Abortion Recovery Awareness Month is “secular-friendly.” It is FREE of condemnation, judgments or negative connotations. It has no political agenda. Abortion Recovery Awareness Month is full of compassion, grace and forgiveness… resulting in help, healing and hope! A celebration and renewal of someone’s life. Let's start by sharing those!

It's tempting to repost the entirety of their website because it is so full of important and useful information. But I don't need to recreate the wheel since they've already done it so well! Please visit the Abortion Recovery InterNational and abortionrecovery.org websites for fantastic abortion healing resources.

In addition to useful information and links, ARIN is also a great resource for awareness products. I love the idea of the D.R.O.P Card pictured below.


These signs are also a great opportunity to reach out...


And in the same spirit as our own Handmade for Life charism, ARIN offers a line of bracelets created for all those who have been touched by abortion. You can see one of these lovely pieces, the Recovery Bracelet, at the top of this post.

For additional (including faith-based) post-abortive resources, please visit:

Rachel's Vineyard
Bethesda Healing Ministry
After Abortion
Silent No More

Making Life Beautiful...

One of the goals of Handmade for Life is to draw attention to the beauty and value of the created world. Our focus is the miracle of the unborn child...Defending the right of that beautiful Life to exist and to grow without violence. But that focus cannot help but branch out and extend to every aspect of life that is affected by attitudes and actions that can highlight the blessing of life.

When I need a little inspiration, I love to browse our HFL member sites and see what these good people have been working on. One of my long time favorites belongs to a glass artist on Etsy who has lent so much support and joy to this effort. She makes gorgeous handmade lampwork beads and jewelry and is always exploring new ways to communicate her passions through her art. Carol is a true gift to this community and I count it an honor to call her friend.

Carol first became involved in Handmade for Life when it was a seedling. I was expressing my desire to put together a collection of handmade items to raffle off in my community to raise money for my local CPC... Not only did she respond expressing her desire to contribute but she set to work immediately to come up with something very special for the occasion....

And Baby Carrie was born! A 100% handcrafted doll combining lampwork, crochet, and sewing arts. The photos here are not of Carrie but of the second doll (Sweet Angela) born of Carol's hands. I am still touched and inspired by the amount of time and effort that went into the donated doll...Made so lovingly even while knowing that it would be given away.

This photo shows the handmade "B-A-B-Y" beads that are attached to the custom crocheted bag made just for the doll.


Here is "Angela" nestled in her pretty crochet bag...Waiting for her new home!


Thanks so much, Carol! I am so grateful that babies and mamas will be blessed by the work of your hands!

Interdenominational prayer for life...

(Pro-life prayer bracelet by Beads of Heaven)

A debilitating flaw of the American pro-life movement over the years has been it's tendency to fragment instead of unite. Instead of recognizing that we are all members of one body with different roles to play, the feet try to walk without the legs and the torso without the arms. Money struggles, power issues, personality differences...Failure to honor the fact that it is the different "charisms" of a body that give it the ability to accomplish a work.

At this critical time in our history, it is time to see ourselves as a healthy and vibrant body. We all have a work to do in this fight and I pray that this is the time to set aside all inconsequential differences and I am hopeful that it is happening.

In light of that hope, I would like to share a 30 Day Interdenominational Prayer for Life that is the fruit of the common effort of representatives of many Christian denominations and organizations.

Perhaps it can be of some use to you in your local efforts for life.

White House confirms receiving 2 million red envelopes!

Back at the beginning of March, I wrote here about a pro-life work called the Red Envelope Project. The idea of the project is to send empty red envelopes to President Obama in order to send a message to him about the impact of his anti-life policies and hopefully, to inspire a change of heart.

Many thanks to Rebekah of JustLikeRebekah who provided us with a very inspiring update this morning. The White House mail office has confirmed that it has received over 2 million red envelopes calling it one of the largest letter campaign in 35 years!

When a White House mail worker was asked if he had seen a flood of red envelopes destined for the White House, he said, "Uh, yes...Believe me, they made it here."

Read the entire article here: World Net Daily

Thanks so much to all of you who took the time to fill out one of these envelopes. Spread the word and keep it coming! Our voice is being heard!