Author Archives: Kathy Widenhouse

Words Matter: A Primer for Positive Adoption Language

For You From The Word Death and life are in the power of the tongue. (Proverbs 18:21, ESV) For You To Think About Words matter. The words you use about adoption can bring life, hope, and healing. Refer to this … Continue reading

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7 Simple Ways to Raise Adoption Awareness

For You From The Word I heard the voice of the Lord, saying, Whom shall I send, and who will go for us? Then said I, Here am I; send me. (Isaiah 6:8, NIV) For You To Think About During … Continue reading

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Did Your Pregnancy Counselor Ask These Questions?

For You From The Word Plans succeed through good counsel; don’t go to war without wise advice. (Proverbs 20:18, NLT) For You To Think About How many babies’ lives have been lost when women are not given competent pregnancy counseling? … Continue reading

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Conceived in Rape: “I Owe My Life to Pro-Life Advocates”

For You From The Word Although my father and my mother have forsaken me, yet the Lord will take me up. (Psalm 27:10, AMP) For You To Think About Rebecca Kiessling had been adopted at birth after being conceived out … Continue reading

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What Pregnant College Students Need, Part 6: Child Care

For You From The Word I looked for someone among them who would … stand before me in the gap. (Ezekiel 22:30, NIV) For You To Think About Is it enough to tell a student to carry an unplanned pregnancy … Continue reading

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What Pregnant College Students Need, Part 5: Housing

For You From The Word If one of your countrymen becomes poor and is unable to support himself among you, help him as you would an alien or a temporary resident, so he can continue to live among you. (Leviticus … Continue reading

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What Pregnant College Students Need, Part 4: Financial Resources

For You From The Word My God will supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus. (Philippians 4:19, ESV) For You To Think About Many women buy into the myth that once they become … Continue reading

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What Pregnant College Students Need, Part 3: Vision

For You From The Word Where there is no vision, the people perish. (Proverbs 28:19, KJV) For You To Think About Rachel entered college with a 4.2 GPA and a determination to obtain her doctorate degree. Part of the way … Continue reading

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What Pregnant College Students Need, Part 2: To Know Their Legal Rights

For You From The Word God shows no partiality. (Romans 2:11, ESV) For You To Think About If you are a pregnant or parenting student in the U.S., you have a right to stay in school so you can meet … Continue reading

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What Pregnant College Students Need, Part 1: University Support

For You From The Word Bear one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ. (Galatians 6:2, ESV) For You To Think About When college senior Chaunie Brusie saw the blue positive lines on her pregnancy test, she panicked.  … Continue reading

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