Seven Facts...

I've been tagged by Brooke... Here are the rules: Each player starts with 7 random facts/habits about themselves. People who are tagged need to write on their own blog about their seven things, as well as these rules. You need to choose 7 people to get tagged and list their names. Don’t forget to leave them a comment telling them that they have been tagged and to read your blog!

1. I get the biggest thrill out a good deal. It is really hard for me not to buy something I don't need just because it's such a good deal!

2. I eat way too fast - I'll finish my plate before Seth gets done with a few bites.

3. I love marshmallows, I always have. When I was little my older brother and sister made a trail of marshmallows and had a laundry basket fall on me.

4. I talk in my sleep (it really entertains my husband).

5. I love Quick Trip cappuccino smoothies, I drink them all summer!

6. My first memory was when I was two and got attacked by a pig.

7. I like grapes in my tacos.

The following people are tagged (If you have already been tagged don't worry about it): Mandy Jenny Regan Eaches Reagan Kemper Alan Jenica

One Year Already!

A work in progress...

Sorry I haven't posted in such a long time for those of you who check my blog. We have been working on our new house. Scrubbing, patching holes, pulling nails, killzing and painting everything. So, to say the least we've been busy. We had some friends come help us last weekend, so here are some picture of our progress in no particular order.

The Statistics are Staggering

I've been wanting to volunteer at a crisis pregnancy center for a while and do the ultrasounds there. Normally they send nurses to across the country then they have to have 50 ultrasounds hand-on. Since I have experience in other fields of ultrasound they are going to let me volunteer there after I practice on 50 women who are pregnant. I want to do this because there is a huge percentage that change their mind about having an abortion after they see the heart beating in there.

Please read these statistics regarding abortion. I was shocked when I read them. We need to all pray that this would end. The government just passed a law to illegalize partial birth abortions on babies in the third trimester. That means that babies 28 weeks and under are still being aborted legally.

Number of abortions per year: 1.37 Million (1996)
Number of abortions per day: Approximately 3,700

Who's having abortions (religion)?
Women identifying themselves as Protestants obtain 37.4% of all abortions in the U.S.; Catholic women account for 31.3%, Jewish women account for 1.3%, and women with no religious affiliation obtain 23.7% of all abortions. 18% of all abortions are performed on women who identify themselves as "Born-again/Evangelical"

Why women have abortions
1% of all abortions occur because of rape or incest; 6% of abortions occur because of potential health problems regarding either the mother or child, and 93% of all abortions occur for social reasons (i.e. the child is unwanted or inconvenient).

Likelihood of abortion:
An estimated 43% of all women will have at least 1 abortion by the time they are 45 years old. 47% of all abortions are performed on women who have had at least one previous abortion.

Abortion coverage:
48% of all abortion facilities provide services after the 12th week of pregnancy. 9 in 10 managed care plans routinely cover abortion or provide limited coverage. About 14% of all abortions in the United States are paid for with public funds, virtually all of which are state funds. 16 states (CA, CT, HI, ED, IL, MA , MD, MD, MN, MT, NJ, NM, NY, OR, VT, WA and WV) pay for abortions for some poor women.

I found these statistics at www.abortionno.org/Resources/fastfacts.html if you want to read more.