Of all the blogs I read, the one whose posts I await with the most anticipation is Why Have You Forsaken Me?.
It's not a political blog. It's not an "information blog" per se. You won't get graphic abortion pictures, lots of loud rants.
But it is sooooo good.
It's the personal blog of what is known as a "sidewalk counsellor"-- a person who hangs out of abortion clinics in the hopes of convincing women not to kill their unborns.
I absolutely love the anecdotes. They are so real. They get to the heart of the abortion situation, beyond the hoarse debates, the statistics and the adrenaline. It's just little stories of her encounters.
This is not the writing of a sophisticate, but she has the instinct of true writer, picking on the right details, the emotions and so forth. But it is so engaging in its naivete.
Check out this gripping passage:
Let's see, yes women's reproductive health services. Every time we go to the abortion center we see it in action. For example, yesterday, I spoke to a strawberry blond haired woman who looked to be in her thirties. Her name is Laura. She was very upset. She does not want an abortion, and she knows it is wrong and will haunt her. I tried to convince her to talk on the phone with Laura from the Lennon Center. I talked to her again when she went to stand by her car. She was whispering to me, and pointed inside her car. Her husband and teenage daughter were inside sleeping. When I asked her why she was ending the life of her child, she started to cry. We moved away from the car. He is forcing her. We talked about how she is an adult woman and he cannot make her do that. I tried again to have her talk with Laura. I told her I could help her. She walked away towards the abortion center door. I told her we would all be here outside praying for her. She stopped, turned around, touched my arm, thanked me, and went inside to have the abortion.
Check out all that detail, and how it conveys so much emotion. Fabulous.
Now go over there and read the rest. Even if you're not pro-life, there's just something about these little anecdotes that draws you in.
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