Marching for Life!

"It is a poverty to decide that a child must die so that you may live as you wish." Mother Teresa

Today marks the anniversary of Roe v. Wade... it's been 37 years since abortion was legalized and 50 million lives have been lost.  50 MILLION!!  It is staggering and heart breaking.  Thousands are marching for LIFE today in Washington, D.C.

I went to the to the march in 2005 with several of my friends, including Beth and Donna, and the Frassati Society. It was a great experience!! It was so moving to see so many people all marching to protect ALL life! What an amazing sight! I'm praying for all those marching today and for all the lives that have been lost.

And while it was a great experience... there were a few bumps along the way. My group of friends bring this up often... and we laugh and laugh. It's a kind of 'had to be there' thing... but you'll get the idea. Here is a recap of the highlights!

We suppose to be heading to D.C. on a bus filled with our great Frassati peers. We ended up on a bus packed with energy filled teenagers! Oh man, did they have energy. We left at 9pm and they talked and played cards all night! Us old timers could not take it!! Finally someone stood up around 3am and yelled, "GO TO SLEEP!" In a nice way.

But the teens weren't the only thing keeping us up... we had horrible weather and were in and out of blizzard like conditions. We would all finally fall asleep and then wake up when the bus started to swerve off the road!!! Yes, off the road!!

Then there was the heat and cold. It was so HOT on the bus that we dialed asked the bus driver to turn down the heat a little. A little.. not off! About an hour later there was ICE on the windows. The was so much ice that the toilet froze. Not good. So between the teenager, nearly going off the road, the heat the cold... it wasn't the ideal all night bus ride! But once we got in D.C., it would all be good, right?? Hardly.

Amongst the teens there was on fellow pro-lifer in that wore a HUGE penguin hat the entire ride. Right in front of us! And not like a cute little penguin hat. Nope! A hat that pretty much looked like a life sized penguin on her head! So for three days we had to watch a penguin dance on her head! She never took it off, even during the march. I'm sure she was the one pro-lifer that was on tv! Because of that hat... Beth has gotten me something penguin themed for every event in my life! Even my bridal shower!!

We are convinced that the pro-abortions folks were in charge of our hotel. We couldn't check in and again, the heat was a huge issue. It was so hot in our room that we had to open the windows. We'd call the front desk and they would just say, "So sorry, can't help you." Yep - pro-choicers for sure! HA! Donna took the heat of the hotel not so well... and now has the nickname Beav... but that's not a story for the blog.

The march itself was great even with all the snow and freezing conditions... finding a port-a-potty without being stopped by armed guards after the march... not so great. The ride home with the same teenagers who now considered us all "really old"... again, not so great! The frozen toilet on the bus... not so great as well!

I look back at the march weekend fondly and with lots of laughter. It is a story that is brought up often when chatting with the girls. It really solidified the amazing friendships of Donna, Beth and myself. It is definitely a trip I will NEVER forget!

So pray for the marchers today and pray for LIFE!!

Me, Donna and Beth marching for life! Not looking so great... but marching!