I don't know who needs to hear this but....
Real friends never put their friends down, not even jokingly. Using the excuse of a joke is a lazy and cowardly way of expressing internalized malice towards another person without having to face up to the consequences of what has been said. They hide their true feelings behind the umbrella of "humor" to excuse themselves from the responsibility of their words. These people are leeches that don't have your best interest in mind and are to be cut off immediately. It is Biblical knowledge: "Like a maniac shooting flaming arrows of death is one who deceives their neighbor and says, 'I was only joking' "
Proverbs 26:18-19
when i’m happy, i’m the prettiest. I love that glow
Embrace Grace is a church-based organization that allows single mothers to prepare for new lives with their babies and seek support among fellow women. There are several participating churches with this program in both GA and AL. https://embracegrace.com/find-a-group/find-a-group/
Birthright International is a secular branch of pregnancy resource centers who offer consultation services, referrals for aid and other forms of help for free, and I found several in GA and AL. They have a 24/7 crisis hotline and search function for finding centers in your area on their front page. https://birthright.org/
Sista Midwife is a black birth advocacy group that catalogues practicing midwives, doulas, and wellness practitioners of color around the US. There were PAGES of results for GA and AL. Because medical treatment of black mothers is poor especially in the south, any of these ladies can help you get the care you need and also help you find needed resources. https://www.sistamidwife.com/
Birth Without Fear is a fantastic all around birth community, made up of women from all backgrounds and challenges. They provide positive birth stories, share support and advice, and there are several support groups in Facebook as well. They have a website (birthwithoutfearblog.com) and also have an active public page on Facebook.
Get Your Care has a fantastic US map of where to find federally qualified health clinics and other places for women in crisis pregnancies. You can check them out here: getyourcare.org
And feel free to search this blog as well, with all kinds of informational and resource-based posts for people wanting to know their options and rights as parents.
Some of these resources are pro-life, others are not. But all of them have a passion for helping women and their children find the care and support that they need. If this makes you angry, feel free to scroll on and make your own post about it. 👍🏼
The trouble of having no close friends LOL (this season of loneliness is truly getting to me not going to lie...)
Me taking care of myself all 2018
the sad thing is, everyone thinks they’re so forgettable, or they don’t mean anything to anyone. but you don’t see your high school friend, smiling to themselves, when they think about your quirks or how dramatic you used to be whenever you got a crush. you don’t see the person who saw you around a lot but was always too shy to talk to you. you don’t remember the person you helped, and maybe you didn’t do much for them, but you didn’t know that they were having a shitty month and you sparked their first real smile in weeks. you don’t see the person that secretly loved you too, who never forgot the soft words that you said, or the way you smiled whenever you saw them, or how you reminded them of sunshine and flowers; and how the thought of you pops into their mind more than you will ever know and in the randomest of places. you will never know that a soft song or strawberries or a sunset will remind someone of you. they will go to the beach and think of you for some reason, until they remember that the last time they saw a color as beautiful and as profound as the ocean was when they looked in your eyes. no one knows their impact on people, or their worth. no one thinks they will be missed when they leave, but they don’t know that once you go into someone’s life, even for a fleeting moment, you stay forever, and you take up a soft place that no one else could ever replace.
God knows. He knows your situation, your fears and your anguish… and He will answer when the time comes. So keep, praying, keep believing.
favourite films: The Prince of Egypt (1998)
“And there shall be a great cry in all of Egypt, such as there never has been or ever will be again!”
Amen?!??!! https://ift.tt/32cIkqj
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