Well I did it, I spoke at the fund raiser and it was a very powerful experience. Sure I was nervous but I kept telling myself… tell the truth… tell the emotions… speak from the heart (thank you fellow bloggers).

This was the first time I spoke in front of an audience since college and the very first time I had a microphone. I held Geneva (1 ½) in my arms as I spoke with raw emotions of a time in my life where I had no support in my decision to keep my pregnancy. A time in my life where it was pure hell at work being attacked from all sides for trying to stand up for what was right. It was a time that I never thought would pass yet the counselor’s words from a Woman’s Concern rang through my head daily ‘Do not make a decision based on what is going on in your life today as this will surely change’.

I spoke of how this organization stood by my side the whole way through my pregnancy lending support and offers to help if needed. That one phone call a month kept me on track made me strong enough to stand up against those who told me to abort my baby and make a decision of my own.

I spoke of how that whole experience brought my faith in God back as so many years of bad experiences made me turn away from God. This was different something inside of me told me that God was happy and proud of me for making the decision to choose life as a result things settled in place magically.

I spoke of how God kept his promise and provided all through my pregnancy and continues to do so to this day. I spoke of an unexpected pension check that came from a prior job that paid for all the things the baby needed. I spoke of how I am rich beyond a monetary sense as I have tremendous love from my children as well as God. I want for nothing at this point in my life. I may not be a millionaire, wear designer clothes, drive a fancy car, have a big bank account but all the necessities are always covered and more then that I am rich in love from my children.

I was amazed at how everyone paid close attention to what I was saying. Their smiles lighting up across the room. Then there were the claps at the end of my testimony I felt so good to be able to give back to an organization that gave me my daughter's life and a new take on life.

So many people came up to me after telling me how wonderful my testimony is and thanking me for speaking. I told each and every one of them how honored I was to be able to give back to this cause as they gave me life in more ways then one.