When I look back on the emotional turmoil I went through when I found out that I was pregnant a couple of years ago, it almost seems unreal. I was having fun being nineteen- years-old, going out to parties with my friends. How was I supposed to take another life seriously when I wasn’t even taking my own life seriously?

I can remember opening the phone book to the yellow pages and looking up “abortion.” The Women’s Center was the first one I saw. I called to make an appointment, thinking this place was an abortion referral service.

At my appointment, I met Celina, and she described everything that went on during and after an abortion. Also, she helped me believe that I wasn’t too selfish to be a mother. Celina told me that she would be there for me even when I told my mom that I was pregnant.

One day I had an argument with my mom, so I called Celina at home. I told her there was no way I could tell my mom I was pregnant because we were just not getting along. Right away, Celina suggested that “maybe now is the best time.” Hanging up the phone, I did what Celina told me to do and explained to my mom that I was pregnant. I was completely overwhelmed by how well she took it. Encouraged, I felt like everything was going to be OK.

I’m 22 now, and I’ve gone to college, earning a degree in Administrative Assistance. After meeting a wonderful guy who will be a great husband and father, I was married on July 17th. Morgan just turned two and is the most perfect thing I’ve ever seen! I could never imagine life without her!

Life is hard sometimes, but it’s never anything I can’t handle. I know things would be harder if I’d made a decision that I would have regretted for the rest of my life.