Looking Ahead
In the gray days of winter, when the ground is frozen and the sun likes to hide, we stay hopeful because we know that spring is on its way. The anticipation of feeling sunlight on our skin and hearing the sound of birds in the trees gives us the motivation we need to make it through winter’s last weeks. As…
Blessings In Baby Bottles
Blessings in Baby Bottles Each year, on Sanctity of Human Life Sunday, Life’s Choices partners with a collection of local churches for our annual Baby Bottle Fundraiser. Sanctity of Human Life Sunday was this Sunday, January 22nd, so the fundraiser is now in full-swing! We sent out hundreds of empty baby bottles, ready to be filled with donations to help…
Beginning Spring 2022: Abortion Healing Bible Study
“I just felt put at ease realizing I’m not in this alone. I can’t express how much relief I felt to finally have it out in the open.” – Phyllis, Surrendering the Secret participant If you’ve ever suffered from abortion regret, you’re not alone. Many women have experienced pain or regret after choosing to have an abortion. But there is…
Life’s Choices Favorite Christmas Recipes
The Life’s Choices team loves the Christmas season! From joyful jingles to seasonal Berks County, Pennsylvania activities, it’s lots of fun. One of our favorite parts of the holidays are all the tasty treats! Here are a few of our favorite Christmas recipes for you to try with your loved ones — enjoy! PECAN DELIGHTS From Katie Bailey, Director of…
Life’s Choices Celebrates 35 Years
A realtor, a minister and a housewife walk into a room … sounds like the beginning of a joke, but actually it’s the beginning of what is now Life’s Choices! These three people were part of the original steering committee who had the vision to start a pregnancy center in Kutztown, Pennsylvania in 1986. This year as Life Choices celebrates…
From Cancellation to Celebration: Goodbye 2020 and Hello 2021!
The start of a new year is a good time to reflect upon the past year and set some goals for the year ahead. Here are some things I learned from the year 2020 after experiencing a global pandemic and ten weeks of sheltering-in-place this spring: April is the longest month of the year. I don’t need to go to…
Surrendering the Secret: Healing from Abortion
Many of us are looking for a fresh start this New Year. New opportunities for growth and healing are often part of our New Year plans. If abortion is part of your life story, you may have thoughts or feelings with which you’ve struggled. You are not alone. ABORTION GRIEF It is not uncommon for post-abortive women to carry an…
Hope for Each Day: Looking Back on 2020
As 2020 nears its end, we ponder all the ways that God has continued to provide and bless this ministry. Despite the challenges faced this year, we have been able to continue serving women and families throughout Kutztown, Hamburg and the greater Berks County, Pennsylvania area. A YEAR OF ENDURANCE & PROVISION While some of the months looked different due…
Christmas Got You Stressed? I Relate.
One of my favorite fun holiday movies is Chevy Chase’s Christmas Vacation. I don’t like to admit it, but I’m a lot like his character, Clark Griswold. I want more than anything to have a perfect Christmas with my loved ones, but no matter how I try to orchestrate it, things always run amuck. Can you relate? Between hosting meals…
Living a Life of Gratitude Beyond Thanksgiving
Gratitude: “The quality of being thankful; readiness to show appreciation for and to return kindness.” There have been many times this year when it has been difficult to show gratitude. For many, 2020 has been a year of illness, isolation, financial struggle and uncertainty. And yet, as we celebrate Thanksgiving and reflect on what we do have to be grateful…