There are some days along the journey that have a little bit more meaning than others. January 22nd is one of those days for me. Today marks a very special day in history for a few reasons. One being a little more known than the others, but all being equally special to me.
39 years ago today, my baby sister was born. She has meant many things to me along the journey. She is a tremendous warrior for the Kingdom and a beautiful God-fearing lady. She actually just celebrated the birth of her baby boy this past Tuesday! Andrew Roddenberry. I know she will be a phenomenal mother that will raise up her child in the way he should go. I am grateful that God brought Becky into the Fus family!
That same day 39 years ago, another historic event happened. The decision of Roe vs Wade was put into law. Millions upon millions of precious babies have had their life grossly cut short in the name of choice. Without going into this at length, I believe there is an often unseen problem that leads to abortion. We see the same in marriages today. It seems there is very little respect in society for sex and for marriage in society today. Neither are something to be entered into lightly or flippantly. I’ll save more for another post!
What makes this decision even worse for me today is that we have a president who is choosing to celebrate the right to choose rather than addressing one of the most murderous laws ever passed. This is one law that needs to be reversed. I’ll be praying!
One other reason this day has special to meaning to me is the fact that Trish and I were faced with the decision of abortion. We were told that one of our twin girls was probably not going to survive the pregnancy and we should consider cutting the umbilical cord in utero. More than that, if we didn’t go through with that decision she would cause harm to her sister by taking needed nutrients from her and we could have 2 physically challenged babies.
I will save the entire story for another post, but obviously abortion was not an option for us. God did what God does time and time again and proved Himself faithful. Kelli, the one whose cord we should have cut, was actually born healthier than her sister!
All that to say, the 22nd of January is always a special day in my earthly journey to my heavenly home. One that will never be forgotten, that’s for sure!




