[Magdalen] Prayer Request

[Ginga Wilder]

Whew!  May God be a palpable presence with Dee as she struggles with her
situation.  May she find good resolution for each of the worries she has
identified.  Prayers for the father of the child she is carrying and his
family.  Prayers for a successful delivery and a good life for this child.

Ginga Wilder

On Fri, Dec 15, 2017 at 10:49 PM, Jay Weigel <jay.weigel at gmail.com> wrote:

> This is a strange one, although it seems straightforward at first....but
> it's a long story, and complicated.
>
> The prayers are for Dee, a friend of my daughter and a sort of
> other-daughter to me in past times, who has found herself unintentionally
> pregnant. She was using birth control, but as we all know that stuff is not
> 100% foolproof, and by the time she figured out she was pregnant (and still
> had been using birth control the whole time) it was too late for an
> abortion, as far as she was concerned. Legally she could have done it, but
> she didn't feel right about it.
>
> Here's where it gets complicated. At first she thought about giving the
> baby up for adoption, but now she's not sure. The baby's father is willing
> to assume custody and has a strong network of family and friends, plus he
> loves Dee very much. Dee is not sure how she feels about being a mom, and
> here's why--she had been seriously addicted to drugs and alcohol for
> several years, and last year she put herself in rehab several states away
> from her home town. She has been clean and sober for almost a year and has
> remained in the state where she went to rehab ever since. She's visiting my
> daughter (seems like everyone comes to Betsy for advice and counsel!) this
> week and Betsy says she looks wonderful and is quite sane, just a little
> gobsmacked. Oh yeah, one other thing...Dee is 39. That complicates things a
> little too. So prayers are needed all around, for a continued healthy
> pregnancy, for a safe delivery, and for good decisions.
>
> Thank you.
>