Don't miss this.
Drop what you're doing and check out Alicia's reflections on our society's disdain for women's gift of childbearing:
...Our society no longer values this (giving birth) as a worthy gift to give. Women are being told that enduring childbirth is neither necessary nor heroic. They are told that childbearing is selfish, greedy, expensive, risky, and certainly not important in an "overcrowded" world....I think that what we are seeing over all is a reflection of a culture that does not truly value women as women."
Alicia also mentions that she, too, is going on retreat this weekend. Praying for you, Alicia!
