Luminous
A Catholic Woman and Her Thoughts on Life, the Universe, and Everything
Thursday, May 11, 2006
Celebrating Life Amidst the Insanity
They say that Gianna Jessen shouldn't even be alive. The frail 29 year old suffers from cerebral palsy, and needed support to stand and sing a patriotic song this past Monday at the closing of the Colorado state legislative session. But her physical fraility isn't caused by any genetic or "natural" birth defect, but is the result of the aftermath of a botched abortion attempt. She is a survior.

Rep. Ted Harvey, a Republican from Highlands Ranch, invited Jessen to sing for members of the House as they began their last floor session for the year. Harvey explained that Jessen shouldn't be there to sing the song and told lawmakers how she survived an abortion and was left with cerebral palsy as a result of it. Jessen, who is 29, wasn't expected to even crawl as a toddler, but is now able to run marathons.Jessen said she was surprised but humbled that Harvey told her story."We need to discuss the humanity of it. I'm glad to be able to speak up for children in the womb," she said. "If abortion is about women's rights, where were my rights?"

But some lawmakers weren't that thrilled to see Gianna. Did you catch what she said about civil rights? They just don't want to hear that. The unborn human, but they aren't legal persons, so they have no rights. And when they realized that they beautiful young woman that they entire legislature had been singing along with only moments before, was an abortion survivor, abortion advocates were livid, and said so. They called her presents a "stunt", and lambasted Harvey for bringing her to the session, calling it "dispicable".

I have to ask - what's dispicable about honoring the life of a beautiful, courageous young woman? I can see what's dispciable about attempting to rip her to limb from limb, or poison her in the womb. But to celebrate her life? Ah - but here's the kicker - the day she sang her song was the day that the legislature was supposed to vote to honor the 90th anniversary of Planned Parenthood...

Harvey stated: "that it wasn't his intention to push any agenda but to honor a woman who has survived long odds to take on life."

Thank you Mr. Harvey, for showinng us yet again how truly "dispicable" the pro-death advocates really are! When faced with living, breathing proof of the criminality of abortion, they blanch, blither, and bluster. Lord have mercy on us all!

http://www.lifenews.com/state1649.html
Written at 1:58 AM by Luminaria2112.
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Monday, May 01, 2006
Walking Through The Storm

I'm trying to get around to updating my website.

I have this old poetry page. http://users.rcn.com/lanat/dreambig.html I used to have all the poems all fancy with graphics and music and stuff. I'm fixing everything, to save space on the server.

I wrote this one back in 1999. When you get that horrible feeling that "no one" knows how you feel - tell yourself it's just plain old not true. When you get that miserable feeling that "no one" really understands - tell yourself that's a lie. And I'm not talking about me understanding. Although I may have empathy - that's not where I'm coming from. Anyway, with things the way they've been for a lot of folks lately, I thought I'd share.

 

Walking Through The Storm

I'm so broken inside...
No one really knows
What I've done, 
How I've let them down.

They see the face I wear
They see what they want to see,
It's just a mask
And who I'd really like to be.

But I can see all the way inside,
Through the smiles,
Down to the tears
Where they gather in my darkness,
I see it all.

The bitterness and the pain,
The meanness and the anger,
And the fear crying in the night.
I see it all.

It's easy to believe
That this is all that's left
Going through the motions
Like an actor on a stage.

Take a bow, and smile,
They don't really know.
Because If they did,
I'm quite sure,
There'd be no one here at all...

But last night I realized
That someone can see me
And all the way too,
Like my skin is clear glass,
And my heart shines right through.

He can see that gleam of light
Buried down beneath the pain,
He can see me for all I am
And love me just the same.

He sees me clearly,
Straight and true.
He loves me completely,
No matter what I do.

And when his eyes are on me,
(As they always were, and will be)
Then I looked back at him,
(And I was so afraid to see!)

But, I finally saw 
That I can let go of my fear,
And blink away the tears,
And gaze into that endless love,
Knowing he sees all of me.

And then I truly do start to weep,
And then I reach out my hand,
To the hand that was always there,

And then he pulls me into his waiting arms.
And I am finally free,
And I finally forgive myself,
And I finally, let it be.

And I leave my burdens there,
And watch then sink beneath the waves,
Into the darkness, away from me.

And we turn,
And we walk together,
Walk in peace,
In the midst of the storm.


Daybreak, 11/9/99
Lisa M. Alekna

Written at 6:25 AM by Luminaria2112.
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