My Eight Year Old Daughter

Dear Mr. President,

My eight year old daughter after listening to a speaker from another country describe the Copenhagan Treaty put her hand to her chest and uttered, "Freedom is what we have here, and now that is going to be taken away?" As I reflect on her statement, knowing that someday she will be a problem solver, I wonder what her response will be when she discovers that Malia and Sasha's daddy supports abortion and in essence supports taking away the freedom to live when that person is not fully developed?

Nicole understands on a black and white level what abortion is, the ending of a life. We believe, in this family of six children, that you become a person at conception. It takes a mighty amount of arrogance for any person to think they KNOW when a person becomes a person. What a mystery the beginning of life is.

Does that cell at conception look like a person? Of course not. Does this mean you're not a person? Who am I to make a reasonable judgment about this and further more who is anyone to err on the side of "maybe not." Are you developing into a person in a mother's womb, yes we know this for a fact because if you and I heard the correct version of the birds and the bees this is where we have are start. All of my children started small and undetected.

When an abortion occurs it many times is beyond this point and at a time when an actual being is seen but still in development, not looking like it will look. Somehow, a number of people have felt the "freedom" to tamper with this fetus in development. I know that you and I don't need to go any further with this. You will believe what you will and though you say we share the same faith we definitely diverge on the sanctity of life, for this is truly the issue, how we view the preciousness of life at all stages. It boils down to honoring one another. You have made a definite decision as to when you believe honor is appropriate and I have made a definite decision as well.

Mr. President, I want this to keep you up at night. I will pray towards this end. I will pray for dreams and visions for you during the night that will challenge your status quo. May you wake up with a reverence for life. May you look at your daughters and shudder knowing that there are millions of little girls and little boys with the same uniqueness and specialness that never saw the light of day because someone exercised THEIR choice against theirs. You and many others don't have me or the pro-lifers to answer to,it will be God.

Enjoy the day with your children. Look at them and admire their beauty, wit, charm,and uniqueness. Why would you be on the side where appreciation for this runs thin. There is much laughter in our home and I am beyond delighted that my children will never consider tampering with human life. They will err on the side of honoring life.

May your day be filled with unexpected views of God's wisdom! Blessings to you and my prayers are with you. May your presidency find success as you ponder the essence of true life and come to an understanding of freedom.
Sincerely,

Lynne