Precious Innocent Lives

My 13 year old daughter, Madison, had the assignment, as probably many around the country, to write a letter to President Obama. I had to share it with you, especially because tomorrow marks the 36th anniversary of Roe vs. Wade. How many more innocent lives will be lost?

Dear President Obama,
There are a lot of things going on in our country today. A lot of issues that I am concerned about: health, education, war, and the economy. And yes, I understand that those are very important, and I agree! But, I don't believe that they are the most important.

Did you know that approximately 1,500,000 babies are killed each year by abortion? One out of six women in our country alone have had an abortion! And many time the women are not told about the procedure or the risks involved.

Even though I completely believe that a baby is fully human when conceived, here are some facts that you might want to know: many of the abortions that are used are in relation to pulling the child's limbs apart, sucking them out with a vacuum, or poisoning them through the mother. These are performed either very early in the pregnancy or a little later on, but no matter when, the baby still feels the pain. The baby's spinal cord starts to develop at seven weeks old and at twenty weeks his brain is fully developed and able to completely register the pain! Please think about that.

So President Obama, I don't think that you are a bad person, I just believe that you are making a bad choice. Giving our country the choice to abort their babies, causing over 4,000 deaths a day, isn't one that I'd choose, for any reason.

Sincerely,
Madison Bowser

I couldn't have said it any better!

It's that time again!

Madison started her 6th season of soccer today. We traveled to Walla Walla and the Tri-cities for two great games to start the season. It is so much fun to watch Madison as you can tell that she is really having a ball! We are looking forward to a great season.

Happy 12 1/2 Birthday Madison!

Can you really just be 6 months from becoming a teenager?

The Wiz of the West

This week Madison had the opportunity to be part of a Community Theater Production called "The Wiz of the West".
Missoula Children's Theater came to town to put on the play in one week. Monday afternoon, 80 children came out to audition for 50 parts. Madison received the part of a Buzzard. Practices followed each afternoon and evening that week and on Saturday they gave two fantastic performances. It was so much fun to see Madison on stage. She's a natural.

A Star is Born

Madison loves to be in the limelight and she got that opportunity tonight. Our town had a talent show to raise money to build a community park. Madison and her friend Savannah performed a duet together. They were good! What a fun way to help out our town.

N-O-V-E-L-I-S-T

Madison had the opportunity to represent her class in the 5th grade spelling bee today at her school. She is quite the speller and her teacher felt like she had a wonderful chance to win and go on to represent her school in the city spelling bee. With only a few students left in the bee, Madison got hung up on the word novelist. I thought for sure she would spell it right, but as Madison told me afterwards, "I always forget if novel has an a or an e in it". She picked the a and she ended up spelling it wrong. Madison's goal was to get farther than she did last year and she far exceeded her goal. Congratulations Madison! We are so proud of you!