Sunday, June 14, 2026

She almost went through with it alone

June 14, 2026 | Read online

Sunday, June 14, 2026

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Today's sponsor, PreBorn!, is working to connect women facing unexpected pregnancies with free ultrasounds, compassionate support, and life-affirming resources at a moment when many feel they have nowhere else to turn.

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Advocate for Life,

The abortion pill was already sitting in her online cart when she found PreBorn!.

She had spent most of the night scrolling through websites that promised an easy solution to her fear. Everything she read made the process sound clinical, detached, and uncomplicated—as though ending a pregnancy was no more significant than filling a prescription.

But underneath the panic and late-night searching was a woman who felt completely trapped.

She wasn’t thinking about politics. She was thinking about rent. About disappointing her parents. About whether the father would disappear if she kept the baby. About how alone she felt carrying a secret she didn’t know how to tell anyone.

And like so many women today, she was being pushed toward abortion before anyone had even shown her her baby.

That is why PreBorn!’s ministry is so urgent right now.

More abortions than ever are happening through pills ordered quickly and privately, often without an ultrasound and without meaningful counseling. The entire system is built around speed. Move fast. Don’t think too long. Solve the problem before the emotions catch up.

At PreBorn!, we step into the middle of that rush and offer something radically different.

We offer her a chance to pause.

A chance to ask questions.
A chance to be heard.
A chance to see the child growing inside her through a free ultrasound funded by people like you.

And when she sees her baby, everything changes.

The fear that pushed her toward abortion begins to loosen its grip. The decision suddenly carries weight and humanity in a way she hadn’t allowed herself to consider before.

More than 80% of mothers who receive a PreBorn! ultrasound choose life.

Your $28 gift creates that moment.

It places a mother in front of truth before fear makes the decision for her. It opens the door for compassionate care, practical support, and the hope of the gospel at a moment when many women feel completely abandoned.

Will you help another woman see her baby before it’s too late?

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$56 can help reach two women before abortion pills become their only perceived option.

$140 can provide five mothers with the chance to hear a heartbeat and choose life.

$280 can help ten women encounter truth, compassion, and the hope of Christ.

Thank you for standing in the gap when it matters most.

In Christ,
The PreBorn! Team

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Sourdough Starter from Scratch Challenge 2.0

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Hello,

Thanks so much for joining the Sourdough Starter from Scratch Challenge!

In this challenge, we are going to build a sourdough starter from scratch together. Starting tomorrow, every day for the next 7 days, you will receive a short video (roughly one minute) showing you what to do.

Today, you need to pick up one thing: a bag of flour. If you have access to locally milled, stone-milled flour, that is ideal: the nutrients and minerals in these types of flours will provide excellent food for your starter to thrive.

Health food markets, co-ops, or markets such as Whole Foods often carry freshly milled flour. Here are a few mail-order options:

If you don't have access to this type of flour, pick up a bag of King Arthur or Bob's Red Mill bread or all-purpose flour, organic if possible.

What Else Do You Need?

A digital scale
a vessel: something like a 2-quart vessel is ideal. I love this one:

Optional: Ambient Temperature Thermometer: This will help you accurately gauge the temperature of the cozy spaces you create to help your starter thrive.

Final Note

This will be a zero-waste exercise! By the end of the 7 days, you will have a vat of discard, and I will send you specific recipes that will help you put every gram of that discard to excellent use.

If you have any questions along the way, please ask in this post: How to Build A Sourdough Starter from Scratch.

Till tomorrow, Friends!

Happy Cooking,

Alexandra Stafford

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