What to say to a pregnant teenager?
My daughter Samantha, mother of five of the sweetest grandchildren in the world, knows a family with a teenager who is now pregnant – a girl with a pure past whose innocence was lost to a teenage guy who is already a predator. Very sad to come to grips with. And difficult for others to know how to respond. Samantha felt moved to write the following letter, sharing her own experience and offering her support – but also reminding her to apply the principles she already knows to find comfort and courage in the Lord. I asked Samantha if I could share it just because it might help someone who doesn’t know how to respond to a similar situation in their church or circle of friends. ________, Your mother shared with me today that you are with child. I am writing you to encourage you along your way. I am sure this is not what you had planned. I am sure you now truly realize why God asks us to wait. As I told your mother, it could have been me. You see, I was having physical relations with my bo
