Another Courageous Woman

     Here is another inspiring story of a courageous woman which was included in The Patriot Post newsletter today.

Inspiration 13-year-old Anna with daughter Josey Ann       "I received an amazing email from Anna, who gave me permission to post her story and her name. ...      'When I was little I was molested for eight years by my stepfather. ... I got pregnant the first time when I was 12.  I was scared and told him. He hit me and then loaded me up on drugs, telling my mom that I had been injured while out playing with some other kids.  He killed my baby.        When I was 13, I became pregnant again. This time I did not say anything to him...  My mom noticed that my body was changing, even though I was only about two months along at the time, and asked me about it.        I finally got the courage and told her everything.  She immediately packed up my brother, sister, and I and took us to our Aunt's house. From there she called the police. ... In the end, he was sentenced to 10 years in prison for molesting not only me but my sister.       I was told by therapists, friends, teachers, family, and even strangers, that it would probably be best if I had an abortion; but I couldn't. ... It was harder than I have words to describe. But there are some things in life that are worth fighting for, and she was one of them. ...      I decided to name her Josey Ann, after a character in a book I had read. On Friday, July 28, 1995, roughly six weeks before my due date, I went into labor. ... Words cannot express the joy I felt when we got to bring her home the day before I started the 7th grade. ...      My mom was amazing, she watched my daughter so that I could finish school. I did graduate and was my class historian. I met a wonderful man who loves both me and my daughter, and we now have four children. ...      It wasn't until I was 26 that I truly found a relationship with Jesus Christ. A wonderful neighbor of ours showed me how much Jesus loves me. Because He loves us, He gave us free will. My stepfather abused that gift when he abused me. But like Romans 8:28 says, God used something horrible to bring me one of the greatest blessings in my life. ...      To anyone who is where I was, please hold on. You can make it, and your child will bring you more joy than you can imagine. It will be hard, but it is worth it.'" --LifeNews' Jill Stanek