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Month: January 2016

{Unexpected Pregnancy} Help Is Just A Phone Call Away

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Every day, we receive calls here at Two Lines (formerly Advice & Aid) from women who feel lost, desperate and hopeless. They are reaching out to us, not always expecting us to have the perfect answer for them, but simply needing to know that there is someone on the other end of the line who will listen.

Often, we have the chance to share a small ray of hope with them. We do have options. We provide assistance. We can walk with them on their journey. Rarely is the call easy. It requires a great deal of courage – and even despair – for a young woman experiencing an unplanned pregnancy to reach out to a stranger. But time and again, we have the chance to be there at just the right time.

Sometimes, a call comes in after an abortion has occurred. How this breaks our hearts as we hear the pain and despair in the voice on the other end of the line. These calls typically occur after the young woman has realized that the choice she made was permanent. One such call came in to our hotline recently. The Two Lines (formerly Advice & Aid) member who took the call shares with us her side of this story . . . one in which there is a great deal of pain, but also hope and restoration.

She called me on the hotline today, immediately sobbing the words “It’s too late” into the phone. Feelings of helplessness wash over me as I struggle to know what to say to make this better. In reality, I know I can’t take away her pain, so I simply listen to her sobs until they subside enough for her to tell me why it was “too late.”

This is the part where I desperately and silently send a prayer to God, knowing only He can help to ease her pain, to see her pain, to know it’s not all in vain.

I gently ask her, “Can I pray for you?” We pray on the phone together, and I am once again amazed at the words that come from my mouth during the prayer. These are not my words, but have been placed in my heart and brought to my mind at just the right moment to speak hope and healing to her heart.

She simply says thank you and hangs up.

What do I want her to continue to know? She’s not alone. I carry her in my heart each day. I talk to God about her on my way, from here and there, whenever she pops into my mind. She’s popped into my mind a lot.

At times, I wonder if I care too much. This is a hard job; answering calls from the desperate and hurting. But I know that deeply caring about her is the very reason I am here to answer these calls. I literally could do no less.

I want her to continue to know that she’s not alone. I would love just one more chance to tell her “We care about you and your hurts” and “We can walk along beside you on your healing path.”

But, she’s not alone. God has her on His mind. I know, because He keeps bringing her to my mind.

Every day, these are the types of calls that we take. This is what we are called to do. This is why we are here.

If you need to talk, simply pick up the phone and call us at 913.962.0200. We answer 24-hours a day because we know that the unexpected can happen at any time. Not ready to make a phone call but still need to talk? We have an online chat. Simply visit any page on our website, and click on the blue chat box at the bottom left.

Want to know more about how to talk to us . . . anytime, from anywhere? Read here:
Needing to Talk – Our Hotline and Online Chat

Additional help if you or someone you know is expecting:
Two Lines Pregnancy Clinic (formerly Advice & Aid Pregnancy Center) has additional programs to help. To learn more, check out these posts:
Our Bridges Program
Our Journeys Program
Our Labor & Delivery Program

Two Lines Pregnancy Clinic (formerly Advice & Aid Pregnancy Center) is a dual-location (Shawnee & Overland Park) crisis pregnancy center. We offer education, options, programs and assistance to those women and families facing an unexpected pregnancy. But most of all, we offer them hope.

Two Lines Pregnancy Clinic (formerly Advice & Aid Pregnancy Center) offers truthful information about parenting, adoption and abortion, in a caring, non-judgmental environment. We know that  in many cases, an unexpected pregnancy is a very stressful situation, and we exist to offer help, hope and aid.

Afraid, Alone & Pregnant

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Fear
Everyone, regardless of age, gender or position, has some type of fear. It often drives our actions. We simply are motivated to do the things that help us avoid our greatest fear.

“What is your greatest fear?”

While there are many different answers to that question, one of the most common answers is simply . . . being alone. In fact, all of us, especially when faced with a crisis in life like an unplanned pregnancy, have a deep fear of having to face it alone. The thought of having to make decisions, get help or change our lives, coupled with the knowledge that we are on our own, often makes for anxiety and poor choices. In fact, when confronted with a crisis event like an unexpected pregnancy, those who are alone often make decisions that aren’t best, simply to get out of the situation. It is common . . . but can have life-long negative effects.

So what do you do when you find yourself alone, facing a crisis, and afraid? It may be hard to find someone who knows how to offer help. It may be hard to find someone who can physically be there through the entire process. It is certainly hard to find someone who has both the resources and the experience to give you knowledge, options, and assistance. But those are some of the very things that you need most during this time so that you don’t have to travel this road alone and afraid.

The Solution To Being Alone & Afraid
Let us offer a solution to this very real problem. Our entire reason for existing is to be there for women just like you who are facing an unplanned pregnancy. Our daily lives revolve around making sure that those women in crisis don’t have to face this alone. Simply put. . . We are here.

We are here anytime of the day or night, any day of the week – 24 hours a day/7 days a week/365 days a year. We are here waiting, ready to provide a listening ear as you share with us all of your fears, worries and thoughts. We are here, ready to talk to you from the very moment that you begin to wonder if you are pregnant. We are here to help you sort through your emotions, to answer your questions, to give you accurate information as you figure out what to do. We are here to walk you through your pregnancy. We are here when your baby is born and even through the first 2 years of your child’s life to coach you as you beginning your parenting journey. We are here, if you choose to abort and find yourself having a hard time with your choice.

No longer should being alone during this difficult time be a fear for you. There is enough happening to you right now that you are working through. Going through this alone shouldn’t have to be one of those issues. And, with one simple phone call, being alone will be a thing of the past.

If you are interested in visiting one of our offices, we want you to know that a visit with us is comforting, peaceful and in no way judgmental. This is a safe place for you to consider all aspects of your unplanned pregnancy. And best of all, you don’t have to do it alone.

For our office locations, click here.

For additional information about the various services at Two Lines (formerly Advice & Aid):
Our Programs Blog Articles