MY BIGGEST MISTAKE That unplanned pregnancy led to my first culture, that led to another abortion. That I was recently asked by a college ministry abortion. And because I had done a pretty second abortion only deepened my resolve to write about my one biggest mistake. I’ve good job justifying my sin of abortion, I was for the “right to choose.” And that been racking my brain trying to narrow it eager to work inside the abortion industry, deepened resolve led me to quickly rise down to JUST one. Because, let’s be which only further deepened my sin and through the ranks of our country’s largest honest, I’ve made lots of them. Then it my justifications. Now I shared this dirty abortion provider, Planned Parenthood. suddenly hit me like a ton of bricks. secret with a man who was a complete loser. Not only did we share that secret, See there? See how my life could have My biggest mistake was immodesty. but we shared a bond through sexual been totally different? Immodesty in dress. Immodesty in intimacy. I mistook that sexual bond for behavior. Immodesty in words. love, and ended up marrying him. I’m not the type of gal who sits around and focuses on the “what ifs.” In the end, those I really didn’t start living an immodest But because my don’t matter. What does matter is what you lifestyle until I went to college. After all, new husband do with your life when you realize how when I lived under my parent’s roof, things I mistook that sexual respect wrong you have been. were pretty controlled. But when I went to didn’t bond for love, and ended God, me, or school, everything was on my terms. I sex, he ended up marrying him. But let’s just go there for a sec. What if I could dress however I wanted, I could talk up cheating on had protected my body, my mind and my however I wanted, I could behave however me. That led to heart from immodesty? I wanted. a very quick (Hollywood type) marriage. Then divorce came. And even though the Maybe I wouldn’t have ever engaged in And I did. marriage was never good to begin with, I that sexual relationship that would have gotten me pregnant and then led me to the I started dressing immodestly. That led to was still heartbroken. And now labeled a abortion clinic. And maybe if I hadn’t have an unhealthy desire for attention from men. “divorcee.” That led to embarrassment. had an abortion, I wouldn’t have felt And that led to a lot of partying. Partying That embarrassment led to panic when I compelled to work in the abortion industry. led to tons of drinking, which of course, led found out I was pregnant with my ex- And then maybe I wouldn’t have taken the to bad decision making. Part of my bad lives of 20,000 unborn babies. decision making led to becoming sexually husband’s child. And because I couldn’t active with guys that I dated (maybe). And stand his guts and didn’t want anything to Who knows? Maybe it wouldn’t have eventually, all of that sex led to an do with him…plus, I was already immersed in the Planned Parenthood abortion mattered…but my guess is that if I would unplanned pregnancy. have respected myself more, if I had past…mistakes that I will live with for the valued my sexuality, I wouldn’t have gotten rest of my life. into those situations in the first place. SEEK BETTER THINGS. SEEK GODLY THINGS. I don’t want to lecture you or scold you. SEEK HONORABLE THINGS. DON’T WASTE And I don’t want you to think that you have YOUR LIFE TRYING TO CONFORM TO to dress and act like some socially SOCIETY. IT’S MUCH COOLER TO BE DIFFERENT ANYWAY. awkward homeschooled kid. Just be mindful. Who are you trying to attract with your clothing, your behavior and your Abby Johnson is author of words? the New York Times Best Seller unPlanned, an This isn’t just a lesson for women, either. international pro-life You aren’t getting off the hook here, guys. speaker, a popular blogger, Women dress and behave wife and mother. Guys: Show like they do primarily As a former abortion facility director, she is the founder them that because that’s what they and President of And Then There Were None, a ministry you want think YOU want. Show them that you want designed to assist abortion workers out of the something industry. Abby lives in Texas with her husband and something different. Show different. precious children. them that you want a woman who is virtuous, who strives for modesty, who lives to AbbyJohnson.org please God over man. I bet that if men changed the way they acted towards Abby Johnson: ProWoman ProChild ProLife women, women’s behavior would also change. Just a thought. Twitter.com/AbbyJohnson I am so blessed with a wonderful husband and five amazing kiddos. I have a job that I A blog post by Abby Johnson search “Abby Johnson Pro-life” love. I couldn’t ask for a better life. But my life is also filled with mistakes from my .