Created to Live

Becoming the Answer for an Abortion-Free Community

By: Cathy Harris

Narrated by: Tonya J Williams

Length: 4 hrs and 54 mins

Publisher's summary

In today's America, an abortion is performed every 26 seconds. Since 1973, nearly 58 million abortions have been performed in the US alone, devastating countless women, men, and families.

If you have had an abortion, know someone who has, or desire to make a pro-life impact in your community, Created to Live features resources, hard truths, and practical steps to help end the abortion epidemic.

The days of hanging in the balance are over. The grey area is quickly becoming black or white. The choice is ours.

Cathy Harris, a post-abortive woman herself, gives insight through her own story. Looking for new life for herself after her abortion, Cathy was brave enough to step through the doors of a church. Because of one bold conversation, a genuine community, and a merciful God, life found her. Now she dreams that other women will find the abundant life they search for, both before and after abortion.

Equipping women, church communities, and pastors, Created to Live starts the conversation few are brave enough to start.

God will always be merciful: Will you be part of the abortion-free community that thousands of women and babies need?

©2017 Emerald House Group, Incorporated (P)2018 Emerald House Group, Incorporated

awesome! needed

loved it for such a time as this you have created a masterpiece that gets to the heart of the matter. let us heal the part of that healing is application and action. resting in God's love

Healing within

There are walking and silent wounded everywhere. This title has factual information, personal experiences and realities often overlooked by those who have never experienced abortion. The author provides insight into the trauma suffered on the abortion journey and after. It also presents many failures of community and ministry while offering options to support choosing life. You will hear the ugly reality as well as the hope of peace, forgiveness and healing. Scripture is frequently and appropriately referenced throughout.
While I have never had an abortion, I have experienced the loss of a child to abortion that we offered to adopt and the knowledge of family members abortions revealed after the fact. I have grieved for those unborn babies and been at a loss to verbalize that to their mothers whom I love dearly. Silence implies shame. These moms need to know forgiveness and healing and be able to speak of the children the grieve.
Fifteen months ago we suffered the death of an adult child that caused a great deal of questioning and shame. It felt very similar to what is expressed herein. Much of this book was healing for me as a mother who felt the loss of out of control circumstances that should have never happened. The if only's are excruciating and we miss our children.
I don't believe abortion is justified nor takes away a parents love for the child that died. It was heart warming to learn of the National Memorial for the Unborn in TN. I hope to one day visit and celebrate the unborn that I love today.
Unfortunately, the reader sounds mechanical and halting which was a big distraction for me during this listen. It almost sounded like a text to speech at times. I have listened to dozens of Audible books and this is an exception. Because I wanted the information and also found it healing in the loss of my own 31 year old son, it was worth hanging in there.
I would avoid this narrator again though.