Celebrating Milestones Two babies who live at The Elizabeth House started crawling recently. Those were days of great joy! Their moms, and the other moms and staff and volunteers were thrilled. Everyone celebrated these special moments. Moms captured those smiling faces and moving little bodies on video on their phones. As moms, we await our … Continued
“My daughter is here today because of you.” Kendra* and her four-year-old daughter, Aubrey*, were at Spring to Life over Mother’s Day weekend. They came to the Care Net table to say hello. And Kendra wanted us to see Aubrey. Kendra had come to our clinic when she was pregnant with Aubrey and we had … Continued
“I never want to go through that again.” Our nurses sometimes hear this statement from women who have made an abortion decision in the past. Recently, a number of women who have come to our clinic for pregnancy testing have said on their intake forms, “I regret my previous abortion.” Melanie* accepted our invitation to … Continued
Kimoni* and Ada* had recently moved to Madison when they suspected Ada was pregnant. They were married and excited to start their family. But being new to the area, they had no connections and didn’t yet have jobs. They were part of a church but didn’t yet know anyone very well. They found our clinic … Continued
Did you know that we’re in public schools in Madison and surrounding communities? Medical professionals from Care Net give LifeWise presentations in middle and high school health classes. The teachers who have us come into their classrooms are very happy with what we bring to their students. One middle school teacher wrote about Care Net’s LifeWise … Continued
Molly* has struggled with substance abuse all her adult life. She’s been in and out of rehab and done better and worse. The end of 2017 was part of the worse. She relapsed. Molly went to get help and started rehab. During this time she met a guy. After she’d been out of rehab and … Continued
On April 8th, HBO comedian and host of “Last Week Tonight,” John Oliver, aired a satirical “comedic” attack on pregnancy centers. We’d like to be able to ignore his segment, but, sadly, there are so many things Oliver got wrong. He got these wrong even though his team reached out to national pregnancy center organizations … Continued
Pierre* and Esther* walked through our doors one morning. They had driven an hour to get to our clinic. They were desperate. Esther was pregnant and feeling so sick that she was unable to continue working. However, if she had to quit her job, their financial difficulties would be compounded. She would probably have to … Continued
What stirs your heart when you read and ponder the intimate conversation between the Samaritan woman at the well and Jesus? Have you also wondered why we don’t know her name? I believe that’s intentional. It is for me. Haven’t we all in some way been the woman at the well? Haven’t we all needed … Continued
And Helped Bring About God’s Plan “My baptism meant I was serious about changing my life,” said Ashlee*. “It meant I stopped smoking marijuana and drinking and gave all my problems to God.” Ashlee, a resident of The Elizabeth House, has been on her own since she was 18 years old. Her mom showed her … Continued