Therese struggled to handle her 13 children and the daily grind of washing, cleaning, cooking, and trips to school. Who wouldn’t? She breathed a sigh of relief when the twins, kids number 12 and 13, entered the local preschool.
And then she discovered she was expecting number 14.
It was a shock indeed as the stark realization hit her that yet another infant would need her constant attention. She met with her local priest looking for counsel and consent to pursue an abortion. Her priest gave counsel that ending the life of the unborn child was not God’s plan and was in opposition to nature as well. She gave birth to a baby girl, number 14….