Life Story
Rags to Redemption
Lorien grew up in a broken, impoverished home where at least one parent was addicted to drugs. This is not a story she wanted, but it is a likely one based on statistics. She was first encouraged to abort when she became pregnant at 19 years old but she had enough strength to resist the initial pressure. Just three months after giving birth, she was pregnant again and was coerced to abort; it was no longer a suggestion and was reinforced by the threat of homelessness. She was an overwhelmed young mother with no resources, depending on her boyfriend, who resented the burden of responsibility. She only knows that she was six weeks pregnant because that’s what the abortionist said during the sonogram that she refused to look at. She closed her eyes and turned away in obvious distress.
She thought it would be over quickly, but she overestimated her ability to recover emotionally and completely dismissed the spiritual ramifications. She judged herself unfit as a mother and never became pregnant again. At 36 years old, almost fifteen years later, God called her out of her self-imposed prison to begin healing and speaking about her experience.
