a child is born

Our daughter is expecting, why do they call it expecting? well i guess it seems to be that way. So, when a woman tells people she is expecting, the response is universal--she is pregnant. there is no question, like what are you expecting...that would be silly. the word expecting carries a very forward, positive tone, does it not? i think so. the expecting is a good thing, for most. Again, our daughter is not only expecting, but the time is upon her! this child, loved already by all of us has been forming inside her willing womb for these months is coming soon! He, yes his name is "Sam" for short and final has been long expected and anticipated. What a lovely gift to "expect" and then have the expectation resolved in the birth of a precious child. today however,many women choose to end the "expectation" and terminate the life within their unwilling wombs. this is a sad legacy our country has left. the survivors--i mean those children born in the last 30 years have no idea who they are missing in class, in church, in their own work space...Dear God, may you continue to grant us mercy so we can stop the senseless killing of our children