Moms are at the center of Her PLAN’s work — both the women served and the staff who serve them.
Her PLAN responds to the reality that every day women resort to abortion believing there is no other way — that they simply do not have the resources to care for the child they are carrying. Being a mom seems impossible.
Moms are at the heart of Her PLAN’s mission to ensure every community is ready to respond to the needs of the abortion-vulnerable woman with a robust pro-life safety net of resources. Moms are also at the heart of Her PLAN’s work as members of our staff.
For Mother’s Day, we spoke with women on our team about how their journey in motherhood has shaped their work in the pro-life movement:
Arkansas Coordinator Lindsey Moon with her four children.
“Being a mom showed me how hard it is to provide for your children every day so they can thrive. I have a great support system, and it’s still hard. Now, I want to ensure that every mom has the support she needs to help her children thrive.” Arkansas Coordinator Lindsey Moon
Tennessee Coordinator Elaina Gupton with her family.
“Motherhood came unexpectedly for us when we became pregnant a month into our marriage. We went from a nuclear family of 4 to a family of 6 overnight when my niece and nephew came to live with us. Motherhood has been my greatest joy, and I would raise them all over again just to hear each laugh and hold tiny hands again. But watching them come into their own, graduate, pursue careers, and get married is everything I ever prayed for. They are taller than me and often smarter, but they know we are their constant and they love Jesus, which is all my late-night prayers in the nursery and waiting for their cars to pull in late from dates were for. As scared as we were to be parents young and to expand our family overnight, these kids were worth everything. Being pro–life means laying down your life for the vulnerable.” Tennessee Coordinator Elaina Gupton
Compliance Manager Alyssa Hall with her family.
“I believed in the pro-life safety net long before I ever knew I’d need it someday. But in blending my passion for this work with my vocation of motherhood, I’ve learned this: being pregnant is hard, having babies is hard, burying babies is hard, raising babies is hard, working is hard, staying home is hard… it’s all hard. But hard doesn’t mean bad and it definitely doesn’t mean impossible. What is does mean, though, is the need for continual growth, sacrifice, humility, and reliance on God; and you know what? He shows up. Every single time, HE SHOWS UP! It may be through your church, your family, or even a stranger; but most often it’s through the unconditional love, healing, forgiveness, and insatiable joy afforded to you each and every day by the children who think you hung the moon and stars. And in those seemingly ordinary moments, you remember the hard was worth it all along. Honoring life is always worth it!” Compliance Manager Alyssa Hall
While Her PLAN works to strengthen the pro-life safety net through a robust directory and community action, we also provide women a platform to share their inspiring stories of resilience to help other moms to know they can do this, too. Through the Her Story Initiative, many women have shared their stories of hope. Many storytellers chose life despite the odds and found a community of support standing ready to help them. Some storytellers experienced the heartbreak of abortion but had the courage to seek healing and share their stories with the hope of helping other women now facing those same circumstances. The Her Story initiative aims to share these stories of courage and hope to inspire abortion-vulnerable women with the reassurance that they aren’t alone, that they can do this, and that they can be the mom they want to be.
This Mother’s Day, read the stories of women who stand as a witness to the beauty of motherhood, something worth celebrating every day.
