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Back in January, I wrote a review of Abby Johnson's book Unplanned about her journey from being on the staff of Planned Parenthood to the other side of the fence.  If you'd like to read my review, you can find it here:   http://lovetopaint.blogspot.com/2011/01/first-must-read-of-year.html When I heard a DVD was going to be released, I looked forward to the chance to see it and review it.  Well, that chance came. Tyndale has made a documentary of Abby Johnson's story.  It features her and her family speaking.  Other folks who prayed for her and reached out to her from the pro-life movement are also seen sharing their parts in the story. When I started watching the movie, I was immediately struck by the thought that "this film is very culturally Texan".  After living in all the regions of the U.S., I'm often struck by the huge differences in how people present themselves and communicate across our country.  When Abby Johnson came on the screen, ...

There are many books that come through our house.  Every once in a while, I find one that I think of as a "Must Read".  If anyone chose to ask me (which I would feel very humbled by), what books I'd recommend, these are the books that would jump to my mind.  I just finished the first one for this year.  There are tears in my eyes and I simply want to cry.  But, I'll get to that in a moment.      "Were you really so gullible?...Were you and your pro-choice coworkers really driven by compassion and tenderness, by motives of truly helping women...      I often find that people don't like my answers.      That is understandable.  My story is not neat and tidy, and it doesn't come wrapped in easy answers.  Oh, how we love to vilify our opponents--from both sides.  How easy to assume that those on "our" side are right and wise and good; how those on "their" side are treacherous and foolish and deceptive....