i'm 17 years old and a senior in high school..
my boyfriend and i have been together a year and hadn't really thought about having sex.. we talked about it but i wanted to wait until marriage.. well one night it just happened.. we had sex for the first time.. i was on birth control and we used a condom and i still got pregnant.. my life was on the fast track to becoming a highschool graduate, then a collgeg graduate... i was going places no one in family ever had the chance to go.. then i got pregnant.. i love kids and i want to have them some day just not now.. right now my family is not financially stable and could not afford a baby in any way.. we barely are able to pay the bills.. i told my mom i wanted an abortion and she called me a coward and a baby killer and she kicked me out.. i understand where she's coming from but in the end this is my decision and im the one that will have to live with it.. my entire family on my dads side supports my decision.. they dont agree with it but they understand why i want to do it.. my mom thinks i can raise this baby when I nor my boyfriend have a job and my mom only makes about 20,000 a year... were really pushing it with what we have..
i want my child to grow up with a fulfilling life.. i want him/her to have everything they need.. i dont feel like right now i can do that..

are there any suggestions on how i can try and make my mom understand?
she's really the one person i want to support me..

Dear Nikki,
Forgive us for not responding to you sooner! Thank you for trusting us with the most important decision you will ever make in your entire life.........think on these words for at least 5 minutes, if you don't mind, go ahead, give it a try, I am waiting here with you, holding your hand, if that is okay with you............................................

FIRST STEP is I want to share my Best Friend with you. He is ever faithful, never lies, cheats, steals or kills. He is patient, kind, loving, giving and has never left me or abandoned me my entire life since before I was born, even while I was still in my mother's womb.
SECOND STEP is He is your Best Friend too. Would you acknowledge Him in your life at this moment, whatever time of morning, day or night it might be where your are right now.
THIRD STEP is... have you guessed his Name yet?
I am sure you already know Him WHO has the Name above all names....JESUS
Don't give up on me, sister, I need you to not give up on the future of your baby, because your baby's destiny has already been chosen by JESUS, my best friend.
LAST STEP...Ask Jesus what decision to make about the future of your child, because it is in His hands, not yours. He blesses us with the opportunity to bring His children into this world and they only have ONE chance to get here through us.
Follow these steps and get back to me, then I will pray with you about what to tell your mother. Do we have a plan?
Thank you for taking the time to read this response from the heart of God, not me, only HIM.
You are loved and appreciated,
Nona Ellington
www.eaglesrestoration.com