Easter weekend, I had the honor of photographing a remarkable 21 year old girl, with an incredible life story. It’s a story that touches depths of one’s soul, because it involves a tough subject – abortion. It’s incredibly difficult for me to wrap my mind around the reality that abortions, and more specifically late term abortions, occur every day. Right now, a pregnant mother somewhere in this world will make her decision to end her baby’s life today. I heard on the news the other day that a recent scientific study concluded that fetuses in their 2nd trimester of life cannot feel pain. I remember listening to that and immediately wanting to run into the bathroom to puke.
Meet Claire. She is a miracle. She is a twin abortion SURVIVOR. Claire’s biological mom became pregnant with her at the age of 13. Her mother took her to an abortion clinic where she had a surgical abortion. A few weeks later she realized she was still pregnant so she found an out-of-state late-term abortion clinic to do a second abortion. At the clinic they told her she had been pregnant with twins..ONE WAS ABORTED; ONE SURVIVED. They said it was too late to do a second abortion…Claire was born 2 weeks later. Claire was born 2.5 months early. She weighed 3 lbs 2 oz, she was on life support, her hips were dislocated and her feet were turned in…all because of the abortion.
Claire’s story is an true testimony of God’s amazing grace. She was adopted into a loving Christian family when she was 2.5 months old. I could go on and on about her amazing parents that I’ve been blessed to know. Jeremiah 1:5 says “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart” – this scripture is true for all unborn babies but in light of Claire’s story, it speaks to the miracle and the great purpose for her life.
Claire’s mission in life is to save unborn babies from abortion. To share her story. To shine her light. Did you know abortions are scheduled twice a month at Planned Parenthood? Two days a month. I learned this from Claire’s twitter because I checked it the week after Easter and she said that Tuesday was “abortion day”. And she would be outside the clinic praying for those mothers who were on the schedule that day. I checked back later that evening and she had a ray of hope, one baby saved that day. One baby. Just like Claire.
How can you help?
Join her Facebook Fan page – http://www.facebook.com/#!/ClaireCulwell
Her Website is – http://www.claireculwell.com
Her Twitter is – http://www.twitter.com/claireculwell
Life is a miracle. Claire’s life is miraculous!
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Oh my gosh! How cute are these photos? I don’t know how you managed to get them to all cooperate with you? Love the captures!
Gorgeous! So Fun to watch them grow- you always capture them so beautifully!
Oh wow! These are amazing! How did you get them all to cooperate like that? Beautiful!
These are so cute and fun! Great job!
What cuties! Beautiful work! I can’t believe how cooperative they were!
Oh my goodness what gorgeous children!!!! Love your color and clarity!
Great captures – that last one has got to be my favorite!
Awesome photos! You did a great job of capturing their personalities!
Wow. awesome job! Love the last one.. so cute!
That last image is just precious!!! beautiful work
Yay! I love them so! Rachelle told me you offered to photograph them and I was excited to see another photographers spin. This location looks so fun!
It makes me so happy to be the greatgrandmother of those adorable quintuplets. I just wish I lived closer so I could give them some hugs and kisses.
Oh my gosh! FIVE!?!?! Every single one of them is just as cute as a button! Love what you shot, they are so precious! The together shots made me smile and then the individuals are just awesome! Great job!
What sweet photos! I can’t imagine how challenging this shoot must have been but you make it look effortless! I love the silly faces photo! What a neat opportunity!
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