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Which brings me back to where I started. If there is indeed no worse grief than the death of a child, losing a loved one through murder, or through an event in which one is at fault, consider then the gravity of abortion: it is the confluence of all three of those horrors!

p>I write this to emphasize that the struggle we are in is a real one, the stakes are high, and real people's lives are involved. Thank you for the efforts of your staff and for your fine publication. br> -- name withheld /p>

It's early morning. A migraine has erupted. While calming it with coffee and migraine medicine I sat at the computer and opened TAS. Lawrence Henry's piece caught my eye. I opened and read and wept. Our beloved only son, Ben, leaves for Iraq next week for his fourth tour. We are not able to physically go see him off. So we will call and I'll pray with him over the phone and ask God to hold his hand and be ever present when he flies his missions. And I will wait 'til he returns.

I saw The Nativity Story a couple of weeks ago. It brought the reminder of Mary's gift to the world and her uncertainties and her insight. And Scripture says that "Mary pondered these things in her heart." We Texas ranchers use that word ponder a lot lately. We ponder the drought, the state of a nation whose leaders in Congress give aid and comfort to an enemy who would see us dead. We ponder the politicians and pundits, who don't send their offspring to fight for freedom but try to speak with moral authority. We ponder why other Americans are so casual this Christmas, as they shop and plan for the future. We ponder freedom and its price. We ponder and ponder.

p>I think Mary was wise. She kept things in her heart. And so will I, as my beloved son fights for a country, who seems not to always appreciate the gift of freedom and what happens if it is lost. br> -- Beverly Gunn br> East Texas Rancher /p> p> There is nothing more painful to me than to think of my own child's death. Reading about the death of other children can be just as excruciating. It just hurts. br> -- David Skinner

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