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Kristen always looked forward to the day she would become a mother. \u201cMy whole childhood, I was obsessed with babies. I had a whole collection of baby dolls, and I took them everywhere with me,” she told Live Action News. “I would pack a diaper bag and push a stroller around the mall with my baby doll when I was nine years old.\u201d When Kristen’s baby brother was born, she begged her mother to put the baby\u2019s crib in her room. She took care of her sibling in the middle of the night, and was often called a \u201cnatural little mama.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Kristen grew up in several different countries as her family served as missionaries. Her father was a third-generation pastor, and she attended a Christian school. Her high school boyfriend was also a Christian. The two of them attended youth events and mission trips. Together, they made a vow to remain abstinent until marriage. They created strict boundaries and had accountability partners. It wasn\u2019t easy, but they kept their vow all through high school.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

After high school, Kristen and her boyfriend remained a couple but began attending different colleges several hours apart. They met halfway to spend the day together on the weekends. After a while, they decided to get a hotel room so they could spend more time together. \u201cWe had been together for almost four years without having sex \u2014\u00a0what was the risk?\u201d Kristen said.<\/span><\/p>\n

READ: Post-abortive mom: Abortion regret \u2018weighs down every fiber of your being\u2019<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

But during their very first hotel stay, Kristen and her boyfriend broke their vow. The guilt they experienced afterward was unbelievable. They agreed not to let it happen again, but inevitably, those hotel stays led to more intimate times together.<\/span><\/p>\n

At age 19, Kristen\u2019s boyfriend drove her to get a pregnancy test after realizing her period was a few weeks late. The two lines appeared immediately. \u201cI remember feeling like my life was over. There was no good option. My boyfriend felt the same way,\u201d she told Live Action News.<\/span><\/p>\n

Kristen recalled hearing the truth about abortion when she was a student at a Christian school. \u201cI vividly remember going to Chapel one morning and hearing someone share their testimony about having an abortion and how much they regretted it. I cried. I told myself I would NEVER do that,\u201d she said.<\/span><\/p>\n

Kristen was personally pro-life until she faced what seemed like an impossible situation.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThere was NO way I could tell my parents. My dad was a pastor! What would the church members think? I was a good girl; this didn\u2019t fit into my life. This couldn\u2019t be part of my story,\u201d explained Kristen.<\/span><\/p>\n