{"id":83904,"date":"2015-12-31T20:18:11","date_gmt":"2016-01-01T01:18:11","guid":{"rendered":"\/news\/?p=83904"},"modified":"2016-01-01T13:18:05","modified_gmt":"2016-01-01T18:18:05","slug":"2015-best-nine-life-affirming-moments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/2015-best-nine-life-affirming-moments\/","title":{"rendered":"My &#8216;2015 Best Nine&#8217; life-affirming moments!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div><p>It&#8217;s the last day of 2015 and it was a wonderful year. Since I&#8217;m inspired by the #2015BestNine pics all over social media, here&#8217;s nine\u00a0life affirming moments I&#8217;m grateful for!<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>9. <strong>Building bridges\u00a0with a pro-choice feminist activist\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_83906\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-83906\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-83906\" src=\"https:\/\/www.liveactionnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/a0eea643-736e-4a0b-a104-53ee5ca528d6-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Shelby, Becca and me R to L \" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/a0eea643-736e-4a0b-a104-53ee5ca528d6-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/a0eea643-736e-4a0b-a104-53ee5ca528d6-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/a0eea643-736e-4a0b-a104-53ee5ca528d6.jpg 442w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-83906\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Shelby, Becca and me<br \/>R to L<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">Filmaker Becca Roth invited me to take part in a project focused on people with opposite views coming together to dialogue. Becca set up a conversation between me and pro-choice feminist activist, Shelby Knox. I have to admit I was intimidated when I found out Shelby was mentored by feminist, Gloria Steinem. \u00a0Nevertheless, I was willing to have an honest conversation about abortion. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">We talked politics, faith, personhood, women&#8217;s rights, and even about our curly hair. At the end of of the conversation, Shelby said that while our talk didn&#8217;t make her pro-life, she really liked me as a person. In a time when people view those with conflicting views as enemies, that was a win in my book.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>8. <strong>CareNet&#8217;s annual conference and 400K saved babies!\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It was an amazing experience to take part in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.care-net.org\/about\">CareNet&#8217;s<\/a> annual conference in San Diego this September. We learned that in CareNet&#8217;s history the combined pregnancy centers have helped save over 400, 000 children from abortion. A special moment for me was meeting young leaders like Autumn Williams, who was a teen mom and is now working to have her own life affirming pregnancy center.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_83912\" style=\"width: 235px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-83912\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-83912\" src=\"https:\/\/www.liveactionnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/autumn-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Autumn \" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/autumn-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/autumn-525x700.jpg 525w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/autumn.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-83912\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Autumn inspired me with her courage!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>7. <strong>Praying with pro-life heroes who shut down a Connecticut abortion facility!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-84029\" src=\"https:\/\/www.liveactionnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Memorial-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Memorial\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Memorial-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Memorial-525x700.jpg 525w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Memorial.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Marilyn and Carmen are some fierce ladies. They&#8217;ve reached out to women going in for abortions at Summit Medical Center in Bridgeport, CT, for over 25 years. \u00a0In that time, they&#8217;ve seen over 2,000 babies saved because of their sidewalk counseling, and over 400 women began a relationship with Jesus.<\/p>\n<p>They provide resources and are mentors to the moms. It was an honor to stand with them as they celebrated the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ctfamily.org\/another-one-bites-the-dust-bridgeport-abortion-clinic-closing\/\">closing<\/a> of this abortion facility, and mourned the lives of the thousands of babies.<\/p>\n<p>6. <strong>Making new pro-life friends at Yale University!<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_83950\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-83950\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-83950 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.liveactionnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/JasonJones-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"JasonJones\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/JasonJones-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/JasonJones-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/JasonJones-700x525.jpg 700w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/JasonJones.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-83950\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">My husband and I with film producer Jason Jones<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_83951\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-83951\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-83951 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.liveactionnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Kelsey-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Kelsey\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Kelsey-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Kelsey-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Kelsey-700x525.jpg 700w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Kelsey.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-83951\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Me with Kelsey Hazzard from Secular Pro-Life<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_83953\" style=\"width: 235px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-83953\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-83953 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.liveactionnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Dave-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Dave\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Dave-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Dave-525x700.jpg 525w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Dave.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-83953\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dave Sterrett, author of &#8216;Aborting Aristotle&#8217; and &#8216;We Choose Life&#8217;.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_84042\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-84042\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-84042 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.liveactionnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/DSC_5871-700x465-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_5871-700x465\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/DSC_5871-700x465-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/DSC_5871-700x465.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-84042\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">One Yale pro-life student<\/p><\/div>\n<p>This past October, I went to a<a href=\"\/news\/anyone-can-be-pro-life-yale-students-share-powerful-message-with-signs\/\"> conference <\/a>held by CLAY, a pro-life group of students at Yale. In addition to meeting inspiring students, I also became friends with secular pro-life leader, Kelsey Hazzard, author, Dave Sterrett, and film producer, Jason Jones. The pro-life movement has some of the most passionate people in the world.<\/p>\n<p>5. \u00a0<strong>Being a Christmas elf and handing out gifts to over 100 kids!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It was a wonderful joy to pass out Christmas gifts to over 100 kids through the pregnancy center I work for. So grateful for all the generous donors that made Christmas morning brighter for needy families.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-83945\" src=\"https:\/\/www.liveactionnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Christmaself-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Christmaself\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Christmaself-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Christmaself-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Christmaself-700x525.jpg 700w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Christmaself.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_84043\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-84043\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-84043\" src=\"https:\/\/www.liveactionnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/presents-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Volunteers at the pregnancy center\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/presents-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/presents-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/presents.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-84043\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Volunteers at the pregnancy center<\/p><\/div>\n<p>4. <strong>Sharing the value of LIFE with an entire Jr. class of a Catholic High school!\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>What a honor to teach seven\u00a0classes of junior\u00a0high schools about the dignity of the preborn child. A special highlight was having two girls approach me after class, who told me they were grateful to have been adopted and not aborted.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-83944\" src=\"https:\/\/www.liveactionnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Mercygirls-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Mercygirls\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Mercygirls-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Mercygirls-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Mercygirls-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Mercygirls-700x700.jpg 700w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Mercygirls.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>3. \u00a0<strong>Being a part of Students for Life&#8217;s &#8216;Call Him Emmett&#8217; project and &#8216;Women Betrayed&#8217; rallies.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Center for Medical Progress released their undercover videos this year exposing Planned Parenthood, and the pro-life movement spread the word. The &#8216;<a href=\"http:\/\/callhimemmett.com\/\">Call Him Emmett<\/a>&#8216; project gave people a space to share their emotions over the aborted children they saw in the videos. The &#8216;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.womenbetrayed.com\/\">Women Betrayed<\/a>&#8216; rallies were held across the country in protest of the way the abortion industry targets women.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_83946\" style=\"width: 235px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-83946\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-83946 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.liveactionnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/WalterHoye-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"WalterHoye\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/WalterHoye-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/WalterHoye-526x700.jpg 526w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/WalterHoye.jpg 601w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-83946\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pro-life leader Walter Hoye<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_83943\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-83943\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-83943 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.liveactionnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Kristan-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Kristan\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Kristan-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Kristan-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Kristan-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Kristan-700x700.jpg 700w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Kristan.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-83943\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Students for Life President Kristan Hawkins<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_83941\" style=\"width: 627px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-83941\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-83941\" src=\"https:\/\/www.liveactionnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Womenbetrayed-300x110.jpg\" alt=\"Womenbetrayed\" width=\"617\" height=\"226\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Womenbetrayed-300x110.jpg 300w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Womenbetrayed-768x282.jpg 768w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Womenbetrayed-700x257.jpg 700w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Womenbetrayed.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 617px) 100vw, 617px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-83941\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Women Betrayed rally in CT<\/p><\/div>\n<p>2. \u00a0<strong>Finding out the illegal abortion facility\u00a0we marched to shut down in Selma, AL, closed!\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Pro-life leader, Catherine Davis, had a vision to take a team to Selma, AL, to pray for an illegal abortion clinic to be shut down. Her idea named &#8216;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theselmaproject.com\/\">The Selma Project<\/a>&#8216; highlighted the way the industry targets and betrays black women. Traveling by bus to Selma and seeing the clinic close down in December was a great moment for justice. Having the march filmed by &#8216;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Eyesoftheheartfilms\/\">Eyes of the Heart Films<\/a>&#8216; for an upcoming pro-life documentary called\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/133488864\">&#8220;Hear from Heaven<\/a>&#8221; made the experience even more amazing.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_83939\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-83939\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-83939 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.liveactionnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Selma-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Selma\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Selma-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Selma-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Selma-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Selma-700x700.jpg 700w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Selma.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-83939\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Power to the People shirt design by Ryan Bomberger<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_83861\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-83861\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-83861 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.liveactionnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Selma-March-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"Selma March\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Selma-March-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Selma-March-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Selma-March-700x393.jpg 700w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Selma-March.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-83861\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Marching over the Pettus bridge in Selma<\/p><\/div>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Going back to the hospital where I was scheduled to be aborted on my birthday!<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>This was the best pro-life moment of 2015. My mom and I went back to the hospital in Hartford, CT, that she walked out of 34 years ago. She had an appointment to abort me in this building, but she changed her mind! (Read <a href=\"\/news\/do-you-want-to-have-this-baby-the-yes-that-changed-everything\/\">our story here<\/a>.)<\/p>\n<p>Thankfully, the hospital merged with a Catholic one and no longer commits\u00a0abortions. We wanted to release a bunch of balloons but it&#8217;s against the law in CT to do so, because we have laws that protect animals. In 2016, I&#8217;ll continue to fight for laws that protect baby humans, too.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-83929\" src=\"https:\/\/www.liveactionnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IPHONE-PICS-NOV-2015-10-13-015-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"IPHONE PICS NOV 2015-10-13 015\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IPHONE-PICS-NOV-2015-10-13-015-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IPHONE-PICS-NOV-2015-10-13-015-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IPHONE-PICS-NOV-2015-10-13-015-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IPHONE-PICS-NOV-2015-10-13-015-700x700.jpg 700w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IPHONE-PICS-NOV-2015-10-13-015.jpg 2008w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-83930\" src=\"https:\/\/www.liveactionnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IPHONE-PICS-NOV-2015-10-13-016-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"IPHONE PICS NOV 2015-10-13 016\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IPHONE-PICS-NOV-2015-10-13-016-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IPHONE-PICS-NOV-2015-10-13-016-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IPHONE-PICS-NOV-2015-10-13-016-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IPHONE-PICS-NOV-2015-10-13-016-700x700.jpg 700w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IPHONE-PICS-NOV-2015-10-13-016.jpg 1252w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s the last day of 2015 and it was a wonderful year. Since I&#8217;m inspired by the #2015BestNine pics all over social media, here&#8217;s nine\u00a0life affirming moments I&#8217;m grateful for!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":204,"featured_media":84041,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false},"categories":[4],"tags":[695,6959,6957,4828,3339,5757,5752,5750,6956,3280,6958,6960,4788,5758],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v20.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>My &#039;2015 Best Nine&#039; life-affirming moments!<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"I&#039;m inspired by the #2015BestNine pics all over social media, so here&#039;s nine\u00a0life affirming moments I&#039;m grateful for!\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/2015-best-nine-life-affirming-moments\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"My &#039;2015 Best Nine&#039; 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