This weekend we will celebrate the birth of our Lord and Savior Jesus, to a virgin named Mary who was betrothed to Joseph. Mary is infamous for choosing life! She's infamous for saying yes to God! And above all infamous for being the mother of Jesus. And quite easily, she could have been famous in her village for being stoned to death for adultery as an engaged women. But Joseph. Here's their story (the LaRose paraphrase): Mary, not yet married and a virgin, had quite the situation to explain to her fiance, Joseph, when she found herself unexpectedly pregnant with the Messiah, Jesus. She had to tell Joseph. "Sooooooo Joseph... I'm with child. And it's not yours, since you know, we haven't co
The holiday season is upon us and Team First Choice is busy closing up 2016. The doors have been flung wide open as of late, and our Team is serving members of the Central Wisconsin Community in many different ways. While much of the community was unaware, we've made some updates to our communication methods. Those needing services can now book pregnancy tests, HOPE classes, and recovery classes with a simple click of a "Book Now" button at any time of the day or night through our website. This can be done via mobile device or desktop. For clients who have questions, or would rather schedule appointments via texting, we have opened a new texting line! The number differs from our regular offi
Last week, amidst the chaos of a busy week of services and preparing for our strategic planning retreat, I failed to write a blog. Maybe chose not to write a blog is a better way to phrase it. BUT! I want to assure you, in forgoing a weekly blog post, we had a very successful and refreshing couple of days spent in the presence of the Lord and one very large pad of paper. Honestly, from the moment we stepped foot onto the grounds of Be Still Retreats we were overwhelmed by His glory. One faithful family took their vision from God and ran full force into His will by providing a place of retreat in Plainfield for Pastors and Missionaries. The stunning cottages were FULLY equipped with everythin
