09/03/2026
She canceled her appointment the night before.
She was scared, distraught, and preparing to take the abortion pill. It went against everything she had been taught growing up in the Church, but crisis has a way of making fear feel louder than faith.
She wanted to live the life her daddy had always dreamed for her. She just could not see how to get there from where she was standing.
She texted Ember Rising and scheduled an abortion assessment. Then fear took over, and she canceled.
But one phone call from our CEO created a pivot.
She took a breath and said, “Yes, I will be there.”
Her pregnancy test was negative, but her need for support did not disappear.
Now, she comes to Ember Rising every week and spends an hour with her coach working on her identity, self-love, and healthy ways to manage the crisis surrounding her.
She has become part of our family. And somewhere along the way, we became the big sisters she needed, women who listen, encourage her, speak truth, and remind her that her life still has purpose.
This is what Ember Rising does.
We do not simply meet a woman in one difficult moment and send her back into the same crisis alone. We walk with her. We help her rediscover who she is. We stay, even when the pregnancy test is negative.
Because sometimes the life that needs saving is the one sitting right in front of us.
No shame. No judgment. Just truth, love, and a family willing to walk beside her.
❤️ This is Ember Rising.