Positive Thoughts

As Crotts’ pregnancy marched on, the debate over whether or not to keep her child raged on inside of her. “I laid there, battling my own mind of positive thoughts and encouragement to depths of fear. These emotions bounced back and forth like a ping-pong ball on a tennis table. Never before had I found myself with such contrasting thoughts of courage and angst,” she later recalled.

You see, as a young woman, Crotts had many different things to consider. Of course, a large, maternal part of her wanted to take care of her child and raise it. However, she had dreams and ambitions that would need to be put on hold. Even worse, Crotts did not come from the most understanding of communities…