About Our Book
Our book focuses on a woman’s personal growth and journey, helping readers reflect on the beauty of making life-giving decisions, moment by moment, for themselves and others.
It includes relatable imagery, reflection questions, words of encouragement, and meditation prompts to guide readers as they contemplate their pregnancy decisions. However, it does not mention pregnancy or discuss pregnancy options.
Initiative Goal
With your help, we can offer this book to women at no cost to them.
Support this effort by donating to Bluebird Refuge, allowing us to distribute books to places where women receive pregnancy care or frequently visit.
Alternatively, purchase books and offer them directly to your community—whether it’s through your business, favorite organization, school, or church. Contact us for a bulk rate discount to help spread hope and support in your area. Email to hello@bluebirdrefuge.com.
Our Inspiration
This personal retreat was written after much prayer and discernment about the gap that exists between a woman’s initial pregnancy care appointment—when her baby’s life is revealed through a pregnancy test and ultrasound—and her follow-up medical care, when life-giving voices are often few or absent.
This nine-day retreat is intended to provide time for pause and reflection during that gap, while also extending and pointing the reader back to the encouraging, loving voice of the life-giving person who shared the book with her.
But this book isn’t just for women. It equips advocates for women with words of comfort, thoughtful considerations, and relatable imagery to support both the woman and her partner through challenging moments in pregnancy.
Pilot Phase Impact
We partnered with Essential Pregnancy Services (EPS) in Omaha, Nebraska, to pilot our book. Of six women offered the book, three—two Christians and one non-Christian—kept in touch with EPS nurses. These women reported feeling uplifted by the book and confident in choosing life for their babies after initially considering ending their pregnancies.
Reader Insights
“Your book has been a source of peace and hope for some of our clients. One mother shared that she feels the Lord’s presence and is confident in choosing life for her baby after initially contemplating abortion. She has also decided to return to her Catholic faith and baptize all of her children.”
MICHELLE WITT
Director of Health & Wellness
Essential Pregnancy Services, Omaha, NE
Beauty, Goodness, and Truth
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Isn’t it true that we all go through seasons in life? There are times when we are struggling and need words of encouragement. In other seasons, we feel strong and joyful, with the capacity to share hope and support with those around us.
When a crisis arises, whether in your life or in a friend’s life, remember The Story of the Bluebird. The bluebird endures harsh winters, yet greets each new day with a song, knowing spring will come and warmer days are ahead. This can remind us that, just as seasons come and go, so too do feelings, and brighter days and new beginnings will follow.
Today, give yourself or someone you love the gift of pause and perspective.
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