Happy Mother's Day, Barbara Green!

This Mother’s Day I am thinking about a heroic mother and grandmother I met this week. Ten of us Little Sisters were invited to attend the 20th annual Becket Fund Canterbury Medal Dinner in Manhattan, NY, Thursday evening (May 7). This year’s honoree was Barbara Green, founder of Hobby Lobby, the family-run business that won their case over the HHS Contraceptive Mandate in the Supreme Court last year.

In her acceptance speech Mrs. Green highlighted the involvement of her family in the business and the decision to sue the federal government:

“I do want to quality something: This decision was a family decision. This included all of Generation 1, and Generation 2 and the adults of Generation 3 — or about 20 family members. And 12 of them are here tonight, so I’m glad to have them here. We are united! I am accepting this great honor with them.

To do something because it is the right thing to do — does not make it easy. But when you have Him in your life, you can do a lot more than you think you can.

It’s only human nature to see if there is a less dramatic way to solve the problem.

We tried to discuss our options. There were just no options on the table. We couldn’t take life. We ALL believe that life begins at conception….

The Becket Fund started our process, carried us through the process, and brought our process to a glorious
victory! … I and my family thank you for this Medal, a Medal of honor for God’s faithfulness in our defending religious liberties. I’d like to read a quote by C.H. Welch (adapted for our family):

The Lord may not definitely have planned that this should overtake me (our family) but He has most certainly permitted it. Therefore, though it were an attack of an enemy, by the time it reached me (our family), it had the Lord’s permission and therefore all is well. He will make it work together with all life’s experiences for good.

This experience has given our family so much more to be thankful for. We have seen God’s hand at work in the midst of our struggles. We have felt love, prayers and support that we would never have felt.”

To view Barbara Green's acceptance speech CLICK HERE.

P.S. Many people ask us about our HHS case. We are still awaiting the decision of the Tenth Circuit Court on our case. Please keep up the prayers!

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