Eight lessons of pregnancy

Simcha Fisher has a wonderful list of lessons for everyone (yes, men, women, young and old) to learn from pregnancy. It's a great list, including:

2. You’re eating for two. A pregnant woman’s body is linked directly to her unborn child’s body: for better or worse, almost everything she takes in goes right to the little one. Guess what? There are no private acts of selfishness for anyone who is a member of the Body of Christ. Every poison we allow ourselves to ingest—pornography, gossip, habits of nastiness and mediocrity—they all hurt the most vulnerable members. Likewise, every wholesome and nourishing thing—acts of love, patient words, works of charity—these build up the weaker members and make the whole body stronger.

Read more: http://www.ncregister.com/blog/simcha-fisher/eight-lessons-of-pregnancy-that-everyone-yes-everyone-can-use#ixzz1n2GSO7UR.