A Few Engagement Pics

Chris and I had some fun engagement photos taken in January by Ms. Whitney Lee, who will also be our wedding photographer. She's posted some of her faves on her blog.

Abortion Discourse at Notre Dame

"...when we open up our hearts and our minds to those who may not think precisely like we do or believe precisely what we believe — that's when we discover at least the possibility of common ground."

I found Obama's Notre Dame commencement speech to be very well written, and he did a great job of addressing the extremely hot topic of the day: abortion. Here are his unifying words on the issue:

So let us work together to reduce the number of women seeking abortions, let's reduce unintended pregnancies. Let's make adoption more available. Let's provide care and support for women who do carry their children to term. Let's honor the conscience of those who disagree with abortion, and draft a sensible conscience clause, and make sure that all of our health care policies are grounded not only in sound science, but also in clear ethics, as well as respect for the equality of women. Those are things we can do.

Read the entire text of Obama's speech here.

Welcome Potus to the Sembera-Peters Family!

Potus joined our family this week and we are so happy to have him!