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I totally agree with you - especially as it relates to changing people’s minds about abortion in particular...

One true story to share here...
My mother passed away several months before I became pregnant with my youngest daughter. When she was about two years old I remember speaking with her about my mom. I brought out pictures (I didn’t have any up on my dresser or on the walls or anything, so it’s not like she could’ve seen them beforehand).

Anyway, we looked at the pictures, and as I was showing her one of myself and my mom she asked me — “Who is that lady?” I replied that it was my mom. She then said to me, “I know her. She’s really nice, she took care of me when I was in heaven”. It shocked me at first, but seeing how young she was, I didn’t try to talk her out of it or anything. And, besides, what if she really did meet my mother in heaven before she was conceived - as a soul, with God knowing she would be a part of our family before we knew it ourselves? Kind of cool, huh?

Another thing: we were not attending church and such at the time (long story), and I didn’t speak too often about my mother, nor did I speak about heaven. So where she got it from - I have no idea... I’d like to think that it was true. And to this day she STILL insists that she remembers my mother, and that she took care of her “before she came to Earth from Heaven”... Out of the mouths of babes...

Thanks so much for sharing your story. As I said, I too believe that discussions of this sort would have a profound effect on those who believe babies are just a “clump of cells”... Nothing could be further from the truth! :)

I talked with my pastor about it, and he didn't feel that there was any proof, biblical or otherwise, to support the notion that the soul exists prior to the spark of life in the womb. He was very receptive to the child being aware, and the soul being present, once that spark of life begins.

Jeremiah 1:5 seems to speak to it. God grants us life, and through His saving grace, eternal life.

Who knows what transpired during the time just before the spark of life begins and the soul enters the body? Perhaps the child can see a fleeting glimpse of Heaven!

I'm thrilled that your daughter has a connection to God. Nurture that; the soul is transcendent. A nourished soul, walking a faithful path, will steer her clear of a lot of painful mistakes down the road.