Our Advocates
Meet our Birthline Advocates, each one with a great listening ear, a knowledge of resources and strategies, an eagerness to hear your story, and a great personal story herself. Advocates are the ones who spend time with those who come and visit us, needing our help and support. They are ready to advocate for you.
Margie
Hello, my name is Margie. There was a time in my life when I didn’t know how to behave in my personal life. I was making lots of bad decisions. One of my friends was being very antagonistic towards me. She became pregnant but I didn’t know it at the time. We used to be very close friends and we shared everything with each other. She ended up secretly having an abortion. She must have felt so alone. Because of this, I have a heart for women who are pregnant, and want them to feel seen and heard and loved. I don’t think my friend felt safe telling anybody that she was pregnant. I don’t want anybody to experience that feeling of being alone.
I have been working at Birthline now for about four years and enjoy listening to women’s stories in a nonjudgmental atmosphere. I love helping them find resources so that they can feel empowered to move forward and raise their baby in a healthy home. I have enjoyed building strong relationships with several of my clients and rejoice with them over all their successes. If they are struggling, we work together to set up goals and figure out ways of moving forward. Birthline offers free diapers, clothes, and even pregnancy tests. We refer you for a free ultrasound in another organization if needed. I encourage all pregnant moms to use Birthline. You will be glad you did.
Christina
My name is Christina and I have been volunteering at Birthline since March 2021. But the first time I walked into Birthline was 6 years ago when I was struggling with my own unplanned pregnancy which had a grim prognosis. I didn’t think they could really understand me or my struggles. At the time I was a recovering opiate addict with a husband who was actively using methamphetamine. I was drowning in pain and I felt invisible. But the women at Birthline cared for me and they saw me. I didn’t think I needed help at the time, but I did, and they supported me. Since then my life has changed drastically and I know that their love was the catalyst. In a few months my husband and I will celebrate our 10 year anniversary. We are both doing well in our recovery and very connected in our church community. We have 6 beautiful kids! And I’ve now found joy that isn’t dependent on my circumstances. My hope is that I can help other women the way I was helped, and that more women might know they aren’t alone.
Sue L
My name is Sue L. I’d like to share something personal, and why Birthline and its mission and those whom we serve are special to me. Years ago I got pregnant with my fiancé, twice in back to back months, and having chosen abortion for both. I knew it would have been hard to deal with a baby, being pregnant and myself divorced. What would my parents say? What would my daughter and my ex-husband say? I was scared, extremely depressed and didn’t want to lose my fiance. So I made the appointments. Months later my fiancé and I were getting married and seeing a minister, and in our last meeting with the minister, I started crying and told him as a confession that we had had two abortions. We stopped right at that moment and the minister prayed with me, asking God to forgive me. By the grace and mercy of God, I know am forgiven for this. God lifted a great burden from my heart. Also, I am adopted myself, and I could have been aborted, but my mother chose life for us. I am so glad my mother chose adoption; a hard thing to do for her in the 40’s. It was a supreme act of love, and I pray for my birthmother often, and I’m so thankful for how I get to care for women and couples here at Birthline.
Taylor
Hello, my name is Taylor! I am an Advocate and the Social Media Coordinator for Birthline of Loveland.
What led me to the work I do here at Birthline began because of the pandemic. During the 2020 -2021 COVID Pandemic I got COVID-pneumonia in both my lungs and was put in a coma for 21 days. I was in the hospital for 2 months and had many complications from COVID that nearly took away my life. Without the comfort and support of my family I wouldn’t have made it through that difficult time of having to relearn to do everything, and it really opened my eyes to the fact that there are so many people in this world that don’t have support in their time of need. Since that time in the hospital, I have dedicated my time to pursue work to support and help others and to find my purpose in the life that I have regained.
I am blown away by the work that our organization does for pregnant women and couples; an organization that is absolutely dedicated to helping others in so many ways. I am so grateful for the opportunity I’ve been given to work with Birthline and to be able to grow and work in such a wonderful team.
Sue O
Sue O joined Birthline in July as a volunteer and recently became trained as an Advocate with a focus on the Spanish speaking clients. She has lived in Loveland since 1990 and taught high school Spanish and French for 30 years. Sue has one daughter and three beautiful grandchildren who live out of state. She was looking for a volunteer opportunity and found Birthline to be a place where she could use her language and teaching skills to help others. She feels honored to be surrounded by so many loving staff and volunteers.