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I Had A Secret For Seventeen Years
A Story of Redemption and Healing after Abortion
by Tori Shaw
Foreword by Angela Forker
Imprint: Resource Publications
I Had A Secret for Seventeen Years is the redemptive life story of Tori Shaw, centered around her abortion as a teenager. She spent years covered by guilt and shame while enduring continual abandonment and rejection. Childhood experiences taught her to hide hardship, so she silently dealt with depression, fear, anxiety, self-loathing, and addictions. After hiding her dark secret for seventeen years, Tori shares her story with the world. A woman who once walked in fear and self-doubt is now willing to go wherever God wants her to go. Through Tori's story, God builds a ministry that helps abortion-minded women choose life for their babies and shares God's forgiveness and love with post-abortive women. I Had a Secret for Seventeen Years enables the reader to see a post-abortive woman come full circle and embrace the world of possibilities God makes available to those who are willing.
Tori Shaw is married to her high school sweetheart and homeschools her four beautiful children. She is also the director and founder of Not Forgotten Ministries. Tori walks in complete freedom after her abortion because of the mercy and grace of Jesus Christ. She desires the same for others who have had a similar journey.
“As one who has experienced the devastating effects abortion has had in my own life, I’ve been gripped by Tori’s journey. It is nothing short of miraculous! Through this raw, unadulterated writing, you’ll find yourself cheering and weeping as she draws you into the highs of her happiest moments as well as the depths of her deepest pain. Tori uncovers the truth about abortion that many have turned a blind eye to—the post-abortive woman, the other victim. What was meant to destroy her has now become her platform, life out of death, as Not Forgotten Ministries was born.”
—Lori Travers, post-abortive woman
“As a post-abortive woman, I have been able to closely relate to Tori’s story. Understanding what it is like to hide, I too felt the weight of tremendous guilt and shame because of a decision made long ago. Through Tori’s testimony and her book, I Had a Secret for Seventeen Years, I have been able to accept and rest in the freedom I longed for myself, for two decades. This book is a must read for post-abortive women and men, those struggling with the monumental decision of choosing life or death for their unborn child, as well as the members of pro-life advocacy groups. Not only these but all those who, through Tori’s testimony, may grasp the reality that God desires to, and will, use each of us, if we are willing, in a very special way.”
—Angel K., post-abortive woman
“As someone who was forced to have an abortion, I found myself relating so much with Tori’s heartache from her own abortion. Reading through these pages of her life has helped me with my own healing, as well. Once I began reading, I couldn’t put Tori’s book down.”
—Kathy Hadel, post-abortive woman and sex trafficking victim
“Countless women in today’s world can relate to Tori’s secret, but many never find the courage to share it with others. They carry this burden and try to go on with life as normal. Tori’s book takes you on a journey of a desperate young girl who makes a decision in a moment of crisis, to a woman whose shared secret is now bringing hope and healing to other women in crisis.”
—Angela Forker, After the Abortion Photography Series
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