Birth Mother Stories
Everything to Me by Mark Schultz
This song gets me through every day knowing that I am doing what is best for my baby. I just pray that one day when he is old enough, he knows that I placed him for adoption not because I didn’t want him, but because I knew it was the best option for him. He will always be my baby. (:
Gift of Love
One of the greatest gifts we can give to our children, is our unconditional love. That goes for...
I Lived on Parker Avenue
Video Credits: Joie De Vivre Media and executive producer, Benjamin Clapper, present “I Lived on...
Emilie’s Story
On October 24, 2015 my life changed forever. A night of partying with friends turned into a night...
Championing for the Misunderstood Birth Mother
As a birth mom I have my own story and it is unique. It can often be easy to romanticize the ideal...
For Me, This Was OK!
“A mother is she who can take the place of all others, but whose place no one else can take!”...
Her Story
I have shared this story many times; every time the sharing is different. In the beginning, I...
What You Make of It
At the end of my son’s placement with his adoptive family, we laughed and hugged as we parted...
Grateful for an open Adoption
True love for your child is knowing what is best for them and giving it to them, no matter the...
God Showed Me the Way
I started dating my boyfriend when I was fifteen years old. When I turned sixteen, I was pregnant....
A Family for My Daughter
I was eighteen, a newly single mom. I had no job, no home of my own, and I was pregnant for the...
A Very Good Choice
I can still remember the look on Karla''s face at this moment! Not a lot of adoptive mothers get...
Adoption is a Beautiful Thing
When I first found out I was pregnant I was seventeen years old, recently broken up with my...
An Answer to Prayer
I'm writing this to every woman who finds herself pregnant and doesn't know what to do. I was...
I Didn’t Plan for This
I was already a single mom struggling to care for my two-year-old son when I took that pregnancy...