Telling Birth Grandmother You’re Going to Place Your Baby For Adoption
How hard is it for a birth mom to tell her mother that she’s pregnant and that she’ll be placing the birth grandmothers baby for adoption? It’s one more part of many birth mothers’ stories that can be...
View ArticleWhy Open Adoption Is Better For Everyone Involved
Hello! My name is Rebekah. I am 39 years old and I am a mom to five wonderful children. Four of those children I chose to parent, and my fifth child I chose not to parent. My birth son is now five...
View ArticleBirth Mothers – Perfect Gift Ideas For Your Child
One month out of the whole year is noticeably harder than the rest for many birth mothers. The month of your child’s birth is often a time of reflection, longing, and emotional grief. Memories of your...
View ArticleAdding To Your Family After Placing A Child For Adoption
Hello! My name is Rebekah I am 39 years old and I am a birth mom to a sweet five year old little boy. I also have seven other children. Four of them I gave birth to and my three newest children are my...
View ArticleBirth Mom Story – I Found My Daughter After 35 Years!
Hi my Name is Bridget. I have been a birthmom for 36 years. My journey starts in rural northern New York in 1977. I was a 17 yr old girl with a boyfriend who was in the military. I found myself...
View ArticleExplaining to Your Children That You Placed One of Their Siblings for Adoption
Hello my name is Rebekah. I’m a 39-year-old birth mom to a five-year-old little boy named Tyrus. When I became pregnant with my birth son, it wasn’t until I was in the ninth week of pregnancy that I...
View ArticleBirth Mother – Missing Your Own High Expectations Is Not Failure!
Hello! My name is Rebekah. I am 39 years old and I am a birth mother to a wonderful five year old little boy named Tyrus. Before Tyrus was born I thought a lot about what I wanted my relationship to...
View ArticleAustralia Legislative Councillor Pushing for Incentives for Adoption over...
In politics, the question over adoption over abortion is rarely, if ever, brought up. Logically, you would think more politicians would push the idea of placing unwanted children with loving, wanting...
View ArticleFinding Joy – Our Search For My Son’s Birth Mom
Ours was a closed adoption. We were first foster parents for our little 5-week-old boy, knowing he may soon become adoptable. His birth mother was placing him for adoption, but the government of...
View ArticleThe Ignored Argument When Discussing Abortion
The subject of abortion is very much a hot button topic in the United States. While there are valid points on both sides of the board, we must concede that all life is precious and worth preserving....
View ArticleWhat Financial Aid is Available for Birth Mothers During Adoption?
If you got pregnant unexpectedly and you are thinking about adoption, it’s important to know that there are financial resources for birthmothers during adoption to help you pay for pregnancy and...
View ArticleCan Birthmothers Change Their Mind Before the Adoption?
For many families planning to adopt a child, perhaps the biggest fear they have is that sometime during the process, the birthmother will change her mind and decide that she no longer wants to put the...
View ArticleAdoption Song – From God’s Arms to My Arms to Yours
This song has been circulated all over the internet. It was written by Michael McLean at the request of a young women who was placing her baby for adoption. She wanted something special to sing to the...
View ArticleSon Finds His Birth Mom – She Works With Him
Deciding to search out your biological family is an emotional decision. The process of seeking them out can be a daunting challenge. The internet is full of reunion stories. But not many of them are...
View ArticleAdoptive Mom Gets to Congratulate Birth Mom Years After Adoption
“It’s a boy! For the past five years, I had been waiting for this news. I had been praying faithfully for Ashley, my son’s birth mother. I wanted more than anything to see her enjoy all that she...
View ArticleA Young Birthmother’s Difficult Decision To Place Her Baby For Adoption
“I placed this creature in the hands of people I knew would love him the way that I would and care for him in ways that I could not” This NBC story is about Callie Mitchell and her decision to place...
View ArticleTim, Amber and Big Sister Thank Their Birth Mother
This is the perfect way for adoptive parents to show thanks to birth mothers. Tim and Amber used the acronym LIGHT to describe their birth mom Jessica. L-love I-Independent G-Giving H-Hope T-Tenacious...
View ArticleWhy Placing Your Baby Up for Adoption is Not Giving Up
The biggest misconception that exists about the adoption process is that the birth parents are figuratively and physically “giving up” their child and “giving up” on their ability to raise one. The...
View ArticleTelling Birth Grandmother You’re Going to Place Your Baby For Adoption
How hard is it for a birth mom to tell her mother that she’s pregnant and that she’ll be placing the birth grandmothers baby for adoption? It’s one more part of many birth mothers’ stories that can be...
View ArticleWhy Open Adoption Is Better For Everyone Involved
Hello! My name is Rebekah. I am 39 years old and I am a mom to five wonderful children. Four of those children I chose to parent, and my fifth child I chose not to parent. My birth son is now five...
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