• Dear Brave Soul,

    I want to spend five minutes to remind you how much I admire you. How much you matter to me. It takes a lot of bravery to be in “our

  • When to Drop the ‘I’m A Birth Mom Bomb’ When Dating

    Let’s just be real for a second…”Birth Mom” is not exactly a box that someone would eagerly check when creating their dating profile. Because being a birth mom is not

  • Emilie: A Birth Mom’s Side of the Story

    On October 24, 2015 my life changed forever. A night of partying with friends turned into a night I was taken advantage of. Little did I know that 280 miles

  • Meet Jessica

    Jessica is an amazing woman with a whole lot of wisdom to share. She's our next contributor to Being A Birth Mom. Meet Jessica... Hi There! My name is Jessica;

  • Celebrating Birthdays

    Hey friends! I write to you with such joy in my heart. This week I have several friends with children having birthdays. It’s such a joy to celebrate life! And

  • To the girl who is in the shoes that I was once in,

    I remember being where you're at. I remember the shock, guilt, confusion, anger and the surreal feeling of having no control. I've been the girl sitting on the bed crying

  • To the birth moms who gave me siblings.

    Dear Birth Moms, Just last month, we celebrated World Adoption Day. Maybe you knew that. Maybe you were totally unaware. I don’t know if you checked your social media accounts that

  • “She has two mothers who love her” — Lisa’s Story

    Last month was National Adoption Month and I was finally given the courage to share my story. I will never forget the day when I decided to place my child

  • Being a birth mom is part of my story – not my whole identity

    If you ask me about myself; I will tell you I am a wife, and a mama to 4 kiddos, I will say that I love Jesus and journaling, and

  • Meet Kaedra

    Meet Kaedra! Our next Being A Birth Mom contributor... I placed my son for adoption 14 years ago, in 2002. I was 19, and I knew that was the very