Category: Birth Mother

One word to describe how you felt the moment you discovered you were pregnant? Devastated, absolutely lost, NO one understood nor would they try to understand….to help. Why did you

I’ll start off by saying I am proud to be your birth mom. I am proud that I trusted and believed in God’s word and that was adoption. I know

One word to describe how you felt the moment you discovered you were pregnant? Terrified Why did you choose adoption? I chose adoption because everything kept pointing to adoption. Before

Meet Janelle. In 1993, she found herself facing the many burdens and decisions that accompany an unplanned pregnancy.  Feeling as if she needed extra support, she chose to move into

I was recently asked if I could imagine my life differently—if adoption wasn’t a part of it. Just the thought seemed almost impossible! If the Neimer’s weren’t a part of

Not every child who is adopted was unwanted. I believe there is only love in adoption. Even if the birth mother can’t say it or see it, there is only

My journey as a mother started when I was 14 years old. I went to bed one night with not a care in the world, little did I know a

Time really does fly. We can hardly believe that 2013 has come and gone. As we enter 2014, here are some of our hopes and resolutions for the year ahead

I grew up in a Christian home outside Portland, Oregon. As a child and teenager I talked the talk, but deep down I desired to live like the rest of

At BraveLove, we're dedicated to erasing the stigmas of adoption, and a big part of that involves sharing stories that honor birth mothers. As we all know, adoption impacts people