• Seeking and Finding

    I was 19 when I found out I was pregnant. The same day I learned I was expecting was the day my boyfriend's daughter—his child with another woman—was born. In

  • A Birth Mother’s Story: Love, Grief, and the Journey of Adoption

    The decision to place a child for adoption is one of the most profound and emotional choices a mother can make. It’s a unique kind of grief that often lives

  • Gift of Parenthood

    Looking at the picture of our son Aiden as a little baby feels surreal. Now, he is a senior in high school who is six feet tall. My husband and

  • Fearless

    As I stood in the bathroom taking test after test, my heart was pounding out of my chest so loudly I couldn't focus. A moment I will never forget with

  • Forever a Piece of Me

    I remember after birthing William on February 15, 2024 he was placed on my chest. His eyes were so stunning, his cheeks perfect. He was twitching and even smiling a

  • Given a Chance

    In 2017, I myself was given a choice...as I held in my hands a VERY unplanned positive pregnancy test. As a professional party girl, I was shaken to my core

  • Choose Joy

    Twenty-three years later, I am still in awe of my open adoption journey. The relationships I have developed and the person I have become because of this adoption journey are

  • No One Needs to Sit Alone

    I was already a single Mother when I found out I was pregnant again. I was in a place of constant survival mode. I’d come home from working two jobs

  • A Poem in Honor of Birth Mothers

    "Star Power" - A Poem by Tara Meyer Dull Someday I want to tell you about the day anger walked through the door. Stormy steps, jaw clenched. It was the

  • Adoption is Life Changing: Leah’s Story Update

    Hello, fellow birth moms! Also, hello to all the potential birth moms out there trying to find some kind of sign that adoption is the right option. I hope my