Stephanie and her boyfriend placed their son for adoption. Eight years later they are able to continue to surround him with love and support through an open adoption. This is Stephanie’s story and why she chose adoption.

Katie did everything she could to make it work in order to parent her son. Six months later, she made an adoption plan. Some time passed, and she was faced with another decision to place for adoption. This is Katie's story and why she chose adoption (twice).

"It takes a truly selfless individual to create life and bless another family through the process. Truly a brave love." - Marti, adoptee

Larry has always known he was adopted, but he never knew his birth mom since his adoption was closed.  So he began to search.  Watch how his story unfolds and how he comes to terms with the difficult but beautiful realities of his own adoption story.

Watch what these individuals have to say about their lives today and how they've been impacted by adoption.

"Finally, after eighteen years of a closed adoption, I decided to reach out to my birthmother, Angell." #BraveLove

Clay spent years trying to perform to get people to pick him, because of the fact that at his earliest moment, he fundamentally perceived he wasn’t chosen. As an adoptive father, Clay found a connection point with his son on wrestling with your identity. Years later, when Clay's birth mom Priscilla reached out to pursue a relationship with him, Clay was overwhelmed. Watch to discover what happened next.

"We are anxious/excited to reach out to you to see if maybe you are that baby girl." - Theresa #BraveLove

My biological parents were seventeen years old when they found out they were pregnant with me, and they were in high school at the time. When they found out, my birth father wanted an abortion. He actually told my birth mother if she didn't get an abortion that he would leave her. Keep reading the rest of this adoption story by Annie.

"I will never stop supporting or promoting the difficult but beautiful act of adoption. Love IS brave." - Shara, adoptee #BraveLove