"Adoption isn't always beautiful, it's hard and devastating! But my boys deserved to be loved and my grief proves that they always were!" - Alex, birth mom #BraveLove

"To the birth mothers and fathers, never lose sight of the dreams you have for the children that you created. Hold on to the hope that you released them with. " - Angell, birth mom #BraveLove

"More than anything, I wanted to honor our son’s birth mom’s sacrifice by being the the most loving mom that I could." - Adrian, birth mom and adoptive mom

Although I have my days, I continue to look back and think how grateful I am to have been through that experience as it made me who I am today.  - Macy, birth mom

The smallest interaction, even from a stranger, can mean more than you realize. Mother's Day is always a tricky one for me. As I imagine it is for any birth mom without children of her own. I always feel like I'm half of a mother. Like I almost don't deserve this holiday.

As we all know, adoption impacts people forever. The journey isn't over after the decision has been made. That's why we love to stay connected with those who have shared their stories with BraveLove over the years, like Miranda.

"I always knew that this would be the start of something so beautiful — so much bigger than myself." - Nicole

23 years, 5 months, 14 days, 19 hours, 57 minutes and 59 seconds ago I gave birth to a beautiful baby boy. He was perfect but he wasn’t exactly mine.

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

I was not familiar with adoption. I didn't know of anyone who had been through this process.