Category: Birth Mother

One word to describe how you felt the moment you discovered you were pregnant? Anxious Why did you choose adoption? To give her more than I could, a mommy and

Taken from an article written by an adoptive mom, Helen Harris, these four heartfelt narratives will captivate and challenge your perspective as they clarify how individual experience and relationships change

A few weeks ago, I had the opportunity to work with a birth-mom throughout her labor, subsequent C-section and the two days she spent in the hospital with her sweet

I want every woman to know they have value and worth so it is my heart and passion to reach women who view themselves as worthless, disposable, and damaged beyond

I knew from the moment I made my decision to place my child for adoption that it would have to be an open arrangement because I would want to be

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