Honor birth parents. Celebrate the woman who carried your child. Honor them in deed and speech every day. This weekend, Mother’s Day weekend, formally honor this woman's courage. Regardless of…
Conversation with Birth Mother—edited to remove identifying details—names changed “Give up my baby for adoption,” that’s how I always said it. I even told my friends, i was “Giving up…
Jada's connection to this little girl remains steadfast, an unbreakable bond within an open adoption. This little girl will always know of her birth mother's love. Heart to Heart's journey…
Barricading Herself in a Hotel Room Two weeks after her positive pregnancy test, Josephine barricaded herself in a hotel room to call an adoption agency. "I put the lock on…
"I didn't know I was pregnant," Josephine said. "I knew I was tired, but I didn't know I was pregnant. I needed a good adoption agency near me and i…
In a city of over 10 million, the mother didn't feel alone. The faint flutter of a moth woke Josephine. She lay in the soft dark. Lights from distant Atlantic…
Ellie* momentarily ceased wringing her hands to inte rcept her son's playful trot. Embracing her two-year-old tightly, he endured the hug before scampering off to retrieve a bright red fire…