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My Child is Pregnant, a Mother’s Interview
. When Hannah first told us that she was pregnant, we were devastated, to say the least. I don’t know that there’s even a…
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Interview with Birth Mother
. When I found out I was pregnant, I felt very nervous. It was not expected. I felt very overwhelmed. My first thought was…
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Our (Almost) Blind First “Date”
“What if she doesn’t like us? What if we don’t like her? Are we going to have anything to talk about?” Ever been on…
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Signed, Sealed, Delivered – To Our Birth Mother:
To Our Birth Mother: Dear Alena, We hope this letter finds you well and just know, we think of you often. We can’t believe…
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Family Web of Thanks
One Birthmom from the HEB area, made one selfless decision in April of this year, which changed a loving family’s life forever. In placing…
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Adoption Through a Different Lens
“I could talk about adoption and my love of adoption for days and days. Both of my oldest daughters were internationally adopted from Vietnam.…
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Our Open Adoption
The term “open adoption” can be a little scary. As an adoptive parent, it is what I wished for. The relationships we have with…
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Growth for a Mother and her Mother
All a mother ever wants is for her children to flourish, to grow like good Lord above intended. Sure it’s expected for there to…
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How We Came to Be Daddy and Mommy
We had been married 3 ½ wonderful years, and have built a solid foundation for our marriage, careers and were very hopeful about starting…
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Declaration of Love for a Birthmom
“A child born to another woman calls me mommy. The depth of that tragedy and the magnitude of that privilege are not lost on…
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She Understands
Even when my family threw me a baby shower, I still wasn’t sure my husband and I were going to be able to do…
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The Meeting
I adopted my daughter in 1989 and she was the single greatest thing that ever happened to me and my husband. We raised her…