Elle is a lady who is humble and loving. She is one who has faced great challenges and overcome them. Her story is this: At 19 years old, Elle found herself in college, unmarried, and pregnant. All the good things she hoped for herself suddenly became impossible for her to achieve, so she thought. She […]

At the beginning of the year, I made all these plans to work on personal progress, self-improvement, and things of that nature. For most of my life, I have struggled with self-esteem issues. My mother just about always gave me negative commentary about my physical appearance growing up. I was never thin enough, my boobs

There is no doubt that placing a child is an emotionally demanding decision, but there is much encouragement in the fact that I had complete authority and freedom to choose a suitable home, family and adoption policy. Mothers can chose between open and closed adoption, depending upon what feels more comfortable and what kind of

The odd thing about adoption is that it is a decision that benefits multiple people. There are times when I stop to take a look at my busy weekend and think; this wouldn’t be possible if my son was still with me. But these moments don’t fill me with joy at my full calendar; instead

I keep imagining what life would be like had I not placed Matt for adoption and instead, chose to raise him myself. My first thoughts are always about how he would be a part of my life and that I could love on him, watch him grow, teach him, hold him, and watch him play

Every mother in the world wants the best for her child, irrespective of her background and her position in life at the time of the child’s birth. Unfortunately, sometimes it is simply not possible for the mother to be able to cater to the multidimensional needs of the child all by herself. In some cases,