There are some great things happening at the Pregnancy Resource Center (PRC) of Salt Lake City! The 2014 Banquet for Life fundraising gala was held last week to help the Center continue its wonderful work for women, men and families in Utah. Guest speaker, Pam Tebow, shared her powerful message about her decision to carry […]
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Being a birthmother who is placing a child for adoption can be a very lonely position to be in. Frequently, women who have experienced an unplanned pregnancy and have chosen adoption say things like, “My family won’t speak to me because of my decision.” Or, “My friends all want me to keep the baby.” Or
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Adoptive parents who are eagerly awaiting a baby to adopt often receive information on situations from the adoption agency they are working with. Hopefully, most agencies, like A Act of Love Adoptions give a good social and medical history on the birthparents in addition to, the openness or post-adoption contact which the birthparents have requested
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A birthmother called into Act of Love’s toll free number last week and wanted the agency to relay birthday wishes to her son. She said a small birthday package was on its way and she wanted to ask what gift might the child really, really like. She said if it was something she could afford,
About Act of Love by Rueben and Marina “The way we found Act of Love was on-line. After reading a lot of reviews about a lot of different agencies, it was clear that Act of Love was one of the best, if not the best in the state of Utah. It was a really different
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Some pretty amazing matches have been made in adoption when both birthparents and adoptive parents are open and willing to look at all options. Some birthparents do not want to select a family; they want the agency to do so for them. At A Act of Love Adoption Agency, that is an option, but many
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As a pregnant mother making an adoption plan, talking about adoption with an older child is sometimes very difficult. There are no right answers, but generally counseling and time to think through the decision allows mothers to make the best choice. Recently three expectant mothers gave their perspective on telling their child about adoption. Janelle
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When an adoption counselor meets with expectant parents about making an adoption plan, the plan should not stop once the baby is born and placed in the arms of the adoptive parents. A common complaint from birthparents across the country is that once the placement happened and life goes back to the way it was,
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The emotions that birthparents feel at the time of birth and placement are literally from one extreme to the other. I was reminded of this fact this week as two birthmothers I was working with delivered their babies within a day of each other. One birthmother had the baby’s father by her side, the other
A recent Act of Love birthmother reflected on the time when she placed her baby for adoption. She was just 20 years old at the time and was not ready to be a parent. The father of the baby was long gone and she felt alone and scared. Having been a journal writer for most
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