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The reasons why any woman would choose to make an adoption plan for their unborn child vary. There really is no classic scenario, no matter what the movies and TV have to say. This is Rachel. Her story is as unique as her.   “Hi, my name is Rachel, and I’m a...

The morning I held my daughter for the last time in the hospital I sat there staring, tears streaming down, into my lap to see my 3 day-old baby girl sweetly sleeping, swaddled in a hospital blanket completely unaware of what would take place in just minutes. Today...

The era known forever in American adoption history as The Baby Scoop Era reminds us of a time when Birthmothers were neither cared for nor acknowledged in what was always a closed adoption. Normal adoption practices then included the new mother never meeting her child...

The idea of making an adoption plan when you are dealing with an unintended pregnancy is more common than one would think. The question of adoption will usually pass through one’s mind, even if it isn’t even verbalized. Fear of the unknown surrounding adoption usually...

The prominence of transracial adoption has grown exponentially in the last 10-15 years. There are many opinions on this subject, as you can well imagine. But the issue of color in adoption conversations is one that needs careful consideration when it comes to talking...

Being in the adoption space for over a decade has taught me a lot about the adoption conversation dynamics in PRCs. Most can agree that the number of women who end up parenting in an unexpected pregnancy versus women making an adoption plan is well in the majority. It...

By Guest Blogger Brandy Meeks-- Former Pregnancy Center Director, Current Vice President of Operations with ProLove Ministries and And Then There Were None   I am so blessed to know many of you by name. To my colleagues working in pregnancy centers in Florida,...