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I Chose Life for my Baby

This piece is adapted from an article I wrote anonymously in April 1989 for publication in Florida's Catholic Newspaper.) This May (1989) I celebrate my third Mother's Day! Because I cho... [more]

No Mother's Day Card for 40 Years

When she was 15, Carolyn Carnes had a secret. When she was 56, Carolyn Hall had a confession. The girl's abdomen erupted before midnight. God, she had to find the bathroom. Her insides fla... [more]

Jeanne

Although my birthdaughter, Jeanne, and I have been corresponding for nearly ten years, we recently met again for the third time. Jeanne, her husband and their daughters would be coming to W... [more]

My Daughter's Mom

A tribute to an Adoptive Mom by Carol Bird, a grateful birthmother The first time I saw my daughter's mom was on a cold wintery day in mid- February, 1954. I wasn't certain the woman weari... [more]

The Greatest Gift of All

What is the most difficult gift to give? I pondered this question for many weeks when I found out that I was pregnant. There I was, seventeen, a senior in high school with graduation practi... [more]

A Child's Story

I had been walking around perplexed for two days. That's how long it took for the lab to process my pregnancy test. Then I was to call the lab, but I didn't have to. I knew I was pregnant! ... [more]

Katey's Story

I don't know how to start this except to say that Haley saved my life. The months before I found out that I was pregnant I was on a court order....I could not starve myself, I had to take m... [more]

Ellen's Story by her Birthfather and Adoptive Dad

Ellen's Birthfather Writes Names have been changed to protect identities I met Donna one night when we were both at a club listening to a band. I'm a rock musician, and I love music. ... [more]