About those Birthmoms......

We had our first meeting with the adoption agency last night and all I can say is AAAHHHHHHH!!!  It was all I had expected and more!  I was so full of emotions, just thinking about the whole process and that attending this meeting was our first step.  Now we will be filling out our initial application, which just basically covers who lives in our home as well as the agencies Statement of Faith.  It was important to us that we use Christian agency, not just for us, but for our baby (and all the babies) and the birth parents.  As a mama myself, I could not imagine the heartache and struggle one must go thru when considering adoption for your unborn child. It is important that these women are exposed to the Love of Christ as they take this journey.  The agency we chose counsels and supports these women thru the process all the while, ministering to them. 

Let's talk about birthmom's for a minute.  I found out that the average age for them is 25-35, WOW!  I have always pictured young high school girls with no support, but it is quite the opposite.  These ladies usually already have at least one child and they know that they can't provide for another.  So they do the very unselfish thing and give that child to a couple who can provide for it.  How much easier would it be for her to have an abortion?  She doesn't have to carry, give birth to or bond with the baby...She doesn't have to wonder what people will think, because they will more than likely not even know. But if she has the baby and gives it up, she will most likely go throuch all of those things on some level.  She has no monetary gain for giving this child up for adoption. However, these women CHOOSE to give these precious little babies life. A life that she may or may not be apart of. What an amazing, brave, noble woman it takes to do this!  These women are not rejecting their children, they love them so much that they want to give them a life they know they can not provide.  The pain they must feel in their hearts letting go of that little bundle for the last time...... 

I know that God has already picked out our birth mom, and I have started praying for her.  I hope that she knows the Lord and has the peace and love of our God in her heart. 


The Lord bless you and keep you, the Lord make His face to shine upon thee and be gracious unto thee; the Lord lift up His countenance upon thee and give thee peace.  Numbers 6:24-26 

Heavenly Father, I come to you in prayer for birthmothers who feel helpless and alone during pregnancy and after birth.  Thank you for being their Comforter, their Light and the One who heals their sorrow. Hold them in your arms, wash away their tears, and reward them for their sacrifice.  Give them confidence to know that their child will be taken care of and embraced with the kind of love they would have given their child.  In Jesus' name I pray, Amen.