Leah Outten

Having a baby is a life-altering point in life. Your body changes. Your heart and mind are stretched as well. Your budget and how you spend your time changes. Even the way you use your home shifts!

The process of how to adopt a baby can be overwhelming. There are decisions to make prayerfully, organizations to vet, and many perspectives to consider. It’s approaching a new chapter much like starting a marriage– with hearts wide open, support, and …

When you placed your child into the arms of another family years ago, maybe you didn’t have a choice of openness or lost contact for whatever reason since then. Perhaps you’ve been hoping for a reunion with your adopted child all this time, or you coul …

As families prepare to support an adopted child, trauma-informed education and considering other perspectives are vital. The reality is that adopted children eventually grow up to be adults and will have their own experiences to share. So, how can adop …

When a teen girl is unexpectedly pregnant there are a lot of questions. Find encouragement and practical help from someone who has been there.

In earlier generations, adoption and birth mothers were often looked at negatively. The language surrounding adoption reflected this as well. As adoption has evolved into a more open relationship that seeks to honor all, the language has shifted.

If the pro-life community is promoting adoption as a life-giving option, how do we help make it happen? We can’t simply encourage an expectant mother to “choose life” and then leave her alone to figure it out. We must follow up and follow through.

There isn’t a perfect adoption mold. Every case is unique and vital to consider when deciding between open adoption vs. closed adoption

As a woman who walked through teen pregnancy myself, I’m betting you may not feel like a super anything right now. But you’re doing great, momma! These pregnancy resources can help you make the next step in your supermom journey.

Open adoption involves, “contact between biological and adoptive parents and sometimes between biological parents and the adopted child.”

Just as with any holiday and milestone throughout the year, birth mothers need love and support during Christmas.

Even in fully open adoptions, filled with visits and solid relationships, there are fears that every birth mother worries about.

Through my tears, I only nodded to affirm my parents’ suspicions— their child, their little girl, was pregnant.

It goes beyond the adoptive family unit. Adoptees and birth parents also live this lifelong journey of adoption.

It’s a common misconception that those who choose adoption don’t “want” their babies. For most birth mothers, this is far from true.

Fathers play a key role in parenting a child, but many aren’t empowered to do so after an unplanned pregnancy.

Fifteen years ago, I celebrated my first Mother’s Day, but it looked a bit different than others. It wasn’t filled with my baby smiling up at me, flowers, or a handmade craft. I was a first-time mother in one way, but also not. I chose life for her. I …