Changing the face of adoption & image of birth mothers within the next 10 years!

1. To defend the defenseless & innocent. Chilldren are God's greatest gift to us and as Mother Teresa says, "Jesus in disguise"
2. Explain adoption today & the many options available to young women besides abortion. And that no child is unwanted & plenty of couples to adopt!
3. To change the misconceptions of a birth mother's motivation. To show birth mother's never abandoned child but want the best for them.
4. Make sure every adoptee knows they are loved by many. And their birth mother thinks of them everyday, always!
5. Persuade People that Rape Does Not Justify Abortion.. Two wrongs don't make a right., but an innocent child sure can!

Public Advocacy - Civil Rights and Liberties

Mother Teresa says it best,
"I will tell you something beautiful. We are fighting abortion by adoption - by care of the mother and adoption for her baby. We have saved thousands of lives. We have sent word to the clinics, to the hospitals and police stations: "Please don't destroy the child; we will take the child." And we have a tremendous demand from couples who cannot have a child - but I never give a child to a couple who have done something not to have a child. Jesus said, "Anyone who receives a child in my name, receives me." By adopting a child, these couples receive Jesus but, by aborting a child, a couple refuses to receive Jesus. From our children's home in Calcutta alone, we have saved over 3000 children from abortion. These children have brought such love and joy to their adopting parents and have grown up so full of love and joy."
I want to add that not all women become birth mothers of adoption because they didn't want their baby, in fact not many do. But in Mother Teresa's experience in Calcutta, however, that was sadly the case with most birth moms.
Here in 2008 adoption has come along way! In my experience, as a birth mother and as someone who lived with and still talks frequently with them... we would of LOVED to keep our child more than anything! But because we loved them more than life itself, we wanted to provide them with everything they deserved that we couldn't offer them. That is the motivation of birth mother's that is true and real. It's not fun leaving your child with another woman to raise.
My pledge is actually for 2017 (when my daughter is 10) I had to put down 100$ at least for the goal, but this pledge is not about money (although it helps) it's more about raising the awareness of a much needed ministry. A lot has changed in recent years, (for the better) yet the general public is not aware of this. Adoption, centered around providing the best for the child, is a miracle to watch. And we Birth Mom's want adopted children to know how much love and concern went into finding them the perfect parents. These adoptive couples are truly amazing people too! They have so much love to share.
My pledge & mission in life is to spread awareness of adoption and help birth mom's in a local group, and then nationwide. Then eventually provide a Birth Mother Support Network & Housing Program for girls in need. There is a desperate need for more post & pre adoption support. My Prenant roomate and I (from the adoption dorms) want to offer a place for scared, pregnant, and alone women to come and be treated with respect. If eventually word caught on of the love and kindness you get at our Birth Mom House, then maybe women faced w/ unplanned pregnancy and no support, would gladly choose our warm loving house over any abortion clinic's cold doors.
Today abortion act like adoption is worse than death and misinform millions of women. I hope to change that.
I can only offer advice to birth mom's that go through it after me, but I pledge to make their silent struggle something that they can share with other women alike & finally get help processing the grief. So many turn to bad ways of numbing the pain.
The 2nd part of my pledge came after I realized the general public opinion on adoption & birth mom's. The majority actually commenting about adoption, HATE adoption &consider adopted kids as "abandoned and unwanted" by their mom's. This is SO not the case! I want her everyday! I would normally not mind negative comments about myself, by people that don't have a clue.. I can shrug it off though, and a child will not. So, I am determined to do all I can so that when my daughter is 10, she can ask anyones opinion on adoption & not get bombarded with messages saying, "your own mom didn't even want you" Because this is what it's like now, & it will NOT be like this in ten years. Our adoption card designs are one step in towards making that happen. All at Thebirthmoms.com. thanks!