Gift Card Drive

There is no greater way to honor National Adoption Month and the upcoming time of thanks this November than by giving back to those less fortunate. AFTH is often asked by community organizations and AFTH families “what is something we can do to really help birth mothers and pregnant women in need?” This question is…

Standing Tall

This was reposted with permission from the author Lacy from the Birthmom Buds Blog When I was about eight years old I went with my mom to visit my uncle. I loved visiting my uncle. He worked on a railroad and he always had great stories about all of his many adventures. This particular visit…

Communicating in Open Adoption

Reposted with permission from the author Coley Strickland and the Birthmom buds blog. Open adoptions are relationships and just like any other type of relationship they require work from all involved. Everyone must work together and communicate in order to have a healthy open adoption relationship. In the beginning of most open adoption relationships, the…

Sinner or Saint?

Reposted with permission from Birthmom Buds Blog author Coley It seems like when society is thinking about birthmothers we often fit into one of two categories. We are either a sinner or a saint. Some of us are viewed as sinners because we were unwed at the time we unexpectedly became pregnant so we committed…

January Book Reviews

All reviewed books are available in our branch offices or in our online store. The Best For Your by Kelsey Stewart    Written by a birth mother this book offers a perspective that no other children's adoption book offers.  The view of the the birth mothers.  This heart warming book is aimed to help children…

Catelynn | Ep. 106 | MTV’s 16 and Pregnant | Full Episode Video | MTV

While I can't comment on all of the shows in this series, episode 6 about Catelynn and Tyler who decide to place their baby for adoption is fabulous. It will stun you how mature these two young people are, it will make you cry as you watch their heart wrenching decision to place their baby,…

A Birth Mothers point of view..

Contributed by Nikkole Although my little man has turned one year old this past month, I cannot stop thinking about our few nights alone together when he was first born.  The hospital which I gave birth at was one in which the baby stays in your room 24 hours a day—for you to fully be…

Birth Mothers Day- A Day to Honor and Remember

Birth Mother's Day is held the 2nd Saturday in May, the day right before Mother's Day.  Birth Mother's Day was created in 1990 by a group of birth mothers in Seattle, who recognized that Mothers Day was one of the hardest days of the year for women who placed their children for adoption.  Not acknowledged…