How could I begin to look out and love someone else when I was struggling to do that for myself? This child I carried was deserving of more love than I could ever give on my own.

I knew from the very beginning that adoption was the right decision. I am not saying, however, that it was ever an easy or pleasant decision. However, I have never doubted that I did what was best for everyone involved.

I think adoption is a great thing to be able to do. You're able to pull yourself back up and have a chance to be able to do things that you started and have been trying to finish.

Adoption is the biggest blessing I have known. I was given the freedom to choose the family that I wanted for my son. I was given time and sensitivity to my needs. Adoption is such a beautiful thing because it defines so many versions of love.

My educational goals are simple. I want to earn my BBA degree so I can better provide for myself and family. I never really had any money growing up and I don’t want my future kids to go through what I did. ...

Have you ever felt the sense of completion after you finally found your niche in life?

Getting a college degree has always been a priority for my life. My education hopes and goals are simple, I want to major in business management and marketing. After graduation I hope to open my own successful interactive entertainment company for families.

I plan on attending Salina Area Technical School and completing their Dental Assistant Program. After I have completed that, soon after, I hope to go to college and become a Dental Hygienist. Currently my four year old son lives with my sister and her family. ...

As I have filed for financial aid and looked through the local community college catalog Ive realized that I still have many questions, speeding around, in the race track of my mind. I know that going to college is what I need to be doing, but Im still fine tuning exactly what I want college to do for me.

Hi! My name is Katherine. I am 22 years old and I am planning on going back to college. I don't know what I am going to major in but there are two areas that I am interested in pursuing. ...

Since I was a small child I have always dreamed of going to college. Six days after placing my baby up for adoption, I returned to finish my final year of high school. I was weeks behind all the other students. ...

My goals and hopes for the future are based on my children as well as myself. I want to be able to support my family. Being a massage therapist has been a lifelong dream. ...

You get to make all the decisions in your adoption plan. But sometimes, your first choice of an adoptive family just doesn't work out. Kristen's story proves that it all works out in the end - and your baby will end up with the family that is meant for them.

Birth mothers choose adoption for their children out of deep, unconditional love. For Angela, her love for her baby made the decision "the most difficult yet also the easiest" of her life. Her story is a beautiful example of what adoption can do for you.

If you are like many women who consider adoption, you may have other children you are currently raising. For Donna, making ends meet with two kids was out of the question. Adoption was her answer. It could be yours, too.

The second I found out I was raped, and as a result pregnant, I watched all my accomplishments and dreams fly out the window.