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I Chose to Parent Differently Than How I Was Raised – Tricia’s Story

October 16, 2019

My mother was Catholic. The only birth control method allowed was the rhythm method, and since my mother’s family was incredibly fertile, that didn’t work. My mom started having children at age 19. Three years later she had three children under the age of three and was pregnant with the fourth. I was the third. […]

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National Adoption Month Series: Lisa’s Adoption Story

November 6, 2017

July 6, 2012 was the happiest day of my life. I married my high school sweetheart and the dreams of our future began. Among those dreams was to enjoy marriage for a few years, have our own biological children, and then adopt a child from Ghana, West Africa where we had been involved in missions. […]

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Egg Donation Journey is an Effective Path to Parenthood

June 15, 2017

This post has been sponsored. I have received compensation to share this content. Couples or individuals who’d like to start a family have several options for achieving that goal. Sometimes, however, circumstances require a little out-of-the-box thinking. That’s when in vitro fertilization (IVF) using a third-party egg donor becomes a valuable option. We’ve broken down […]

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Longing for Little Feet: How an Egg Donor Helped Me Conceive – Heidi’s Story

February 6, 2017

This post has been sponsored by Donor Egg Bank USA. I have received compensation to share this content. I was only 32 and married for just four years when my husband and I received a diagnosis that would define a large chapter of our lives: unexplained infertility. The diagnosis led us to explore many options […]

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National Adoption Month Series – Chelsea’s Adoption Story

November 9, 2016

There is a moment in life that will forever stick in my head. It may seem random to others, but to me it is a pivotal time when my husband’s and my world changed forever. I was leaving the courthouse one August afternoon after being called in for jury duty. It was a pretty uneventful […]

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Making Max: Overcoming Obstacles and the Moments of Motherhood – Jen’s Story

April 25, 2016

My eleven-month-old son Max is taking quite a long nap. It’s giving me the opportunity to do some admittedly long-overdue spring cleaning. I started in our bedroom but ended up in the bathroom, staring at our horribly disorganized closet. My hands are full of yet more stuff to cram in there. I look at the […]

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National Adoption Month Series – Jill’s Story

November 25, 2015

On May 23rd, 2008­ we got her. As we were snapping in her car seat, my husband Jake and I looked at one another and took the deepest breath of our lives. It had been years of struggling with infertility, confusion, and frustration. Finally, we had her, our Quinny. She just happened to come from […]

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A Different Perspective During National Adoption Month Series – Linda’s Story

November 20, 2015

I love children dearly. I have taught several hundred in classrooms to read, write, add and subtract, and to love learning. But I have never had any of my own naturally, nor have I adopted. But I am an adopted daughter of God, born naturally to wonderful earthly parents back in 1947. God adopted me […]

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National Adoption Month Series – Kristy’s Story

November 13, 2015

I will never forget the day, almost six years ago, when my husband and I were leaving the fertility clinic after another failed procedure and still no closer to our dream of becoming parents. Our faith, our sanity, and our marriage had all been pushed to the brink the previous four years and we were […]

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An Unexpected, Full Quiver – Katie’s Story

November 16, 2014

I’ve always wanted a big family. Okay, well, originally I thought that meant four kids. When I was in high school I felt God distinctly tell me that He would call me to adopt someday. Those feelings were solidified when I met my husband, Tim, and he felt the same way too. After we married, […]

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Hi! I'm Wynter. Wife to Jonathan and mama to Chloe, Adaya and Liam. I am a writer, artist, MarCom professional, freelance editor, and an avid gardener, TV lover and chocolate-covered cherries addict. Come back here each week for new, powerful stories of motherhood from real moms across the mother spectrum. Read More…

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