Leah is a birth mother of 18+ years in open adoption and a mother of five. She loves to write and share her story.
She says, "my adoption story is my testimony of Jesus' healing and redemption. Sharing vulnerably about the beauty and ashes within adoption, I want to inspire hope and show you how open adoption can be done well."
On this episode of the podcast, Leah joins me to share her open adoption story as a birthmom. Hear how and why she decided to place her daughter over 18 years ago. Learn what it was like for Leah as she was the first expectant mom to have an open adoption in the agency she worked with.
Find out why she initially didn't want to choose adoption for her daughter and why she eventually decided that it was the most loving choice she could make.
In her story you'll hear:
- Why and how Leah chose adoption for her daughter over 18 years ago.
- The story of how Leah first learned about open adoption and why that changed her thoughts about placing her daughter.
- How Leah's faith played a major factor in her adoption story and still does today with her open adoption relationships.
- How she handled the emotional ups and downs by holding on to her faith.
- What her experience was like in the hospital when her daughter was born.
- How Leah now helps other families adopt through her writing and services.
- How Leah has written a new book called "The Sixteenth Year - an Open Adoption Memoir" that tells her story in detail about how she chose to place her daughter when she was only 16 years old.
