Tracy's Story

Like most people, I had little understanding of adoption in 1999 when my teenage daughter, Ryan, became pregnant and began considering adoption for her unborn child. Though I knew some people who had adopted children and a friend who was adopted, it was not really relevant to me. I began to educate myself and realized adoption is a complicated matter and can be difficult to accept.

My daughter did choose adoption and I began to see her as a good mother for choosing two very capable, loving parents for her son, Grant, and giving him the stability she was unable to provide as a young, single woman.

One year after the birth of my grandson, I started a ministry at the Women's Pregnancy Center called Where Grace Abounds. This is a support group open to anyone who wants to explore the possibility of adoption. Since the group began, I have seen dozens of women who have considered the same choice as my daughter. Some have decided it was not for them while others felt, in their situation, it was the best choice for them and their baby. Whatever these women ultimately chose to do, it has been a privilege to work with each of them as they walked through the process of considering adoption.

 

 

 

"I really appreciated how the woman talked to me. It helped me to think about some things I was undecided about." -KL