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Honoring Fatherhood

At Save the Storks, we often talk about motherhood and all that is required for the amazing role that moms fill, but we also love to celebrate the vital role of fathers. This Father’s Day, we wanted to share with you in a few things that we at Save the Storks have learned from our […]

Mother’s Day, Broken Dreams and a Fulfilled Calling

Like most little girls, I imagined I’d be a mom when I grew up. The dream wasn’t lofty. It didn’t seem selfish or unattainable. It wasn’t like I wanted to be a princess, or the President. I just knew that being a mom was what I was called to do. Dolls, stuffed animals, pet cats […]

This Incredible Response to a Simple Facebook Post Shows What Being Pro-Life is All About

This story is proof that the pro-life movement is filled with people ready to help at any given moment. Julie is a client advocate at a Care Net pregnancy center in Utica, New York. Every day she listens to the stories of women who come into the center. The women she serves are often overwhelmed […]

A Family in Need Searches for Help – This One Facebook Post Was the Answer They Needed

Inspiring Pro-Life Video — “I Wouldn’t Be Alive If I Wasn’t Adopted”

It would be easy to mistake this family’s home for a gathering of the United Nations. That’s because they represent four different continents all under one roof! While many families choose to adopt, this family is unique in that they’ve chosen to adopt children with special needs from around the world. And they’ve invited us […]

“I Wouldn’t Be Alive If I Wasn’t Adopted” – One Families Adoption Habit is Changing the World

5 Ways To End Abortion Through Helping Adoptive Families

“It is beautiful, but hard.” This was the overture common to all three of the families I talked with last week. Each one had a very different story, but all three had adopted. Wayne and Bethany brought Ivy home from the hospital. Ivy’s birth mom specifically chose them to be the parents of her baby. […]

I’m 21 with Five Kids–Why I Chose Not to Listen to the Negativity

I first met my boyfriend when I was 17. We had only been together for seven months when I found out I was pregnant with my daughter. My now husband and I were so scared. So many options and choices. We decided to keep the baby. We got married a few months later and a […]

I Chose A Boy Over My Baby and I Regret it Every Day

This true story was submitted to us by Stephanie C. via social media. My name is Stephanie. I grew up in a large and loving family. I was close to my parents, and I had a very normal childhood. We never went without. It wasn’t like my parents would reject me for getting pregnant. On […]

How Our Foster Care Journey Changed Our Family Forever

After almost a year of classes, home studies and lots of paper work we were finally certified to be a foster family. It was February 12th, a Friday afternoon at 3:30 PM when I got the call. I immediately said yes, called Brian, and then all of our friends and family to share the exciting […]

Loving Someone with Down Syndrome—An “Interdimensional Gateway”

This piece was reprinted with permission from New Wave Feminists’ blog and was written by Jake Romano. Ben’s the baby of the family, but don’t try calling him that. Even with a limited vocabulary he still knows how to clap back. “Big Dude” he’ll insist, referring to himself. Then the follow-up under his breath: […]

A Story of Hope

I first met the Bauman family three years ago when we moved to Southern California. They are hilarious, fun to be with, and beyond generous to others. At the time, they had three kids ages 6, 4, and only a few months. They turned into the kind of friends who were happy with us dropping […]