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Sunday, June 10, 2012
Are you a Birth Mother Stuck and unforgiving?
Many Birth Mothers I have counseled. Are stuck. Stuck with a lot of unresolved anger towards Parents, Boyfriends, Ex-Boyfriends. Or even Husbands, or any person, family or friend. That they felt were not there for them through their crisis pregnancies Which lead them to feel abandoned, Lost, Hurt, Unfulfilled through out the hardest nine months of their lives. I have counseled woman now in there sixties that have had to endure what many of us know is called the BIG SECRET! Because unwed Mothers most often in the 1950's through even the 1980's. The unwed mothers were sent off to maternity homes. Friends and relatives in there community were told they were visiting an Aunt, or Grandma or some relative. When actually they were sent off to have their babies to be given up for adoption. Then they returned home to their families with no support. Just told you will forget, MOVE ON with your life. Told to act like nothing ever happened. Be good little girls, go on to college. But don't tell a soul about your shameful secret. Society made this a SHAMEFUL Holier than thou secret. I am a Christian, and the God I worship is about LIFE. God seen where we needed a redeemer! Therefore he sent his only begotten son to shed his "LIFE" on the cross, To be resurrected, So we could have ever lasting life. If we pray the sinners prayer and are Baptized in to Christ Jesus as our Lord and Savior. I for one worship an all Merciful, Forgiving, Loving God.
Are you harboring or unforgiving now? For the events that occurred many years ago. You could be unforgiving unto yourself. Apply this to your life now - Change occurs when the pain to change the pain is less than the pain is to remain the same. How long are you going to hold on to the PAIN? The Bitterness? But you say, Lucy, It's all I know! I've hurt so long, this I feel is familiar. I can tell you this the grass is so much greener on the other side of forgiveness. The sky is bluer, Life is sweeter. I want you to read Colossians 3:13 in the picture above. Several times a day. As a Christian you will begin to feel Christ Jesus's Mighty cleansing healing. Just by letting go and letting God. Look at yourself really deeply, all the flaws and all the ugly. Yet Jesus has never forsaken nor turned his back on you. He loves every flaw, he takes you everyday just as you are, In his eyes you are His BEAUTIFUL Creation. So if you have any unforgiving inside your soul. Daily read Collosians 3:13. Pray unto him to heal you so that you can move on. Someday you might reunite with that bson or bdaughter. Prepare yourself now, Or if you already have reunited. It's always good to work on yourself in any area's of unforgiving. By forgiving others you set yourself free. What a blessing it is to be free in this world. Of so much evil and worldly people. Choose the simple, humble, non prideful life. You will feel so much better, Living and Loving life with Christ Jesus. By
Sunday, May 13, 2012
The Biggest Gift - Is From A Birth Mother
As I was getting ready to go Worship Christ Jesus this Mother's Day morn. I went into my bedroom to put on a bracelet that I have had specially made that is dedicated to my birth daughter. It was ironic that my husband said, Lucy did you read the front page of the news paper. I said no what's on it. He said it's about adoption. Open adoption. He said the head lines read THE BIGGEST GIFT!!! I said wow! That is so very true. I have always felt that I was chosen to carry my precious birth daughter for her now family. All though my adoption was a closed adoption. We were fortunate to find each other 18 1/2 years later through http://www.adoption.com/ website reunion registry. I know many birth mothers have a hard time at MOTHERS Day even if they have other children. The longing for that placed child for many is very emotionally hard on them at this time of year. I know it was for me for many years. Now with anything in my life. I choose. Choose to see the positive, I now instead of feeling sadness, longing, LOSS and grief. My feelings are now filled with God's peace and joy. For when I found out that I was in a crisis pregnancy and unwed just following my divorce. Went to Jesus, I asked him what was I to do. His answer came quick. He said "Trust in me Lucy". Just trust and obey. So every day I would seek counsel with the HIGHEST. I told him everything he already knew about me. Like I am not ready to be a Mother. Physically I was capable. Mentally I was not settled enough to be what my God given gift needed. She needed a two married parents. She needed financial stability. Love does not buy diapers, and food, and pay the rent. I was unemployed at the time of her birth. She needed most of all Christian parents. I made sure that that was known and granted by the adoption agency that I made my adoption plan with. So fast forward thirty years. I rejoice on Mother's Day. With JOY and PEACE for she has healed me by thanking me for giving her LIFE, and her family. I couldn't ask for anything more. She calls herself God's child. That she is! A beautiful God's child at that.
We Birth Mothers and Birth Parents are all at a different stage in post placement. But I promise you. If you are struggling. Do the necessary work of post placement grief work. Journal often. I know for myself that you must go through something to get to the other side. You can't go around or stuff feelings nor deny them. For they will make you physically and emotionally sick if you do.
If you need further assistance feel free to contact me.
Lucy Franklin, CPAC 1-888-803-4956
Lucy Franklin, CPAC 1-888-803-4956
Monday, February 20, 2012
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Wednesday, February 1, 2012
Annoucing 3 New Books Purchase at BMU/ By Lucy Franklin C.P.A.C.
To buy the above mentioned go to http://www.birthmothersunite.com/
click on BOOKS
H.O.P.E.
Healing Of Post Adoption Effects Workbook
I Called Her Precious
Messages From the King -Poetry Inspirational Expecially written for Birth Mothers
By Lucy Franklin C.P.A.C.
Certified Post Adoption Counselor
Owner of Birthmothersunite.com
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