Most years, the most controversial thing about the Superbowl are the ads (or perhaps a wardrobe malfunction) so in a way this year is nothing new. But unlike most previous years, where the controversy surrounds the overt sexuality of the ads, this year it's the opposite: This year's controversial Superbowl ad advocates celebration of family and life. Tim...

For some people, getting pregnant is the easiest thing in the world. It happens to teens who are not ready, it happens for some couples just weeks after the wedding.  Pregnancy, it seems,  is one of the those things we’re supposed to be able to do.  Graduate, get married, have a baby – it’s a pretty common experience.  I think we forget...

The word "adoption" stirs up strong emotions. For some the word represents the fulfillment of a life long dream.  For others, it speaks of one of the hardest choices of all.   Julie Stobbe, founder of adoption awareness group Act of Life, has this to say about her own experience with adoption: "Through the years my birth mother had become my...

When I met her at a media convention, she seemed so vibrant and alive, full of zest and eager to interact, an attractive woman with a bright smile and sparkling eyes. I would not have guessed the emotional anguish and physical torment that lay in her past. Gut wrenching stuff. As Luana Stoltenberg told me her story, I learned she’s been haunted...

As a girl, I set a standard for myself to save sex for marriage. I was 18 and getting ready to graduate high school when that standard was broken. It was a devastating reality, but instead starting over and trying again to stay pure, I gave in and continued having sex with my boyfriend. While most of my life was spent living with my mom, I lived...

Facing the unexpected? Don't do it alone, talk to a confidential email mentor. It’s been several years now, but I can still clearly picture the day I found out my teenage daughter was pregnant. I remember her standing in the kitchen saying, “Mom, embrace it!” My initial response to Amber’s words were, “Yeah, right, that’s easy for...

"We can't find a heartbeat. I'm sorry, your baby is gone." I couldn't believe what I was hearing - there obviously had been some crazy mistake. At first I thought they must be in the wrong room. I felt sorry for that poor woman next door – I wouldn't want to be in her shoes right now. Or maybe it was the ultrasound. These machines malfunction...