Leah Outten resides in the Carolinas with her husband and 5 children. She still maintains an open adoption relationship with her birth daughter and the adoptive parents she chose when she was 16 years old. Using her experiences as a birth mother and a teen mom, she aims to be a source of encouragement that healing and thriving are possible regardless of the path chosen. She now works in the adoption community through her writing, education, and speaking. Leah enjoys helping others navigate their own lifelong adoption stories with the loving support she had throughout her experience
Us women, wives, and mothers have lost our selves in our other roles– dealing with a lack of desire, feeling like it’s a check on our to-do list to keep our men happy, or something else to do to meet someone else’s needs. No more– it doesn’t have to be that way!
So, momma, rest up. Treasure these precious newborn moments. Ask for help. Practice some self-care and honor your body as you heal.
The last few years, the Lord has gifted me with something neat I felt I needed to share, and it is this: Sometimes we just need to ask specifically through prayer. In fact, He tells us to!
I had seen this view before, but today something was different. Today it was more beautiful and breathtaking as the seed of grace blossomed in my soul. Today the view from the mountaintop was where God met me. Right there, in the same spot I had been before, He unveiled my eyes to see the reality of my life as a young 16-year-old mother-to-be and what He was asking me to do.
