This song touches my heart so much, I cry every time I hear it. But then I remember it was for the best and that being adopted is never going to be a bad thing, I am from a closed adoption so my information about my past is disclosed until I'm 18. I have 4 more years to go, and as the years get closer I want to learn more about me, and its harder to do, because i am part of the international adoptions. What I honestly want to say is that, I thank her&God for the mature decision to give me up.
on march 3 2007 i was 14 and had a baby boy that i gave up for adoption.. as a birth mom this song really makes it easy to think he will be able to forgive me and understand when he knows who i am.. i did an open adoption so one day he will know me i was always afraid he would hate me once he knew but this song makes me feel so much better thank you!! <3
@kitcatnicole1 he wont hate you trust me on that. my birth mom gave me up the moment i was born. after i heard this song i love her for it. i dont know my birth mom but i have plans to meet her. all i got to say is you did the right thing.he will understand and im sure he loves you for it.. god bless you in your days to come.. ill be prayin for you and him both
Crying so hard right now. Even though i get pictures, and even though i get messages and can interact through the computer... i'm always going to miss her. I'm always going to wonder if the future that they are giving her will outweigh the one i could have. Doesn't matter how reassured i am, i will always wonder. But, i will never regret it. Instead of having just me, she has two loving mothers, and a huge family. She has so many more people experiences and things now than i've ever had to give.
i'm 15, my birth mom gave me up when i was 4 months and i was adopted when i was 4. i want to think her because she knew she couldnt take care of me, so she gave me to someone that couldnt have kids and could care for me. she gave everything to me. life most of all. i couldnt thank her enough for letting me a part of my (adopted) parents life. they only want whats best for me and i couldnt enjoy livin anywhere else better. thanks i love u mom and dad love y'all
i'm 15 and iam adopted from ukraine, and i do not know anything about my birth family, all i know is that i had a sister who was 1 year older, i use 2 go 2 periods of what the heck, she should have left a note or necklas or even her name, or the she really DID love me, and i always think what would happen if i did find her, would she even want me? does she even car? or would she just run away? well adoption is an on going stuggle , were still trying 2 find her, but whatever , GOD BLESS ALL, !!!
I'm 22 and adopted, and I've always had a very sour outlook on my birth mother because of my history, and her mistakes, even though it wasn't really fully controllable, but.... she did this for me, I'm the only one, 2 abortions, me, then surgery. I'm one lucky SOAB, and I've wasted so much of what I've been given..... this song is like a pure slap in the face....
I'm 19 and adopted myself. I'm extremely grateful that my mom gave me up. I'm extremely lucky and it's easy for me to get caught up in the "woes" of college life and forget how truly lucky I am. This song is a good reminder. :)
I was adopted 46yrs. ago to a wonderful family. I have always been so grateful to the woman who thought of me first, before herself. Such a selfless act in giving me away. Bless you, wherever you are. You gave me this awesome life and I thank you:)
I gave my son up for adoption almost 8 years ago and it still hurts i had to do it but i know hes in a good home and he is loved and has everything he could ever need hes being raised in a good christian home
That's heartbreaking. I do not cry much, but I am sobbing. I want to adopt someday. It has been on my heart since I was 16. I am going to give those children love and everything they need. I know, without a doubt, I can love a child as my own that is not blood related. Blood has nothing to do with love or family.
I LOVE my mom. She had the option to abort me or put me up for adoption. She went against the odds and kept me! I have now grown to greatly respect her and I am so glad she allowed me life and gave me a true loving family.
Hi, I responded about a month ago. The decision to give a child that you love so much up so that they can have a better life is so difficult, but so worth it. Jason will be 8 next week. I still speak to him every week and he is doing well. the relinquishment will be finished next month and the adoption takes place in Dec. My heart still breaks and I am still torn up inside, but knowing my son is happy and healthy makes all the difference. I thank my higher power for his new family.
@SuperSmiles82 Hello you sweet lady. I am a 46yr.old adoptee and I want to thank you for being so thoughtful and giving. May God bless you and surround you with His love always.
Mark Schultz fans: Imagine how tragic it would have been if his mother had decided to have an abortion instead! Praise the Lord that she didn't do that!
i was put up for adoption when i was really little and now im 17 and i love my adoptive parents buti also love my birth parents also. Every day im sad i listen to this song.
Thank you, Thank you, Thank you for this song! I am a birth mother of a beatiful 7 year old little boy and I am right at the beginning of the rilinquishment process so that he can be adopted. I have been torn apart for the last couple of months and have felt like I was failing my child. he and I both have several disabilities which makes it difficult for me to parent him on my own. I want him to receive the adequate love and care he deserves, but it is still so hard.
I was taken away from my mother about 5 1/2 years ago. I have 3 younger siblings that are my moms. We all went in to foster care at that time and have been ever since. I turned 18 in july and legally I have no parents.I was almost adopted a year ago but that family i lived with didnt work and now i am living with the best family i have been with since i was taken away. The one thing i want the most is to know my parents care but my father doesnt talk to and my mother I dont know where she is.
I gave my 2 kids the life i couldn't this song is perfect. It was my first time listen to it and i cried but happy tears. I gave my kids everything by doing what i did.
I placed my son for adoption when I was 17. He will be 3 this year. This song means SO MUCH! I even shared it with his adoptive parents. After he was placed I received a lot of negativity because everybody said I basically didn't want the responsibility of raising a child. That is not why. I was in HS. I just could to do it. I'm very thankful that my family and closest supported me thru everything. This songs makes me cry every time.. I love it.
My wife and I (with the huge assistance of our older kids) 'Foster' children that come from every situation imaginable. We are going to see Mark perform again this weekend and would love for him to know how his songs have impacted on people. Our local 'Agency' was very impressed with when we made a DVD of pictures of 'Our Kids' with Marks songs sending a very strong message about what we do. God Bless!
Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee, and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations.
this song breaks and heals my heart at the same time. let me explain....i am adopted and was raised in a good Christian home and am and always will be thankful for that. the court records were all sealed in the year i was born so i know nothing. anyway....i lost my mom a year and a half ago so it makes me wonder. i want to know who my biological mom is so that i can know the medical background. i have alot of health issues and there is autism and bipolar in my children plus me as well.
this song hit home i gave up my baby boy for adoption 8 years ago i still miss him everyday but he has a good life now i still keep in contact but adoption is the hardest thing anyone would ever have to do giving up there child GOD bless you
Hello, reader. If you had started reading this, don't stop or else. I hate people who post these these kinds of comments but.... Post this to 16 videos in 30 minutes and promise your self to never listen to these kinds of comments or make one up. But this one is real. If you don't post this, a boy with no head and legs will show up in ur room at midnight kill you. Everyone will forget you. start posting. the time will start as soon as you finish reading this. yes I do hate these comments
I gave my son up, even though I felt I did everything I could to keep him. He now has a better life, one that I couldn't provide. Thank you Mark, for a wonderful song.
WOW !!!! About 18 1/2 years ago I gave a little boy life and handed him off to his mom and dad to raise ... Thank you so much for sharing this even though it broke my heart and made me cry ... he had a life i was not able to give him i can only hope he feels that he had more
thank you so much recently my cousin samantha and i who are very close both gave birth to our li'l ones mine was about two or so weeks before hers and i'd known her plans . both of us being 19 years old she was giving her son up for adoption and i was keeping mine. my husband and i want to adopt when we're of age to do so and i was shocked @ samanthas decision @ 1st but honestly respect it and love her for being so strong as to do so. thank God for that kinda love
my birth mother passed away this april exactly a week before my 15th birthday. i was told she was planning on trying to find me this summer and meet me. :'( this song is 100% my life. i miss her so much. thank you Mark Schultz for writing this song! xoxo
I was given away as a baby, and I haven't seen my birth mother in twenty years, I think it was the best thing she chose to do, sometimes there are choices that are better for someone else's life because you realize you would have been much more worse off if you were kept at birth.
Im adopted, I met my birthmom when i was 17 yes i know that was illegal but she found me and i needed her.i still need her im now 20 and on my own with my girl. lifes rough. If it werent for this song idk what i would do sometimes. My moms 4 hours away and i miss her so much. I love you mommy.... anyone wanna comment or talk feel free to email me at bashamlaura19@aol.com i could use some, some idk lol thanks
I am a birth mother, and this song and video made me cry buckets. It's so touching that he took the time to write something so wonderful. I often wonder if the baby I placed will grow up to hate me; this song gives me hope. People always tell me what I did was so wonderful and loving, and how strong I am. I just know that I did it because it was the most loving and definitely the best thing I could do for the little life I was carrying inside of me. Thank you for such touching lyrics. <3
This song means alot to me. I am on the other end and the adoptive mother. My life would not be the same if it were not for my children and my Angel from Florida that gave me not one but two miracles! We stay in contact through face book and I owe this girl my life because with out her I would not be who I am today..... A mommy!! God Bless my Angel!! Hiliana Rose - 5 yrs old & Zaylen James 3 yrs old! My kids will always know they were given out of Love and nothing else!!
I was adopted when i was 5 and i thank god for giving me the family that i have. I have amazing parents and older brothers who i know love me. Being adopted of course leaves you with questions but god has placed you where you need to be. With a your true family <3
Mate Your So Low Saying That People Make Mistakes I Did As Well I Got Pressured Into Sex With My Boyfriend And Then When I Found Out I Was Pregnant And Told Him He Broke Up With Me I Was Only 14 And I Found Out That I Can Hold And See My Son Whenever I Want.
This World Isn't A Nice Place So You Need To Think Before You Speak.
I'd have to say it is all a case by case situation. Most teen mothers can stay with their parents who can support them and a child OR they have a partner who can support them and be there. I am 19 and I'm 7 months pregnant. I have neither of those things. I won't have a place to live I wont have income I wont be able to pay doctors bills. I am making the hardest choice of my life by planning to give my child up for adoption. I know what I meant to do.I have talked to God about it.
I was adopted when I was 9 months old. I was told that if I tried to find my biological mother it would be nearly impossible because of the details of why I was put up of adoption and where I was found. I was born in South Korea to a very young mother. Maybe as young as 14. If I could meet her I would thank her for giving me up to a family that could care for me like she could not. I love my biological mom no matter what.
@ashleeritchie321 If you have any questions, I am a birth mother and I would be glad to talk with you about any emotions/fears/doubts/worries/etc with you :)
i was adopted and i'm proud i was... i just wish i could have better things to know about my birth mother then what i do know... basically she didn't want me but even still i would thank her because she really did give everything to me when she decided she didn't want me.. instead of growing up in a horrible environment i'm making my way towards a life with a career that i will love to have. a much better life then i would have had.
every specialist, worker, and aid I've delt with have all complimented me saying I'm doing a far better job then a lot of the older mums they've seen. the shock on their faces when i can work with him and help him push forward is all the reasurance i need that i did the right thing. again, I FULLY support adoption for those who choose it.
guys don't argue.. the point of the song is that he is choosing to look at adoption as something to be grateful for... not resentful... especially when your blessed enough to be placed in a loving home. And that mothers who give their chilldren up are pretty much giving them life. because they know that at that moment it's something they aren't aware of/willing/able to provide...
All I know is that this song is amazing, and I love how it seems that whoever wrote gives the impression that he loves his mom even though she gave him up.
This song means so much to me. I am so thankful that my children's birth parents chose life for them. After 5 miscarriages my husband and I are the parents of 5 other living children that we've adopted. I will carry their birth parents in my heart forever.
@tootruefox There are many reasons choose adoption for their children. It's hard enough to get the pro-life message out there to save these babies. Please don't sit on your high horse and judge those who choose to give up their child. I would rather a child be in a home full of love than one where the parents feel they were keeping the child out of obligation.
@tootruefox My aunt and uncle adopted and it took them 6 years to adopt there first kid and 5 for there second. They also were going to have a kid before that, they were already and had the nursary the baby was born and the mother let my aunt sleep in the room during delivery. But then the very last minute the father wanted the kid, and he got him. It broke there hearts, people don't think about the other side, your giving family that could never have kids a kid....
@tootruefox ... plus how is being a single (even none single) teenage parent better for the kid then have a mother and a father who love him/her and care about them and it isn't something they have to make 'work', it's something they want. When giving a kid up for a adoption people usually do A LOT of backround checks that's why it took so long for my aunt and uncle to adopt. To make sure they will be growing up in a good home. Giving up the kid is the most selfless thing you could do.
@tootruefox I am 19 next week and I am 7 months pregnant. I am choosing to give up this child for adoption to the most loving people in the world that can't have children and have been trying.The father of the child left me after I said I didn't believe in abortion.I knew that I wouldn't have a place to live,and no money.I know I am making the right choice for my son.point blank.I know in my heart this is what I am meant to do.Until you are in this place you have no right to even say anything.
@MusicSavesMySoul8697 Blah blah blah you’re a low person and I don’t care throw your kid on someone else better than you and keep your legs closed until you can deal with the choices you make as an adult and not run like the dumb kid you are. I’m done talking about this
What is wrong with you? Your comments are rude and uncalled for. The woman is making the best decision she can for her child. Be a little bit kinder. The world could use some kindness for once.
@khloejean2010 I'm adopted, and the reason that I was born was because of a prayer from my adopted parents. They were not able to conceive, so God brought me, and later my two siblings, into their lives thru adoption.
This is a beautiful video. It is the truest video. Me and my boyfriend gave our baby girl up for adoption. It was the hardest thing I had to do. It was the best for our baby and for us. But the pain will always be there. It is selfless and a gift to your child. I hope that everyone can stop saying there opinions on this video it is showing the love of a birth mother not saying adoption is right for everyone.I believe tho that if you choose to be a birth mother this video perfectly depicts it.
@Fallenangelwolf You're right there are success stories but they're not the norm. Only 33% of teen moms receive a hs diploma and only 1.5% have a college degree by age 30. They're more likely to end up on welfare and 80% of unmarried teen moms end up on welfare.
Their kids often have lower birth weights, under perform at school and have a greater risk of abuse and neglect. Their sons are 13% more likely to end up in prison while their daughters are 22% more likely to become pregnant as teens.
ok this video tells the truth but for the person that said all high school girls should give their baby up for adpotion thats wrong because i was a freshman and had a beautiful little girl with no job still at home with nothing and am doing just fine
i have a healthy 9month old baby girl!!!! and am expecting another baby in august and if i didnt have to get out of school i woiuld only be a sophmore but the reason i had to get out of school because i was threatened so for my opinion how can someone give their baby up when god gave them the baby god wouldnt put you through something you couldnt handle!!!!!
@khloejean2010 You're right there are success stories but they're not the norm. Only 33% of teen moms receive a hs diploma and only 1.5% have a college degree by age 30. They're more likely to end up on welfare and 80% of unmarried teen moms end up on welfare.
Their kids often have lower birth weights, under perform at school and have a greater risk of abuse and neglect. Their sons are 13% more likely to end up in prison while their daughters are 22% more likely to become pregnant as teens.
@MrsJem1977 teenage mothers r just the same as older mothers!!!!! there is no difference its just the way the mother lives her life i dnt thnk abortion or adoption is good for the baby!!!! not one single bit!!!! but im over this cause if u think teenage mothers r not good parents thn you r crazy!!! my daughter is in god's hands and wen you have god in your life you can succeed in anything!!!!
@khloejean2010 so you think that adoption is horrible, why is that? People who have always wanted kids and love kids they can't have them they adopt. You're giving someone who never had the chance a baby they have always wanted and you are giving the baby a good life with two parents and money (you get to pick the parents, and check there backround to make sure your kid will grow up in a good family) adoption isn't good for the baby,who in the world did you come up with that? Please I'm puzzled.
@khloejean2010 I am adopted. I feel that God put me in the womb of my birth mother knowing the horrible circumstances I would face: Poverty, domestic violence, child abuse, neglect, et cetera. I know that not all adoptees face these challenges, but most do. Especially when it comes to teen mothers. For eight years, I dealt with it before being placed for adoption. I feel that my life has been a test of my faith in Him and that I was meant to be with my adoptive parents who couldn't have kids.
Are you saying she did the wrong thing? Giving up your baby is the most beautiful, selfless thing you can do! The happiness on the HS girl's face will eventually turn to sorrow when the realities of parenthood set in yet the girl who gives her baby up will have the joy of knowing her baby is happy and healthy, has boundless opportunities, and that she herself can continue being a HS girl. ANY baby born to a HS girl will be better off being adopted by a loving, financially secure couple.
@MrsJem1977 i think you are totally wrong i was a freshman in high school and i have a healthy 9month old little girl and had no job still at home and my lil girl is just fine and i am 2 the only reason i had 2 get out of school because i got threatened!!! so i would still be in school if it wasnt for that!!!! so i dont like wat u sed
@MrsJem1977 Maybe you need to as think of it from a high school girl's point of view to. I know a number of HS girls and boys whom have keeped their babies. I've seen them turned from selfish students to wise students. By keeping their babies they've turned into better people. One girl I knew was prengrent during the school year and gave birth. She walked the same week she gave birth. I'm not for or against adoption. I gave up my own.
@Fallenangelwolf You're right there are success stories but they're not the norm. Only 33% of teen moms receive a hs diploma and only 1.5% have a college degree by age 30. They're more likely to end up on welfare and 80% of unmarried teen moms end up on welfare.
Their kids often have lower birth weights, under perform at school and have a greater risk of abuse and neglect. Their sons are 13% more likely to end up in prison while their daughters are 22% more likely to become pregnant as teens.
@Fallenangelwolf i understand wat your sayin i guess the reason i couldnt give my child up because god sent the baby to me for me 2 take care love and raise it as if my mother raised me and as if jesus's mother raised him god would never put something or someone in your life if you couldnt accomplish it!!!! i have had many challenges and there aint a one i couldnt succeed on
@MrsJem1977 I would go as far as to say ANY baby. My son was born with a mental disability and would have been deemed unadoptable and bounced around in the system. I DO agree adoption is a wonderful, selfless act of love. I think it's a completely beautiful thing to do for an unborn baby you know you can't handle. I'm turning 21 my son was born when i was 17, my daughter when i was 19. I have a job, I'm in college and I'm a single mum. My son is making amazing strides in devlopment and
What a beautiful song and video! I think of the adoptive Mom and Dad holding their baby for the first time. The biological mom's decision meant everything to them. This video brings to mind which is harder; having a child and knowing that giving it up will be better or struggling for years to have a child. I wish teenage moms would think about these things before deciding to keep their baby. Infertility affects 10% of couples who desperately want a baby.
I love this song and the video! God has really blessed Mark Schultz! My 13 year old friend Katelyn is going through this right now.. It is very sad she has to give her son away but she is way to young to be having a baby. I cry for her, it's the hardest thing having to watch her go through this but we will just have to pray about it. God will take care of her and her son!
Ahhhhh this song means so much to me right now! My cousins recently adoped an adorable little girl from a young mother. I never met that family, but I want to thank her and her family for this incredible gift to us. I just pray that God will touch their lives and bless them. I can't imagine what it took for her to give her little girl away.
Thank you Mark Schultz for writing this song. I am so touched and moved. About 6 months or so ago, I met my birth mom. I cannot thank her enough for the sacrifice she had to do to give me a better life. She saved me, and she is my angel. I look up to her, I can't even imagine how hard it must have been to do. I love her.
@alexiscady alexiscady, thankyou for your comment. This means a lot to me and touches me to read this. Six months ago I gave my child up for adoption. Even though it is an open adoption and I will be in his life forever, I still fear that he will hate me for giving him up. Seeing that you understand still gives me hope.
Today i turn 20. 20 years ago my birth mother gave me to my momma and daddy through adoption. I have recently met my mother through facebook and i love her just as much as I could have imagined. God has been so good to me!
I am 31 years old. 31 YEARS AGO in Romania, my mom was pregnant with me. After all sorts of tests done, doctor determined, due to no heartbeat, baby is dead(me) and mom must schedual a special operation (whatever is called) to abort me or else I start decomposing and put her life at risk too. My mom decided to wait 2 more weeks in case baby starts moving and will be heartbeat. Of course she prayed and didn't know what will happen. As you can tell, I am alive and got thanks for not aborting me.
@MOvegangal I totally agree!. It would be really good to play at highschools!. I have a 15 yr old friend & she just had a baby in March 2011 & had 2 give him up it was the hardest thing for her. I cried just watching her going through it & it wasn't even me going through it. I can not even imagine how much pain she went through. I felt really bad for her but, I can't really do anything about it. All I can do is pray for her & her baby & hope everything turns out alright.
With so many married couples waiting for a child to adopt, I hope this beautiful message will inspire some single mothers to consider giving a child to adoption. Especially if life for her and the baby will be hard. Adoptive parents have been carefully checked out and will make good parents for a child that might otherwise have had to struggle through life.
This song touches me on so many levels. I was a victim of rape years ago and had a child at 16 years old and they came and I had to give her away in the hospital. The hardest decision a child would ever have to make but most selfless acts too reminds me of just how he gave life to me too.
I was adopted when I was 6. I thank God every day for my wonderful family that he place me with them. I just want to thank my bio mom for giving me up. I have a better futrue now that you gave me up. also I know it was probley one of the hardest thing for you do. But thankis for not aborting me.
as an adoptive mother, this song means so much to me. I love my childrens' birth mothers with all my heart and then some ... I hope and pray that when my children are older, they will feel the same way towards their birth mother.
i found this song by pure luck. it holds such a great meaning. i was adopted, given up by my birth mother. i know nothing about her or my past life, though i do wish i did. i want to find my parents one day and say the very same words. "you gave everything to me." i love mark schultz for all his songs!
this is such an awsome message. a friend of mine had to give up her baby girl recently and it was really hard for her,but at least she knows the parents and that they'll take really good care of her.
mark schultz is an amazing love-song writer, his songs touch so many people and most can relate to the words in his beautiful songs, thanks for sharing. x
My 18 year old daughter just sent this to me. I gave her up for adoption, but have had the opportunity to know her, which I praise God for. She just sent me this link. Never thought a song could do what a went through justice, but Mark nailed it again. Praise the Lord for life!
i just gave my newborn son for adoption, it was the hardest thing to do, hardest decision ive ever made in my life, but i did it because i knew it was the right thing to do. my son deserved a life i couldnt provide for him. a family that could give him everything he ever wanted and needed.
I love this song... it reminds me of my mom's best friend. My mom's best friend adopted a baby because the birth mom couldn't handle having another kid. The birthmom already had a 1 year old and she knew she couldn't afford or love the child as much as my mom's best friend. My mom's best friend is very thankful and loves that child very much. She was not capable of having a child and this child is going to be very loved (:
Wow! This song says a lot to me I’m adopted and I talk to my B-mom but sometimes I have trouble excepting the mothering that she’s trying to give me. it’s so hard to just say ok to someone that hasn’t been there for 18 years of my life ; this song reminds me that I should say thank you too because she did give me everything.
So thank you mom ; and I’m so sorry that I made you mistake; every time I think about giving my twins up it brakes my heart
This is absolutely beautiful! We adopted our daughter and I am so grateful for her birthmom and all that she gave to us! Thank you so much "S"! We love you!
This song speaks to my heart and soul. I was that birthmom 8 years ago and I only ever wanted the best for her which is why I chose adoption and she is with the best family any little girl could have.
My twin sister and I were adopted at 3 days old. We were blessed to meet our birth mother 5 years ago when we were 19. She couldn't give us the life she knew we deserved, and she unselfishly gave us a new life with our (adoptive) parents. My (adoptive) dad passed away when I was 20, but he and my mother gave us the best life. Thank you Lord - we were almost aborted. To the women out there who're pregnant and considering abortion... when my birth mother gave me up she gave me life. Choose Life.
I Was Adopted And I Love This song but My bio mom Actully Gave Me Away Cause she didn't want me she was also a lesbian and i would not give anything to leave my parent who adopted me i was 4 years old when i got adopted and i can remember being 1 and being passed from person to person but being adopted by the family i have now was a gift from god i would never want to go back and honestly i don't even want to see my birth mom she gave me up cause she didn't want me she said it in court!
My mother gave me up toy Dad so I could live in a better enviornment. She had heath and drinking issues, so she didn't want me to grow up in the sort of area. She tried very hard and finally got over all of her issues, and now we see eachother whenever she's of from work. :) This song reminds me of how hard it must have been for her to let me go. So thank you for putting this up! And God bless you Mark Shultz and everyone!
My son was taken from me by cps he is going to be 7, luckly i still get to see him because my sister is adopting him but i gave him to her becasue i have lots of health issues so i get to see him but when i gave him up i gave everything to him because now not only does he have his aunty he has me to and my mom and other sister he is a happy thriving littel boy and i am lucky to have him.
I was adopted myself my bio mom was 20 and decided to give me up. I never got to meet her because she died in 2002. Lately I have wanted to find my bio family and have actually gotten information to contact them I just haven't been sure about contacting them. Since seeing this video its pushed me to contact them to tell at least my bio father Thank You. Thank you Mark for this song you are a great song writer. God Bless
i know what it feels like to give away and to lose all at once i wasnt ready for her to go yet and neither was her dad when i told him he broke and wouldnt talk to any one but me for almost a month i thought that he was going to comment suicide and it was really hard on the both of us i still blame my self for her dieing and he blames him self for me not telling him sooner he thought he did something to make me lose her and he didnt
this song reminds me of when i found out that i was with child and had to weigh the options of what to do with me being so young and not beliving in abortion i didnt know what to decide as then if i was going to keep it how was i soupose to go to school everyday so i went for aboption and then when i was like 5 months my baby died in side of my belly and all i did was listen to this song and cry for like 2 weeks and then i had to tell the baby's father and he really wanted her so i know about it
I am an adopted child, and also a birthmother who made the choice for my child. So this song hits very close to home and brings tears to my eyes in so many ways. God has gotten me through any of the pains of either situation, and for that I am so blessed. God bless all the birth parents with hard choices to make, and also all the parents out there who bless God's beautiful children with safe happy homes. I love you Mom and Dad!
This song touches my heart so much, I cry every time I hear it. But then I remember it was for the best and that being adopted is never going to be a bad thing, I am from a closed adoption so my information about my past is disclosed until I'm 18. I have 4 more years to go, and as the years get closer I want to learn more about me, and its harder to do, because i am part of the international adoptions. What I honestly want to say is that, I thank her&God for the mature decision to give me up.
Danceyears2015 1 day ago
@Danceyears2015 I am adopted from South Korea. So that's pretty far away.
Danceyears2015 1 day ago
on march 3 2007 i was 14 and had a baby boy that i gave up for adoption.. as a birth mom this song really makes it easy to think he will be able to forgive me and understand when he knows who i am.. i did an open adoption so one day he will know me i was always afraid he would hate me once he knew but this song makes me feel so much better thank you!! <3
kitcatnicole1 1 month ago
@kitcatnicole1 he wont hate you trust me on that. my birth mom gave me up the moment i was born. after i heard this song i love her for it. i dont know my birth mom but i have plans to meet her. all i got to say is you did the right thing.he will understand and im sure he loves you for it.. god bless you in your days to come.. ill be prayin for you and him both
onlygodcanwork 3 weeks ago
Beautiful Mark Schultz you are a truly amazing man
mrmikejagar 1 month ago
makes me cry everytime
grace1414 1 month ago
This video made me cry SOO HARD. I can imagine myself in her shoes & how terrible it must be to give up the baby that's lived & grown inside of you.
LizziesAnswers 1 month ago 2
Crying so hard right now. Even though i get pictures, and even though i get messages and can interact through the computer... i'm always going to miss her. I'm always going to wonder if the future that they are giving her will outweigh the one i could have. Doesn't matter how reassured i am, i will always wonder. But, i will never regret it. Instead of having just me, she has two loving mothers, and a huge family. She has so many more people experiences and things now than i've ever had to give.
only1ofme382 2 months ago 5
@only1ofme382 you're sooo brave & strong! and you're a hero for not getting an abortion <3
LizziesAnswers 1 month ago 3
i'm 15, my birth mom gave me up when i was 4 months and i was adopted when i was 4. i want to think her because she knew she couldnt take care of me, so she gave me to someone that couldnt have kids and could care for me. she gave everything to me. life most of all. i couldnt thank her enough for letting me a part of my (adopted) parents life. they only want whats best for me and i couldnt enjoy livin anywhere else better. thanks i love u mom and dad love y'all
onlygodcanwork 2 months ago
i'm 15 and iam adopted from ukraine, and i do not know anything about my birth family, all i know is that i had a sister who was 1 year older, i use 2 go 2 periods of what the heck, she should have left a note or necklas or even her name, or the she really DID love me, and i always think what would happen if i did find her, would she even want me? does she even car? or would she just run away? well adoption is an on going stuggle , were still trying 2 find her, but whatever , GOD BLESS ALL, !!!
liliyamarie12 2 months ago
I'm 22 and adopted, and I've always had a very sour outlook on my birth mother because of my history, and her mistakes, even though it wasn't really fully controllable, but.... she did this for me, I'm the only one, 2 abortions, me, then surgery. I'm one lucky SOAB, and I've wasted so much of what I've been given..... this song is like a pure slap in the face....
TheTrueHeretic 2 months ago 4
I'm 19 and adopted myself. I'm extremely grateful that my mom gave me up. I'm extremely lucky and it's easy for me to get caught up in the "woes" of college life and forget how truly lucky I am. This song is a good reminder. :)
RJSummer627 2 months ago 3
I was adopted 46yrs. ago to a wonderful family. I have always been so grateful to the woman who thought of me first, before herself. Such a selfless act in giving me away. Bless you, wherever you are. You gave me this awesome life and I thank you:)
lilluvy1 3 months ago
I gave my son up for adoption almost 8 years ago and it still hurts i had to do it but i know hes in a good home and he is loved and has everything he could ever need hes being raised in a good christian home
lilbiggirl6858 3 months ago
That's heartbreaking. I do not cry much, but I am sobbing. I want to adopt someday. It has been on my heart since I was 16. I am going to give those children love and everything they need. I know, without a doubt, I can love a child as my own that is not blood related. Blood has nothing to do with love or family.
MelJeanIrishQueen 3 months ago
I LOVE my mom. She had the option to abort me or put me up for adoption. She went against the odds and kept me! I have now grown to greatly respect her and I am so glad she allowed me life and gave me a true loving family.
4Him0me 3 months ago 3
Hi, I responded about a month ago. The decision to give a child that you love so much up so that they can have a better life is so difficult, but so worth it. Jason will be 8 next week. I still speak to him every week and he is doing well. the relinquishment will be finished next month and the adoption takes place in Dec. My heart still breaks and I am still torn up inside, but knowing my son is happy and healthy makes all the difference. I thank my higher power for his new family.
SuperSmiles82 4 months ago 3
@SuperSmiles82 Hello you sweet lady. I am a 46yr.old adoptee and I want to thank you for being so thoughtful and giving. May God bless you and surround you with His love always.
lilluvy1 3 months ago
Mark Schultz fans: Imagine how tragic it would have been if his mother had decided to have an abortion instead! Praise the Lord that she didn't do that!
erickramer4780 4 months ago
you may have given everything too me, but that chance to see you
grace1414 4 months ago
i was put up for adoption when i was really little and now im 17 and i love my adoptive parents buti also love my birth parents also. Every day im sad i listen to this song.
hockey19011 4 months ago
I LOVE YOU MOMMA,WITH ALL MY HEART FOREVER AND ALWAYS.....
YOU ARE ALWAYS THERE WHEN I COME TO YOU IT MENT MORE THAN YOU KNOW
RoseBuds38Thornz 4 months ago
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RoseBuds38Thornz 4 months ago
It's interesting that he say "and you gave life to me" just when she goes into labor...how meaningful.
HisServent4ever 4 months ago in playlist Rachel's
Thank you, Thank you, Thank you for this song! I am a birth mother of a beatiful 7 year old little boy and I am right at the beginning of the rilinquishment process so that he can be adopted. I have been torn apart for the last couple of months and have felt like I was failing my child. he and I both have several disabilities which makes it difficult for me to parent him on my own. I want him to receive the adequate love and care he deserves, but it is still so hard.
SuperSmiles82 5 months ago
I was taken away from my mother about 5 1/2 years ago. I have 3 younger siblings that are my moms. We all went in to foster care at that time and have been ever since. I turned 18 in july and legally I have no parents.I was almost adopted a year ago but that family i lived with didnt work and now i am living with the best family i have been with since i was taken away. The one thing i want the most is to know my parents care but my father doesnt talk to and my mother I dont know where she is.
lovbug01234 5 months ago
I gave my 2 kids the life i couldn't this song is perfect. It was my first time listen to it and i cried but happy tears. I gave my kids everything by doing what i did.
mrswalker1012 5 months ago
He's just a genius. Do I really have to cry with every single song he wrote?! I really don't cry often but everytime I hear some of his song I do...
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I placed my son for adoption when I was 17. He will be 3 this year. This song means SO MUCH! I even shared it with his adoptive parents. After he was placed I received a lot of negativity because everybody said I basically didn't want the responsibility of raising a child. That is not why. I was in HS. I just could to do it. I'm very thankful that my family and closest supported me thru everything. This songs makes me cry every time.. I love it.
Rexxxyj6 5 months ago
My wife and I (with the huge assistance of our older kids) 'Foster' children that come from every situation imaginable. We are going to see Mark perform again this weekend and would love for him to know how his songs have impacted on people. Our local 'Agency' was very impressed with when we made a DVD of pictures of 'Our Kids' with Marks songs sending a very strong message about what we do. God Bless!
dbtdaffy 5 months ago
Jeremiah 1:5
Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee, and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations.
LifebytheBook 5 months ago 12
this song breaks and heals my heart at the same time. let me explain....i am adopted and was raised in a good Christian home and am and always will be thankful for that. the court records were all sealed in the year i was born so i know nothing. anyway....i lost my mom a year and a half ago so it makes me wonder. i want to know who my biological mom is so that i can know the medical background. i have alot of health issues and there is autism and bipolar in my children plus me as well.
mamafroggy89 6 months ago
this song hit home i gave up my baby boy for adoption 8 years ago i still miss him everyday but he has a good life now i still keep in contact but adoption is the hardest thing anyone would ever have to do giving up there child GOD bless you
lilbiggirl6858 6 months ago
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Hello, reader. If you had started reading this, don't stop or else. I hate people who post these these kinds of comments but.... Post this to 16 videos in 30 minutes and promise your self to never listen to these kinds of comments or make one up. But this one is real. If you don't post this, a boy with no head and legs will show up in ur room at midnight kill you. Everyone will forget you. start posting. the time will start as soon as you finish reading this. yes I do hate these comments
333Tears 6 months ago
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@333Tears Don't stop, or you'll do WHAT? I'm never going to read your comment again, much less post it to 16 videos in 30 minutes!
erickramer4780 4 months ago
I WANT A GIANT LIFE LIKE LAMB TOO!
sweetiegrl41 6 months ago
i dont understand the story to this video .
can someone explain it to me ?
PeaceIsJustADream 6 months ago
@PeaceIsJustADream did you see the story behind the video that Mark Shultz made??
TheKoolatie 6 months ago
@TheKoolatie No , is that like a video or something ?
could you send the link to me if it is ?
PeaceIsJustADream 6 months ago
I gave my son up, even though I felt I did everything I could to keep him. He now has a better life, one that I couldn't provide. Thank you Mark, for a wonderful song.
belovedgoofy 6 months ago 2
wow!!!!!!! my good friend just died and she was like a sister to me.... i miss her so much
R.I.P. KARA PICKETT
bballchey 6 months ago
wow i just descovered this song today and its so sad to me cuz i know how it is to give upp a kid kinda but instead i lost it
kristy16love 7 months ago
WOW !!!! About 18 1/2 years ago I gave a little boy life and handed him off to his mom and dad to raise ... Thank you so much for sharing this even though it broke my heart and made me cry ... he had a life i was not able to give him i can only hope he feels that he had more
ConnieBachner 7 months ago 22
@ConnieBachner Look for him! Find him!
LifebytheBook 6 months ago
I Cried! The 'alternative' is unthinkable!
LifebytheBook 7 months ago
Amen to MOveangal's comment!!
30lindam 7 months ago
thank you so much recently my cousin samantha and i who are very close both gave birth to our li'l ones mine was about two or so weeks before hers and i'd known her plans . both of us being 19 years old she was giving her son up for adoption and i was keeping mine. my husband and i want to adopt when we're of age to do so and i was shocked @ samanthas decision @ 1st but honestly respect it and love her for being so strong as to do so. thank God for that kinda love
felishaMtaylor1992 7 months ago
I feel bad for some1 who doesn't know their birth mom. It would suck if I didn't know my mom. :( makes me sad everytime hearing this song
KingdomOfDiamonds 7 months ago
@KingdomOfDiamonds It really does suck..
Like you wouldn't believe it's been 13 years almost 14 years since I have not been in her arms, i know absolutely nothing about her... :'(
Danceyears2015 1 day ago
Great song
God bless you
alehajordan 7 months ago
my birth mother passed away this april exactly a week before my 15th birthday. i was told she was planning on trying to find me this summer and meet me. :'( this song is 100% my life. i miss her so much. thank you Mark Schultz for writing this song! xoxo
MattMyersMusic 7 months ago
tears fell from my eyes...God Bless You Mark!
TecAddict3 7 months ago
my sister gave up her baby and i gave her this song she listen to this every day
autoboy2005 7 months ago
I was given away as a baby, and I haven't seen my birth mother in twenty years, I think it was the best thing she chose to do, sometimes there are choices that are better for someone else's life because you realize you would have been much more worse off if you were kept at birth.
elizabeth18306 7 months ago 2
Im adopted, I met my birthmom when i was 17 yes i know that was illegal but she found me and i needed her.i still need her im now 20 and on my own with my girl. lifes rough. If it werent for this song idk what i would do sometimes. My moms 4 hours away and i miss her so much. I love you mommy.... anyone wanna comment or talk feel free to email me at bashamlaura19@aol.com i could use some, some idk lol thanks
herbabygurl1991 7 months ago 2
I am a birth mother, and this song and video made me cry buckets. It's so touching that he took the time to write something so wonderful. I often wonder if the baby I placed will grow up to hate me; this song gives me hope. People always tell me what I did was so wonderful and loving, and how strong I am. I just know that I did it because it was the most loving and definitely the best thing I could do for the little life I was carrying inside of me. Thank you for such touching lyrics. <3
IwubbJoshySteele 7 months ago
this song has so much meaning and it is so true this happens every day but not always with the happy ending i lov this song
moonshadow5454 8 months ago
Thanks Mark Schultz.I was adopted when i was 3 going on 4.So we have something
in common.That's cool!! I have been here in the U.S for 10 years today.
I was adopted from Ethiopia Africa.
beautyofthecross2011 8 months ago
This song means alot to me. I am on the other end and the adoptive mother. My life would not be the same if it were not for my children and my Angel from Florida that gave me not one but two miracles! We stay in contact through face book and I owe this girl my life because with out her I would not be who I am today..... A mommy!! God Bless my Angel!! Hiliana Rose - 5 yrs old & Zaylen James 3 yrs old! My kids will always know they were given out of Love and nothing else!!
ThePaulaMarx 8 months ago
Thanks Mark.... I Needed This Song
MrYoungDwight 8 months ago
Thanks Mark.... I Needed This Song
MrYoungDwight 8 months ago
I LOVE ,Mark's music, it is so inspirational.
michigan48135 8 months ago
I was adopted when i was 5 and i thank god for giving me the family that i have. I have amazing parents and older brothers who i know love me. Being adopted of course leaves you with questions but god has placed you where you need to be. With a your true family <3
jonasbrotherslover45 8 months ago
She gave me life-RIP grandma! You gave me hope, strength and something to live for. Father, You had dreams for me even when i stopped dreaming!
kay246 8 months ago
You don't know how many lives those lyrics probably changed!
ChaseCSmusic 8 months ago
@tootruefox
Mate Your So Low Saying That People Make Mistakes I Did As Well I Got Pressured Into Sex With My Boyfriend And Then When I Found Out I Was Pregnant And Told Him He Broke Up With Me I Was Only 14 And I Found Out That I Can Hold And See My Son Whenever I Want.
This World Isn't A Nice Place So You Need To Think Before You Speak.
Roshiello805 8 months ago
makes me cry everytime :(
ThunderWing12 8 months ago
I'd have to say it is all a case by case situation. Most teen mothers can stay with their parents who can support them and a child OR they have a partner who can support them and be there. I am 19 and I'm 7 months pregnant. I have neither of those things. I won't have a place to live I wont have income I wont be able to pay doctors bills. I am making the hardest choice of my life by planning to give my child up for adoption. I know what I meant to do.I have talked to God about it.
MusicSavesMySoul8697 8 months ago
I was adopted when I was 9 months old. I was told that if I tried to find my biological mother it would be nearly impossible because of the details of why I was put up of adoption and where I was found. I was born in South Korea to a very young mother. Maybe as young as 14. If I could meet her I would thank her for giving me up to a family that could care for me like she could not. I love my biological mom no matter what.
Auboy2 9 months ago
@Auboy2 I am in the same position except i was adopted at 17 months.. :'(
Danceyears2015 1 day ago
im pregnant and doing adoption. this song deff made me feel comfortable with my decision now. ty!!
ashleeritchie321 9 months ago
@ashleeritchie321 If you have any questions, I am a birth mother and I would be glad to talk with you about any emotions/fears/doubts/worries/etc with you :)
IwubbJoshySteele 7 months ago
awwwww. the baby is so cuuuuute!
winxki 9 months ago
i was adopted and i'm proud i was... i just wish i could have better things to know about my birth mother then what i do know... basically she didn't want me but even still i would thank her because she really did give everything to me when she decided she didn't want me.. instead of growing up in a horrible environment i'm making my way towards a life with a career that i will love to have. a much better life then i would have had.
girlnarutard 9 months ago
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mark is amazing along with a new worship band called Red Letter Hymnal. They both have awesome songs on youtube and itunes too for that matter
musicspeaks2001 9 months ago
that is so sad that she had to give her baby up to someone else but it was for her own good and the babys
Leasy678 9 months ago
Mothers who consider making an open adoption only think of their baby's future ..
einjel1428 9 months ago
wow this song is really beautiful i feel so touched and moved
everwood777 9 months ago
every specialist, worker, and aid I've delt with have all complimented me saying I'm doing a far better job then a lot of the older mums they've seen. the shock on their faces when i can work with him and help him push forward is all the reasurance i need that i did the right thing. again, I FULLY support adoption for those who choose it.
teakany 10 months ago
guys don't argue.. the point of the song is that he is choosing to look at adoption as something to be grateful for... not resentful... especially when your blessed enough to be placed in a loving home. And that mothers who give their chilldren up are pretty much giving them life. because they know that at that moment it's something they aren't aware of/willing/able to provide...
babybrat925 10 months ago
All I know is that this song is amazing, and I love how it seems that whoever wrote gives the impression that he loves his mom even though she gave him up.
leopardlover001 10 months ago
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tootruefox 10 months ago
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tootruefox 10 months ago
I just can't stop watching this video!! Anyone who thinks giving your baby up is taking the easy way out is so wrong...
evab26 11 months ago 8
This song means so much to me. I am so thankful that my children's birth parents chose life for them. After 5 miscarriages my husband and I are the parents of 5 other living children that we've adopted. I will carry their birth parents in my heart forever.
MadisonLeighAnna 11 months ago 3
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tootruefox 1 year ago
@tootruefox There are many reasons choose adoption for their children. It's hard enough to get the pro-life message out there to save these babies. Please don't sit on your high horse and judge those who choose to give up their child. I would rather a child be in a home full of love than one where the parents feel they were keeping the child out of obligation.
MadisonLeighAnna 11 months ago
@tootruefox Somehow, I doubt you'd think the same way if you were 16 and pregnant. Adoption is a very loving choice and is not "giving up".
CassieVish 10 months ago
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tootruefox 1 year ago
@tootruefox My aunt and uncle adopted and it took them 6 years to adopt there first kid and 5 for there second. They also were going to have a kid before that, they were already and had the nursary the baby was born and the mother let my aunt sleep in the room during delivery. But then the very last minute the father wanted the kid, and he got him. It broke there hearts, people don't think about the other side, your giving family that could never have kids a kid....
Mikkixox9 10 months ago
@tootruefox ... plus how is being a single (even none single) teenage parent better for the kid then have a mother and a father who love him/her and care about them and it isn't something they have to make 'work', it's something they want. When giving a kid up for a adoption people usually do A LOT of backround checks that's why it took so long for my aunt and uncle to adopt. To make sure they will be growing up in a good home. Giving up the kid is the most selfless thing you could do.
Mikkixox9 10 months ago
@tootruefox I am 19 next week and I am 7 months pregnant. I am choosing to give up this child for adoption to the most loving people in the world that can't have children and have been trying.The father of the child left me after I said I didn't believe in abortion.I knew that I wouldn't have a place to live,and no money.I know I am making the right choice for my son.point blank.I know in my heart this is what I am meant to do.Until you are in this place you have no right to even say anything.
MusicSavesMySoul8697 8 months ago
@MusicSavesMySoul8697 Blah blah blah you’re a low person and I don’t care throw your kid on someone else better than you and keep your legs closed until you can deal with the choices you make as an adult and not run like the dumb kid you are. I’m done talking about this
tootruefox 8 months ago 3
@tootruefox
how could you not care. you will be a horrible parent. i feel so bad for your kid
heyhey55826 8 months ago
@tootruefox
What is wrong with you? Your comments are rude and uncalled for. The woman is making the best decision she can for her child. Be a little bit kinder. The world could use some kindness for once.
Anyways, amazing song. <3
TheSuperBethany 8 months ago
@MusicSavesMySoul8697 I am a birth mother, if you ever need to chat. I am here to listen :)
IwubbJoshySteele 7 months ago
@khloejean2010 I'm adopted, and the reason that I was born was because of a prayer from my adopted parents. They were not able to conceive, so God brought me, and later my two siblings, into their lives thru adoption.
cheetahiq 1 year ago
This is a beautiful video. It is the truest video. Me and my boyfriend gave our baby girl up for adoption. It was the hardest thing I had to do. It was the best for our baby and for us. But the pain will always be there. It is selfless and a gift to your child. I hope that everyone can stop saying there opinions on this video it is showing the love of a birth mother not saying adoption is right for everyone.I believe tho that if you choose to be a birth mother this video perfectly depicts it.
theobamasdogfriend 1 year ago 3
@Fallenangelwolf You're right there are success stories but they're not the norm. Only 33% of teen moms receive a hs diploma and only 1.5% have a college degree by age 30. They're more likely to end up on welfare and 80% of unmarried teen moms end up on welfare.
Their kids often have lower birth weights, under perform at school and have a greater risk of abuse and neglect. Their sons are 13% more likely to end up in prison while their daughters are 22% more likely to become pregnant as teens.
MrsJem1977 1 year ago
ok this video tells the truth but for the person that said all high school girls should give their baby up for adpotion thats wrong because i was a freshman and had a beautiful little girl with no job still at home with nothing and am doing just fine
khloejean2010 1 year ago
i have a healthy 9month old baby girl!!!! and am expecting another baby in august and if i didnt have to get out of school i woiuld only be a sophmore but the reason i had to get out of school because i was threatened so for my opinion how can someone give their baby up when god gave them the baby god wouldnt put you through something you couldnt handle!!!!!
khloejean2010 1 year ago
@khloejean2010 You're right there are success stories but they're not the norm. Only 33% of teen moms receive a hs diploma and only 1.5% have a college degree by age 30. They're more likely to end up on welfare and 80% of unmarried teen moms end up on welfare.
Their kids often have lower birth weights, under perform at school and have a greater risk of abuse and neglect. Their sons are 13% more likely to end up in prison while their daughters are 22% more likely to become pregnant as teens.
MrsJem1977 1 year ago
@MrsJem1977 teenage mothers r just the same as older mothers!!!!! there is no difference its just the way the mother lives her life i dnt thnk abortion or adoption is good for the baby!!!! not one single bit!!!! but im over this cause if u think teenage mothers r not good parents thn you r crazy!!! my daughter is in god's hands and wen you have god in your life you can succeed in anything!!!!
khloejean2010 1 year ago
@khloejean2010 so you think that adoption is horrible, why is that? People who have always wanted kids and love kids they can't have them they adopt. You're giving someone who never had the chance a baby they have always wanted and you are giving the baby a good life with two parents and money (you get to pick the parents, and check there backround to make sure your kid will grow up in a good family) adoption isn't good for the baby,who in the world did you come up with that? Please I'm puzzled.
Mikkixox9 10 months ago
@khloejean2010 I am adopted. I feel that God put me in the womb of my birth mother knowing the horrible circumstances I would face: Poverty, domestic violence, child abuse, neglect, et cetera. I know that not all adoptees face these challenges, but most do. Especially when it comes to teen mothers. For eight years, I dealt with it before being placed for adoption. I feel that my life has been a test of my faith in Him and that I was meant to be with my adoptive parents who couldn't have kids.
hsot0086 10 months ago
Are you saying she did the wrong thing? Giving up your baby is the most beautiful, selfless thing you can do! The happiness on the HS girl's face will eventually turn to sorrow when the realities of parenthood set in yet the girl who gives her baby up will have the joy of knowing her baby is happy and healthy, has boundless opportunities, and that she herself can continue being a HS girl. ANY baby born to a HS girl will be better off being adopted by a loving, financially secure couple.
MrsJem1977 1 year ago
@MrsJem1977 i think you are totally wrong i was a freshman in high school and i have a healthy 9month old little girl and had no job still at home and my lil girl is just fine and i am 2 the only reason i had 2 get out of school because i got threatened!!! so i would still be in school if it wasnt for that!!!! so i dont like wat u sed
khloejean2010 1 year ago
@MrsJem1977 Maybe you need to as think of it from a high school girl's point of view to. I know a number of HS girls and boys whom have keeped their babies. I've seen them turned from selfish students to wise students. By keeping their babies they've turned into better people. One girl I knew was prengrent during the school year and gave birth. She walked the same week she gave birth. I'm not for or against adoption. I gave up my own.
Fallenangelwolf 1 year ago
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@Fallenangelwolf You're right there are success stories but they're not the norm. Only 33% of teen moms receive a hs diploma and only 1.5% have a college degree by age 30. They're more likely to end up on welfare and 80% of unmarried teen moms end up on welfare.
Their kids often have lower birth weights, under perform at school and have a greater risk of abuse and neglect. Their sons are 13% more likely to end up in prison while their daughters are 22% more likely to become pregnant as teens.
MrsJem1977 1 year ago
@Fallenangelwolf i understand wat your sayin i guess the reason i couldnt give my child up because god sent the baby to me for me 2 take care love and raise it as if my mother raised me and as if jesus's mother raised him god would never put something or someone in your life if you couldnt accomplish it!!!! i have had many challenges and there aint a one i couldnt succeed on
khloejean2010 1 year ago 2
@MrsJem1977 I would go as far as to say ANY baby. My son was born with a mental disability and would have been deemed unadoptable and bounced around in the system. I DO agree adoption is a wonderful, selfless act of love. I think it's a completely beautiful thing to do for an unborn baby you know you can't handle. I'm turning 21 my son was born when i was 17, my daughter when i was 19. I have a job, I'm in college and I'm a single mum. My son is making amazing strides in devlopment and
teakany 10 months ago
What a beautiful song and video! I think of the adoptive Mom and Dad holding their baby for the first time. The biological mom's decision meant everything to them. This video brings to mind which is harder; having a child and knowing that giving it up will be better or struggling for years to have a child. I wish teenage moms would think about these things before deciding to keep their baby. Infertility affects 10% of couples who desperately want a baby.
MrsJem1977 1 year ago 3
this song is everything to me
sedanshaggy 1 year ago
I love this song and the video! God has really blessed Mark Schultz! My 13 year old friend Katelyn is going through this right now.. It is very sad she has to give her son away but she is way to young to be having a baby. I cry for her, it's the hardest thing having to watch her go through this but we will just have to pray about it. God will take care of her and her son!
jesusfreakforever002 1 year ago
Ahhhhh this song means so much to me right now! My cousins recently adoped an adorable little girl from a young mother. I never met that family, but I want to thank her and her family for this incredible gift to us. I just pray that God will touch their lives and bless them. I can't imagine what it took for her to give her little girl away.
shatterpoint232 1 year ago
Is that Mosely from Neds Declassified?
quater2002 1 year ago
Thank you Mark Schultz for writing this song. I am so touched and moved. About 6 months or so ago, I met my birth mom. I cannot thank her enough for the sacrifice she had to do to give me a better life. She saved me, and she is my angel. I look up to her, I can't even imagine how hard it must have been to do. I love her.
Thank you, thank you....for writing this song.
alexiscady 1 year ago 59
@alexiscady your mom must of couldnt aford to keep you or she wanted a better life for you !
MultiMasterjake 9 months ago
@alexiscady alexiscady, thankyou for your comment. This means a lot to me and touches me to read this. Six months ago I gave my child up for adoption. Even though it is an open adoption and I will be in his life forever, I still fear that he will hate me for giving him up. Seeing that you understand still gives me hope.
MyCoop15 5 months ago in playlist MyCoop15's Favorited Videos
Today i turn 20. 20 years ago my birth mother gave me to my momma and daddy through adoption. I have recently met my mother through facebook and i love her just as much as I could have imagined. God has been so good to me!
cassimarie1111 1 year ago 3
I am 31 years old. 31 YEARS AGO in Romania, my mom was pregnant with me. After all sorts of tests done, doctor determined, due to no heartbeat, baby is dead(me) and mom must schedual a special operation (whatever is called) to abort me or else I start decomposing and put her life at risk too. My mom decided to wait 2 more weeks in case baby starts moving and will be heartbeat. Of course she prayed and didn't know what will happen. As you can tell, I am alive and got thanks for not aborting me.
floare79 1 year ago 4
@floare79 That is so amazing! God really touched you and your mother! God bless you both!
jesusfreakforever002 1 year ago
One of the most moving songs and videos concerning adoptions...Very Powerful and Moving!!
TheJesnt 1 year ago 3
all High schools need to show this video
MOvegangal 1 year ago 52
@MOvegangal I totally agree!. It would be really good to play at highschools!. I have a 15 yr old friend & she just had a baby in March 2011 & had 2 give him up it was the hardest thing for her. I cried just watching her going through it & it wasn't even me going through it. I can not even imagine how much pain she went through. I felt really bad for her but, I can't really do anything about it. All I can do is pray for her & her baby & hope everything turns out alright.
sammyhowell 6 months ago 2
With so many married couples waiting for a child to adopt, I hope this beautiful message will inspire some single mothers to consider giving a child to adoption. Especially if life for her and the baby will be hard. Adoptive parents have been carefully checked out and will make good parents for a child that might otherwise have had to struggle through life.
flintstone9812 1 year ago 3
This song touches me on so many levels. I was a victim of rape years ago and had a child at 16 years old and they came and I had to give her away in the hospital. The hardest decision a child would ever have to make but most selfless acts too reminds me of just how he gave life to me too.
jeniferbeams 1 year ago
@jeniferbeams I am so sorry! But God has taken care of you and that baby and he will continue taking care of both of you!
jesusfreakforever002 1 year ago
@jeniferbeams I am so sorry! But God has taken care of you and that baby and he will continue taking care of both of you!
jesusfreakforever002 1 year ago
I was adopted when I was 6. I thank God every day for my wonderful family that he place me with them. I just want to thank my bio mom for giving me up. I have a better futrue now that you gave me up. also I know it was probley one of the hardest thing for you do. But thankis for not aborting me.
maggieklnicholson1 1 year ago 3
as an adoptive mother, this song means so much to me. I love my childrens' birth mothers with all my heart and then some ... I hope and pray that when my children are older, they will feel the same way towards their birth mother.
mom2mydreamkids 1 year ago 3
i found this song by pure luck. it holds such a great meaning. i was adopted, given up by my birth mother. i know nothing about her or my past life, though i do wish i did. i want to find my parents one day and say the very same words. "you gave everything to me." i love mark schultz for all his songs!
blackendblood6 1 year ago 3
this song has basically no relevance to my life but i love his messages and his voice. i keep replaying it over and over and its amazing.
tebowsabeast 1 year ago
This song is so beautiful.. I felt he read my mind and put those feelings into song. Thank You Mark!
1951ksb 1 year ago
Great Video, Great Song!! Mark Schultz is awesome!!
MRCOUGAR1218 1 year ago
this is such an awsome message. a friend of mine had to give up her baby girl recently and it was really hard for her,but at least she knows the parents and that they'll take really good care of her.
zoegirl699127 1 year ago
mark schultz is an amazing love-song writer, his songs touch so many people and most can relate to the words in his beautiful songs, thanks for sharing. x
LiTTL3CHELS 1 year ago
That's a very powerfull message for all mothers-to-be to hear. I hope this video will encourage them to give their child life.
Gotchicken83 1 year ago
My 18 year old daughter just sent this to me. I gave her up for adoption, but have had the opportunity to know her, which I praise God for. She just sent me this link. Never thought a song could do what a went through justice, but Mark nailed it again. Praise the Lord for life!
wadelisarush 1 year ago
Mark Schultz shared an amazing story behind this song.
You guys should look that up.
xolloy01 1 year ago
I love this so much.
meghopwood 1 year ago
i just gave my newborn son for adoption, it was the hardest thing to do, hardest decision ive ever made in my life, but i did it because i knew it was the right thing to do. my son deserved a life i couldnt provide for him. a family that could give him everything he ever wanted and needed.
I love him so much and he's on my mind everyday.
ADD69ADHD 1 year ago 3
I love this song... it reminds me of my mom's best friend. My mom's best friend adopted a baby because the birth mom couldn't handle having another kid. The birthmom already had a 1 year old and she knew she couldn't afford or love the child as much as my mom's best friend. My mom's best friend is very thankful and loves that child very much. She was not capable of having a child and this child is going to be very loved (:
ska8erchick95 1 year ago 2
Wow! This song says a lot to me I’m adopted and I talk to my B-mom but sometimes I have trouble excepting the mothering that she’s trying to give me. it’s so hard to just say ok to someone that hasn’t been there for 18 years of my life ; this song reminds me that I should say thank you too because she did give me everything.
So thank you mom ; and I’m so sorry that I made you mistake; every time I think about giving my twins up it brakes my heart
But my fiancé is doing everthig so we wont.
Siningrayne 1 year ago
this is such a powerful song. I love this song, i was adopted and it shows me what she went through
davidberryable 1 year ago
Great Voice and Fantastic Singing mate... absolutely amazing.... : )
shcoke2 1 year ago
OMG i luv this song it is my lyiricsl song for dance!!!!!
gabbyimperato 1 year ago
This is absolutely beautiful! We adopted our daughter and I am so grateful for her birthmom and all that she gave to us! Thank you so much "S"! We love you!
DebraDomenici 1 year ago
This song speaks to my heart and soul. I was that birthmom 8 years ago and I only ever wanted the best for her which is why I chose adoption and she is with the best family any little girl could have.
ajowens091 1 year ago
Ok Great SOng, But I wished it had showed the baby in the end!
MrsKRH11 1 year ago
This has been flagged as spam show
adoption should be banned
mccoy4heisman 1 year ago
My twin sister and I were adopted at 3 days old. We were blessed to meet our birth mother 5 years ago when we were 19. She couldn't give us the life she knew we deserved, and she unselfishly gave us a new life with our (adoptive) parents. My (adoptive) dad passed away when I was 20, but he and my mother gave us the best life. Thank you Lord - we were almost aborted. To the women out there who're pregnant and considering abortion... when my birth mother gave me up she gave me life. Choose Life.
ebpgh86 1 year ago
I Was Adopted And I Love This song but My bio mom Actully Gave Me Away Cause she didn't want me she was also a lesbian and i would not give anything to leave my parent who adopted me i was 4 years old when i got adopted and i can remember being 1 and being passed from person to person but being adopted by the family i have now was a gift from god i would never want to go back and honestly i don't even want to see my birth mom she gave me up cause she didn't want me she said it in court!
DCforever2115 1 year ago
@YESHUAISMERCIFUL That's who I thought it was at first too!
catherinejoshu 1 year ago
My mother gave me up toy Dad so I could live in a better enviornment. She had heath and drinking issues, so she didn't want me to grow up in the sort of area. She tried very hard and finally got over all of her issues, and now we see eachother whenever she's of from work. :) This song reminds me of how hard it must have been for her to let me go. So thank you for putting this up! And God bless you Mark Shultz and everyone!
rosar2698 1 year ago
My son was taken from me by cps he is going to be 7, luckly i still get to see him because my sister is adopting him but i gave him to her becasue i have lots of health issues so i get to see him but when i gave him up i gave everything to him because now not only does he have his aunty he has me to and my mom and other sister he is a happy thriving littel boy and i am lucky to have him.
dorn99999 1 year ago
Such a touching song and a beautiful story too.
KingsPromises 1 year ago
I was adopted myself my bio mom was 20 and decided to give me up. I never got to meet her because she died in 2002. Lately I have wanted to find my bio family and have actually gotten information to contact them I just haven't been sure about contacting them. Since seeing this video its pushed me to contact them to tell at least my bio father Thank You. Thank you Mark for this song you are a great song writer. God Bless
hyperjas5 1 year ago
i know what it feels like to give away and to lose all at once i wasnt ready for her to go yet and neither was her dad when i told him he broke and wouldnt talk to any one but me for almost a month i thought that he was going to comment suicide and it was really hard on the both of us i still blame my self for her dieing and he blames him self for me not telling him sooner he thought he did something to make me lose her and he didnt
azeria456789 1 year ago
this song reminds me of when i found out that i was with child and had to weigh the options of what to do with me being so young and not beliving in abortion i didnt know what to decide as then if i was going to keep it how was i soupose to go to school everyday so i went for aboption and then when i was like 5 months my baby died in side of my belly and all i did was listen to this song and cry for like 2 weeks and then i had to tell the baby's father and he really wanted her so i know about it
azeria456789 1 year ago
i was adopted, and this song made me cry so hard.
WKproductions731 1 year ago
I am an adopted child, and also a birthmother who made the choice for my child. So this song hits very close to home and brings tears to my eyes in so many ways. God has gotten me through any of the pains of either situation, and for that I am so blessed. God bless all the birth parents with hard choices to make, and also all the parents out there who bless God's beautiful children with safe happy homes. I love you Mom and Dad!
TheShadowchyld 1 year ago
Who is the girl in this shr looks really familiar.
Courtniefraind 1 year ago