My experience with Agape was temporary. I found privacy difficult given my future husbands family had relative associated with Agape and no matter what my decision, to marry or not marry him, ( spit spat) they were there to pick up the ball (* my Beautiful 5 lb14oz baby girl and run it in if i dropped it. Adoption would have been interfered with by them and it was not even a consideration I entertained. I did learn alot, I sacrificed elopement for those lessons and I cried my Gesthemane prayers with complete exhaustion watching a lady give her child up as I ran out of Vanderbilt Medical Center isolated and alone...and crying as she screamed " Bring my baby back" to the Social worker. She roomed in with her newborn bonding prior to that moment. I worked in The Nashville Courthouse and the Snyders supported my decision and were rare. One night stating, " Not sure I would have put myself through this." I am a Christian and there isn't a rich house. Big swing set, tuition already invested, nursery shelves stocked and waiting for " your precious child" that could have changed my mind . I sold out of my Dad's family business, married my daughters Dad and ceremony by relative and minister who were involved with Agape in Montgomery, AL I loved my Mother in laws sister and husband and my husbands elder grandfather JD who insisted he stop trying to talk me out of going to ACU in 1976. We did divorce after 7 years and 2 miscarriages. But we had another child 2 years after our daughter Jennifer Leah Hardin Hardwick wss born. Unfortunately. The Monopoly worked for him, not me.in his hometown . We were friends , met at church , stayed friends for distant miles as I went to ACU and Freed Hardeman .We met 1974 , dated through 1975-long distance to 1979 and I ran and my girl friend I went to see had connections to aGApE through Foster home parenting. Money is not the key to anything; adoption or marriage. You can do everything you should and sometimes it's not enough for the courts , your in laws or your husband.... your Platonic courtship either. Trust and Obey..! Being a single mom would not have given me my son, but it's a church political battle and war and sometimes you really do not know people even when you think you do. Who raises you imparts many false perceptions and Christians ....what did you do wrong? I would house a single mom but never should that single mom be in the foster home of the father of her child through Agape either. Policy is not that ...conflict of interest...or on The Board of Agape. It has taken me 45 years for this submussive wife to write this tragedy.. It could have been their Dad who felt what I feel. Oh good grief...not him.Not that! He would be in bad male child support company..* Sorry for the sarcasm. Losers use sarcasm too much. Who said this? I wish I could just hug my grandchildren and look in on their birthday parties. Nothing has ever hurt me this bad.. i would adopt, but i would never give up my child. I was displaced out of overwhelming circumstances. Pray for men but hold true to the Mothers you minister to...always...always..alway. Selfishness is real.

Agape Nashville is a wonderful organization aimed to help serve those that struggle to take care of themselves. They have a wonderful staff and have many services from foster care and adoption to counseling and domestic violence care, all designed to help the underserved.

My experience with having counseling through Agape was very positive. It was several years ago but because it was so positive I dove in and volunteered with them at many functions and even worked there for a time. I couldn't recommend them more. Agape has a heart for people and for our community whether through counseling, safe haven care for women or through the foster care system! Many thanks to Agape for literally saving so many people's lives.