Held By Grace: One Woman's Story of Faith, Adoption and Redemption

In this deeply moving episode, Emily Deaton shares her powerful journey of discovering she was pregnant at 19—alone, afraid, and unsure of what the future held. With no partner and uncertainty about how her family would respond, Emily wrestled with shame, fear, and the weight of an impossible decision. But through it all, her parents’ unwavering love and faith modeled the heart of Jesus. Step by step, Emily learned to trust God as she chose an adoptive family, carried her baby to term, and made the heartbreaking decision to place her child in their arms. Now an adoption advocate, Emily has an ongoing relationship with the child she placed, is a mother to three beautiful children, and is living proof of God’s redemptive grace. Her story will inspire you, challenge your assumptions, and remind you that God’s love is not limited by our mistakes. Even in our hardest moments, He writes beautiful stories from brokenness.