By SueAnn Howell, Communications Director of MiraVia Tucked away in the back of Belmont Abbey’s campus, nestled at the end of a winding lane through the pine trees, is MiraVia – a welcoming residence for college student moms experiencing an unplanned pregnancy. Opened in summer 2013 on land donated to MiraVia by the Benedictine monks of Belmont Abbey, the College Residence accepted its first pregnant college student that fall. The privately funded residence for women pursuing higher education can accommodate up to 15 mothers and their children – free of charge – offering childcare, meals, life skills classes, and mentoring so they can focus on being a mom and achieving their educational goals. Divine Providence In Action Kathleen Reitemeyer Fleeman and her husband, Caleb Fleeman, were freshmen at Belmont Abbey College in the fall of 2019 when they met and fell in love. Kathleen didn’t know what MiraVia did, but when given the opportunity to volunteer at the banquet that October, she thought it sounded like fun, so she signed up. “While volunteering at the banquet, I learned so much about the program and the great things MiraVia did for women in need,” Kathleen said. “Little did I know that I would be contacting Tina Darling (Residential Program Manager) at the College Residence just a few months later.” Kathleen and Caleb found out in February 2020 that they were expecting a baby.  “Finding out I was pregnant was the scariest time in my life,” she recalled. “I was going through so many emotions and didn’t know what to do. But I am a ‘figure it out and cry later’ type of girl, so the afternoon I found out I was pregnant, I reached out to MiraVia to see if they could help.”  Kathleen met Darling at the College Residence the...