“Sometimes I wonder why she can’t be more agreeable. Why things can’t be easier. Yet deep down, even on my most exhausting days, I know I wouldn’t change her. The world needs her vivacious spirit.”
‘There isn’t a passive bone in her body. I spend my days negotiating any given task. Everything is on her terms, her time, her agenda.’: Mom to strongwilled child urges ‘this is hard, but it is so worth it’
‘What if he dies?’ I gave words to the worst. ‘Don’t,’ he replied. ‘Don’t think about that.’ I’d never felt so helpless.’: Mom finds renewed sense of gratitude after nearly losing newborn
“We planned on a pumpkin patch visit. Instead, we were facing the possibility of losing our baby before we’d even received his birth certificate.”
‘One night my husband sat me down. ‘Would you love me no matter what?’ He took out an envelope with analysis results.’: Couple battling endometriosis, male infertility share emotional fight for pregnancy
“While I would never have imagined that 7 years later, we would still be here without a baby, I am grateful for who I have grown to become and the lessons this journey has taught me.”
‘My 5-year-old saw a homeless man on the way home. ‘I don’t have any cash on me.’ And then it happened. Our son caused a chain reaction.’: Dad in awe after son’s act of kindness
“I almost taught him that pride was more important than helping another human in need. I almost showed him that a good deed wasn’t good enough to make a difference in someone’s life. And then without even realizing it, my boy reminded me what matters most.”
‘I just had a kid. Could you take $400 for it instead?’ I opened the dryer to check the lint filter and was shocked.’: New dad surprised with act of kindness from stranger selling washer and dryer
“‘Check the dryer, a gift for the new baby.’ Words cannot describe how grateful I am right now.”
‘It could be the most interaction and joy they experience for months. In some cases, their last experience.’: Firefighter repels to visit children in hospital where she fought for her own life
“I got the opportunity to rappel and engage with other kids at the same exact location I was told I may not live. The same place I had to relearn how to walk. The same place I had my miracle baby years later, the one they told me I would never have.”
‘She’s my friend.’ Overhearing those three simple words made my mama heart skip a beat.’: Autism mom shares power of a little girl’s friendship
“Three simple words that meant everything. Two small feet skipping with joy after hearing them. One mama’s heart letting go of worry, making space for the notion her daughter is not feared and ignored.”
‘He needed somewhere to go. He needed a home.’: Couple adopt boy from foster care
“This little kid with the politician smile and biggest heart had won us over. There would be no more disruptions for him, no more moving. Dwayne, the little kid who needed a home, had finally found his place.”
‘As soon as my sister and I being pregnant together seemingly aligned, my husband died.’: Remarried widow fulfills dream of being pregnant at the same time as her sister
“While our journey is nothing we would have expected, God blessed us with pregnancies only six weeks apart.”
Single Foster Mom Shares Tips To Prepare For Teen Placements
“Every tiny preparation helped tremendously.”