“His lifesaving rescue is further proof of the incredible love that animals can have for us.”
‘Dogs Are Family Too.’: Hero Puppy Rescues Newborn Baby Abandoned In Garbage Dump
‘We have a 3-week-old girl.’ I had tears in my eyes. ‘We have a daughter, Kristen. We have a daughter!’: Couple adopt daughter on 5-year anniversary of miscarried angel baby
“Our adoption lawyer informed us our final hearing would be August 26, 2021. At the time, I didn’t realize the significance of that date, until Facebook reminded me in my memories of what happened 5 years earlier: a plea for prayer for Elijah, our Elijah. I stopped, realizing how God had set into motion something beyond what I had even imagined.”
‘It’s gotta be her genes, something is wrong with her.’ Rumors flooded about our little one.’: Mom to son with limb differences urges for kindness, ‘We are all beautiful humans’
“Those unkind souls didn’t know I’d grab a pair of baby shoes and cry because my son couldn’t wear them. No idea I’d put away so many pants and shorts because his little leg wouldn’t fit. But despite the unexpected, when they placed him in my arms, I couldn’t have loved him more. He was mine. My baby. My special prince. He was taking his own slow steps in life, his own way.”
Dear Newfound College Parents, Do Not Rescue Your Children
“Roughly 8 ½ out of 10 of us will get a phone call from a super miserable college kid. You must under no circumstances do the very thing you feel you need to do in your soul…rescue them.”
‘We kissed our girl, told her we loved her. Less than an hour later, her slim body was bloated beyond recognition.’: Parents rally for change after losing daughter to summer camp negligence
“We sang you are my sunshine one last time before we walked away from our baby’s body, never again able to hug her, to kiss her, to see her become the remarkable woman we knew she would one day become. All because a summer camp did not honor a basic promise — to keep our baby safe.”
‘Every year, every milestone, is wrapped up in this image of an almost-man, walking out my front door.’: Mom to all-grown-up son urges ‘don’t blink, take in every moment’
“It’s just a stepping stone. A step away from the past. The past when I held him in my arms. A step closer to the future. The future when I have to let go. I can still see my little boy with his Spiderman backpack on his first day of kindergarten. I still see my baby on the first day he was placed in my trembling arms.”
‘To the established school moms, invite the new mom in. That small gesture may not make your day, but it will sure make hers.’: Mom shares heartfelt reminder ‘in a world where mom shaming is so real and frequent, lift one another up’
“I see you all, meeting and greeting at a local coffee spot after drop off, pouring life into one another. I see you sipping fancy lattes and chatting about summer vacation trips you took, catching up like old friends. I see you, the ones I know from word of mouth who look my way, then right back to your cozy, familiar circle. Do you reminder what it was like to be an outsider?”
‘The chances were 1 in 1,000,000.’: Mom shares journey to son’s extremely rare Trichohepatoenteric Syndrome diagnosis
“He has fought for his life since the womb. If you’re not amazed or moved by this little boy, I don’t know what else could possibly do that to you.”
‘IT’S A BOY!’: Mom Of 6 Girls’ Heartwarming Reaction To Delivering Surprise Baby Boy
The Murrays welcomed six daughters over the last decade. But the couple received a big surprise earlier this month when, after the birth of their seventh child, they realized the baby was a boy.
‘I heard an odd noise coming from my son. I looked over to see orange drool trickle from his mouth, his body rhythmically bouncing.’: Mom fights for answers to son’s undiagnosed seizures, ‘We will never stop trying’
“We had no cell service. There were no other vehicles on the road. We were alone, on a deserted highway, with our child who was quite likely dying, and we had no idea what to do. Nobody wakes up one day and thinks to themselves, ‘Today is the day my world will explode. Today everything is going to change and I’ll never get over it.’ But that’s exactly what happened.”