“I can tell, behind her mask, she is smiling too. And I think, just for a moment, I made the right choice.”
- Love What Matters
- Children
“I can tell, behind her mask, she is smiling too. And I think, just for a moment, I made the right choice.”
“‘Mommy, why you got blood? Did daddy shoot you?’ That broke me. My babies were shocked at the sight of me, covered in blood head to toe. Some may call me a victim, but I don’t look at it that way. I’m a survivor. I got out.”
“Our 4-month-old son was having seizures. To say we were scared is an understatement. We followed him in an ambulance. All we had now was hope.”
“It didn’t matter that we were all tired. It didn’t matter that we just wanted to get home and take a shower. It didn’t matter that we all wanted to be out of the car. She missed her dad. And when the girl you love is hurting, you do whatever you need to do to fix that.”
“No competition for who has it better or worse. Just you be you, and I’ll be me. It all begins with telling your truth, and the silent permission that I can tell mine.”
“The very first blanket we made went to a little girl who was autistic and had been bullied in school. I can’t fix the problems they are dealing with, but I can make them a Love Blanket and let them know they’re loved.”
“It had been ‘coming’ in a sense for a couple of years. I was pregnant with our second child when it all went down. We had to put all emotions aside.”
“He complained about stomach pains for 8 months. I remember sitting on our bathroom floor. He was so sick he could barely get up. ‘We feel he should stop treatment.’ On the way home, I asked Kyle what he wanted to do. Second opinion? Alternative medicine? He looked at me and said, ‘I’m tired.’ That was when I knew it was time to stop. It was time to let go.”
“This isn’t your typical kindergarten mom crying after the first day drop-off picture. The tears are different.”
“God gave me the gift of being able to teach. Failure is not an option. We will go above and beyond.”