“We spent Thanksgiving with our family who would meet Luca for the first time… and say their goodbyes. When he left, he took a piece of my heart with him.”
- Love What Matters
- Family
- Adoption/Foster Care
“We spent Thanksgiving with our family who would meet Luca for the first time… and say their goodbyes. When he left, he took a piece of my heart with him.”
“Eight people turned my childhood into a living hell, but now, eight kids have found safety within the walls of my home.”
“Going into his third surgery, he said, ‘Dad, I just want to run someday like the other kids.’ It broke my heart. I knew it would be challenging but told him, ‘We’re going to try, buddy.’”
“I couldn’t wrap my head around it. I’ve done more hair follicle tests and observed urine tests than I can count. However, even after providing all of the negative drug screens, they were still adamant I had a substance abuse problem.”
“The second they started describing Zoey, I knew she would be my daughter! I could hardly answer them to say I would take her because I was crying.”
“I was away on a work trip, and I got a message on Facebook. My heart leaped. The seed was planted.”
“‘I’ll Be Home for Christmas,’ sung by Michael Bublé, came onto the radio, and I had tears in my eyes thinking about another full bedroom in our home.”
“One day the cycle of trauma will be broken, and we will complete this puzzle. I wish you were here to see it too.”
“She said, ‘It’s a boy!’ I hugged her so tightly. Instant family. She handed us a tiny 6lb 5oz baby boy with the cutest lips I’d ever seen. The pregnancy may have been unplanned, but this little boy was no accident.”
“Every tear we shed, every late-night conversation with one of my bio kids serves one goal: getting a child back where they belong, with their family.”