“I heard a noise from the bathroom where my daughter had been happily singing the ABC song, and had just shouted to me, ‘I almost done cleaning up, Mama.’ I had left her in the empty bathtub to clean up her toys. Actions we’ve done a million times before. Something did not register right in the noise. Loud is always a good sign with kids. Quiet is not.”
“I asked her if she was okay and she stumbled through tears when she said, ‘Yes! She’s just so perfect!’ And she was — this all was.”
“It’s probably one of the most painful tattoos I’ve ever gotten, but it’s the most beautiful.”
“‘Always faithful’ isn’t just two words to him — It’s a way of life for him. Every morning, he wakes up happy to go to work.”
“After their romantic walk down the Target aisles, the bride and groom made their first purchase as husband and wife: an appropriate Valentine’s Day-themed love heart.”
“I was rushed into emergency surgery. My husband was terrified at the thought he had almost lost his wife and mother to his children. One year later, there I was, holding the most precious gift of all, our fearfully and wonderfully made rainbow baby.”
“The second we walk in with a basket full of puppies, all that loneliness is washed away, if only for a moment.”
“They probably don’t realize that although you love this job and you CHOSE this job– that doesn’t discount how tough it is.”
“Seeing her thrive and grow bigger makes me feel like I have a purpose.”
“We already had four girls and this was our last try for a boy, so this was going to be emotional either way.”
