“The pandemic threw a whole new spin on things and the entire adoption process felt so volatile. The worry could have buried me, so I had to face it head-on. If God called me to it, He would get me through it.”
‘We landed back in Nashville, Tennessee as a family of 6. Two adoptions, two very different faith-building experiences.’: Mom shares growing family through international adoptions
‘I was sitting in this green recliner, holding my baby. He was wrapped up and delivered, carrying with him the secret of an extra chromosome.’: Mom shares journey on World Down Syndrome Day
“This morning, I’m almost 9 years into this journey. I’m sitting in a chair in my living room drinking coffee, trying to find the right words, and I barely recognize the girl sitting in the green recliner.”
‘We were in a state of shock, but Drew was all smiles with the doctor. ‘Momma, I will be alright.’: Mom open’s up about son’s journey with epilepsy
“We are constantly asking him ‘Are you okay?’ But in true Drew fashion, he’s all smiles, charming and polite. He amazes us to no end.”
‘I was chosen to be their parent, but I wouldn’t have it any other way.’: Woman takes in 5 foster kids, births miracle baby in wake of father’s passing
“I first came to Tanzania in 2010 to follow my dream of volunteering in a baby orphanage. Little did I know, I would still be in Tanzania eleven years later.”
‘I need to speak with you about your ultrasound.’ My placenta had connected to my firstborn’s face.’: Mom shares journey birthing son with cleft lip and palate, blindness
“I noticed voicemails on my home phone. Everyone had our cell numbers, so I couldn’t imagine who could have called our house and left not one, but three messages. Surprisingly, it was my doctor. ‘Something doesn’t look right.’ She wanted me to call her back, but didn’t say any more than that.”
‘You need to parent her like she is neurotypical and she’ll act neurotypical.’: Mom shares difficult road to daughter’s autism diagnosis
“I sat in disbelief as the doctors claimed the girl they saw in front of them had too much autonomy and confidence, worked too hard to engage, and had far too great of abstract thinking to possibly be on the spectrum.”
‘His first two years were spent in and out of hospitals with countless seizures. I was scared every day of losing him.’: Mom raises awareness for son’s rare Sturge-Weber syndrome
“If the old me could look into the future, I’d say don’t give up. He’s a warrior and deserves to live a beautiful life. We hope a cure will be found in his lifetime.”
This International Women’s Day, I Want To Celebrate Every Special Needs Mother
“These women are the strongest people I know, but they probably don’t believe it about themselves. Today, I want to celebrate them.”
Cole Swindell Creates Priceless Memory For Major Fan After Adorable On Stage Experience
“I saw him walking over to our side of the stage, pointing to where we were. I thought he was maybe going to have her come to the front so he could bend down and take a selfie with her. I had no idea it was going to get even better.”
‘School become unbearable for her. It was as if everything around her intensified tenfold and life was just too much.’: Mom gets candid on daughter’s journey with autism
“I could no longer ask her to get dressed or brush her teeth without an explosive outburst. It was like a switch flicked overnight, and we could no longer just think this was just her quirks.”