“She was cowering against the wall, tears streaming down her face. My daughter met her right there in the brokenness, loving a neighbor in need.”
‘What’s wrong?’ She’d been tossed from a car, left with no money and a dead cell phone. She was afraid, hurting, and alone in a foreign city.’: Young woman shares act of kindness for stranger
‘If only he’d ask me to dance!’ He was addicted to drugs, and I was addicted to him.’: Woman marries after divorce, ‘Love is ALL that matters’
“I was tired of the fast lane, the parties, and the men. After holding on for dear life to a complete set of emotional baggage, I finally had to surrender it ALL.”
‘People with anxiety later found my card, which made their day. I don’t expect a pat on the back.’: Man gives back with fundraising project, ‘The work is so rewarding’
“I knew when I left school I’d never be a doctor or lawyer, so I used my knowledge in being kind and helping others.”
‘You’re pregnant, aren’t you?’ The results came in. She was beautiful, but seeing her in person was a shock.’: Baby born with spina bifida welcomed into family, ‘She’s a ray of sunshine’
“The specialist sat us down to give what typically is a solemn discussion. We cheered! To us, it was great news! Our hope for her was that she’d be a fighter.”
‘Your daughter tested positive.’ I asked, ‘What does this mean for her?’ The reply? ‘You can Google it.’ I was HYSTERICAL, but we didn’t give up.’: Woman becomes advocate after daughter born with Trisomy 18
“They told me, ‘She’ll grow out of these issues.’ If they didn’t see the potential in our daughter we weren’t having it. She fought like CRAZY to be here, and we weren’t giving up because of a piece of paper.”
‘The doctor said, ‘If you buy a toaster and it’s smashed, you know it won’t work.’ We were SPEECHLESS. We had to find a new ‘normal.’: Daughter born with Microcephaly, ‘She’s made AMAZING progress’
“‘We witnessed a little girl in a purple wheelchair being shaken and yelled at.’ That little girl was Melissa. Sometimes life leads you in the right direction at the right time.”
‘It HAS to get better!’ I didn’t want divorce. But dating sounded AWFUL. We both ate our words.’: Single mom finds love after heartbreak, ‘I’m the happiest I’ve been’
“My world shattered before me. Everything I thought I knew was put into question. I told myself ‘I’m not dating ANYONE for at least a few years!’”
‘My dad said, ‘You’ve been emotionally beaten.’ I knew THIS marriage was different. Our kids were smitten.’: After abuse, woman blends family with new husband
“He wouldn’t come to bed. ‘I married you for the wrong reasons.’ In a year I went from a working single mom of 2 to being a married, homeschooling, stay-at-home mom of 4.”
‘She said, ‘I am a girl in my heart and brain.’ I felt guilty she had to be physically restrained for haircuts.’: Mom advocates for trans daughter, says she ‘blossomed before our eyes’
“‘YOU made her this way!’ Dempsey had a strong interest in princesses and sparkly trinkets. She’d put fashion pajama pants on her head to simulate long hair.”
‘He had to learn how to ‘read’ tattoos. He started vomiting before every shift, always locking the doors and closing the curtains. He became suspicious of EVERYONE.’: Wife shares husband’s PTSD from job as a correctional officer, ‘It changed him’
“He left the penitentiary, but it didn’t leave him.”