“I would have hugged you more, even when you pushed me away. I would have kept you firmly planted on my hip, never knowing what day would be the last before you’d want to walk side by side. I would have snuggled a few more minutes before bedtime, because I know now those extra minutes only meant one thing… more time with you.”
“You never know the kind of day someone could be having, and how you could impact their lives for the better with one small thing.”
“Her diagnosis is part of her, but it doesn’t define her.”
“Once my sister came by to visit Cru, I finally voiced my thoughts I could never imagine were real. ‘Haley, I feel like he has it.’ I’ll never forget her response: ‘If he does, who cares?! He’s perfect.'”
“I woke up in the hospital with a tube in my throat. I missed my brother’s funeral. In my heart, I could hear him say, ‘You got this, sis.’ I knew there was no turning back.”
“They don’t leave with a baby, but they leave with bravery and courage that is unmatched. We wanted to give back to this brave community of birth mothers.”
“I am setting higher standards.”
“When my kids were little, friends were a lifeline. We got together daily to keep our sanity. As our kids got older, and we entered the ‘sweet spot’ before adolescence, I put my friendships on the back burner. But in the past 18 months, I’ve needed my friends on a new level.”
“‘Saving a baby’ was the name of the game—a selfless, commendable act of love to raise a child ‘like they’re your own.’ I cringe. I really do. My job as his mother is to allow him to learn about who he is.”
“They come out looking for our bodies. They come out longing for our bodies. They come out looking for safety, for love, for home – regardless of size.”
