Love What Matters

‘Do not stand up!’ These were the last thoughts before my eyes rolled back into my head.’: Woman 3 years sober after decades-long battle with addiction

“I tried to fight the urge to succumb to the darkness, but I was not strong enough. I passed out cold at the dinner table. When I lifted my head, everyone around the table was staring at me. I had great intentions to keep it classy that night. Once again, a full-grown woman, I humiliated myself.”

Dear Stepparent, Your Partner Will Never Heal From Their Past If You Keep Rubbing Their Nose In It

“Be the spouse who helps to heal your partner’s heart and mind, not another spouse who helps to destroy it.”

This Is Your Sign To Take A Surprise Day Off (Even If There’s A Million Reasons Not To)

“Give yourself a blank page in your agenda that day. Don’t fill it with work or chores or caring for others. Leave it open for yourself.”

10 Tips For Supporting Your Loved One Who Just Discovered Their Partner Is Unfaithful

“Following the discovery of infidelity, it is essential for the betrayed partner to feel supported by loved ones.”

You Are So Much More Than A Persona On Social Media, And So Is Everyone Else

“Can we talk about something we don’t often see reflected on social media? And that is how multidimensional we are as mothers and wives and women.”

I’m Going To Post That Unedited Photo, Flaws And All

“When we waste all that time retaking, filtering, editing, and Facetuning, we are taking away from the reason we took that photo or video in the first place.”

Why Infertility Has Changed Me Forever

“I may stand here and not always recognize the girl looking back at me, but I know deep down she is still built for greater things than I could ever imagine, and that is a beautiful thing.”

Mom Hilariously Breaks Down 10 Types Of Toddlers

“Your toddler will probably morph into all of these types at one point or another — sometimes even simultaneously.”

‘You’re so mad at me. You hate me?’ Moms make mistakes too.’: Mom shares parenting lesson learned over spilled milk

“Sometimes we make mistakes as parents, and we have to model kindness and humility to our children: we have flaws too.”

‘I’ll never forget sitting in the lobby of the orphanage and seeing him come around the corner.’: Dad shares emotional international adoption journey

“‘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.”

A brother and sister sitting together and a young woman with dark hair

‘I’ve been putting the pieces together. Of our adoptions, our lives, and your death.’: Adoptee reflects on trauma of adoption in open letter to late sister

“One day the cycle of trauma will be broken, and we will complete this puzzle. I wish you were here to see it too.”

Widow And Widower Find Love After Loss, Blend Families To Have 11 Children

“The doctor placed his perfect little body right on my heart. I could feel the strength from his heart syncing with mine, and for the first time since Tony’s death four months ago, I felt a spark of purpose.”

My Son Was Born At The Exact Time Of His Father’s Death

“I believe my son’s father met him in Heaven and carried him before I did. His daddy was by our side at every moment.”

‘Every day I’d eat egg whites and steamed vegetables, wondering if I’d die in my sleep.’: Woman shares road to recovery, happiness after life-long eating disorder

“It’s never too late to re-learn everything you once learned before. It’s never too late to make your life better than it was before. It’s never too late to say screw it to the past (or even the odds) and get the life you want. All it takes is one step at a time.”

‘She picked you guys!’ His life brought two families together, forever.’: Mom shares hills and valleys that brought her to adopted son

“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.”

An Open Letter To The Mom Currently Drowning In The Depths Of Postpartum Depression

“There are hundreds of us who have been there, rooting for you and reminding you that (as cliché as it sounds) this absolutely will pass.”

Staying Together ‘For The Kids’ Isn’t Always A Bad Thing

“Sometimes, they’re the best reason in the world to stay.”

‘My therapist said, ‘With the amount you’re drinking, your likelihood of dying by 40 is much higher than you realize.’: Young woman shares candid journey to sobriety

“I was going out 5 nights a week, drinking a bottle of wine a night alone, staying up until 10 a.m. doing coke, and waking up the next afternoon in bed, without a single recollection of how I got myself home. I was starting to reach my rock bottom.”

‘At 1:00 a.m., the social worker, with four children in tow, showed up at our door.’: Foster dad shares complex and beautiful journey with foster care

“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.”

‘I got a call about a baby boy.’ We were excited, but scared of getting hurt again.’: Mom of 3 shares journey through infertility, foster care, and adoption

“We were up against time, and we had to make a decision right away since this baby boy was across the country.”