“Give yourself some grace, change your thoughts from ‘I can’t’ to ‘I will,’ and dry those pretty eyes. You’ve got this.”
‘This is the face of a momma who had a rough night, and then had a rough morning. Who is having a hard time forgiving herself for yelling. Who feels guilty, but isn’t entirely sure why.’
‘I was late picking them up. Upon dialing her number I realized I was halfway through an intersection of a red light. I let an ‘OH SH*T’ fly.’
“Oh, I had left a message all right.”
‘For the caretakers who are left behind: Those amazing, beautiful, selfless souls who dedicated their lives to the welfare of another human being.’ What this grieving wife wants you to know to help you heal
“I want you to know how much admiration and respect I have for you, but I also want you to know this…”
‘I lost my second son last week.’: What one father wants you to know about mental illness
“If a child is born with a hole in her heart, everyone in our society would respond the same way.”
The call came at midnight, ‘We have a 3-year-old girl at the hospital. Her mom was shot, Her dad has been arrested. Can you come pick her up?’
“Calls from DHS are like a Create-Your-Own-Adventure Game. Each ‘yes’ takes your family on a wild new adventure you never expected.”
