“Silence calms me, but this silence was different. This is my life now.”
‘After 13 months of family togetherness, I was alone.’: Mom talks life in the wake of the pandemic, ‘This is the new normal’
‘Whose children do you have?’ They are not props. We’re like any other family but with different skin colors.’: Mom shares transracial adoption of twins during civil unrest
“We speak adoption in our home, but love is our first language.”
This Third-Grader Just Dropped A ‘Summer Bop,’ And It Should Totally Be Your New Anthem
Brandon and Charaya Morris made a deal with their son early in the year: if he made the honor roll, they’d help him record his very own music video.
‘Stop begging God to take this away from you. He gave it to you for a purpose.’: LGBT woman pens powerful letter to past self after coming out of closet
“Right now, I know it seems like there’s no escape. That no matter how hard you try, how fast you run, how fiercely you try to claw your way to freedom from yourself, you sink deeper and deeper into the quicksand of shame and self-resentment. Dear Kahrin, you don’t believe this now, but you will be loved.”
We’re Not All Raising Our Kids The Same Way, But We All Need Grace Just The Same
“Because underneath that messy toddler t-shirt is a child whose mother loves him, whether he eats vegetables or dino nuggets. Whether he’s unruly or well-behaved at the store. Whether the house is spotless or dirty.”
Dear Generational Curse Breakers, You Did It—You Freed Your Family From Hurt And Pain
“Not just for yourself, not just for your own child. You changed the path for all of those to come. I hope you take a second to show yourself love, a second to say, ‘I did it. It stopped here,’ out loud.”
‘When the house is quiet. When the laundry units are empty and there are no crumbs left to clean, no fights to break up. What will it be like?’: Mom urges ‘we get one shot at this, let’s not miss’
“When all the kids are gone, it won’t be like this. It won’t be like now. Mamas…we get one shot at this. Let’s not miss.”
‘You can’t pour from an empty cup. You ARE the cup, mama.’: Stay at home mom shares journey balancing work and individuality
“They throw tantrums over the most ridiculous things. They hit you and laugh in your face when you get hurt. But after all that, they come running when they have a boo-boo and want to be kissed goodnight. Stay-at-home-moms get a bad rep, but it’s the HARDEST job I’ve ever had.”
‘Are you kidding?’ I was standing in the spot where my dad died, almost 35 years later.’: Woman who lost dad in accident finds amazing connection to stranger, ‘He was there for a reason’
“’Do you realize your dad’s intersection is only 25 miles away?’ I was sweating, and my heart was racing. Then, the lady handed the phone to Trent. It hit me HARD.”
‘I received an email from a stranger. ‘I’ve known about you all your life and looked for you for YEARS.’: Woman reconnects with birth family, creates jewelry brand representing hope
“I mustered up the courage to contact my biological father for the first time. I watched my phone for days and finally got the notification that the letter had been delivered. I was excited but worried about reopening old wounds. The next day, I got an email.”
