“The one who sneaks extra kisses. The one who doesn’t mind doing the dishes, or the laundry, or the cooking…whatever needs to be done. The one who supports you in everything that matters to your heart, from your silliest ideas to your grandest dreams.”
Marry The One Who Chooses Love, Even When It’s Hard
‘Clay and Megan adopt even though they already have a lot of kids!’ I was 4 months pregnant with our sixth baby.’: Mom of 7 shares family journey through miscarriages, adoptions, ‘We all work as a team’
“We get all the questions: ‘Are you Mormon?’ ‘Are you Catholic?’ ‘Do you have a TV?’ ‘Are they all from one dad?’ ‘Are they all yours?’ My favorite is, ‘You know how that happens, right?’ To which I respond, ‘Sure do! And clearly I’m super good at it!'”
‘I posted a book review in a Facebook group. ‘Thank you for your review.’ It was the author.’: Woman shares chance encounter love story, urges ‘don’t ever stop talking about your passion’
“I have read books ever since I learned how to spell my name. ‘You should marry a writer when you grow up. He’ll write and you’ll read endlessly.’ Together, we’re writing the pages of our own story.”
‘Pretty impressive you can sleep in the middle seat.’ Little did I know I was sitting next to my future best friend and biggest fan.’: Woman shares chance encounter love story, urges ‘follow your intuition’
“Talk to strangers on planes, buses, boats, subways… maybe even on the ski lift. I’m so grateful I didn’t go back to sleep and instead took the random opportunity to talk to a stranger on a plane.”
The Most Important Way We Can Love Our Children Is To Love On Our Spouse
“Because if our marriage is hurting, our whole family will be sick.”
‘We have a birth mom in labor. Might you be interested?’ It hadn’t been 2 days since the crippling news. ‘Could this be it?’: After two failed adoptions, couple adopt baby boy
“I logged onto Facebook to find a message from a woman I didn’t know, claiming the expectant mom had told her she’d be placing her baby with them. Within weeks, I received a dozen more emails from different families claiming the same thing. Our dream suddenly became a nightmare.”
‘Our doctor suggested IVF. Everyone around me was doing it. But God called us here.’: After infertility, couple pursue embryo adoption
“Chris and I sat down and had many conversations about pros and cons, but truthfully, I didn’t need a list of pros and cons. All I needed was my heart to guide the way.”
‘Are you scared?’ ‘Yes,’ he said, ‘But mostly of leaving you.’: Widow shares emotional last moments with dying husband
“I recorded this conversation on my phone. It was one of the very last exchanges we ever had.”
‘I set the box of ashes on the couch. She gathered her blanket close, the first time she’d sit next to her Daddy without weeping.’: Widow shares heartfelt moment with daughter after losing husband
“I go to my bedroom and pick up the box. My heart immediately recognizes its weight. My hands know every edge and corner of this container that holds all that’s physically left of the man I thought I’d grow old with.”
‘Your average couple, we started trying to conceive. Here we are, three years later, with no children.’: Woman battling unexplained infertility thanks support group, ‘We aren’t meant to go through trials alone’
“All my friends getting pregnant, I started to feel the weight of bitterness set in. It was then I reached out to a support group. This is not a community women want to be a part of, but it is one that has each other’s back. It’s a sisterhood.”
