“When we turned the corner he said, ‘Home.’ I smiled, ‘Yeah, buddy, that’s home.’ When I signed the adoption papers, I burst into tears.”
‘Three days before Christmas, my phone rang at 8 a.m. ‘When can you get them?’ I stood in the hallway, frozen.’: Foster, adoptive mom thanks mother for support, ‘I had a great example’
‘Hold her and look at her.’ The daughter I thought we’d have died, but my heart melted.’: Mom says daughter with Down Syndrome is a ‘blessing’
“My whole body went numb, and I struggled to remain conscious. Our little girl was in distress.“
‘I let my pain lead—it worked until it didn’t.’: Widow, toxic relationship survivor says ‘I can’t look backward anymore’
“A year ago, I was in a camper at the beach with a gun in my mouth. I would’ve missed so many opportunities to be happy.”
‘Who lets a toddler out of their sight long enough to drown?’ My one big job was to keep him alive, and I failed.’: Mom who lost son in drowning accident says, ‘I will carry your judgment no more’
“With other adults and children present, my child drowned on my watch.”
‘I decided to STOP just surviving and TAKE CONTROL. I started a community to bless others with what I received.’: Mother co-founds group for moms of kids with special needs
“We wanted a place of refuge. A place where people could share in changing the narrative surrounding what a life with a child with special needs is like. We wanted others to let go of their expectations and allow their children to surprise them with their resilience.”
‘I want to be a single mom by choice.’ I hadn’t planned to tell anyone. ‘Will you wait until we can be together?’: After 10-year infertility battle, woman becomes mom, finds love
“‘This is a night I will remember for the rest of my life.’ We didn’t know each other well enough to get married, but we felt we could parent together.”
This Is What It Takes For Moms To Go ANYWHERE With Young Kids
“5 bags!!! Why??? Because he was tired, thirsty, hungry, wanted to go on the swing, wanted to go back in the water…Those 5 bags display the mind of a mother.”
‘You have 2 years left to live.’ Friends prayed for me, and it TRANSFORMED my life.’: Mother surpasses all expectations battling stage 4 cancer while raising son with autism
“Two of my friends from church prayed for my pain to go away. The day after they prayed, the pain I felt VANISHED. I began focusing on ALL the blessings in my life.”
‘I don’t make twins, but other twins do.’ He accused me of having an affair. I didn’t know it should have been different.’: Abuse survivor finds ‘loud purpose’ advocating for others’ voices
“I began to speed toward the rail. Right before I hit it, I heard my daughter sniffle. ‘This is not how it ends.’ I knew I had a purpose to live for.”
Anxiety Can Look Like a Sink Full of Dishes
“Anxiety can look like I’m happy and having a great time, but my brain never stops thinking of what I didn’t accomplish.”
