“As I’m walking up the stairs to our apartment with Nolan riding piggyback, it all hit me – he needed his Dad.”
‘Carry me, please?’ We noticed our son walking funny after a splinter in his foot. A week later, the infection came back.’: Dad shares touching reminder ‘I need to be their rock’
Truth Is – You Don’t Know Me Yet, But You’ve Already Stolen My Heart
“Hi, I’m your Dad. You don’t know me yet, but I feel like I’ve always known you. When I close my eyes, I can already see your little face looking up at me. I can feel your tiny hand wrap around my index finger. My plan is to tell you every day of your life how much I love you.”
She Is Tired And Lonely—Husbands, Love Her Where She Is
“Love her when she takes the time to do her hair, and when it’s wrangled into a knot. Love her when her clothes are trendy, and when she decides on an oversized sweater. Love her when her legs are buttery smooth, and when they’re prickly.”
‘Ten fingers, ten toes?’ The tech was eerily quiet. ‘No.’: New mom celebrates beautiful unknowns of baby born with limb differences
“‘Oh my God. He’s out. He’s here.’ They put my gooey little man on my chest. ‘Is everything okay?’ My heart sunk. ‘There’s something different about the baby’s foot, too.’ The doctor unwrapped a fin, and then a flipper.”
‘Just quit. You can’t keep doing this to yourself.’ I took the leap of faith and decided to leave my job.’: Woman shares powerful reminder ‘you are going to make it’
“I wasn’t ready, at least not financially. I’d never not been employed. I had a mortgage. Credit cards. Living expenses. Groceries. Insurance. Children. Dogs. People and things that relied on me. But by staying there, I was losing myself. After the 8th week of crying in my living room, it was time to dive into my best life, directed by the best version of me.”
‘I married my husband, and received the gift of a cheerleader. From day one, she scooped me up and loved me like her own.’: Woman thanks mother-in-law for ‘unconditional love’
“As a young 23-year-old standing on the altar, I had no clue how vital a role my mother-in-law would have in our life. Without fail, she shows up, and showers me with grace and selfless service. I’m pretty sure I hit the jackpot.”
6 Positive Affirmations For Every Trans/Gender Non-Conforming Individual
“You are a human, worthy of life and unconditional love.”
5 Things No One Tells You When You Lose A Child
“As much as I’d like to think my impenetrable brain will hold tight every memory of my son, I can’t even remember what I ate for lunch yesterday. Memories fade.”
‘Chad is still your emergency contact?’ I’m lucky to be loved by two men. Every day, I’m learning to make room in my heart.’: Widow shares emotional moment of grief, ‘I didn’t give up love, I found more’
“The receptionist had no idea running down the list of ‘catch up’ questions would leave me sitting teary-eyed in the corner.”
‘He had every opportunity to leave. I went from perfectly healthy to crippled, mentally and physically. Instead, he got down on one knee. ‘Will you marry me?’: Woman thanks husband for unconditional love during Chronic Lyme Disease battle
“I don’t remember the rehearsal dinner. I took a nap between the ceremony and reception. After a month of treatment, I rallied to walk down the aisle. Our love was stronger than the forces pulling me down.”
