Devon Ledbetter is a writer and editor based in Florida. She holds a BA in English from Florida State University. She currently formerly worked as a Digital Editor with Love What Matters and has previously had works published with College Magazine and Her Campus. Her favorite pastimes include beach trips, baking, and concerts. You can learn more about Devon through her portfolio https://dnl16b.wixsite.com/ledbetter-portfolio
“Ask your questions, do your research, take your time deciding and get second and third opinions!! We didn’t, but you can.”
“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.”
“I thought a diagnosis would put an end to the grief. Turns out, it just opened up the door for all the other stages to creep into my heart.”
“Her diagnosis is part of her, but it doesn’t define her.”
“Once my sister came by to visit Cru, I finally voiced my thoughts I could never imagine were real. ‘Haley, I feel like he has it.’ I’ll never forget her response: ‘If he does, who cares?! He’s perfect.'”
“As time passed, I saw major changes in my once happy, carefree child. He was withdrawn and started to not like playing with his siblings or classmates. The doctor told me it was ‘just a side effect.’ My mom gut told me something wasn’t right.”
“They don’t leave with a baby, but they leave with bravery and courage that is unmatched. We wanted to give back to this brave community of birth mothers.”
“It took at least 8 hours, no joke. My husband was locked in the garage cutting, gluing and figuring out how to piece this thing together. It truly was the coolest costume I have ever seen. But here’s the kicker – my son wore it a total of FIVE MINUTES!!!!”
“When my kids were little, friends were a lifeline. We got together daily to keep our sanity. As our kids got older, and we entered the ‘sweet spot’ before adolescence, I put my friendships on the back burner. But in the past 18 months, I’ve needed my friends on a new level.”
“I was just a child and I was having to take care of my mother. Making sure she ate, making sure she didn’t drown in her bowl of soup, and making sure she didn’t fall asleep with a cigarette in her mouth and burn the house down. She was supposed to be taking care of me, not me taking care of her.”
