Elizabeth Grow is an editor and content writer for Love What Matters. A graduate of Utah State University, she now lives in Las Vegas with her husband and two dogs. Elizabeth loves sharing stories that raise awareness for neglected populations within our society, particularly the mentally ill. She loves music, any kind of DIY craft project, and a good movie.
“Perhaps, dear Christmas Magic, your glitz and glimmer aren’t meant to be sustained. Perhaps your glitter is a special, fleeting, children’s gift that prepares the way for hearts to receive the only lasting gift, the Christmas Magic that never fades.”
“We never had another gift, or a fancy dinner. Someone saw me for who I am inside, not just a profile on a public Christmas tree.”
“‘When are you having babies?’ ‘Are you guys trying?’ ‘Don’t you want kids?’ Every single comment seared right into my soul like a hot knife.”
“I hope the next generation of mommies will be just as generous. Allow me a moment to gaze, smile, reminisce, and appreciate the great privilege of getting to be Mommy.”
“I’ve longed to press the fast forward button and just skip ahead to the next scene where I was sure things would be easier, better. But even when time crawls by painfully slow, it doesn’t actually slow down.”
“I promised him I would be with him every single day and hold his hand every step of the way. There had to be something I could do. When I walked through the door, he turned around and the first thing he said was, ‘Mary.'”
“A mother’s love is selfless, without a shadow of a doubt. But the heart of a man who still gives 110% fully knowing he will never have that much of you again, knowing that sacred place now belongs to, or is shared with, his children? That’s special.”
“Phil will play the bugle and taps until he can no longer hold a note. And even then, the music will carry on.”
“I’m so grateful for the opportunity to help kids in need, but also to show those who have personal struggles that we can beat them. Just believe!”
“It was immediately positive, and I was in absolute shock. The first thing I did was look up teen moms on YouTube. The stigma behind teen parents is pretty much all the same. I was looking for some proof it’s not always true.”
