As a Digital Editor of Love What Matters, I'm here to pull on your heartstrings and make you smile. After spending nearly six years as a Digital Reporter for ABC News' "Good Morning America," I'm thrilled to continue sharing touching and inspiring stories that the world is so craving. We can all use more love in our lives -- now you've found the perfect place to get it.
“He would give her reassuring kisses to let her know she could do this. It was a beautiful thing to watch – the bond between mom and baby, and man’s best friend.”
“We stick out in a crowd and draw attention anywhere we go. There are occasions when the pointing, stares, and whispered comments are invasive and annoying. People reach out and touch our children’s hair without asking. We’ve even had to step in and stop strangers from taking selfies with our kids!”
“I started experimenting with drugs at the age of 13 — smoking pot and drinking, until someone gave me a Percocet. I still remember the warmness that came over my body as the surge of dopamine flooded my brain… I was in love.”
“I screamed, I yelled, I dropped down to the floor because I simply could not believe what this woman was telling me.”
“I remember my daughter saying, ‘Why don’t you date him, Mom? I think he like likes you.’ We are now engaged to be married!”
“We truly believe without divine guidance, those rings would have been lost forever. Our families haven’t been to church for many, many years and didn’t used to believe in miracles, but none of us can think of any other explanation.”
“This time two years ago, my teenage son walked into my room and simply asked, ‘Mom, can we talk?'”
“Would I be able to walk my daughter down the aisle? Would I see them graduate from high school? It was time for a change!”
“When I was 14, my parents surprisingly had another child with Down syndrome. My mother went through a year of emotional breakdown. She felt humiliated.”
“I was 22 years old and less than two semesters away from finishing college, praying I could still graduate before I had the baby.”
