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.
“We stared at the babies on the website for almost a year, saying we will adopt ‘one day.’ Then I saw the picture of a precious baby boy. He was only a few months old, abandoned to live his life in an orphanage because he had an extra chromosome.”
“I had reached my breaking point. My husband said to me, ‘Being a mom is more important than being pregnant.’ And he was so right.”
“She always pictured herself ending up with a guy, and the thought of ending up with a girl was not in the plan.”
“Every time my kids and I go grocery shopping, meet new friends, attend school functions, etc. people come up to compliment what a nice husband I am to give their mom some kid-free time.”
“A friend asking me to dinner could send me spiraling. What if they want to sit at a booth instead of a table? What if I don’t FIT in the booth? What if my stomach rests on the table? Every single moment of my life felt this way. The entire world felt like it was made for someone else. There wasn’t a single place I fit or felt comfortable.”
“Some nights sleeping is hard. I think a lot about the past 17 years and how quickly they have gone. Shelby was born just prior to the 9/11 attacks. I was off training and then deployed to Iraq.”
“My daughter who was just skipping about was now shouting, ‘Please take me home!’ I know her struggle because I, too, had no hair. I wanted to make her feel beautiful, so I bought a pretty hair dye. She anxiously giggled as we waited for the big reveal. When I finished drying it, she gave me a look that said, ‘Thank you, Mama.’ I’ve never seen her smile so big.”
“Before you know it, your favorite stuffed animals will be sitting on a shelf or in a box and you will be tending to bigger things.”
“At the time I didn’t appreciate or comprehend what they were willing to do for a family they didn’t know.”
“Because, If you rip the band-aid off, you will find it is still raw underneath.”
