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.
Grieving wife declares you’re a ‘badass’ for having ‘loved somebody so much you could hold their hand while they died’
“Suddenly, a trigger comes up that reminds us of what loss feels like, and we panic. We get scared. And we start waiting for the other shoe to drop.”
‘I was overwhelmed with pride for my son’: Dad suffering from ALS miraculously walks at son’s Air Force graduation to congratulate him
“There isn’t a more poignant moment in my lifetime. We made it, and it was a miracle.”
‘He stopped breathing. His body went limp in my arms’: Mom of son with Down syndrome declares ‘CPR should be MANDATORY for parents to learn’
“He started to turn blue. I remember his big eyes staring up at me – they were like an endless pit of blackness. He was scared, and I couldn’t do anything to help.”
‘No, this can’t be real!’ My son hung himself. Never would I have thought suicide would cross his mind.’: Mom’s powerful plea after 10-year-old attempts suicide
“She went to open the door, but it was locked. I will never forget the way she screamed. My heart jumped in my throat. He was dark purple. ‘My baby boy is gone!’ I screamed. My mom had gotten him to breathe again, but he was struggling.”
‘Our sweet little girl’s heart quit beating’: After devastating loss, family expected another, until a MIRACLE happened
“We heard the most amazing noise… Eleanor’s cry! We weren’t expecting this. Her prognosis is now to live life without limits! Our goal is to get her there.”
‘She was completely blue and lifeless’: Baby’s MIRACULOUS turnaround after she STOPPED BREATHING 18 minutes after birth
“How was this the same perfect baby I had just delivered 2 hours ago, whose blue eyes opened up so perfectly and looked into mine?”
‘I was on my hands and knees, crawling, at my college graduation. I felt ashamed that me, a Christian girl, was pregnant.’: Woman proudly receives diploma after unexpected pregnancy, rape months prior
“My life for the past 2 years had been hell. Raped months before, ridiculed, rejected and now this. A night of stupid decisions left me pregnant and alone, except for my parents and a few friends. They encouraged me to walk. They said I had done the work and should receive the accolades, and that my daughter deserved to see me in these pictures later in life.”
‘The last note he wrote me said ‘LOVE’’: Dying father’s handwritten notes to daughter before she had to do ‘THE HARDEST THING’ for him
“It’s hard to read, but I knew what he was trying to say. As he was writing it, I said, ‘Are you writing you love me?’ He shook his head yes.”
‘Thank you for delivering me’: Trooper pulls over man who helped deliver him 27 years ago in INCREDIBLE REUNION
“We’re not sure what the odds are of this happening—maybe they’re close to the odds of a hole-in-one, winning the lottery, or being struck by lightning.”
‘It was only a matter of time before the heartbeat stopped’: After loss at 16 weeks, mom welcomes baby who ‘kicked butt’ in the NICU
“I heard the faintest little cry. My heart jumped and tears welled up in my eyes as I asked, ‘Oh my gosh was that him?!’ He made it!”