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‘What if she thinks I abandoned her?’: Foster mom recounts turning over 3-month-old to biological mother
“For three months I comforted her as she cried and smiled as she cooed, as all mothers do. I fed her and changed her and rocked her to sleep, as all mothers do.”
‘Our daddy needs a kidney’: Father’s desperate need for a transplant ‘to watch the boys grow up’
“Our 4-year-old worries if Daddy will be home in the morning to take him to school. Our little guy knows that Daddy’s kidneys are broken.”
Grandma who ‘leaves a little SPARKLE everywhere she goes’ honored with 90th birthday surprise
“I told Grammie we were spending the afternoon together and that she needed to bring me an old photo of her and her favorite teacup.”
Terminally ill bride has ‘dream’ wedding planned in a week thanks to friends and family
“The doors to the chariot opened and out came Jane in her wedding gown adorned with the biggest smile on her face.”
‘We conquered something that day’: Mom’s ‘exhilarating and intense’ water birth will bring you to tears
“I didn’t just give birth to a little girl that day, I also gave birth to a new woman who let go of doubt, insecurities, and went after her dreams.”
‘All I could do was cry’: Single parent pizza delivery driver surprised with ENORMOUS tip from church
“Thank y’all so much. I’ve got two kids and I’m just trying to do my best.”
‘I have an idea!’: Midwife spells LOVE with baby’s umbilical cord in breathtaking photo
“It is a beautiful representation of what was connected between mama and baby Milly for those 9 months: love.”
‘The next 4 weeks were hell’: Mom’s harrowing account of her 4-year-old’s THREE open heart surgeries
“It started out like every other ultrasound I had been to, full of excitement to hear our babe’s heartbeat — until the end, when the lady told me I would need to book a follow up appointment.”
Couple ‘Walked Down A Different Aisle’ With Epic Wedding Photos In Target
“It’s too bad we can’t throw our reception in Target because then that would truly be the frosting on the Market Pantry cake.”
Foster Care Is A Never-Ending Placing Of Your Child In Someone Else’s Hands
“Oh, I wish I were in control. I wish I could slam the door in the worker’s face. I wish I could tell the judge, ‘So here’s what you gotta do.’ I wish I could just change mom with a snap of the fingers.”