Emily Richey is a graduate of Pace University NYC. She has written and edited for multiple online platforms, including Love What Matters. She spends her free time petting stray cats.
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Emily Richey is a graduate of Pace University NYC. She has written and edited for multiple online platforms, including Love What Matters. She spends her free time petting stray cats.
“For over a year, I raised brothers while living in limbo. I did every single mom thing—including falling deeply in love.”
“By his 1-month well-check, my once plump little newborn was looking frail. Not only was he not gaining weight, but he was losing it. I felt my baby was starving and it was MY fault.”
“There we were, sitting in a parking lot, meeting our daughter for the first time. She had the biggest eyes and was so tiny. My heart pounded. I knew at this moment we’d love her.”
“I entered the hospital room to see my dad lying lifeless, his feet cold. I felt sick to my stomach. In everything I’ve done in life, he was always missing.”
“I laughed in disbelief. At 27, I was a caregiver twice.”
“I watched my gorgeous husband’s body betray him. I held my breath, waiting for him to take another, but it didn’t happen. The woman I was died with him.”
“He sent me a video of his sister’s lifeless body being pulled from the river. ‘We have to save these boys.’”
“We learned to make Haitian legume and they learned to make Nashville hot chicken. We learned to dance Koompa and they learned to two-step. I can’t imagine us being any more family than this.”
“The brokenness I felt is how hundreds of millions of children feel. I could change this for another child. We began our journey that night.”
“In the midst of my pain and loneliness, God knew what I needed. New love crept in.”