Sonia Beltz is a former digital editor for Love What Matters based near Dayton, Ohio. She holds a bachelor’s degree in English and Creative Writing from the University of Iowa. In her free time, you can find her writing, reading, or researching random historical facts online. Follow her on Instagram at @skatbel.
“I don’t even know who I thought ‘they’ were. I just knew they would take my son, and it would kill me. Anxiety became my companion; delusion became my guide.”
“We deal with the hard, go to sleep, and do it all again. We need to normalize that motherhood is so hard.”
“Saying goodbye to you seems like the hardest thing I’ll ever have to do. You’ve been around for quite some time now, and I thought you’d never leave.”
“My grandpa left me with a note: ‘Jennifer, lean on me.’ It was the clearest message I could have received.”
“None of these women HAD to encourage me to be a better version of myself. They just did, and I’ll love them all forever.”
“When I was released from rehab, I had nowhere to go, no parents, no daughter, no money, nothing.”
“We thought fighting for our love was the hardest? Our IVF journey was 10x harder.”
“Our brokenness all led up to this exact moment. It was nothing short of magical.”
“‘What do you hope to achieve in your time here?’ Defeatedly, I said, ‘I just want my life back.’”
“My adoptive father’s motto has always been ‘there is enough love to go around for everyone.’”
