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 told her I was just looking for my counterpart, the girl next door. ‘I wish I met you sooner,’ she quietly told me. Then I was invited to her wedding.”
“I came alive the day I came out. We only get one chance to live this beautiful, precious, queer life…let’s live it to the fullest.”
“Foster care is a lot like a rose garden. These children are worth the wait and effort. They are worth the pin-pricks from the thorns.”
“I’ve learned much in the two years since Max passed. We’re each doing the best we can.”
“Everything you want is on the other side of fear. For a long time, I was scared to acknowledge and accept parts of myself.”
“We still are learning, but we are taking this on with all we have and doing our best.”
“That day was about so much more than a marathon for me and my family. It was about believing in myself, loving myself, and letting others believe in me too.”
“We are no longer shielding our kiddo from school shootings. If children his age are dying, he deserves to know what he’s up against.”
“’Mom. I need a phone. If I have one, I can call you if a shooter comes to my school.’”
“There is life after loss. It is possible to live in the here and now and still honor and respect what was.”
