“I hope this video can show people love is the most important thing in anyone’s life. Without it we simply exist, when the goal is to live.”
‘The exact moment she fell completely in love with him’ After 60 hours, mom meets her premature baby
‘There is no heartbeat.’: Mom turns devastating stillbirth at full term into opportunity to make a difference for ‘other parents who will walk this road’
“Over and over I sobbed into Tony’s neck, ‘I’m so sorry.’ I carried her. I should have kept her safe. What did I do wrong? Did I sleep on my back? Maybe I shouldn’t have eaten that lunchmeat. Why didn’t I make my doctor induce that morning?”
‘I went from my chaotic life at home, to being homeless, to living with my Vice Principal and her family.’
“I never gave up on my dreams and I am still learning to accept the love I have been given. I know now that my mom was wrong and I don’t have to prove that to anyone.”
Mom Confession: I Feel Like I’m Absolutely Drowning
“As I sit here in my living room looking around, I see a pair of my husband’s shoes, a plastic little people camel, my vacuum, a cereal bowl, a dog bone, and the remnants of a party that took place 5 days ago. I see clutter. It’s all around me and it’s making me depressed.”
‘Why can’t she stay? But we’re her brothers.’ Mom details heartbreaking foster care experience
“The next time I see that all-too-familiar phone number pop up on my caller ID, asking if we are willing and able to open up our hearts and take in another child who needs us to sacrifice everything we have in order to love them for an undetermined amount of time…I already know what my answer will be.”
How I Am Redefining Divorce And Co-Parenting Like A Pro
“The top two photos were taken when Adam and I were married. The bottom two, taken nearly one year and over two years after our divorce was finalized.”
I Let My Daughters See My Perfectly Imperfect Body
“My hope is that my daughters will always stand tall, confident in the knowledge that their body is a gift from God…and love it.”
‘Our beautiful girl has been subjected to awful bullying at school.’
“I spent 90 mins with the police as they tried to determine if it was photographing and distribution of pornographic material.”
‘I received devastating news about a past student of mine. The kind of news that shakes you to your core.’: Woman describes difficulty of teaching at the poverty level, but how it’s worth it because ‘another child feels safe enough to give you a piece of their heart’
“When I went into the teaching profession, people told me it would be difficult. The state testing will be crushing. The pay will be dismal. But this news? Nobody prepared me for that.”
What I Wish I Knew, From A Teacher Turned Special Needs Parent
“I labeled this child ‘weird’ and the mom ‘crazy.’ I owe them both a huge apology.”