“Fly high baby girl. You fought so hard and touched so many lives.”
‘Their last moments together as a family of six.’: Gut-wrenching photos of toddler who died waiting for heart transplant hit home for photographer
84-Year-Old Retired Teacher Helps Students Build Magical DIY School Bus
“Putting kids and elders together is an instant opportunity for everyone to win.”
‘The wedding day! We THREE gave our daughter away to be married, together. Side by side.’: Successful co-parenting from 2 moms who fought their way to make it work and DID
“This beautiful angel is our daughter. We are co-parents. I am the ‘Bonus-Mom,’ and she is her ‘Bio-Mom.’ Here we stand together, all smiles, at OUR daughter’s wedding. Was it a walk in the park? No. Were there nights of doubt, jealousy and confusion? Yes. Did we always see eye to eye? No. However, we both pressed forward for OUR daughter.”
10-Year-Old Surprised With Adopted Baby Sister Under Christmas Tree
“Owynn had no clue. It was the best Christmas gift ever.”
‘He read the paper, ‘You are a dad.’ I’ve never heard his voice that reach that note.’: Wife surprises shocked husband with pregnancy news, he shouts ‘Really?! This is the best day ever!’
“I text him: ‘I’m not doing well. Come home now.’ He will because I have a fractured back! He calls. I’m still crying happy tears, but they sound sad when I say: ‘I need you home.’ Not lying. Those are true statements. He is coming straight home. Success! Praise the Lord for this fractured back. I couldn’t believe that a baby survived my fall, the pain killers, the almost X-ray fiasco, and yet it had.”
‘His name tag read ‘Baby Boy Unknown.’ It didn’t stay that way long. We knew instantly, he was ours.’: Family adopts baby left at urgent care with umbilical cord still attached
“His mom was homeless and couldn’t care for him. ‘That is the saddest thing ever. Do you think that is our baby?’ Off I went. ‘Is everything OK?,’ I asked. They replied, ‘He’s waiting for you in the NICU. He’s yours.’”
‘My mother-in-law always joked about being our surrogate.’: Mother-in-law ‘blessed’ to serve as surrogate for ‘sweet baby boy’
“After a couple of our surrogate options did not work out, we started to take my mother-in-law more seriously.”
Couple has outing with cardboard box of embryos to imagine being ‘mom and dad’ for a day
“We had one day with the thought of infertility being a distant memory and not a devastating reality.”
Mom’s ‘double rainbow’ baby honored in stunning photo as her ‘miracle’
“We never gave up. We never stopped fighting for you.”
How a birthmark sparked hope and bonded two children
“This kid has more kindness, empathy, and emotional intelligence than many people quadruple his age.”