“Will they be okay adjusting to sharing us? Will my kids be okay if we have to say goodbye? We aren’t special. We aren’t brave. We just proceed with love every day and take the days one at a time.”

- Love What Matters
- Family
“Will they be okay adjusting to sharing us? Will my kids be okay if we have to say goodbye? We aren’t special. We aren’t brave. We just proceed with love every day and take the days one at a time.”
“‘Joie, are you sitting down?’ My heart knew the gusts of strong wind and rainbows I had seen everywhere over the last several days were warnings the next few minutes would teach me the meaning of anguish.”
“Oftentimes, people aren’t willing to walk the extra mile for kids in foster care. We want to show every kid that we’re willing to, and shine a light on what’s happening in the system.”
“Emmy decided that day I was going be known as ‘Mom’ and not ‘Melissa’ anymore.”
“The deadline to apply was the very next day. I told my husband, ‘Tell me one reason why we shouldn’t do this.’ There was a long pause. Neither of us could think of anything. We called the social worker and nervously and excitedly told her, ‘Yes!'”
“After years of infertility, we walked into the delivery room and saw our son sleeping in his little crib. The joy I felt overshadowed all the despair. I cannot describe it; I felt like my heart was going to explode and I just cried. I was finally a mother.”
“It all stops being fun and games when one or more people decide to take it upon themselves to play judge, jury, and executioner. Things get complicated, high conflict personalities flare, resentments resurface, and we’re back at ground zero.”
“My dad had a massive heart attack. I remember thinking I may never get to meet this man, and if I didn’t in this lifetime, I didn’t think I’d ever truly be OK. I packed a few things and jumped in the car.”
“Brandon and I got into our car and he broke his silence. ‘We either have to find her a family or we are that family.'”
“I looked up at Dylan and we both started sobbing, all while the remaining pieces of my pregnancy left my body.”