Love What Matters

‘If you have to move 7,000 miles to get your miracle, IT IS WORTH IT!’

“I’ve never felt so many emotions at once in my life, then I saw them pulling in the driveway. I could do nothing but cry. I was finally able to hold my baby.”

‘When my mother died, the priest asked if he could speak openly about suicide and mental health during his homily at her funeral mass.’

“Yes of course, we said. No of course not, others said. What the priest spoke about instead was quiet suffering. Private suffering. Carefully hidden suffering. The kind of suffering that kills people.”

‘You can tell me to screw off BUT it’s pouring, my daughter was supposed to have senior pictures outside. She’s in a wheelchair; can we come inside and take some pics?’: Family blown away by Starbucks employee’s act of kindness

“After getting inside we were greeted with hot chocolates (made with soy milk because they were unsure of allergies… who thinks that far into it?”

‘I was sad we weren’t pregnant together, we knew we had to do something!’

“I knew I wanted to show off my new puppy like people do with their newborns and marriages because it was where I’m at in life. .People may think it’s excessive or silly, but results were absolutely heartwarming.”

‘The kids are being nightmares’: Every now and then while I’m at work I get that dreaded text message

“Sometimes I see it and forget to even reply because I’m ‘busy’. We speak when I’m on my way home from work and by the time I get home they are already in bed. I missed it. She had to do it on her own.”

‘I cannot express what it feels like to carry around a dead baby for a month. I wanted to claw out of my body.’: After her month-long miscarriage, woman says she would ‘never wish this pain on anyone’

“Our doctor joked about the possibility of seeing triplets on the ultrasound. I was dizzy, so very dizzy. I laid down on the table and exposed my stomach. I wasn’t ready. I wasn’t ready for my heart to be broken again. He put the wand on my stomach, and I knew instantly. I couldn’t see a baby. My doctor was quiet. I told him there was nothing there. It wasn’t a question. I knew.”

‘He WALKED ALL NIGHT, 20 miles, to get from Homewood to Pelham so he could get to work.’

“How many times did he wonder if this was the best idea. How many times did he want to find a place to sit or lie down and wait till morning when he could maybe get someone to come pick him up and bring him back home. But he walked until he got here! I am in total awe of this young man!”

‘He passed away on Friday. The work was done.’ Grandfather refuses to let himself die until the chores were done on his farm

“He didn’t know who we were at times. He didn’t know where he was. He couldn’t do anything independently. But he knew he had things to do. The lawnmower blade needed sharpening, the hay needed to be bailed. He had work to do.”

‘The man behind me tapped my shoulder. He apologized for listening to my conversation, and handed me a wad of cash. He told me ‘do something amazing’ and sat back down.’

“I never intended to walk out of that flight with anything other than my carry on.”

‘I had convinced myself I was just being paranoid. I was oblivious to the fact this could end up badly, so I went alone. It was supposed to be a chill day.’

“I noticed he was getting super clumsy. But he was a toddler, and most toddlers are naturally wobbly. Yet this felt different. He was holding on to the wall when he would walk, sometimes he would just fall right over. It was strange.”

‘Red, White, and Blue milk! This was all from one side, from one pumping session.’

“Don’t panic if you see blood in your milk! I know it is alarming.”

chips ahoy packaging comparison of normal and Reese's cup cookies

My Daughter Died After Eating Poorly Labeled Chips Ahoy Peanut Butter Cookies

“The company has different colored packaging to indicate chunky, chewy, or regular but NO screaming warnings about such a fatal ingredient to many people. Especially children.”

I Flew Off A Cliff Into The Pacific Ocean, And Survived 7 Days On A Deserted Beach

“I saw a woman walking across the shore. I thought she was a dream. I screamed, ‘HEEELLLPPPPP!’ I couldn’t believe they were real. I couldn’t believe we had finally found each other.”

‘I could not mentally prepare for what I was going to witness. He had been hospitalized due to Shaken Baby Syndrome. My heart immediately sank.’

“I asked if this was the same child I had seen in on the news, and she confirmed it. I knew in that moment I had to put my whole heart in it for this family.”

‘I’m not ready for Zeze to grow up, but I think he’s well on his way.’: Mom prides compassionate, hardworking son

“Earlier this week we went to get Zeke’s senior yearbook pictures. On the way, I noticed his hands. Working hands.”

‘853 days. That’s how much time my son spent with his biological parents before they both tragically passed away. While legally my adopted son, he is biologically my brother.

“Easton lost his mom to an overdose, and then we both lost our father 12 days later to pancreatic cancer. Today marks the day that he has officially spent more time with us, than he ever did with his biological parents. Let that sink in.”

One Day Someone Is Gonna Like You—Just Remember, I Called You Baby First

“The big moment will come. Everyone will be looking at her, but I’ll be looking at you.”

If Your Partner Tags You In A Post, Read It

“Show her you love her. Let her know you care. Read the post!”

‘This is me as a patient in a psychiatric ward for mother’s with mental health issues with my baby because I was suicidal.’

“Postnatal depression isn’t always looking depressed. I never looked depressed…not once.”

As A Healthy 28-Year-Old, I Never Thought I Would Fall Victim To Cardiac Arrest

“Doctors informed my family they were unsure if I would regain normal functioning, as I had possibly lost too much oxygen to the brain.”

‘I was married to a drug addict, then I married a man who happened to be a recovering addict. I wouldn’t change a thing.’

“My children’s father was set on a path that would lead him to a heroin addiction. The young man I had married, the one that had loved his babies and was so excited to be a dad, was gone.”

‘When we opened the door, she said, ‘You’re really here! You’re so beautiful!’: Couple adopts daughter after failed adoption and infertility battles, ‘Adoption is in our blood’

“I can’t describe the moment you see the birth mom for the first time and just KNOW she’s family. You’re speechless and overcome with undeniable love for a stranger. As she passed our baby girl into my arms, the biggest tears were running down our faces. It was the most sacred moment I’ve ever been a part of.”