Love What Matters

POOL NOODLE ALERT: Fire Department issues warning about snakes being found in pool noodles

“The pool noodles were picked up and brought to the swimming pool. Out popped a rattlesnake.”

‘Men and women from nearby streets and businesses rushed to the van and used their bodies to stabilize it.’ Strangers rush accident scene, take heroic action

“When I realized what was happening, I was drawn to it the same as lots of people and I wanted to share what I witnessed.”

Don’t Let Your Phone Distract You From Your Parenting Potential

“All kids care about is you being right there with them.”

This Is For The Dads Who Show Up

“Children won’t remember that you were scared at their births, a little jealous of Mom, that you came home spent, that you would have rather been watching the game…”

How David Copperfield’s personal assistant made her kidney reappear in her brother

“My brother took my hand and when I looked up into his eyes I saw he was tearing. He said, ‘thank you, sis’ and I instantly started crying. That was the moment I knew this is what I’m here for.”

Heart bursting alert: ‘Do I have a dog?’ Grandma with Alzheimer’s surprised with rescue dog after ‘begging her husband for years’

“Her reaction made all the worries, stresses and horrible parts of this disease disappear. Her tears of joy and unconditional, immediate love for him confirmed what we knew all along: dogs really are the greatest creatures on this earth.”

‘I knew in that moment we lost one’: Couple’s journey through 2 years of fertility treatments, 389 IVF shots, 3 heart wrenching miscarriages

“I was blaming myself- how could I have been so excited and not even have felt that one of my babies stopped breathing inside of me?”

‘Do you guys like pizza?’ Their eyes were nervous. This was yet another move, their 5th home. Where had these babies been?’: Woman becomes single foster mom of 3 overnight, ‘Every sunrise deepens our love’

“I did one final check on them and climbed into my bed, only to be awakened by sobs. My sweet 3-year-old had a nightmare. Rocking her, I wondered how it felt to seek comfort in a stranger. She clung to me, sweaty and shaking, her little heart pounding. I wondered what weight this little soul carried. I didn’t believe adoption was my best option. I was wrong.”

‘When she realized she wasn’t going to make it, she said she’d like people to bring backpacks for students in need rather than flowers.’

“Her final lesson was to be of service to others. I would say her last lesson was well taught. She was a teacher to the end.”

How An Episode Of ‘Chopped Junior’ Changed The Way I Parent

“I sat there wondering how in the world kids so young could be so skilled and knowledgeable in the kitchen. And then I had an epiphany.”

I Spent 18 Months Trying For A Baby, Now I Have Triplets (Thanks To IVF)

“Triplets showed up! WHAT?! We were in between excited and totally freaked out. How can we handle this? There are only two of us? Do we need a new car? Oh my gosh, college?!”

When Your Child Is Ordinary

“Does it matter, really, in the end? Or are there bigger, more important questions we should be asking?”

Why You Should Never Go Down A Slide With A Child In Your Lap

“This picture is the moment her leg was breaking.”

Niece ‘CONVINCED’ mom’s pregnancy surprise is her deceased uncle ‘making this dream of hers come true’

“Jay’s unexpected passing hit Ella especially hard, and despite her usual strength and positive attitude, the past couple of years have been difficult for her.”

Our Kids Don’t Care About Presents, They Care About Effort

“Relationships aren’t built on grand gestures. And love isn’t an event.”

How To Get Your Kids Dressed And Out The Door In 10 Minutes

6. Don’t dress them. Your princess wants to be Elsa today? Great. Let it the freak go and let her do her. Your son doesn’t want to wear his rain coat? Let him get wet and learn for himself.

I Make Just $13.31 An Hour As A Certified Nursing Assistant

“I’ve been their family on holidays when they had no other. I’ve combed their matted, snarled hair so they can look beautiful one last time before they pass. I’ve sung songs, told stories, held hands so they didn’t die alone. I am so much more than JUST a CNA. I AM a CNA.”

‘Avril Lavigne gets Lyme Disease and all of a sudden everyone thinks they have it.’: Woman’s two year battle to get properly diagnosed with Lyme Disease

“Hello my name is Aubrey and I have Lyme disease. Because the Lyme Disease went so long before getting diagnosed it caused irreparable damage.”

‘You seem like you’re having a really hard time with this.’ Tears poured down my face as I said, ‘I am. I’m so sad and I don’t know WHY.’

“Postpartum depression is a hard thing for women to talk about. I thought to myself, ‘Shame on you for feeling sad. You have this beautiful, healthy baby boy – you have nothing to be sad about.’”

My Daughter Was Not A ‘Junkie,’ She Was A Human Being With A Disease

“We as a society need to do a better job.”

‘I became pregnant. I was terrified. A dark shadow came across his eyes. He knew I was even more trapped in his spell.’ Teen mom’s incredible story of survival with her baby born from ‘the devil himself’

“Don’t ever let someone think they have control over you. Don’t ever be a young, terrified version of me. You are strong. You are fearless. I believe in you. Believe that there is a light at the end of the tunnel. Run and find it.”

Today, A Stranger At The Splash Pad Taught Me To Relinquish My Fears

“She was in there, in-it-to-win-it style. She was soaking wet, going down the water slide, laughing with her kids on her lap. She was having so much fun. She didn’t care that her jean shorts were going to be miserable on the ride home. She didn’t care that black mascara was streaming down her face. She didn’t care that her white shirt was stuck to her like shellac on fingernails.”