Love What Matters

It’s Time To Stop Praising Father’s For Doing Basic Parental Duties

“Raising children isn’t women’s work. It’s what we signed on to do, together, as a couple.”

‘Everything Will Be OK’: Woman gets awe-inspiring sign after husband’s ‘serious cancer scare’

“It’s amazing how powerful reassurance and hope are – how calming it can be when we feel sure that “everything will be ok.”

‘He saved my baby’s life. I owe him everything’: Mom’s harrowing account of daughter choking on teething toy

“As she went from pink, to red, to blue, I screamed at the top of my lungs for someone to help.”

‘They’ll never forget how you made them feel.’: Assisted Living employee’s touching account of her Alzheimer’s patients

“The residents may not remember my name, or the activities we did earlier in the day, but they do remember that they were cared for, they remember that someone took the time to listen to them, and they remember that someone looked beyond their debilitating disease and saw a person.”

‘It cost the man almost $900.’: Stranger buys ticket for airman to visit her dying father

“My father’s health took a nosedive and he wasn’t expected to live more than a couple days.”

How A Foreign Exchange Student Taught Me To Open My Heart To Friendship

“It took me nearly the entire semester to get my head out of my ass and realize this guy was just trying to be my friend.”

Trust Isn’t About Love, But Being Loved Anyway

“Infants make this trust fall every single day.”

The call came at midnight: ‘We have a 3-year-old girl at the hospital. Her mom was shot, her dad has been arrested. Can you come pick her up?’: Mom of 2 shares fostering journey, ‘I will never regret saying yes’

“Calls from DHS are like a Create-Your-Own-Adventure Game. Each ‘yes’ takes your family on a wild new adventure you never expected.”

What I Want To Say To My Mom Who ‘Drugged’ Me For My ADHD

“Thank you for ignoring the people who judged you. You understood; you believed me. And when you took me to a doctor who could explain to me what was happening in my brain, you took away so much shame.”

‘In tragedy, gifts will blossom.’: Heartbroken wife thankful her children now have ‘two daddies’

“I knew in my heart that I was watching two daddies dancing with their daughter and I couldn’t help but feel so much love.”

10 True Things About The First Year Of Motherhood

“I thought I knew everything I’d need to know.”

‘My sweet little miracle.’: After adopting 6 kids, couple finally gets pregnant with their ’10 year adventure’

“‘Alright Christina, I will tell you what. Go home, take this trigger shot and just have fun. Let’s see what happens.'”

The 5 Friends You Meet On Your Grief Journey

Each one, even the bad, has served a purpose in my grief and I am thankful for each type.

‘It’s only a matter of time before I’m served a restraining order from Chick-fil-A. I don’t blame them. Not even a little.’: Mom hilariously recounts son’s ‘horrific’ diarrhea mishap at Chick-fil-A

“I thought I had this ‘taking the kids out to eat’ thing down to a science. I let my guard down. About 5 minutes in, an employee asked, ‘Ma’am, is that your son in the bathroom?’ I stared at him, confused. When I opened the bathroom door, I did the only thing that seemed natural. I laughed. Like, REALLY laughed. Tears-pouring-down-my-face, couldn’t-talk-couldn’t-breathe kind of laughing. I couldn’t get it together.”

9 Times Kind Teachers Changed Their Students’ Lives

“It was the first time I ever felt special.”

‘An unexpected but lovely legacy’: How grandmother’s sewing was the glue that kept this family together

“To realize what was once a necessity, and often a burden, became the pride of the family.”

The Letter Your Teenager Wishes He Could Write You

“This fight we are in right now. I need it. I need this fight. I can’t tell you this because I don’t have the language for it and it wouldn’t make sense anyway. But I need this fight. Badly.”

‘Mom, I want to give you a taste of how much love I have for you’

“Last night, as I was cleaning up our kitchen after dinner, I noticed my youngest daughter rooting around in the pantry.”

‘Raise good men. Raise strong women. Please. The world needs them, now more than ever’

“Rise above it and be an example.”

‘I did not feel like it was my decision to decide whether or not Brayden had the strength to live. Brayden would decide that.’

“Whether it be a high risk pregnancy, a child fighting in the hospital, cancer, genetic disorders, depression, anxiety, etc. there is HOPE.”