“Channeling my anger and pain into making a difference has shown Macie the bad things that happen to us don’t have to define us. We get to decide that.”
‘No mama, you don’t cry. Just me.’: Mom shares daughter’s brave journey with leukemia
‘I found strength in myself I didn’t know I had.’: Former homeless shelter resident becomes advocate for others
“My parents couldn’t understand my crippling depression because I could always ‘pick myself up.’ Now, I was lying in a twin-size shelter bed with my 2-year-old, plotting what to do next.”
How To Quit Making Excuses: 7 ‘Buts’ You Must Kick In The Butt
“Fear is just a calling card to ACT. Accept the invitation.”
This California Hairstylist Is Helping Women Embrace Their Natural Gray Hair
See the 10 stunning before-and-after photos!
‘We’ve looked for you for 12 years.’: WWII veteran reunites with little girl who wrote him sweet letter in 3rd grade
“This isn’t the girl? Don’t make me cry, please. This isn’t the girl, is it?”
‘No one stops the wheelchairs, the elderly, or those with physical markers of disability. Just our family.’: Mom of 2 kids with autism shares PSA on traveling
“If you wouldn’t question someone’s balding head then you shouldn’t question a child’s flapping arms either.”
‘As they laid him on my chest, I let out the exhale I was holding onto for 12 months. I could finally breathe again.’: Mom details emotional journey to 2 angel babies, 1 rainbow baby
“I KNEW in my bones I was meant to be a mom to a baby here on earth.”
Marry The One Who Chooses Love, Even When It’s Hard
“The one who sneaks extra kisses. The one who doesn’t mind doing the dishes, or the laundry, or the cooking…whatever needs to be done. The one who supports you in everything that matters to your heart, from your silliest ideas to your grandest dreams.”
The Best Pet Costumes On The Internet — These Owners NAILED IT!
“They are WINNING Halloween!”
‘I am so tired of breaking up fights. I am so tired of forced playdates, folding laundry, cooking food that won’t get eaten, and speaking in limited vocabulary.’: Mom admits ‘I am so spent’
“This smile I paint on my face every day is hiding a whirlwind of emotions inside me screaming to be let out. Some people will read this and think how horrible I am, but I am so spent.”
10 Reasons Why You Need To Watch MAID On Netflix Right Now
“It’s hard to watch in the best way possible.”
‘Almost every night I got a motion alert from my security camera.’: Neighbor builds racetracks for little boy who plays in driveway
“Something needed to be done.”
‘Clay and Megan adopt even though they already have a lot of kids!’ I was 4 months pregnant with our sixth baby.’: Mom of 7 shares family journey through miscarriages, adoptions, ‘We all work as a team’
“We get all the questions: ‘Are you Mormon?’ ‘Are you Catholic?’ ‘Do you have a TV?’ ‘Are they all from one dad?’ ‘Are they all yours?’ My favorite is, ‘You know how that happens, right?’ To which I respond, ‘Sure do! And clearly I’m super good at it!'”
7 Things That May Help Alleviate Your Seasonal Depression
“The winter months can be really gloomy and challenging for some people.”
‘I thought it was a prank call.’: Radio operator miraculously saves old friend suffering stroke 500 miles away
“The voice on the other end sounded familiar, but it was difficult to understand.”
‘A baby boy thought to have Down syndrome has been dumped in the bushes. Do you want him?’: Social worker becomes foster mom to abandoned babies with end-of-life needs
“Life is strange. I didn’t simply wake up one morning thinking caring for dying babies would be a good idea. But know what? We wouldn’t have it any other way.”
Brave Stranger Rescues Man In Wheelchair Who Slipped Onto Subway Tracks
“The train passed by around 10 seconds later.”
‘The diagnosis was so out of left field we were not only fighting for our child’s life, but our relationship.’: Special needs parent opens up about high divorce rate, ‘This should be addressed more often’
“They say having kids will test the relationship in ways you could never imagine, but when your child is thrown a diagnosis from hell, your relationship can fall apart just as quickly as that diagnosis was given.”
‘Read it again or else your fear will come true.’ An image of my mom flashed in my mind, lying on an ambulance stretcher.’: Woman shares journey to motherhood through OCD, anxiety
“I jolted awake multiple times throughout the night just to check her – and recheck her – and recheck her again. I would wake up, scared she was missing or strangling in our sheets. I worried she would be kidnapped.”
Ice Center’s Incredible Act Of Kindness For A Dying Dog Who LOVED The Snow
“‘She loved running around and taking snow and burying her ball in the snow, playing with us to go find it.’ But their sweet dog wasn’t going to live long enough to see this year’s first snow..”
7 Tips To Help Manage Grief
“After the funeral is over though, what’s next? Here are just a few ways I have found that helped ease the pain of my grief.”
‘One of the babies is transferring blood to the other.’ Our world came to a sudden and frightening halt.’: Mom details emotional journey with TTTS, birth of twinless twin
“‘There are two babies in there.’ The more people I told, the happier I was about the two little lives growing inside of me. But as soon as the doctor came into the room, I burst into tears.”
‘Please don’t leave me! I don’t want to die! I thought about my parents and wondered if this was how my life would end.’: College football player paralyzed by distracted driver
“The oncoming car was crossing the double yellow line, coming straight at us. In that moment, I saw the woman who was driving. She was looking down, and the blue light of a device lit her face in the growing darkness around us. I felt my body tensing for the toughest tackle of my life. It was like watching an eerie slow-motion playback from a big game.”
‘These babies, they’re watching our every move. They’re observing and soaking in all they see.’: Mom shares an important lesson on parenting
“They’re learning about what love is based on how we talk about other people and how we serve people or if they hear us gossiping, being critical and self-centered. They’re learning from how we interact with our spouse, providing them their first example of what they think a normal marriage is.”
‘I was uncomfortable holding my own baby. I didn’t know then the fog was just setting in.’: First time mom opens up about postpartum struggles
“I want to go back and hug her. Tell her to believe people when they said it’ll get better. Tell her to put the pump down sooner and snuggle that little baby more. Tell her to let go of all the expectations. She was truly doing the best she knew how to do.”