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‘In my dream, this man I didn’t know was so clear in my mind. 2 days later, I saw a guy standing by the lake. It was him!’: Woman in awe after ‘the power of faith’ and ‘waiting’ brought her the love of her life
“I was single and hadn’t dated for over 10 years. As we got closer to the dock, I immediately recognized him. My heart instantly put up a guard. I mean, the last time I saw this guy was in my dream and I’d lost sleep because all I could see was his face! My friends and family were shocked this wonderful man seemed to have been dropped down into my life. ‘Where did he come from?!’ I kept hearing. When I looked back at my journal, I wrote about the qualities I prayed for in my future husband. I cried as I flipped through the pages. It was so clear it was him.”
‘In one swift moment, I will be forced to let go. I will loosen the white-knuckle grip on my son’s childhood, and let him go.’
“Today, after an emotional tantrum, my 5-year-old son curled up in my lap and buried his head in the crook of my neck. I felt his pain and sadness laying over me in a blanket of emotions, and I found myself crying too.”
‘We see them waving goodbye. Every feeling I have is exposed. On one side, my aging parents, on the other, my youngest child crossing the ocean. I am a mess.’
“How do I let you go? How do I get back on a plane without you? How do I accept the reality that this is your beginning, and my end?”
‘I suddenly wake up, gasping for air. My pillow is soaking wet. My mind is racing a mile a minute. It won’t calm down.’
“Thoughts creep into my mind, reminding me how many people don’t have to experience these feelings.”
‘His greatest struggle is what others think of him’: Foster mom on getting her ‘trauma-triggered’ children back to school
“I watched as he spent several minutes deciding where to sit in his new classroom. We are working to help him feel confident. This kid has a heart bigger than the moon.”
‘Gunner was born a happy, healthy, beautiful baby boy. And we all lived happily ever after. I wish.’: Mom overcomes years of addiction to regain custody of son
“Did I mention I was dating another drug dealer? No? Oh, I was dating another drug dealer. You can possibly guess what happens next right? ‘I’m pregnant. I wanted to abort the pregnancy, so I could continue using as much as my selfish little body could handle, and I didn’t want a baby making it any more difficult. Hey, we’re trying to be honest here, right? Don’t judge me yet.”
‘How DARE you complain after being gifted this opportunity to stay at home and raise YOUR own kids.’
“But it’s not that simple.”
‘They asked us to sit down. These strong, selfless parents asked us if we’d adopt their precious baby girl.’: Family adopts baby girl while pregnant with a baby girl of their own
“We said ‘YES! We would love to adopt your little girl.’ Mind you at this time, I am about 24 weeks pregnant with our miracle baby, which we had just found out was also a girl.”
‘I was walking alone at night. A man came out of the shadows. I instinctively stepped back.’: Woman reminds us to ‘simply be kind’ after eye-opening encounter with homeless man
“I instinctively took a step backward. I was telling myself if he asked for money, I could honestly tell him I had none and keep walking. But instead, he looked back into my eyes, and asked for something else. There was a moment of awkward silence as he fidgeted a bit and looked toward the door.”
The moment I held my firstborn, it was instant. The realization, ‘Oh my gosh. They did this, too – for me.’
“My parents feel this very feeling for me that I immediately feel for him. It all just clicked into place. The gravity of their choice, every day, to be my parents.”
