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‘I didn’t care HOW I became a mom’: Couple learns they’re pregnant 6 years after adopting first child
“I found myself sobbing on the bathroom floor. Everyone around me seemed to sneeze on command, get pregnant, and deliver a baby. But why couldn’t we?”

‘There is a fallout from death that extends beyond the first year. Please, don’t forget us in the second.’
“My grief is not gone. My grief did not end when the first 365 days came and went. My grief is still raw. It is still painful. And it is still very present.”
“Please don’t forget to show up when you can, reach out when you have a minute, and sit quietly with us in our grief, even if it’s now different.”

‘My heart completely burst’: Marine groom absolutely overcome with emotion seeing his bride
“On that day, in that church, there was no black or white, there was just love, and man…. there was SO much of it.”

‘It’s bittersweet’: Rainbow baby inspires mom to create cherished art out of sentimental baby clothes
“To the parents involved, they mean so much more than just the art. They represent their journey through parenthood, sweet baby memories, and fleeting moments. A precious part of their lives that only they know.”

3-year-old who battled traumatic complications from FLU-like symptoms FINALLY heads home after 44 days
“I am still in shock that our little boy was sleeping on my lap, throwing the football, running around with the dog and just starting to show as being sick. And today he is on life support,” his mother wrote when the harrowing ordeal began.

‘She said she needed her nails done’: How nurse’s simple act of kindness helped calm down seizure suffering 9-year-old
“I never imagined they would actually do it, but a little while later, a child life specialist showed up at the door with sparkly polish.”

‘This could not be happening’: Mom warns how 6-year-old’s ‘growing pains’ were cancerous leg tumors
“My mind started to spin. How could a boy be running and playing every day with that big of a tumor?”

‘I will love this baby unconditionally’: Family’s emotional plea for a birth mother to adopt to them
“My body isn’t allowing me this chance to do it on my own, although my heart has been ready for 6.5 years.”

Lovebirds married 55 years recreate night they first met at Steak ‘n Shake in 1962
“He first called my friend and asked her for a date, but she said, ‘No thank you.’ Elmer then called me. I was annoyed and unsure about this Elmer guy, but I gave him a chance and said, ‘Okay, why not.’”

‘The most POWERFUL moment’: 6-year-old son BAWLS his eyes out watching his mom, the bride, walk down the aisle
“My sweet, soulful oldest baby boy was sharing in on this moment so deeply, with us. Taking in every breath, right along with us!”