Inspirational

"Unable to speak because she was intubated, she asked for a pen..."

"I remember the weight. Feeling the darkness drag me down to a place I thought even God couldn’t go. Where I was a nothing and nothing really mattered. Where loneliness devoured my insides but no human being could fill the void. In that moment, I knew only the darkness."

"She was ignored. 'Mama, come play with me?' she asked 4 more times. Mama glanced over at her but never got off the phone. After 10 minutes Mama ended her call."

"The lives of Mom and Dad were stolen by a virus that many joke about on a daily basis or just straight out believe it’s a hoax of some sort."

All we ever want for our kids is happiness--this dad admits he wasn't sure how his daughter was going to find it like this but he's just so glad that she did!

"He wanted to kill my family."

"These things bug you. I get it."

"...And there was that earth-shattering grin staring right at me from the screen of my phone."