Inspirational

“Don’t give up on us. Just because we wear these clothes doesn’t mean we are bad people. We just made some dumb decisions.”

"Now I measured success in goodnight kisses and bedtime prayers with my girls. I measured it by the adoring look my spouse gave me at the end of the day, and by the feeling of tremendous love I felt for him when I looked back into his deep brown eyes."

"This was the first holiday without Beth. It was the 'first' in my 'year of firsts,' and I didn’t realize how gut-wrenching every first holiday, anniversary, and birthday was going to be without her."

"Lord! You helped me hop like a bunny and laugh. I wonder if You laughed beside me as You steadied me? Thank You. I am Yours. And all my Victories are Yours."

"What just happened there was really extraordinary," said an awestruck Cowell. "I'm going to remember this moment for the rest of my life."

It took me all day to think up a response, which I didn’t send personally but thought I would share for anyone else that 'may not know'.

"My sister sat on the couch with me as I painstakingly tried to pump through severe engorgement, and as she rubbed my shoulders, encouraging me to make it through just one more feeding session, I broke down in tears and told her I was so sorry. She looked at me shocked. Why, exactly, was I apologizing?"