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Why We Stopped Going House to House for the Holidays

We hit a breaking point. We were so tired of rushing from house to house; we had truly begun to dread holidays. It was time to make a change for our family.

WATCH: Hobby Lobby Lights Up Mom Hearts With Viral Christmas Ad

Has Hobby Lobby entered the world of emotionally persuasive holiday short-form cinema? It would certainly seem so! And their Christmas ad effort is 100% geared toward what is undoubtedly their most loyal customer: busy (exhausted, out-of-time) moms.

“This Christmas I Want Food”: What These Foster Kids Want For Christmas Is Heartbreaking

None of them asked for this year’s hottest toy, or another video game to add to their collection. No, the children who filled out these tags listed their “innermost dreams”—things that should be part of everyone’s childhood.

Tag: Adoption

23-Yr-Old Adopts 13 Daughters BEFORE Getting Married, Then Introduces Them to New “Dad”

By the time she was just 23 years old, Katie had become a mother to 13 young girls whom she adopted and raised as her own.

Divorced Woman Adopts 2 Babies Out of Foster Care, Learns Her ‘Irish Twins’ Are Actually Siblings

I revealed that I had suspicions the two babies might share the same mother. And she of course thought, ‘She’s crazy!’

Single, Christian & Pregnant: Abortion Wasn’t an Option…Until It Happened to Me

"I left with the sound of her heartbeat in my ears and heart and knew once I walked out the door..."

“I Basically Had Twin Girls With Down Syndrome…And Now I Was Having Twins!”: Mom Shares Miraculous Adoption Story

"In 10 months time, we had gone from 3 children to 6 children, assuming our family was complete. But we were wrong once again..."

‘I Am 1 of 7 Kids in My Birth Family. I Was the ONLY Child Put Up for Adoption.’: Daughter’s Self-Love Journey Seals Her...

"I am 1 of 7 children. I am smack-dab in the middle of them. I was the only child placed for adoption. What is wrong with me?"

“If This Turns Positive, It Is Freaking Baby Jesus”: Wife Breaks Shocking News to Husband After Bringing Home Adopted Newborn

"One stick turned positive and a different kind of vomit happened… word vomit… ‘OHHH SH**!!!’ I guess I said it loud enough for Sam to hear me, because he opened the door and asked to look at the test. He then started reading the box saying aloud, ‘Noooo!'"

‘Infertility Isn’t What I Thought I Wanted, But It Gave Me You’

"It was a deep pain, probably the deepest of my life. It wasn't supposed to be this way."

“I Heard About His Murder from a Friend. Not My Stephen, I Prayed”: Mom Grieves the Loss of the ‘Boy She Didn’t Adopt’

"There were no photos from Stephen’s childhood at the funeral home. No images of the green-eyed boy with the sweet smile to remind us of what had been lost."