Her last words, before the cancer took her voice, were: “I wish I had a daddy like you.” They were whispered to Big John—a 300-pound
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I’m 35, and if you’d told the starry-eyed woman I was seven years ago that I’d be writing this, she would’ve laughed until she cried—because

My wife passed away and left me with three adult stepchildren who have all been very clear that I am not their parent. After their

“In October of 2015 I thought our life was finally going to be ‘perfect.’ I married my best friend and the best example of how

I’m 35, and if you’d told the starry-eyed woman I was seven years ago that I’d be writing this, she would’ve laughed until she cried—because

When my adult son passed in March 2019, life seemed to lose its color. The months that followed were filled with quiet moments, memories, and

Jake and Mary Jacobs celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary last year, but they had to overcome many challenges to get to this milestone. “When I

“I just wanted to put out a positive post in all the chaos. My family and I have to live check by check. I can’t

“Can I tell you a story about my boys? Over a year ago, we were at a play place with our friends. I needed to

“‘I love you, and I promise to learn to love whoever you choose after me, from wherever I am.’ Those were words I never thought