stories

The wedding day should be joyful and perfect. I have known Dave for many years, and when he finally found his beloved, the beautiful and gentle Shaniz, I

I married the one I grew up with in an orphanage — the morning after the wedding, a stranger knocked on the door and turned our lives upside

I raised my brother’s three orphaned daughters for 15 years — last week he gave me a sealed envelope that he asked me not to open it in

My grandson came into our family like many unexpected miracles — quietly and suddenly. He entered our lives at the moment when we had ceased to hope. My

I’ve always believed that if you work hard enough, “enough” comes of itself: food on the table, warmth in the house and care. For us, though, “enough” was

My name is Hannah, I’m 28 years old. I grew up in a family where every cent counted. My father died when I was 14, and my mother

My name is Elena. When I was eight years old I lived in an orphanage with my little sister, Mia. We had no parents, no pictures, and only

Mum kept a phone number in the Bible for more than forty years — last week I finally called The first thing I understood about grief is that

I’m 75, born and raised in Tennessee. My whole life has been spent looking after those who have been abandoned or given up. I never specifically planned to

When I learned that my daughter had died in a car accident, my life ended. She was my only child. My pride. My opinion. In an instant, everything