Nadia

I like to think of myself as having love and understanding towards all creatures. Even spiders and snakes – fairly common phobias among humans – don’t freak me out to the point where I’ll actively take steps to avoid them. You could say that I have a high threshold where tolerance for creepy crawlies is … Read more

Most moms will agree pregnancy and labor can be a scary time and all you want is to deliver a healthy baby, kicking and screaming. But one mom was faced with the unthinkable when her baby boy was born with medical issues that left him on a ventilator. Lisa Hough shared an image of her … Read more

There’s nothing that warms the heart quite like babies with big smiles. Call me a softy all you want, but there really is nothing that can compare to young children radiating happiness. Which is perhaps why a video posted by the National Down Syndrome Adoption Network a few years ago quickly achieved viral fame, proving … Read more

In November 2009, 26-year-old John Edward Jones suffered one of the most agonising deaths imaginable; a tragedy that has haunted cave explorers for almost 16 years. Jones, a medical student and father-of-one, loved spending his free time exploring tight cave systems. But a trip to Utah’s Nutty Putty Cave with his brother Josh and a … Read more

After spending nearly 20 years bravely battling cancer, a Colorado mom’s inspiring fight for life came to a tragic end when bullets blasted through the window of her home, killing her as she was once again undergoing chemotherapy. In the quiet town of Berthoud, Colorado – about 50 miles north of Denver – a community … Read more

Becoming a mom is a truly unique and special responsibility, one quite literally as old as our species is. Becoming a mother is one of those life-changing things that sometimes comes by surprise, other times is the result of years of patiently waiting. Regardless of what form it takes, the one thing we should all … Read more

Children are often full of energy and ideas, some more than others. I recall, for instance, that time when I was about 5 and thought it would be a great idea to paint mine and my brother’s bunk beds with a marker pen. Creative and beautiful, I thought… although my parents were not quite as amused. These kids from … Read more

I retired at seventy, picked up a strawberry cake, and came home to share a quiet moment with my family, only to find my bags sitting on the porch and the front door locked shut. Something felt deeply, terribly wrong. I’d spent thirty-eight years at that little clinic. People came and went, the sign out … Read more

When I think back to the weeks after my children were born, the memories cling together in one long, hazy strand of exhaustion and fear. I was twenty-nine, living in a two-bedroom townhouse on the outskirts of the city, and I had just brought home three fragile little beings: three tiny faces, three hungry mouths, … Read more

After Mason moved in with his father, I tried to give him the space he’d asked for, believing it would help rebuild their bond after the divorce. In the beginning, everything seemed bright—late-night breakfasts, funny text messages, photos of burnt waffles and movie nights. I told myself his happiness mattered more than my own longing … Read more