I grew up in Los Angeles just off of Doheny Drive North of Sunset in a location known as Lower Bird Streets or “Doheny.”I initially went to Stephen S. Wise elementary and then…
My husband Andy and I got pregnant with Matthew after three years of trying to conceive. When we found out we were pregnant we were overjoyed. Excitedly, I went out and bought books…
What was supposed to be the best trip of my life turned out being a complete nightmare. At the age of 23, one night during a solo visit to Thailand, I was being…
My name is Nicole Kelly and I was born with only half of my left arm. I was Miss Iowa in 2013 and competed at the 2014 National Miss America Pageant in Atlantic…
We adopted our sweet Adaya from Ethiopia at the age of three. In this culture it is believed that if a child is born with an abnormality, someone must have committed a sin.…
Hello, I’m Panagiotis and am thirty seven years old. I have used a wheelchair for the past twenty three years. I’m from Greece, born and lived here all my life. I have learned…
My parents always tell me that when I was born it was one of the happiest days of their lives, but I know it was also one of the scariest. Eight hours after…
There are days where I feel as though I am living the life of Benjamin Button. You know the movie, the one where Brad Pitt ages in reverse. I feel more alive and…
Surrounded by concrete there was a small garden filled with sunflowers, pansies and tulips. A garden that provided not just pretty flowers but served as a place of healing. I can picture such…
Mise en place; everything in its place. It was a phrase that I grew up hearing on cooking shows that I would watch after school as a child. It was a phrase…
At the age of 15, I sat with my sister, Jocelyn, in a dim concert hall on a chilly November night, about to see one of my favorite classic rock bands, Crosby, Stills,…
Currently I am a stay at home mom to three children Nate (age 12), Jonah (age 10) and Eva (age 6) in suburban New Jersey. When my oldest was nine months old I…
At this very moment last year, I was undergoing surgery that would change my life forever. Little did I know, that it would be for the better. In May of 2016, I had…