Double the love, thanks to insemination procedure
“They just turned 7 months old. They don’t get out much. This is the first time for them at the park. First time ever in a swing. “My partner and I wanted to start a family...
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They rely on faith, family, friends and fight
“I’ve been going to church more since Owen was born. You just look for that comfort and peace. Plus, my family and our mutual friends have helped support and motivate us. We have a type of...
Young boy faces life-saving heart surgery
“His cardiologist told us that he’s the sickest kid he’s ever seen who does not look sick. When you look at his scans you think, there’s no way they could belong to this kid.” Born with...
Second time around, they have an ‘instant family’
“We met 10 years ago at a mutual friend’s birthday party. The friend’s wife came over and said, ‘I’ve got somebody I’d like you to meet.’ So we visited a little. The next day, a Sunday,...
She gets a kick out of tutoring young students
“When I started helping out early last school year, there was this little boy who was really struggling to read. He would read really slow. But we worked with him throughout the year. So by the...
Mom watches out for son in what can be ‘cruel world’
“Believe it or not, I never wanted to have children. Honestly, I felt like the world was a little too cruel, and I didn’t really want to subject him to that. But I also hadn’t met...
‘We all are capable of achieving our goals’
“My daughter is in fourth grade. My son is in sixth grade. And I’m that dad who gives them a message in the morning before they go off to school. The main thing that I kind...
Former teen mom doesn’t regret a thing
“I became pregnant and had my baby when I was a freshman in high school. She was born in January. In February, I turned 15. “It was pretty tough on me. I was trying to go...
Redheads not responsible for Rooster’s name
“I had a lot of redheaded kids. One of the boys, when he was born, his hair was orange. I mean bright, bright orange. The boy running the place now was a redhead until he was...
‘I have great kids; I guess I did something right’
“I was 20 when I got married. We were together for 10 years, and we had three children. Actually, I have four children, but my sister raised my youngest. I had my baby girl until she...
