Stories tagged #familylove

Stolen Child: A Journey of Adoption, Heartbreak, and Justice
Modern Day Slavery • 10min read

Stolen Child: A Journey of Adoption, Heartbreak, and Justice

The sun had just set in the small town of Millfield, and the air was thick with humidity. The street lamps flickered to life as a light drizzle began to fall from the sky. It was a typical summer evening in this quiet town, but tonight there was something different in the air. Whispers spread through the community about strange occurrences happening at night. People were reporting hearing eerie sounds and seeing unusual figures lurking around their homes.

A Home for the Heart: A Story of Love, Loss, and Resilience
Second chances • 11min read

A Home for the Heart: A Story of Love, Loss, and Resilience

As the sun began to set on the small town of Millfield, Indiana, a palpable sense of excitement filled the air. The annual fall festival was just hours away and everyone in town had been eagerly anticipating it for weeks. The streets were lined with vendors selling all sorts of goodies from funnel cakes to homemade fudge, while children ran around excitedly clutching brightly colored balloons. For 16-year-old Emma Thompson, this year's festival held an extra dose of anticipation - she was finally old enough to enter her prized pumpkin into the annual pumpkin carving contest.

Second Chance: A Story of Miraculous Recovery and Living Life to the Fullest
Second chances • 14min read

Second Chance: A Story of Miraculous Recovery and Living Life to the Fullest

The world had changed. The once bustling streets of New York City were now eerily quiet, devoid of the traffic and noise that had defined them for so long. In a matter of weeks, life as we knew it had ground to a halt as a deadly pandemic swept across the globe. People retreated to their homes in fear, leaving behind empty offices and abandoned shops.