Eight Months Pregnant and Suddenly Raising Seven Children Alone, Until One Quiet Family Decision Changed Everything at His Beachside Wedding

We laughed.

We did not fall apart.

We rebuilt.

A Few Quiet Lessons I Carry With Me

I have thought about that season often in the years since. About what it taught me. About what it taught my children.

The first lesson is that family is not always defined by who shares your last name. Sometimes the people who show up for you most fully are the ones who continue reading …