Author: Mariah Wheeler

Unfortunately, some children never have the benefit of loving parents, of a warm forever home to call their own, and this simply is not right. Strong families help children feel safe and secure. Strong families have warmth and care, good communication, predictability, and strong connections to others outside the family. Looking after yourself is good for your family and good for you. Being warm, caring and affectionate with your child helps to build strong family relationships. Couple Will and Julie have no biological kids of their own, but they felt that they had something to give – not just their home – and so…

According to Chris, when it came time for his wife, Brigette, to deliver her twins, he decided to snap one last picture. Then it was off to the hospital so the couple, who already had three sons together, could meet the two newest additions to the family. Brigette gave birth via c-section to perfect and healthy babies. But fear soon overshadowed the moment, as his wife’s body started attacking itself. Brigette suffered an amniotic fluid embolism, a condition that occurs during one in 80,000 births. In an amniotic fluid embolism, amniotic fluid gets into the mother’s bloodstream, causing a serious…