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My Angels story

My special Angels story on why she is special. My daughter was born early and had issues during pregnancy. I tried to get pregnant for five years, I couldn't. My doctor had put me on birth control, I don't know why. When I went back to get my birth control again the doctor came in and told me I was pregnant. I was shocked and scared, I had been taking birth control, how could this be? She did an ultrasound cause I didn't know how far along I was. I was 7 weeks, now I am really scared I had been taking bc for 12 weeks. Would she be okay? Pregnancy went great for awhile. Than at 6 months I had to much water around her and she was to big. Than starting in Feburary I started having to go into the hospital a couple times to get shots to stop labor. I wasn't due til April 15th. March 8th I went back to hospital shot again to stop labor. March 9th and 12th to shot again to stop labor. March 16th hospital again shot again to stop labor and a test to say weather I would have her within the next so many days it was negitive, Well they sent me home that night. I asked my mom to stay with me I didn't feel well. So she stayed and I drunk a lot of mountain dew ( I am a type one diabetic have been since age 8) I didn't take insulin because something kept telling me not to. Well I go upstairs to take a bath, As I am going down the stairs after I am done I pass out. My mom calls 911 she thought my sugar was high. They get there and they check my sugar I'm 22 ( None diabetic should be 70-180) they rush me to the hospital get my sugar stable and we deliever my baby girl. She was healthy besides her sugar being 24. We spent a couple days in the hospital, but we were okay. I was so glad to be able to go home, no more nurses coming in and out of room every two hours to check my sugar, or waking up to my baby being gone.

By Ashley Starkey5 years ago in Families

Little Black Book

"31st January 2018 Dear Diary, Today was a really long day! We ran away together. That was the only place David has ever called home. I feel so horrible, He's only 9. At least he still smiles on occasion, when I see him grin from ear to ear it warms my heart. Its so cold where we are now. I cant show any weakness though, I have to be strong for him. I saw a poster that said something about winning $20,000. I wish I had $20,000. God knows me & David could use it."

By Prianah Williamson5 years ago in Families

Beppe

I awoke to the sound of many footsteps down the corridor outside my room. As my eyes came into focus, my brain attempted to process the unusual number of feet in our house. My heart kicked into action before my brain. It thumped against my chest and propelled me up onto my feet.

By Stephen Johansson 5 years ago in Families

Happy Nightmare

Sorie was sorting out his late grandma's bedroom, when he heard three gun shots outside his house. Let me take you back to the start. Sorie was a 20 years old man, who lost his parents in a car accident when he was three years old. His father's mum took him in and nutured him. She made sure he was provided for, even though she was just a village farmer somewhere in kailahun.

By Jossian b Nicol5 years ago in Families

You Can't Tame A Lion

When I was married to my now ex husband, he used to jokingly say he wanted to “tame me,” to “take the wildness out of me.” I’d laugh along with him, but as we all know, in every joke there’s at least a grain of truth, and I knew what he meant. He loved many things about me, my passion, my generosity, my intelligence, but he could do without the boldness, my opinionated nature and the attention that seemed to follow me everywhere.

By Misty Rae5 years ago in Families

The Cabin on Lake Belle Taine

I sat on the old wooden porch swing overlooking the Lake Belle Taine sunrise, and began gently sifting through the stained and crumbling bankers boxes, careful not to mishandle the century old artifacts. Eric and the girls had ventured off for a morning canoe trip, while I stayed behind to repack and organize the cabin history.

By Ashley Sparkles Young5 years ago in Families

Checks and Balances

Here is a riddle for you: What's black and white and read all over? If you're thinking of "a newspaper" then, I'm sorry, but you're wrong. Or at least you are now, as I was not too long ago. That was before a woman strolled into my workplace, before I was gifted with an unexpected surprise, and before I realized my whole life has been a lie.

By Scarlett Brooks5 years ago in Families

Pearle

Pearle By Pat McManus The Davis family arrives at their grandfather’s lake house as the sun is setting. The three older boys Dillon, 14, Hunter, 12 and Tanner, 10 run in leaving their 8 year old sister, Pearle, in the back of the car to bring in the towels, groceries and backpacks.

By Patricia Mc Manus5 years ago in Families

Contents of the Little Black Book Were More Than Just Words

It has been many years since my freshman year in college. Even so, I still think about the experience and the impact it had on my life, but not for the reasons most people would think.

By Margaret Minnicks5 years ago in Families

The Legacy

The phone call woke her up at 2:17 AM. She knew exactly what time it was because she glared at the clock thinking, ‘Who could possibly want to talk at 2:17 AM?’ Romy didn’t have many friends or family, but she knew a call in the middle of the night never boded well.

By Kaitlin Strathdee5 years ago in Families

Pockets

She pushed through the doorway of the used bookstore and was encouraged by the rich aroma of paper and time. This had been her late husband’s haunt when he needed an escape. Maybe it could be hers as well.

By Karin Kaltofen5 years ago in Families

Sara and The Little Black Notebook

Sara didn’t mean to drop the jar of spaghetti sauce on the floor, but the manager and the nosey onlookers' faces said it all. She did not belong here—in this market or this town. Patience had been growing thin with her presence in this town for a little shy of a year. It had become more difficult for her to smile and bear with the dirty looks and whispers behind her back.

By Nancy I Bagley5 years ago in Families