But a child's joy is doubled for the mother, and the sound of her son's laughter began to her heart, a feat she had never believed possible

Love has a funny way of showing up when you aren't looking for it and didn't plan on it.

Two different things. Work is survival, and love sustains you. You have work anytime. But love? Not always.

Looking back, now, I realize that you only ever need one person who lights up that way when you enter a room. One person is all it takes to give a kid confidence.

But what Mom never told me is that along the way, you find sisters, and they find you. Girls are cool that way.

If a man walks in beauty, he will create, and when he creates, he prospers.

But a child's joy is doubled for the mother, and the sound of her son's laughter began to her heart, a feat she had never believed possible