I'm Harlene, a 28-year-old teacher, and until recently, I thought I had the perfect life. My fiancé, Mark, and I had been together for five wonderful years, planning a future filled with love and laughter.…

I always thought I had life figured out. Work, kids, home—everything ran like a well-oiled machine. But when Lily, my youngest, started bringing home less-than-stellar grades, my confidence wavered. On top of that, the important…

I stepped into the house, and the smell of mildew, old food, and something sour I couldn't place hit me. The front door barely opened because piles of junk were pressed against it. Shoes, newspapers,…

As I looked at that family photo, the laughter seemed almost to echo in my mind, taunting me with what I'd lost. Dusting off the photo, I took in the happiness on their faces—such easy,…

The Christmas lights twinkled as I adjusted the silver star on top of our tree for the hundredth time. I wanted everything to be perfect because that's the kind of mom and wife I was.…

I always thought that the happiest day of my life was the day I married Michael. But then we found out that I was pregnant, and I figured that the day I gave birth to…

A millionaire tests his girlfriend by inviting her home to a very old dilapidated house and proposing she marry him.   Andrew Hardy had spent his childhood in an unhappy home. His mother had married…