Adopted at birth, Jason discovered and sought out his birth family after taking a DNA test. Jason’s sister, Skyla, tells us how Jason and his new family connected and joyfully began a new chapter, together. The toughest choice My parents, Denise and Lonald, were young and unmarried when my brother was born. They weren’t in […]
Read More Bringing a long-lost brother back into the foldAt 85, Jonita had made it her life’s work to raise and nurture her eight children. But as they grew up, moved away, and started families of their own, the technology that was supposed to make it easier to stay in touch was actually leaving her behind. This is the story of how with love, […]
Read More For the sake of family, this great-grandma stepped out of her comfort zoneFollowing her son Beckham’s diagnosis of autism, Lisa felt pulled to connect. So she used Marco Polo to foster a community of autism families. These were the people she could bond with, share information with, laugh and cry with. Then Beckham himself began using Marco Polo to communicate – with powerful results. When our son, […]
Read More A boy with autism connects with the world in a PoloBeing a loving and devoted father comes with more than a few challenges when you’re a firefighter. It’s a career that pulls you from home for days in a row, over the holidays, and during many of your children’s first experiences in life. But Jon and his wife, Chelsea, have found a way to make […]
Read More This firefighting dad never has to miss a “first”Sometimes a house full of kids feels like the loneliest place in existence. Aubrey, a Utah mom of three, made her way out of isolation and grueling postpartum depression after the birth of her first son and went on to found The Mamahood Blog, an online community of 30,000 moms and counting. Every day, Aubrey […]
Read More How this mama transformed postpartum pain into a network of connectionJessica’s family uses Marco Polo to share everything from recipes to parenting tips to babies’ first steps. When her in-laws travel to Sweden to serve a Mission, they’re heartbroken at the prospect of missing the family’s big annual reunion. But with Marco Polo they discover a reciprocal gift: a way to be part of the […]
Read More How a family of thirty-one shares every day togetherA year ago, my relationship with my neighbor, Liz, was hardly more than a polite wave from across the street. We’ve been neighbors for over five years, but it’d still take me ten minutes to remember her kids’ names. We just didn’t interact that often. I would never have guessed that Liz would soon be […]
Read More These nextdoor neighbors became best friends in a PoloLife is a little crazy at my house. Let me explain: I’m Betsie. With five kids, four grown hens, five new chicks, a parakeet—and a husband in the military—I’ve got a lot on my plate. When I sit down at my computer, it’s to work on my vinyl business. So, even though I have a big […]
Read More A busy mom reconnects
