My precious daughter could have been aborted, but her birth mom nurtured her and carefully screened me before agreeing to the adoption. The whole extended birth family is still a big part of our lives. I thank G-d every day that they made the right decision.

If I weren’t 50 years old now, I would adopt more (and unfortunately the foster system thinks that I’m too old, too.) In the meantime, I mentor as much as I can.