Earth Mother, Sky Mother
by Sherry Kempf

(Minnesota Parent, October 1, 2004)

My husband and I were at the Lake Harriet bandshell, sitting on our blanket among hundreds of people, too far back to see, but close enough to hear Neal and Leandra singing in the summer night. Looking up at the clear, starry sky— it came to me. We can do this. It’s a lot of work, a lot of money, we’re getting old, there are hundreds of practical reasons not to, but we can. We can and we will adopt a child.    (read more)