I have a lot of respect for my birth mother I know she must have had a lot of love for me to want to give what she felt was a better chance.

I constantly work at maintaining balance. For me, my family comes first. If my family is taken care of, then everything else usually falls into place.

It's not complicated to embrace life. You just have to make the choice.

Forget aging. If you're six feet above ground, it's a good day.

I don't want to sound like a Hallmark card, but to be able to wake up each day with food and shelter, that alone is good. Forget aging and the fact that my butt is becoming a little more familiar with my knees than my tailbone. If you are six feet above ground it's a good day. So, give me more!

I have a lot of respect for my birth mother I know she must have had a lot of love for me to want to give what she felt was a better chance.

I was adopted into this incredible home, a loving, positive environment, yet I had this yearning, this kind of darkness that was also inside me.