Adoption was a bumpy ride - very bumpy. But, God, was it worth the fight.

The definition of inspire is 'to fill with the urge or ability to do or feel something, especially to do something creative.' There you have it: Jeffrey Bilhuber inspires me. I watch him make his magic, and I want to do the same. Those are always my favorite people, the ones who are so alive in the practice of their art that I want to jump in and join the fun.

No one can take away your pain, so don't let anyone take away your happiness.

Being fearless means busting down those walls of fear and being who you are, not who someone else thinks you are. People like to put others in a box and tell them what they can and cannot do or who they can and cannot be. No one can tell you who you are and what you are made of, only you yourself know what you are made of, and only you yourself can do the work to become who you want to be.

When you see a girl like me bustin' perps, there ain't no time to be pretty.

I say to everybody, 'Adoption is not for the faint of heart.'

I definitely have my days where I look like I got dressed in the dark.