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

If you stop for one second and do something, everyone is happy. You pay it forward and it comes back to you twelve-fold.

These days we don’t have to fit into something other people think we are. We’ve leveled the playing field, life is inclusive. I’m a mom, sex detective, wife, fearless, gentle — we can now, with grace, be all of what we are.

The message I got from my father was that life is hard, but you just don't quit. I am grateful that I didn't let fear get the best of me. It only holds you back from possibilities and greatness. You've got to kick fear to the side, because the payoff is huge.

By coming forward and sharing your story, you don't know the countless lives you change.

Being thin is not more important than enjoying life

Kids who drink alcohol, fairly regularly before they're 14 have a 48% chance... of becoming alcoholics.