And while each year I relive the sadness of that decision, I know in my heart that what I did was the most maternal act that I have ever done. I thought about her well-being and placed that before my own desire to keep her. And twenty years later, I still know in my heart that it was the right decision. I also know that she grew up in the kind of home that I wanted for her. I believe that there is a difference between parenting and the biological process of producing a child.
Every child deserves the best possible chance in life.
And, for me, I still believe that the best start is a loving family with two parents and sufficient means to care for a child. I was able to give every one of my children that great start. I was blessed enough to be the one who could make that start possible for two of them. And God guided my hand to make that start possible for my first born daughter. Tonight, I would like you all to say a prayer for Lisanne, my grown up baby girl, that she will continue to live a good life and be happy.