The Two Babies I Found Alone on a Plane Eighteen Years Ago Came Back Into My Life With a Document That Changed Everything

What I will say is this. After the prayers ended and the visitors went home, after the casseroles cooled in the refrigerator and the house grew quiet again, I could not stop thinking about those two tiny faces.

I thought about how their tiny hands had gripped my collar. I thought about how quickly they had stopped crying when someone finally chose continue reading …