FOSTERING LOVE

✦ Parenthood isn’t a title earned by giving birth. It requires tremendous sacrifice and love to earn it. My grandparents raised me, and I am who I am because of them. I say Mitch Albom shouldn’t have any qualms about his adoptive child, Chika. She’s his daughter and he’s earned the title.

—Lohit Datta-barua

Humble, Texas

✦ Some people think about doing good. Some talk about doing good. But the Alboms actually

good. Love is a verb, do and it resonates deeply in their hearts. What a blessing they are to Chika, and she to them.

—Heather Mcduff Casselberry

Charlotte, NORTH Carolina