Growing older, seeing life as generations overlapping, carrying on, is an awesome experience. The decisions that I made when young seemed random or inconsequential or just preferential, but they impacted those who are coming after me. It is important what I was and what I did, who I am right now, and what I will be and do in the future. Birth family and the many others that God has given me are a context to help me appreciate what I am becoming. I am thankful!