I was a surrogate for my sister, but when she and her husband saw the baby, they yelled ‘This isn’t the baby we expected’
My sister Rachel had struggled for years to have a baby. After countless disappointments and heartaches, she had already lost the joyful, vibrant person she once was. When she and her husband, Jason, finally turned to me for help and asked me to carry their child, I could see the pain and longing in her eyes. One afternoon, as I watched my boys playing outside through the kitchen window, Rachel stood by the counter, absentmindedly twisting her fingers around a glass of water. I could feel her love for my