Carrying and birthing a child does not make you a mother. It’s the selfless love and care you give your child every single day. In honor of National Adoption Awareness Month and all the women who became mothers through adoption, I asked Lisa Lloyd, from Silicon Valley, to share her story of adopting her two daughters from an orphanage in Bangalore, India. Lisa dives into why she chose adoption and touches on both the struggles and beauty of what that journey can look like. She also explains how to support adoption whether you plan to adopt or not.