"We had a wonderful housekeeper, Lucy. She stayed with us for years. In her seventh year of marriage, tragedy struck—her husband died in an accident, and she never truly recovered. They had been planning to start a family, feeling secure enough to take that step, but a drunk driver ended all of it in an instant." Sarah explained.

"Lucy wanted a child but didn't want to remarry or pursue artificial insemination, so she decided to adopt. Not long after she made up her mind, her ...