Adam Says About Jendi

Jendi is the only person I've met who combines such a voracious appetite for reading, a sophisticated writing style, independent thinking, a keen desire for justice, and is cuddly to boot. In a world where many people get stuck in patterns, she keeps growing, enlarging her heart and her patience. From the first day we met it was easy to picture her as a wife and mother, someone who is serious in her commitments and warm with her love. Here in Northampton, I've watched in admiration as Jendi provides solace and advice to a teenage friend of ours. Not the least, Jendi laughs at my jokes, bestowing the "One-Step-Too-Far Award" when I outdo myself.

Jendi appreciates the challenges and rewards of living in a nontraditional family. Raised by her mother Irene and her partner Roberta, Jendi met her father for the first time at age 30.