She Had Never Been So Sure
Since she was a single woman who had only recently moved to the area, she was in charge of all of her own decisions. Since she had recently migrated, she was also familiar with the area. She refrained from taking any action until giving each of her potential courses of action serious thought.
First, she would have to get used to the new surroundings, and then she would have to teach herself how to be a decent parent. Both of these things would take some time. Despite this, she had the unshakable conviction that this was the way things ought to be done.