We Adopted a Teenage Brother and His Little Sister After Other Families Turned Them Down – A Month Later, Their Former Foster Mother Called and Asked, ‘They Still Haven’t Told You Why They Picked You?’

My husband and I spent five years trying to have a child before we finally gave up on falling pregnant.

It wasn’t that we wanted a family any less.

We were simply tired of doctor visits, tests, medications, and disappointment.

One night, after another failed appointment, Daniel sat beside me on our kitchen floor while I cried.

“We still have room,” he said quietly. « We could adopt. »

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Eight months later, we met Josie.