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One heartwarming part of the

experience with Charlie was seeing

the love he had for his two younger

sisters. They were in another foster

home about two hours away. He

asked to call them every day. When

September came, with our eight

children plus one extra, we started

planning and working toward

Christmas. When we asked Charlie

what he wanted for Christmas, his

answer didn’t surprise us.

“I want to be with my sisters and

never be separated from them

again.”

I felt empathy for this little boy

and wished we could have his

sisters in our home, but it was out

of our hands. And not long after we

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