I Adopted Four Brothers and Sisters Who Were About to Be Torn Apart

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Together

That night, after all four kids were asleep back in our cramped rental house, I sat alone on the couch thinking about how strange life can be.

I lost a wife and a son.

And I will miss them every day for the rest of my life.

But now there are four toothbrushes in the bathroom.

Four backpacks beside the front door.