Andi Bonura’s hands trembled as she picked up the phone one night in 2017. It’s happening. It’s really happening! She thought, her mind a buzz of excitement as the caseworker welcomed her.
Andi, her husband Thomas and their children were both certain about two things. They wanted to have a large family. It was a struggle to have their own children. But, finally, Andi gave birth to three beautiful babies — Joey, now 11, Sadie, 10, and Daphne, 8. Watching them grow was Andi and Thomas’ greatest joy, and it only bolstered their desire to become foster parents.
Now after a long approval process and unbridled anticipation…
“Andi, we have a little baby here at the hospital,” their caseworker said, a smile in her voice. “Can you come pick him up?”
“I’m on the way!” Andi replied, racing out the door.
Bryson instantly won over the whole family. Andi wanted to know more and asked her caseworker about him two months after she took him in.
“He actually has four other siblings,” the foster coordinator explained. “They’re all placed in different homes.”
Five…
