I raised my fiancé’s ten children after he walked out on us — thirty years later, his lawyer showed up at my door and said, “He asked me to give you this envelope today.”

they became mine that day.

The first year nearly broke me!

I worked days at a fabric warehouse and nights sewing uniforms for a local school district. Amanda learned to cook simple dinners. Derrick took over the lawn. Sue managed the laundry. Jacob and David fought over dishes, mostly so they could splash each other!

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