A single mother based in Colorado underwent a life-altering experience when she adopted two babies to complete her home. Much to her astonishment, the children she had welcomed into her life turned out to be siblings.
Katie Page, a woman in her 30s who was divorcing, felt lost and unfulfilled after surviving a difficult marriage. She wanted to add more meaning to her life, so she began making small changes to her lifestyle, including switching jobs and buying a new home.
Nothing she did made her feel different until something unexpected happened. She received an email one day from her church that changed her life. It was about an informational session regarding fostering kids, and it immediately caught her interest.
Katie Page is now a single mother to Grayson, Hannah, and Jackson.
Katie, who lives in Castle Rock, Colorado, learned eye-opening details about foster homes when she attended the session. Her mother was able to convince her to go with her to the meeting, which made a huge difference in her life. She added:
“What I heard that evening about foster care gave me chills and scared me, but it also pulled at my heart in a way I couldn’t stop thinking about. “
After spending some time thinking things through, Katie applied to a foster home in 2015. She then began taking care of kids who had experienced a dark and troublesome childhood. Soon, it became clear to her that she wanted to adopt a child.
Soon afterward, she took in a four-day-old baby boy who had been abandoned at a hospital and didn’t have a name yet. Katie named him Grayson, and she took care of him while the foster staff looked for his biological parents.
After fostering her second child, she adopted him at the age of one. This completed her family.
Grayson was officially adopted by Katie in 2017, at the age of 11 months. The care workers called Katie asking if she would be willing to care for a four-day-old girl who had been left at the hospital.
The baby girl she named Hannah was very similar to Grayson. In spite of discouragement from her family and friends, she began searching for answers and eventually discovered that they shared the same birth mother. She told LoveWhatMatters:
“As I reviewed the bracelets on the baby girl, I saw the first name of her mother matched the name Grayson’s mother had given to the hospital.”
She then tracked down and met the baby girl’s mother, and her doubts were confirmed. It was an emotional moment for her. She was moved to tears by the revelation that her two children were siblings.
Katie describes Grayson and Hannah as “partners in crime.” However, her journey as an affectionate single mom didn’t just stop there. Hannah’s 13-month-old birthday saw her biological mother give birth to another boy. She told Good Morning America:
“When Jackson came along I just felt the best I could give him are his family and siblings that he identifies and feels connected to.”
She began fostering the third child in hopes that she would adopt him one day. Jackson, one-year-old, was her first child and she welcomed him into her home on June 25, 2020. Katie’s role as a selfless, loving mom is worth appreciating.