\nA man battling the grief of losing his family adopts a girl with Down syndrome and gives her a loving home. Nine years later, he gets a call from a stranger and finds out the girl he adopted is a millionaire.\n
It was a beautiful, sunny day, and birds were chirping merrily in the skies. Nothing seemed wrong with the world outside. But for 33-year-old Brian, it was the darkest day of his life.\n
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Brian\u2019s loving wife, Lyra, and his only daughter, Amy, were killed in a car accident that morning. He shuddered as he rushed to the police station for identification and saw their pale faces hidden beneath thin white covers. How could God be so cruel? How could he take his family away from him?\n
As they were buried, Brian felt like someone had drained out the blood in his body. He couldn\u2019t take his eyes away from the fresh mounds of Earth beneath which his wife and daughter lay, and at one point, he wished he was the one there, not them.\n
After losing Lyra and Amy, Brian felt his life had lost meaning. \u201cBrian, you can\u2019t be stuck like that. You\u2019re young, and you have a whole life ahead of you. The living should live on,\u201d his mom told him one day.\n
\u201cMr. Hoffman,\u201d said the lawyer. \u201cTrust me. You\u2019d like to come to my office for this. There is someone you\u2019d like to meet.\u201d\n
It had been five years since Brian lost his family, but for him, it still seemed like it was only yesterday when he\u2019d seen his wife and daughter\u2019s pale faces. How could he move on? How could he forget that the people he loved the most were no longer with him? It wasn\u2019t easy for him.\n
One day, Brian returned from work and went about his tedious routine. He sat at his desk, checking reports and completing his office work like he always did. His work kept him occupied and distracted him from his sad thoughts.\n
He switched the browser tab to his Facebook account, and a post about a little girl with Down syndrome suddenly appeared. Brian would have missed it if it hadn\u2019t been for the message on the post: \u201c\u2026Rejected by 15 families, and yearning for a loving home. Andrea is a lovely girl with special needs and wishes for a family.\u201d\n
Brian sighed and stared at the post for a few minutes. He needed a family, and so did she. Life had been cruel to both of them in different ways, and perhaps this was God\u2019s way of finally relieving him of pain.\n
Brian thought about the Facebook post all night, and he wondered if she should adopt the girl. As a single father, he knew the process would be difficult, but this girl really needed a loving home, and he knew he could give her that.\n
\u201cAll right then,\u201d he told himself. \u201cI\u2019ll try.\u201d\n
The next day, Brian called the number in the Facebook post and expressed his eagerness to adopt Andrea. The woman on the other end provided him with the contact information of the social worker in charge of Andrea\u2019s case.\n
A few days later, Brian saw little Andrea for the first time, and his eyes welled up. She was a lovely little girl of six, dressed in a blue floral frock and staring at him with puzzled eyes.\n
Sadly, she was abandoned by her single mother because of her disability. \u201cHow sad,\u201d Brian thought to himself as she entered the room.\n
\u201cHi, Andrea,\u201d Brian told her gently. \u201cI\u2019m Brian. I\u2019m here to become your parent. Would you like to have me as your dad?\u201d\n
Andrea didn\u2019t say anything, but she smiled and nodded at him. At that moment, Brian knew he would do anything to provide her with a loving home. And he did just that.\n
After the exhaustive documentation process, background verification, and parenting workshops, Brian was officially Andrea\u2019s adoptive father and his life found new meaning. They were so happy with each other, so delighted. He was happy to become a father to a little girl again, and he couldn\u2019t have wished for more.\n
They celebrated her birthdays together, and Brian\u2019s parents loved Andrea too. He tried to be the best dad to her and ensured she never missed out on anything just because she was different from other children.\n
Brian didn\u2019t even realize when Andrea turned 15 years old. Nine years passed so fast, but he felt as if he had brought his little girl home only yesterday. He was so happy with the turn his life had taken.\n
But a few months later, things started to get tough. Due to issues at work, Brian lost his job and had to hunt for a new one. He lived off his savings while searching for a job, which proved harder than he thought.\n
Eventually, things got to the point where he didn\u2019t have enough money for basic necessities. He had to move to a smaller house and was struggling to make ends meet. But one day, help appeared out of nowhere.\n
Brian received a call from a man claiming to be Andrea\u2019s mother\u2019s lawyer.\n
\u201cYeah, so? What do you have to do with my child now?\u201d Brian said angrily. \u201cThat woman abandoned my daughter right after birth, and you think I\u2019d be willing to talk to you now?\u201d\n
\u201cMr. Hoffman,\u201d said the lawyer. \u201cTrust me. You\u2019d like to come to my office for this. As Andrea\u2019s legal guardian, you will be receiving her mother\u2019s million-dollar legacy on her behalf. And there is someone you should also meet. I\u2019ll send you all the information following the call. I hope to see you this Friday,\u201d he said and hung up.\n
Brian was understandably shocked. Why did Andrea\u2019s mother leave her such a sizable inheritance if she wanted nothing to do with her child?\n
That Friday, Brian visited the lawyer\u2019s office and met an old man there who turned out to be Andrea\u2019s grandfather. He said he had no idea about his granddaughter until his daughter was on her deathbed, taking her last breath.\n
\u201cAndrea,\u201d she\u2019d whispered, as she took his hand in hers. \u201cHer name is Andrea\u2026\u201d\n
\u201cI\u2019ve missed out on so many years with my granddaughter,\u201d he told Brian sadly. \u201cI\u2019d like to be there for her. I know you took her in legally, but I just want to be there for my grandchild. My daughter regretted abandoning her child in her final days\u2026 She was aware of her blunder, which is why she left her assets to her.\u201d\n
Brian was more than happy to know Andrea had a family. In fact, he didn\u2019t want to separate a granddaughter from her grandad.\n
Brian would soon take Andrea to her grandfather\u2019s house regularly, so they could spend time together. And with the inheritance money, he paid off his debts and moved into a larger home while saving a considerable amount for Andrea\u2019s future studies.\n
When he would visit Andrea\u2019s mother\u2019s grave sometimes, he felt a sense of relief in his heart. It made him believe she is content that her daughter had a good life and a loving home.\n
What can we learn from this story?\n
The ones who can give love always receive love. Brian was shattered after losing his family, but he still had a lot of love left in his heart. He gave that love to little Andrea, who returned it and became his new family.\n
You establish a family through love, not necessarily through blood. While Andrea\u2019s biological mother abandoned her shortly after birth, Brian took her in and raised her with love.\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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