A 48-year-old Ohio mother named Christie Werts did something that sparked a lot of discussion. She did something

that not all women would: she adopted the son of her husband’s ex-wife. She did it as she loved him and had a difficult upbringing.

Five years ago, 48-year-old Christie Werts and her husband Wesley met. Together, they combined their two families,

which included Austin and Dakota, as well as Megan and Vance, who belonged to Wesley and Christie, respectively.

One day, they learned the tragic news that Austin and Dakota’s mother, Wesley’s ex-wife, had passed suddenly.

The couple quickly made a big choice and joyfully accepted her new baby, Levi, into their family.

As of January 2023, the mother has effectively finished Levi’s legal adoption procedure. He is currently being raised by her like a child.

According to her, ‘When I first heard about Levi, I didn’t think twice; I knew we had to take him into our family.’

Christie was adamant that Levi wouldn’t go through the same struggles she did growing up.

In her opening statement, Christie states, ‘I myself was raised in foster care and, while I had a fantastic experience overall,

I did not want him to go into foster care. She gave birth to Levi on a Monday and died the following Friday, although my husband didn’t really talk to her family too much.

She continues, ‘We lived in another state at the time, so we sold our home in Ohio and rented a house in Texas because we had to officially foster to adopt him. So we did the process took 16 months.’

Even though her time spent in foster care had been mostly beneficial, she explained, she felt driven out of a strong love for her stepchildren

to make sure they could be with their half-brother. She was determined to keep Levi out of the foster care system.

She expressed her profound passion for children and quickly forged relationships with her stepchildren as well as an instant connection with her biological children.

She first concerned that because they had never met before the circumstances could prevent her from feeling an instant connection with Levi,

yet their friendship was special. However, Levi immediately captured her heart, and she felt a strong need to defend him.

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