Ashley Rhodes-Courter lived with 14 different foster families prior to being adopted at the age of 12. Now, she shares the love her parents gave her with her own three sons, one of whom is adopted. For more inspiring stories like this, subscribe to Guideposts magazine.
In 1996, Ashley was still in foster care, living at a group home. This picture was taken on Gay's birthday when she and Phil, who later became Ashley's adoptive parents, took her to see the musical Phantom of the Opera.
This 1997 picture was the first photograph Ashley took with her new family, including brothers Josh and Blake (l-r) and her adoptive parents, Gay and Phil.
Ashley's family during a 2007 trip to Montana: (l-r) Josh, Blake, Ashley, Gay, Phil
Ashley with her husband, Erick Smith, and sons (l-r) Andrew, Skyler and Ethan Smith
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