 Adapting a family or of siblings is something that some may think twice about. A local couple took matters into their own hands. They share how adoption has affected their lives. Hedy Clotter has our story. Your family can grow overnight in the blink of an eye. This married couple adopted three girls and one boy and never questioned it. Josh and Julia are from Bagley and share love for helping children. Yeah, we couldn't separate them. Didn't want to. Children's have a bond and for the longest time all they had was each other. That's why Josh and Julia decided to adopt these four siblings to keep them together. Erica, Mila, Charisma and Carson have a new home and have adjusted to their family. The girls were living with their parents for almost a year before their little brother Carson came along. Carson was born severely addicted to three different drugs, but things have changed. He talks in the hospital for about four days and we brought him home and I want to say it lasted for about four months. So looking at him now, he's full of life. For those that say the children are lucky to have them, Josh sees it another way. Those kids have become a part of my life and have blessed me more than I could ever think about blessing them. So you think you're doing it for the kids, but in reality they're doing it for you. Having the conversation about adoption wasn't difficult. There's not much of a difference between adopted and biological children because both are centered on love. We actually came up for our family with the term of belly babies and heart babies. So they were always in my heart, but they just did not grow my belly. The family sees its story with the happy ending. And the family will have plenty to celebrate besides Christmas. The girls will have their adoption anniversary later this month. If you've enjoyed this segment of Lakeland News, please consider making a tax-deductible contribution to Lakeland Public Television.