For a lot of people, some of the worst days of their lives can play out in a courtroom. Thankfully, that wasn’t the case for one family from Humphreys County. After all, it wasn’t an ordinary day at the Rutherford County Courthouse.
Jeanna and Michael Dubois began this journey two years ago, with a life-changing phone call: could they take in two young boys to foster? “We took them in on an emergency situation,” said Jeanna. “And I’m like, we can do this, we just have Aiden. We can foster these kids. We had no intention of adoption at the time.”
Jeffery and Austin quickly became beloved members of their family. “It’s fun, there’s always stuff to do,” said Jeffery, the older brother.
“Yeah, and it’s the best,” added Austin, the younger brother.
But it was hard for Jeffery and Austin to truly be happy, without their two younger brothers Carson and Jackson, who were placed in other foster homes. “I was very worried since they wasn’t here,” said Austin.
“I was real sad. Worried about Carson and Jackson the whole time,” said Jeffery.