Joann and Joey Webb had been married for five years, hoping to have their first baby, when a doctor told them it was unlikely they would ever be able to conceive a child.

As devastating as the news was, the Webbs decided to look into other options, including becoming foster parents and possibly adopting a child. At first, they didn’t think they’d go through with the process, but a series of events made them reconsider.

One night, after a conversation about the possibility of fostering, Joann went to bed to read before going to sleep. She was reading a devotional book, and the section she read that night happened to be on fostering children — an interesting coincidence, she thought.

But the next day confirmed that fostering was in their future.

“A friend of the family called and she said, ...