[ping?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.fox2detroit.com%2Fnews%2Flocal-news%2Ffamil y-finds-fulfillment-in-adoption-and-you-can-too] Sections FOX * Local * Live * Weather * Mornings * Sports * Community * Healthworks * Money * Job Shop * Contests * Recipe Box * About FOX 2 48° (BUTTON) Local News * Hall of Shame * Let it Rip * Chapter 10 * Detroit's Most Wanted * FOXe Reports * Fox 2 News App * Mackinac Policy Conference * Local * Live * Weather * Mornings * Sports * Community * Healthworks * Money * Job Shop * Contests * Recipe Box * About FOX 2 (BUTTON) Videos * The 29-year-old has been eating through feeding tubes for years, as a result of a surgery from a birth defect. Man unable to eat food due to have life-changing procedure * Oakland County deputies are searching for a smash and grab robber Monday night. 1 caught, 1 on run after Costco jewelry theft in Commerce * Police initially got a call that shots had been fired inside the Costco store in Commerce Township. When they arrived they realized what callers heard was really glass breaking. 1 arrested, 1 on run after Costco jewelry smash and grab in Commerce Twp Photos * Mourners pay their respects to Queen of Soul * Portrait of American soul singer Aretha Franklin as she wears a strapless dress and pearl necklace and has her hair in a bun, 1977. (Photo bhy Hulton Archive/Getty Images) Aretha Franklin through the years * PHOTOS: Funeral for murdered Bronx teen [loading.gif] Family finds fulfillment in adoption, and you can too * * * * * * * Posted: Dec 21 2018 06:32PM EST Video Posted: Dec 21 2018 06:30PM EST photo photo (FOX 2) - Hundreds of kids woke up this morning with no place to call a permanent home, but not a few special kids in the Beyer household. "I have realized how beautiful life can be, even with a set of family that's not your birth family," said Alicia Beyers. Her two boys, 3-year-old Gavin and 18-month-old Harrison, were once in foster care. Alicia was determined to adopt a child. Her own loss when she was 19 fueled the decision. "About 10 years ago my parents were killed by a drunk driver and then, my family was destroyed. I had a very unexpected family step in," she said. Even at 19, Alicia needed family and she got one. She was taken under the wing of a family who still to this day are like grandparents to her own children. Stephen wasn't convinced that they were ready to adopt, then he went to a Judson Center meeting. They help families foster and adopt kids who need it. "There was a McDonald's across the street and we were in line and she was ordering, and she looked over at me and she said, 'So what do you want?' and I said, 'Let's adopt that boy," Stephen said. They already have their own two children, but the social worker and Stephen, a nurse, decided to adopt not one, but two boys. "Actually the day we adopted him our adoption worker asked us if we wanted to take another little guy, and that's Harrison so he's a year younger," Alicia said. Three hundred children right now are waiting for a foster home in Michigan. The Judson Center hope that other families who see this think about how easy and fufilling it is. Addison Sweany with the Judson Center said adoptions vary depending on the county, but there are times where families are eligible to have fees rembursed. "There are times where there are no costs at all to adopt a child," she said. The Beyers are going to have a very Merry Christmas -- four times over. false false false Up Next: false false false false false false * Popular false false false * Recent + Spilled chicken causes traffic problems + 14-month-old girl rides hoverboard like a pro + Bride's wedding dance with terminally ill dad + Christian Bale thanks Satan at the Golden Globes Stories you may be interested in - includes Advertiser Stories false false false Local * Hall of Shame * Let it Rip * Chapter 10 * Detroit's Most Wanted * FOXe Reports Weather * Traffic * Airport Delays * Gas Tracker * FOX 2 Weather App * Closings Mornings * Amy's Angels * Style File * Tech Talk * Get Fit * Kids Health & Safety * The Doctor is In * Weekend Sports * Lions * Red Wings * Pistons * Tigers * Wolverines * Spartans Community * CMNH Heroes * Community Calendar * Giving Guide * Live * Healthworks * Contests * Money Saver * Job Shop Follow Us * * * * * FOX 2 News App Download on the App Store Get it on Google Play FOX 2 Weather App Download on the App Store Get it on Google Play * About Us * Contact Us * FOX 2 Jobs * Privacy Policy * Terms of Service * Ad Choices * FCC Public File * EEOC Public File © Fox Television Stations, LLC. All Rights Reserved.