Couple adopts abandoned baby in a shoebox with a note that said "I love you”. “I remember taking him in my arms and knowing immediately that he was my child,” says his adoptive father.

Samuel is the name Brittany and her husband chose for their son, who is now 20 months old. The couple adopted him on December 18, 2023, after fostering him for 581 days. The baby joined her brothers Judah, 8, and Calvin, 5.