SNAPSHOTS; Being with her family again was the only miracle she needed

From: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | Date: January 12, 2005| Author: CROCKER STEPHENSON | Copyright information

Being with her family again was the only miracle she needed

Here is Miss Congeniality: Miracle MiDarling Lewis, a lovely woman with a pretty name.

When Miracle was born, she was sent to live with an aunt and Miracle's two older sisters. Miracle would have 10 siblings altogether, none of whom would be raised by her parents.

Miracle was 2 when she was moved, without her sisters, to a foster home. Her foster mother was a widow with older children. Miracle, who lived with the ...

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