{"id":257406,"date":"2021-11-18T08:45:18","date_gmt":"2021-11-18T14:45:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/news\/?p=257406"},"modified":"2021-11-17T17:57:28","modified_gmt":"2021-11-17T23:57:28","slug":"foster-mom-adopted-13-children-wins-free-trip-disney-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/foster-mom-adopted-13-children-wins-free-trip-disney-world\/","title":{"rendered":"Foster mom who adopted 13 children wins free trip to Disney World"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Paula Cornelius, a foster mom who adopted 13 children in Texas, was just given the gift of a lifetime from Good Morning America (GMA). Cornelius, who not only fostered children herself but also worked as a social worker, was given an all-expenses-paid trip to Disney World for herself… and her family of 29.<\/p>\n

Cornelius and her husband weren’t able to have biological children, according to GMA<\/a>, and began fostering children in need of a safe home. She ended up adopting 13 of them, who were reportedly all born to teenage mothers. After adopting the first of her children, she realized some of them had biological siblings in the system as well \u2014 so she adopted them, too, making sure the siblings would stay together. She also made sure her children were able to stay connected to their biological families, which one of her children called the “best of both worlds.”<\/p>\n

Along with her sister Alexandrea Horsley, Cornelius was surprised live on-air by GMA with the trip to Disney. The two women formed the Lullaby House<\/a> together, which gives pregnant teenagers, or teen parents of children under three, a safe place to live. There, they receive resources, programs, and services which empower them to become self-sufficient and live independently. “Giving that love and support that they need, and letting them know that even though they might be in a crisis situation right now, it doesn’t define their life,” Horsley said.<\/p>\n

READ:\u00a0Single black mom adopts three white children from foster care: \u2018I wouldn\u2019t have it any other way\u2019<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n