Jeffrey Thompson

Essays: Child by Child

Mark and Paula Reeves tour the Dakota County Fairgrounds with five of their eleven children. The Reeves have adopted nine children, many of whom have special needs, during their 26 years of raising children.

Mark and Paula Reeves tour the Dakota County Fairgrounds with five of their eleven children. Paula said of her family's dynamic, "I truly believe that each kid was hand-picked by God and brought here because they way the kids fit together."

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