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| Our first hug--I didn't want to let her go; I had waited so long! This was taken at the airport. |
| My grandchildren--aren't they beautiful. |
| My search angel was also able to provide me information about my secondborn, my son. It took me awhile before I could make contact with him. I was on such a roller coaster ride with my reunion with Carrie that I was not able to deal with more, but on January 25, 2001 I made phone contact with him. We talked for three hours. I recieved one email from him and then nothing. On his birthday that year I called him; he came to the phone, but could only talk a short time as he was getting ready to go out for his birthday. I told him I would call him back soon and he responded, "Yes, do make it soon." I tried and tried but was unable to get him. I have sent some cards and have tried to let him know that I am here when he is ready. I pray every day that he will be ready. |
| Texas here I come!! |
| When I got my first computer I began to search out information about adoption searches. I could not believe the wealth of information available on the internet. I came across a website called TxCare. Since my babies had been born and adopted in Texas I decided this is where I needed to register. I read all of the entries on the registry, hoping to find one that might be one of my babies. Finally, I got up enough nerve to enter the information for my firstborn. Within two days I got an email. I will never forget the words "I know this will come as a shock to you, but I know who adopted your daughter." When I read those words I felt like my heart was going to explode. Could this be true? Was it a hoax? But I had to follow it up, so I responded and I got an almost immediate response with the name of the adopters. Before long I had all kinds of information. I even had a layout of her house (Texas Property Tax information is online.) But I could not get her phone number--it was unlisted. I finally decided to spend flowers with a note. I called a small florist in the town where she lived and they helped me with the whole thing. We even planned when it would be delivered--the last delivery of the day. It was July 13, 1999. I went home from work early that day. I carried a portable phone with me and everytime the phone rang my heart jumped. The florist shop called me to tell me that the deliverey was done. I waited. In about an hour the phone rang and when I said "hello" I heard a sweet voice with a slight Texas twang say "This is Carrie." I cannot describe the feeling--the joy of it. We talked for over four hours. Many emails followed and finally on Septmber 30, 1999 we had our first face to face reunion. |
Somewhere over the rainbow Way up high There's a land that I've heard of Once in a lullaby Somewhere over the rainbow Skies are blue And the DREAMS That you dare to dream REALLY DO COME TRUE |
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| This time the trip to Texas was pure joy, unlike my previous two trips. |
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| Looking at family pictures. How I wish I had been there when to see her children grow. How I wish I had been there to see her grow. |
| This was taken several days into our reunion. I was so very happy. |
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| This space is reserved for a picture of my second born child, my son who is now named Bryan Paul. I pray that someday I will have a picture of him to add here. |
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| This is a collage of some of the many pictures my daughter has sent to me. As I look at them I think about all the memories, all of the big and small life events that I did not/ could not participate in. I study these pictures and I can see she is my daughter and yet I know so little of her and my heart aches that this part of her life was taken from me all those years ago. |
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| It is the nature of man to find people one is connected to by birth. The Italians have a saying: "Blood seeks Blood." -Lorraine Dusky "Birthmark" |
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| I want to say a very special thank you to my search angel, Ruth. |
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