Posted on 01/07/2013 5:13:31 PM PST by eeevil conservative
I gave away a little girl for adoption over 22 years ago. I have tried to find her, but she found me first. Needless to say, this has been the BEST CHRISTMAS in my life ever.
Bad news- she had a daughter of 6 months old pass away in November. I never got to know about her before her passing.
The good news. I am a grandma! I have a grandson who just so happens to share the same birthday as my son! She has forgiven me. And wants to meet me.
Choosing LIFE is nothing to brag about. A child should never thank their mother for the chance of life. NEVER!
I praise God that He was with me all my life and never let me fall to fear that satan would steel my soul.
Forgive me for indulging all of you in this personal venture of my life. But I cannot help but want to share such a story of redemption, forgiveness, and new life with folks I think might enjoy some good news in this world today from a fellow FReeper.
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blurred eyes here too...what greater love to share with anyone than God’s own words....thank you...you are gift to me tonight...thank you..
wow— AMEN!
I am glad it happened for you too.
Scott and April are so happy together.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LhBbvys-ve0
Tears of joy for both of you! Praise The LORD for such a wonderful gift, as the gift of a newly discovered loving family. Next to salvation itself, nothing could be more blessed. God bless you and your family forever!
thank you for your congrats...I am so sorry that your reunion is not possible...
I will be forever reminding myself of your words...
Make the most of your time together and don’t spend a moment on regrets!
I needed that!
What a marvelous blessing!
Mazel tov on your daughter's finding you. God bless both of you...and thank you for choosing life.
God Bless your family. So glad you’re re-united!
I’m sure your daughter understands. When I received my records it seemed like I had half-siblings and all of us had different fathers. Before doing the search, I knew to be prepared for the worst. My birth mom could be dead, in prison, or not want to communicate. I knew I could find out my birth was the result of rape or incest.
My biological mom has been very forthright about all of her failings, including numerous years addicted to heroin while the two children she kept were raised by her mom. I could tell she was lying about who my father was (because the story was always changing). I didn’t know why and wondered if it was a drunken one-night stand and she couldn’t remember. My sister, who is two years older, pretty much figured it out. Her dad (and mine was a dentist who my mom worked for.) He was 13 years older and they weren’t married. He died in a car accident coming home from bowling and it shattered my mother.
My sister noticed that her and I look like male/female twins and her son looks like a taller version of me when I was younger. She put the timeline together and it matches up that I was probably conceived the day before he died and the stress caused her to carry for an extra couple of weeks. My bio mom will still not concede that and I don’t let on that I’m sure my sister is my full sister. I know she feels guilty for splitting us up and her family never even knew about my birth. (I was born the week of Woodstock and they always thought she had hitchhiked with her hippie friends to watch the festival.) I don’t feel any bitterness about being separated from my sister. I understand why she did what she did.
Fun fact. I arrived in Philadelphia from overseas, rented a car, and was going to drive to Phoenix to stay with my adopted family before moving to my new assignment in California. I stopped through New Mexico and ended up staying three days. Her family was shocked when she told them about me and they insisted on throwing a huge party where I could meet everyone. It was awkward at first, but it was one of the best nights of my life. You may want to consider doing something similar so everyone can meet your daughter.
My grandparents raised me. Thank God that they were there to care for me.
“The rest know I love ‘em and will come around in time.”
They may or may not, ROl. But the important thing is that you have stepped up and been a good role model of forgiveness and loving maturity for them.
You’ve opened the door and they know it’s still open. Good for you!
Praise God! For you have been a good daughter!
Just think! Your "choice" to preserve the Creator-endowed life, rights, and liberty of your child was one which not only resulted in the saving of one single life: yours was a choice to preserve all the generations which will follow her.
That point has been ignored or avoided in public discussions of such matters. For every child protected by a mother's thoughtful and unselfish decision such as yours, there may be hundreds of descendants who might never have blessed the world with their own Creator-endowed gifts and love!
I've never done this before, recommended a song... _http://ranbirkins.com/songs.php I personally know the songwriter, I promise it's a safe/solid site. Somewhere Sarah... and grab a tissue! It's a great, great story!
wow...how ridiculous that it never occurred to me that lives the generations to come...
hard to type now...screnn a blurr
Somewhere Sarah...
Somewhere Sarah is the true story of an unmarried young woman who unexpectedly found herself pregnant. But unlike many women with “inconvenient” pregnancies, she refused to have an abortion...instead she carried her baby to full term and then tearfully gave up her newborn daughter Sarah for adoption.
Inspired by the crisis nature of her own experiences, that unmarried young woman, Jeannine Greenlee Floores, went on to become a leader in the pro-life movement and in 1991 founded Sarah’s House, a Christian maternity home in Simi Valley, CA.
Today Jeannine lives in Austin, TX where she has founded Breath of Life Maternity Ministries and a second Sarah’s House. Through BOL, Jeannine presents benefit concerts that raise funds for maternity homes throughout the country.
“Somewhere Sarah” is sung by the real Jeannine Greenlee Floores with additional vocals by Jeannine’s niece, Lindsay.
http://www.untamedheart.com/somewheresarah.htm
Lyrics:
Somewhere Sarah’s one today,
this is her first birthday
proudly snapping pictures, Mom and Dad,
one candle on the first cake Sarah’s had.
In my dreams I see her curls,
laughing eyes and cute dimples;
prettiest and smartest in her class,
nine years old and fourth grade came so fast for my Sarah.
I see Sarah’s face in every girl I see,
sidewalks, shopping malls and even on TV.
I don’t even know if Sarah knows my name;
papers that I signed gave them the right to change.
Somewhere Sarah, somewhere Sarah!
Somewhere Sarah lives today
because God gave me the strength.
Wonder if her parents have told her
how much love it took her birth mother to let her go!
My friends pressured me to end my pregnancy,
but I could not punish her for my misdeeds.
I have no regrets I gave my Sarah up,
all I had to offer was a mother’s love.
Somewhere Sarah, somewhere Sarah!
I praise God my mother chose life, not abortion!
Somewhere Sarah,
somewhere Mother,
may God bless you!
© 1998 Ran Birkins ~ Untamed Heart Music ~ All Rights Reserved
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