This September was to be a very special one for me and of course for Jim too. Not only would I be able to see my beloved cousins again but we would be meeting our "new" cousin, William and his wife Rita, also for the first time.
William was adopted at birth. Through nothing short of a major miracle, he found his siblings in December of 2013 due to a series of very fortunate events. Those included his great desire to press on for 35 years to find his birth mother after he learned he was adopted. His friend, Nancy, who does genealogy took an interest in his story. She also persuaded him to do DNA testing. That produced a trail to his father. I had written a blog piece on my sweet Aunt Grace when she died and posted it on my family blog in 2008. It contained pictures of her both at a young age and when she was older and of all the kids and her obituary.
You can read about it here:
Nancy found the blog post via searching the Internet. As a result of that Google find and the steps that preceded it, William discovered not only his father but his mother and five full siblings! I'll never forget the joy of that Christmas in 2013. When we all found out we rejoiced. Every one of my cousins welcomed Bill with open arms and unconditional love from the onset! What a precious gift! It was overwhelming and wonderful to all of us. It was a spiritual time, an emotional time and has been an ongoing celebration. It is the miracle story that never grows old.
You can read about it here:
http://bonsblogbydesign.blogspot.com/2014/06/by-grace-of-god.html
Last week we went to Washington to meet William..Hot off the Press... The journey that took some years but was worth it! You can read about it here.
I finally Met William!
Their Parents!
Together~This Time Forever!
My cousins are so happy
This is a powerful motivator
To keep looking for our families!
Unspeakable joy!
My cousins are so happy
This is a powerful motivator
To keep looking for our families!
Unspeakable joy!
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