20 years ago this month we began a search to find John's birth family. We found his mother in 2003 and they got to spend time together before she died in 2004. Going on the information from his mother we searched the wrong name up until an Ancestry DNA test last December. It took me awhile to believe the evidence but then I started to look at a family in Oklahoma. I have had help from members of the family who had DNA matches. But this large family were not close to each other. It took me a while to get over the fear of contacting the close relatives who did not have DNA tests. A few weeks ago we found a first cousin who answered some questions. Long story short on Sunday August 6 we were contacted by a half sister. This weekend she was here in Iowa and a reunion happened. What a fun time we had catching up on 70+ years of family history and sharing life stories
Thank you to the people who helped us along the way, both fellow adoptees online and distant cousins who answered my ancestry messages and inquiries. Thank you for our friends and relatives who encouraged us while we searched. Blessings on all of you. Thank you to John's maternal half siblings who have welcomed us into the family.
Thanks to our son and family who let us use their beautiful new house for our reunion while they are away.
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