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Dear Kinsolving,
On July 13th, 1997, thanks to God and to you, I was able to personally deliver the attached letter to my sister Linda. That is when we saw each other for the first time in 50 years. Another Kinsolving Case completed: my sister and I were reunited, despite all odds to the contrary. There were many tears, many feelings of sadness and joy for both of us. Since then we have seen each other twice. We talk on the telephone everyday, sometimes twice a day. We have shared our hopes, our dreams, and our secrets with each other. It is truly incredible! This last weekend she met my children for the first time. I will soon be meeting hers. Our families are thrilled for us.
I am truly sorry that our mother did not live to see this. I hope somehow she knows. Not, at least, I can finally understand why she drank herself to death. When people give a child up for adoption, I don't think they have any idea what impact it will have on the rest of their lives. Thanks to Kinsolving there is still time for Linda and I to have that very special sister relationship.
I knew that if I ever found her, it would have taken me years. Everyday that we have together is a gift. That gift was given to us by Kinsolving. Finding you guys on the internet was pure luck or maybe it was fate. Your work was quick and truly amazing. I didn't have much to go on, not even her birth date. The Vanguard sustained me and gave me hope while my search was going on. I hope my letter and pictures will give hope to others who are now waiting. Don't give up. It is possible!
There are absolutely no words to express how Linda and I both feel about you and your organization. How do you say thank you for a miracle? THANK YOU is all I can say. There isn't a day that goes by that I don't thank God for you guys.
Sincerely,
J., Ca. |
Dear Sister,
Sometime soon, you will be celebrating your 50th birthday. Happy Birthday. How I wish I could be there for such a great occasion. This is a milestone in your life and how I would love to be a part of your celebration.
There are so many things that I don't know about you. I don't even know when your exact birthday is. I was only two years old when you came into this world and I can't even remember you at all. Someone decided for us nearly a half century ago, that we would be separated. You would be adopted and I would be kept. I was the oldest. I came first, so I got to stay, you did not. I have felt both sad and guilty because I was the one who stayed even though I know I couldn't help it. I was only a baby myself.
I don't know your name, I don't know if your married, if you have children, I don't know if you have been loved. I can only hope that you have. I don't even know who you are, except that you are my SISTER! I don't know what you look like, but I have a hunch. I bet I can tell you what your two littlest toes look like. I don't know if you have had a sad life or a happy one. I pray for the latter. There are so many things that I just don't know about you.
There are some things, however, that I do know. I know you are out there somewhere and that you are alive. I know that someday I will see you and I will know you. I know there is part of me that has been missing all these years and had I known about you sooner I would have been looking for you my sister lost. I know that I have looked for you every day since I did find out about you in August of 1996. I know that I will do everything in my power to find you. I will look for you until my dying day if that is what it takes. I hope it will be sooner.
So my dear sister, I will hold this birthday letter for you. I hope someday, I will deliver it to you personally. Know that I hold you in my heart, I grieve for the time we have lost and I dream of the time we will have, when someday we find each other in this great big world. So until the Happy 50th Sis and many more.
Love your sister,
Judy |
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