Day Eight - First Official Letter

Today I received my first official letter from the Texas Department of State Health Services. It pretty much stated, in an official capacity, where the states stands at the moment with my file. One part of the letter that I enjoyed reading was this, "We found that your birth mother completed some documents in 1989 requesting contact should any of the children she placed for adoption request reunification services. We are in the process of contacting her to determine her continued interest. Within the next few weeks, we hope to hear from her and will let you know the next steps."

I am still reeling over the fact that she wanted to have the chance to meet me and my other sibling if we reached out to her. I know that this is just the beginning of a very long process but the fact that I already feel a small connection means the world to me.

I also emailed the woman in charge of my file, and she wrote back saying that she found the last known address for my birth mom and had already sent a letter to her. So she expects to her from her by next week!! I know that it is not a simple as that because she may have moved or worst case scenario is that she is not alive. No matter what the outcome is, I just feel as though I am one step closer to making a connection.

Also it is just not about my birth parents, but I have this whole other family out there, a brother and two sisters. I would love to know who they are and make that connection with them.

I remember once we moved back to San Antonio after my dad retired, that I could possibly run into them on the street and never know. I always assumed that my birth family lived in San Antonio because I was born there, but now knowing that I was born at Fort Sam Houston Army Base changed all my thoughts. I truly think my birth dad was in the military and they could of retired anywhere.

So many things to consider and so many things are possible. I am still praying for the miracle that they are alive and in good health, and more importantly open to meeting me. But as I keep reminding myself, everything is in God's hands.