CONNECTIONS...

Friday, July 24, 2009

It's amazing, the crazy connections I've discovered these past few weeks. It began at the Triangle Right to Life meeting and it just keeps getting better. At the Triangle Right to Life meeting a few weeks ago, a man approached me afterwards and introduced himself as Nelson Dollar, a Representative in the North Carolina General Assembly, who happens to be Don Dollar's distant cousin. How random is that? He's actually met Deanna quite a few times before. Small world. Then, a few days ago, I received a comment on one of my blog posts from a birthmom named Leah, who had read my story in the N&O a few months ago. It turns out that we are both 22 years old, we both placed our daughters in open adoptions in Raleigh, and are daughters are both only a year apart in age. I was so thrilled to find another Christian birthmom who has such a positive open adoption story. She even has a really cool birthmom blog too! Check it out-->> http://omommawrites.com/

After a few messages back and forth and a phone call later we are going to meet for lunch tomorrow. I am so excited to meet a fellow birthmom! Sometimes I feel like I’m the only person alive who truly understands what it’s like to go through the entire open adoption experience as a birthmom, so I’m really looking forward to meeting her and hearing more about her story and her perspective. I'll keep you updated! On another note, Don just taught Deanna how to ride a bike without training wheels and how to drive the golf cart by herself. She just turned 4 last week! I'm hoping this is a sign that Don will have Deana ready for her Olympic swimming debut by the time she turns 10...

3 comments:

Kim said...

I am new to your blog and LOVE it! I have kind of read previous posts and gotten the "jist" of everything. It seems like you are such a strong person and such a positive role model!! One quick question though...and don't feel like you have to answer it! Are you still with Deanna's birthfather?? I'm assuming you both still at least communicate by the picture on your sidebar (he is holding Deanna and it looks like a recent picture).

Sorry, I am new to this whole blog thing and don't have one (yet!) so there really isn't a way to reply. Maybe I will just keep searching and see if I can find out myself.

And please, don't feel like you have to answer such a personal question if you don't want to! God bless!

Ginger said...

This is the first time I've seen your blog. It's wonderful to read.

You should really come join the Open Adoption Blogger's List. The OA round table discussions are fun. You can find the links to those in my adoption blog: http://adoptionpuzzle.blogspot.com

Alexis said...

Amy! I guess this is probably the most appropriate post to comment on since I haven't talked to you in years, but I thought I should let you know (and kinda ask permission) that I made a link to your "July 11th" post from my blog. What a great cry I had as I looked at pictures of Deanna and thought "that looks just like Amy" (or Michelle or Laura)...athletic, confident and SWIMMING!! God blessed her to be right where she needs to be and you were right, when you wrote "..for us all to celebrate the fact that so many people have been blessed by such a wonderful little girl." I would like to think though that we have all been blessed by such an amazing birthmom, adoptive mom, AND little girl.
Thanks for letting us get a glimpse of your good heart:)

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