What an amazing roller coaster I've been on! Right now I'm watching a show called "Searching for..." on OWN (Oprah Winfrey Network). It is about a professional geneologist who reunites people. I love exploring the various emotions of connecting, longing, touching, learning, crying, and smiling.
It makes me remember to appreciate the wonderful reunion I had with the daughter I gave up for adoption. Some people don't even get a reunion. Sometimes the person they are looking for is already dead or doesn't want to meet them or even talk. I may not get to talk every day or even every month, but we do talk. I appreciate that in the midst of a busy life, she connects with me. I am so blessed!
Watching the show also makes me feel blessed to get to see my step-daughters as they grow up. Even though it is every other week, I get to hear them laugh and do their laundry!
Whether you are a parent or not, I hope what I share here helps you find hope and tools that help us feel whole... Please pass this blog on to anyone you know that has experienced sadness, disappointment, trauma, abandonment, or anger in their past. What am I talking about: The more I get to parent, the more I realize how important it is for me to heal my own emotional baggage, so I can be an emotionally healthy example as we guide the next generation to be all that they can be.
