Adam! I dont know you, but I am crying tears of joy for you! God is SO Good - all the time. And He's the greatest storyteller. Can't wait to read about the meeting & see photos! You deserve this.
Dear Adam, I don’t know you, but I have followed you for so many years, and have always prayed for you. I am so incredibly happy for you! I also found out who my biological family was through ancestry DNA and there are many things about your story that are a bit like my story and my daughter’s story. When I found my biological family throughout ancestry.dna I was also taken back. I remember doing a double take because I was in a state of disbelief. My biological father did not want to acknowledge a relationship with me, but I do speak to an uncle and a cousin. I also hope that one day his heart might soften and that he will become curious. Regardless, it was a real blessing just to know where I came from, and my history on both sides of my family are rich. My family is Native American and of fur traders. We are called “Metis”. I had always prayed as a young child to one day know who my father was because my childhood was so turbulent for my twin and I. We were born to a 16 year old mother who grew up so poor, so she was still a child when she had us. I went to bed as a child quietly crying a lot wondering if I had a dad if he would care about me if he knew me. Anyway, I am just so very thankful for your wonderful news. I am so happy you can connect to your new family and what a great blessing that they love and accept you. God bless you all and your meeting.
So incredible. I feel like I just read a story in the Bible. God hears the groans of his people and provides a way out! It’s one thing to just find you have a new family but then to have them treat you so lovingly…that just doesn’t happen without God. I am blown away and so happy for you!
What a wonderful turn of events for you! Congratulations! Something that struck me in your story was the similarities in occupation or rather talents that run in families. I used to think that similar occupations in families were due to passed down family businesses or just what people were stuck doing because of what family they were born into. But after meeting my father’s extended family (who I had never known growing up) as well as finding relatives in other countries through internet last name matches, with similar occupations, I now believe our talents our deep in our DNA. Your story is another antidote that adds to my theory. I find it so interesting.
I love your story and hope you continue writing about your experiences meeting the family you never knew you had. Thanks for sharing! ❤️
What a story! To think your journey started with a need to write a book about growing up fatherlessness. Your father must be so proud of you. What a gift to discover your son and to see what a good man he is. It seems you inherited more than the physical traits but strong family bond making traits as well.
I am really happy for you. 💜 I grew up not knowing my father. I finally connected with him as an adult, but he died before we ever got to see each other. Thank goodness your story has a happier ending....or new beginning. 🙏
Isn't it amazing how deep the desire for connection and family goes. I have to wonder at the number of people who are deliberately disconnecting from family right now. The self inflicted pain muct be debilitating at times. It is awesome that God has allowed you to find 'new' family. I pray that this opens a door to an enriching relationship. His willingness to talk and to meet suggest he is open to that.
Adam, this is wonderful news! I am especially grateful that your father is still living, so that you and your son are able to develop a relationship with him and his family. Although I know you deeply regret not having your father in your life during your formative years (as you should), it is a profound blessing that you have found him now. Also, your new knowledge may help you understand (and continue to forgive) the man you thought was your father. As a female, I am ashamed to admit that women are sometimes not honest about their children's paternity, yet I think all men know (at some intuitive level) whether or not a child is really theirs: your new knowledge does not excuse the man you thought was your father, but may very well explain why he did not want a relationship with you. . .
You may want to read the nonfiction book "Inheritance" by Dani Shapiro, who learned after DNA testing as an adult that she was conceived using a sperm donor at a time when such practices were relatively uncommon. Shapiro is a good writer, but as a caveat, I want to warn you that her book contains a few unnecessary statements insulting the Trump administration (her book was written and published during his first term) and praising the democrat party: during the past decade, I have read several otherwise non-political books that contain similar off-topic anti-Trump statements, which make me suspicious that they are now somehow "required" in order to obtain a book contract with a major publisher!
Adam! I dont know you, but I am crying tears of joy for you! God is SO Good - all the time. And He's the greatest storyteller. Can't wait to read about the meeting & see photos! You deserve this.
Dear Adam, I don’t know you, but I have followed you for so many years, and have always prayed for you. I am so incredibly happy for you! I also found out who my biological family was through ancestry DNA and there are many things about your story that are a bit like my story and my daughter’s story. When I found my biological family throughout ancestry.dna I was also taken back. I remember doing a double take because I was in a state of disbelief. My biological father did not want to acknowledge a relationship with me, but I do speak to an uncle and a cousin. I also hope that one day his heart might soften and that he will become curious. Regardless, it was a real blessing just to know where I came from, and my history on both sides of my family are rich. My family is Native American and of fur traders. We are called “Metis”. I had always prayed as a young child to one day know who my father was because my childhood was so turbulent for my twin and I. We were born to a 16 year old mother who grew up so poor, so she was still a child when she had us. I went to bed as a child quietly crying a lot wondering if I had a dad if he would care about me if he knew me. Anyway, I am just so very thankful for your wonderful news. I am so happy you can connect to your new family and what a great blessing that they love and accept you. God bless you all and your meeting.
You are very compassionate woman. I sense no bitterness just mere sadness at a turbulent childhood.
What a beautiful uplifting story, thank you for sharing. God loves you and has rewarded you for breaking the cycle with your own son.
Oh, praise God. Tears of happiness here. I am so so happy for you, sir.
So incredible. I feel like I just read a story in the Bible. God hears the groans of his people and provides a way out! It’s one thing to just find you have a new family but then to have them treat you so lovingly…that just doesn’t happen without God. I am blown away and so happy for you!
What a wonderful turn of events for you! Congratulations! Something that struck me in your story was the similarities in occupation or rather talents that run in families. I used to think that similar occupations in families were due to passed down family businesses or just what people were stuck doing because of what family they were born into. But after meeting my father’s extended family (who I had never known growing up) as well as finding relatives in other countries through internet last name matches, with similar occupations, I now believe our talents our deep in our DNA. Your story is another antidote that adds to my theory. I find it so interesting.
I love your story and hope you continue writing about your experiences meeting the family you never knew you had. Thanks for sharing! ❤️
What a story! To think your journey started with a need to write a book about growing up fatherlessness. Your father must be so proud of you. What a gift to discover your son and to see what a good man he is. It seems you inherited more than the physical traits but strong family bond making traits as well.
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It's good to know that life really does have sad stories with happy endings. What a blessing to have finally found your true family.
I am really happy for you. 💜 I grew up not knowing my father. I finally connected with him as an adult, but he died before we ever got to see each other. Thank goodness your story has a happier ending....or new beginning. 🙏
Isn't it amazing how deep the desire for connection and family goes. I have to wonder at the number of people who are deliberately disconnecting from family right now. The self inflicted pain muct be debilitating at times. It is awesome that God has allowed you to find 'new' family. I pray that this opens a door to an enriching relationship. His willingness to talk and to meet suggest he is open to that.
Adam, this is wonderful news! I am especially grateful that your father is still living, so that you and your son are able to develop a relationship with him and his family. Although I know you deeply regret not having your father in your life during your formative years (as you should), it is a profound blessing that you have found him now. Also, your new knowledge may help you understand (and continue to forgive) the man you thought was your father. As a female, I am ashamed to admit that women are sometimes not honest about their children's paternity, yet I think all men know (at some intuitive level) whether or not a child is really theirs: your new knowledge does not excuse the man you thought was your father, but may very well explain why he did not want a relationship with you. . .
You may want to read the nonfiction book "Inheritance" by Dani Shapiro, who learned after DNA testing as an adult that she was conceived using a sperm donor at a time when such practices were relatively uncommon. Shapiro is a good writer, but as a caveat, I want to warn you that her book contains a few unnecessary statements insulting the Trump administration (her book was written and published during his first term) and praising the democrat party: during the past decade, I have read several otherwise non-political books that contain similar off-topic anti-Trump statements, which make me suspicious that they are now somehow "required" in order to obtain a book contract with a major publisher!
https://danishapiro.com/books/inheritance/
This is really quite a story. Wishing you all a happy reunion.