Together Joyful

The first part of this story is my last blog article called “Adoption Story.”  In that article, I went through

the entire story of how this adoption came to happen and how we all found each other.  My next articles are going to tell the emotional side of this story from each of our points of view.  I am starting with the two stars of the show, the long-lost sisters.  Here is their story.

From the perspective of Floyde Anne Gardner:

My new motto is “little girl loved.”  I have been loved by two mothers. The first gave me life and loved me enough to give me up and the second loved me enough to adopt me. I am Blessed.

I have always known I was adopted but didn’t find out I had a sister named Marie until I was nine years old.  I prayed for 59 years that I would find her. When I became an adult I started searching with no luck. Unknown to me God already had a plan in place. Certain things had to happen first before his plan came to fruition.  I can’t really describe the discovery process because everyone kept it a secret and I was the last to know!

On the day we met, I watched the car pull into my driveway and my stomach was full of butterflies and tears were flowing. Marie stepped out of the car and my empty spot was filled. We look so much alike!  My love for her was overpowering -not only do I have a sister, but I also have nieces, a nephew, cousins!  I have found my roots.  Thank you, God, for my Christmas Miracles.

From the perspective of Marie Beach:

I have a sister!!! I didn’t know it!  She has looked for me for 60+yrs. I didn’t know she existed. But our Precious Lord led us back together. She has a beautiful family and I get to share her family and she is a part of mine. I love her more than you could imagine. I realize my precious Mother went through some very dark hard times but it all worked out.

Now she’s in heaven and knows her girls are family. So no one should lose hope. The Lord has got you and it’s all going to be ok!!! Miracles still happen, still exist.  I hope and Pray that someone reading this will not give up hope and not give up faith because God is real. And the reality is that you will spend eternity someplace somewhere. Merry Christmas!