I remember when Blaize and I first reunited - WOW - Did I ever need someone to talk to. I talked to my mother, but her 'reality' was completely different from mine. She had always been there for me. Eventhough through therapy I had learned that due to my being adopted, I had separation anxiety. Consciously my mom was my mom and was always there for me and always would be there for me, but subconsciously this wasn't the person that i had begun this journey with from conception, and somewhere inside they say, I knew this, thus separation anxiety.
Anyway, back to Blaize, wow, did I and do I ever need someone to talk to. I was anxious and excited, and it was even more special because of the way that everything began coming together. It left no room for doubt that this was a direct answer to my prayers and that the page had now turned and I was on the road to reuniting and getting ALL of my children back.  GOD was having his way!! Along with anxiety, I also had apprehension, not that I doubted myself, cause if GOD saw fit to bring him back, who was I to question my worthiness. I trusted GOD as always when it comes to my preparedness, but sometimes everyday parenting showed me the difference. Normal 13 year old dilemmas combined with lack of knowing each other was at times overwhelming. I said at that time that I wanted to start a support group for parents who had been separated and were now reunited with their children. There wasn't one out there, that was 8 years ago and I've still yet to find one. So, as with anything else, I saw a need and a great 'silent demand'. All of my friends and associates who have regained custody all needed to talk. Some stumbled through doing the best they could, some relapsed from the unrelieved pressure and others have disappeared , but yes we do have some success stories. As for me, I've reunited and regained custody and for the most part we've settled in to 'family life.' It is now time for me to use my experience, strength and hope and encourage others as well as continue to heal myself and my family. I know you are probably wondering why it took me 8 years to get it off the ground. It's because Blaize was only the first, but I had 2 more children returned to me as well as their father and I really was relishing in the ambiance of the presence of my family.
TO GOD BE THE GLORY!!!