This is complete!
Adopted at age 7 from foster care, we wanted to give her a family to love. It never happened. She could not love us as her family - instead she hated what we were, who we are.
That is OK.
I prayed for her after she left us at age 16 - that she would seek her biological family. I held on to the hope that she would have a family that she could accept and love. (She actually had all the contact information with her all these seven years - she took the adoption file with her when she left us.) So I prayed.
One day my husband got a call from social agency asking for "Destiny's" contact information, as her biological great grandparents wanted to contact her. He was happy to give them the information - hoping for her future!
This was not to "get her out of our lives" but the joy was that she may, MAY, possibly, have a family that she can love for who they are.
We gave ten years - with all hopes. It was not enough for her - so now we pray that this will be enough and more.
I personally pray that somehow, some way, in those ten years with us, there is SOMETHING that was good - for her.
My husband made me destroy all the hateful things thrown at us - sometimes I wish I had them still to remember how the hatred was so succinct.
I wish her all the best and am elated that she can now say she has a family who loves her. Our love for her could not be accepted.
PS I am at total peace and happiness - and I pray the same for Destiny and her biological family.
