Long Time No See...If That's What You Call It..

Well, as of today, I have officially found my birth-father, and have made the first contact. I must admit, after gathering his information that my mom gave me, and searching though the Texas Department of Criminal Justice website, or in other words, the Texas Inmate Locator website, I got a little fearful. I waited about 2 weeks before I actually wrote him. Why you may ask, well because I have learned to walk in obedience with the Lord and I really wanted to make sure that what I was about to do, and the doors I were about to open was the right thing for me at this moment. After seeking the Lord and not being fearful anymore about contacting him, I sat down one night, alone, and the words just came. I have a strong belief that they came directly from the Lord, and that if they didn't then I couldn't have done it...I sent the letter the next day, and waited...

and waited..

and waited... until

Finally, I had received a letter back from Thomas Peterson, my father..

Now, in my letter I first sent him, I didn't hide nothing from him. I talked about my struggles with drugs and alcohol, and about Ethan and his adoption, and how my life was growing up. And about the Lord and my relationship with Him. The response I got really shocked me...

According to the letter I received, my father is a God loving man, and I have 3 uncles, 1 aunt, and a half brother and a living grandmother. Who I called the very next day after receiving the letter, and had a nice conversation with her! I couldn't believe everything I'd heard. I was so happy, and grateful for Jesus working all this out, and all I could do that night was praise the Father for his faithfulness.

About a week later, I wrote him back again...just explaining to him about my boundaries I will have to set up IF we were to even have a relationship, and just other things, about Ethan and work...and yesterday I checked my mail and had a homemade card saying Praying For You Jordan on the front and a couple of old pictures of some family.  



I have still been in contact with him, and have set boundaries, and am planning on going  to see him. I have had 2 letters since the first initial one. I can't wait to see what the Lord has in store for this aspect of my life.