Lynn's Special Moment

A Special Moment - Tonya's Page

A special moment in my life...one I would like to share with others - In June of 1971 I had the misfortune of relinquishing a child to adoption. This action was "not" my choice. I am not proud of the fact that I found myself in that circumstance but...

Ever since that day in June of 1971, I have always wanted to find the baby girl that I was forced to give up. I wanted to know if she was alive, if she was happy and I wanted to tell her that I LOVED HER and that I had never forgotten about her! I started educating myself, and I got in touch with a wonderful organization called W.A.R.M. (Washington Adoptees Rights Movement). I went to the support group meetings, talked and met with others in the adoption triad, read books, articles etc.

Finally, I am skipping a lot of information here, in June 1995, 10 days before her 24th birthday, I met her! This was, indeed a very special moment in my life!

Tonya and Byron
Tonya and her fiancee, Byron (1998)

Tonya and I are working on a relationship and it is going quite well, a little slow, but we have the rest of our lives to work on it.

Finding Tonya and her family, finally made me complete. I always knew that there was something missing, I had a deep dark emptiness inside of me. When I found her, that emptiness was filled and while our relationship is far from perfect, it is, after all, a relationship with the daughter I waited patiently to find and who I love...

Forever and Always!

From Left to Right: Chelsea, Tonya and Me!
This was taken over 2 years and a few pounds ago, <g>
at my husbands 50th B'day party - I was laughing so hard
I almost spit out my beer! Havin too much fun.
Since this picture I have lost over 20 lbs. If you want to know how please go to the following link.
My husband has lost a lot too - It is amazing and we feel so good!
This is what started it all - only 2 months ago! 2/99
Lockergnome Health Report

If you would like more information on WARM or just would like to know more about my story, please feel free to e-mail me...

More Adoption/Reunion Related Sites

Internation Soundex Registry - register your name and the person you are looking for.

Voices of Adoption - beautiful page with lots of information and many other adoption links.

Search Resources - wealth of information on searching for your loved one.

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