Happy First Birthday!

I turned 46 last week, and in a very unique way, I celebrated my "first birthday." Of course, it wasn't my actual first birthday, but it was that for some very special people in my life. This was the first time ever that my birth mom and extended family could wish me a happy birthday, so for them it was in fact, the first time celebrating my birthday, thus "my first birthday."

Up until now, there had been a certain element of wondering on my birthday from both ends. All those years that I wondered if she ever thought of me on my birthday, she wondered what ever became of me. It wasn't until this past year, 2014, that I discovered that she had in fact, thought of me every year (more like every day!) and wondered what became of her New Year's Baby. This year, although we weren't together to celebrate, we could celebrate the gift of life and the gift of a new year together with great anticipation and joy knowing that our days of wondering are over.

It is indeed a happy new year.