OMG....it happened

Well, whaddya know? Yesterday I posted about possibly getting to meet (or at least hear from) my birth father.

Today, it happened. I got an email from him this afternoon.

I'll post more later about this. For now, I have some thinking to do in terms of how I want to respond to his email. This is amazing.

- Mark

Birth father that much closer now....

Sharon (my birth mother) called the other day to let me know that she has actually gotten to talk with Gary (birth dad) recently!

So much runs through my head now, knowing that the possibility of meeting Gary may be right around the corner.

1. I can't begin to imagine the courage that Sharon had in contacting Gary and letting him know of my existence. This is what mothers do though...they love, and Sharon undoubtedly loves me.
2. I can't imagine being Gary and receiving word that he has a 40 year old son less than a day's drive away. I hope the news hasn't had any negative impact. (He's in Oklahoma City, btw).
   
3. The shoe is on the other foot now. Six years ago, it was Sharon who wanted to contact me, and I was the one wondering why. What did she want? Did I really want to let this person into my life? How will this affect my family? Now, this opportunity to contact me (or not) has been presented to Gary, and he has to consider many of the same questions, and probably more.
   
4. I'm thankful that my life situation is such that wanting to meet Gary isn't a real need. With a great family, a nice house, decent job, etc...., I can approach this as just genuine interest in meeting - and hopefully getting to know - my biological father.

Who knows what will become of this? For now, I just wait. If nothing happens, nothing happens. If something does, something does. Either way, it's still comforting knowing that Gary has the chance to contact me if he wants to.

- Mark