christmas miracle

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It’s Christmas Eve. We have guests staying with us from out of town, and this evening we have a houseful of friends and kids over for dinner. The day has been full of catching up with old friends and running around here and there. Now, our kitchen is a buzz of conversation and laughter as everyone mingles together and loads their plates full of holiday fixings. In all honesty, I begin to feel a little overwhelmed by the houseful of people and noise and decide to steal upstairs for a few minutes of quiet. I log onto my computer to check my emails. Earlier today, I sent Tien an email to wish her a merry Christmas. Tien has been helping me with the search for my birth family. I’m happy to find an email from her in return. Her email begins, I have the greatest Christmas gift for you. As I continue reading, she tells me she has received an email from my oldest sister in Taiwan! I can hardly believe it! “You have two older sisters and one older brother,” Tien tells me. She has corresponded with my sister and has told her that we’ll be in Taipei in January. Tien includes my sister’s email response to her. She tells Tien that she just received letters from the Household Registration Office today learning of my search for her and my other siblings. She writes,

“To my greatest pleasure that my youngest sister(黃筱玲) is now very well in USA. and she will visit Taiwan early next year.

Though we family members missed for almost half century, like a broken kite line. Thank God, we finally find each other in our life time. Isn’t it a miracle?”

I’m in tears and cannot believe that we have found my sister! She mentions that she will tell my brother and other sister about me and my trip to Taiwan. From her email, it appears that she speaks and writes in English, unless Tien translated her email, but I don’t think so. I run downstairs to share the news with our friends and my own family. I’m so happy that my sister wants to meet me! They remember me! I feel the same way she does, thank God that we have finally found each other in our life time. It is truly a miracle.

Without Tien’s help, none of this would be possible. She wasn’t kidding when she said she had a great Christmas gift. Tien has been a miracle worker, and God has truly answered my prayers. I thank all of you who have also sent up prayers!

I send my sister an email back directly, as she included her email and home and hand phone numbers. I wonder how I should begin, how to introduce myself. Finally I just begin by telling her, “I’m your youngest sister” and that Tien has sent word to me that she’s contacted her. I tell her a little bit about myself and family and how happy I am that she wants to reunite. I hope that my email sounds okay and appropriate.

My sister ends her email to Tien with this,

“…And I think we all are happy for the greatest gift of God, our reunion” and sent Christmas wishes to us all. It is the greatest gift of God to have the opportunity to finally reunite with my birth family. I’m still soaking in the news, full of anticipation. I will be able to meet them soon. I’m amazed at how everything is falling into place. Our goal to contact my sister before leaving for Taiwan has happened! Though I was prepared to go to Taiwan with no news about my birthfamily, as I bought my airline ticket blindly, I’m grateful that it did not come to that. It’s nothing short of a Christmas miracle.

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  4. Ted

    Great to hear of this through your husband this morning. You never know what is around the corners of life and the connections across the Pacific!

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    1. Marijane Post author

      Thanks, Ted! You’re right about what may be around the corners of life. This has been the greatest connection ever, and I can’t wait to travel across the Pacific to bring the connection full circle.

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  7. Judy K.

    I wholeheartedly agree: what a wonderful present. I can only imagine what this must mean to you. I’m looking forward to following your journey. A very merry Christmas to you.

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  10. Gillian

    Such wonderful news. I’m so happy for you and have really enjoyed your blog and am learning a lot from it. My daughter is from Taiwan and is 1 1/2. God bless!

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  11. jules

    This will certainly be a Christmas you NEVER forget!! How wonderful for everyone involved!!!
    I am so thrilled for you and look forward with anticipation of your reunion!! My Taiwanese daughter(using Tien as our cordinator) is also a Huang(obviously very common name, but had to share)

    Wishing you and yours the merriest of Christmas and I think 2012 is going to be an amazing year for you!!!!!

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    1. Marijane Post author

      Jules, thank you so much for your comments! I’m learning that there are so many families who know Tien. She really is a miracle worker. Merry Christmas to you and your family!!

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