I found her!!!!!!! My Birth mother!!!!



24 years ago, a wonderful, curagous, fearful, young lady gave me the BEST gift a mother could give to me. She loved me more then anything that she gave me to a family that could give me the best life. As the years went by there was always a special place in my heart for her. She was the one that gave me everything. I have always wanted to find her.

When I was 21 I wanted to find her because of medical. I was giving the run around on how to do it. So I stopped trying and focused on other things in my life.  Then again in 2010,once again they couldn’t give me a straight answer on how it would work. So I walked away thinking it must not be time. Back on November 1, 2011 I walked into the LDS services in Mesa Az.After getting a prompting to go before we went to the temple and while we were in the temple.  I Just wanted an answer on how to find her. What paperwork would I have to go threw. What I really would need to do. He had me fill out a paper with my request on it. As I was filling this out he kept going in and out and going to a computer and then ask a question and walk out. I wasn’t trying to get my hopes up. My mom on the other hand was ESTACTED!!!!! She just knew he knew the name but had to go threw the paperwork and everything. So we walked out with nothing, but more then what we had when we walked in. He said he would send it to SLC and they had to do the paperwork and send it back but he would have to send it to Clair here because it has to be handed to me in person. No big deal right?

2 months went by and I had heard nothing from David. I was starting to get down and discouraged. Thinking she wanted nothing to do with me.

Wednesday January 4^th  I had a feeling to call David and ask him what the deal was. I had called on his lunch. He said that he hadn’t hear a word, but mid sentence he stopped and said he had gotten an e-mail while he was in a meeting. He then called Clair to see if he could send her the paper and have her send it to me. She was busy the 6^th so the 5^th was just going to have to work.

Thursday the 5^th came and I was extremely excited. I drove to LDS services. She handed me the papers and as we were talking she was looking at the request form. She said, huh this is weird there is a name on this. I asked to look at it. Right there on the paper I was holding, was the name of the lady that gave me life, and the best life at that. Kathy Christine Johansson. WOW!!!! I was in shock. It must have been the right time for me to find her. As I sat her and thought about it. Clair made a call to a friend to see how I would go about to contact her. Once I left the office I flew to my brothers to get on his computer. I was so exctited and nervous. As I got there I looked on Facebook and nothing. Then googled it. I had no clue what I was looking for. I typed in people search. It brought up a Kathy C Johansson Blake. I looked that name up on Face book. There she was. The lady that gave birth to me. I thought I looked like her at first but I just knew my eyes were playing with me because I wanted it to be her. As I typed a the short “did you place a baby girl up for adoption 24 years ago” e-mail, my heart was pounding. I sent it at 3 pm. I was a wreck every time my phone went off. So that night I didn’t sleep.

January 6^th my big 24! I was a wreck the whole day. I was nervous but excited for the on goings of the day. I still hadn’t heard anything back from the FB lady. I was guessing it wasn’t her. At a little after 8 I got an e-mail. ‘I did….’ I was freaking out, What do I say? What if she didn’t want me to find her? What if, what if what if, then the second. ‘to the day’. I was screaming. It was her. I told her and we then talked. One of the first things she asked was if I had a wonderful life. I then broke down a little and said I had. I knew at that moment how much she really cared and loved me. I was headed to the 2^nd part of my big party and there is NO cell service in the building. I was running in and out. After I got her number I went to the party and enjoyed myself. That night we stayed up late texting. Asking questions, giving answers, and just getting to know each other.

We have since talked on the phone and plan on meeting face to face in Febuary. She will be coming to Albuquerque and then her and I will be going to Farmington to see where I grew up and see my parents.

With in 48 hours, I gained a whole other family. I have a baby sister, and a niece! I have always wanted a little sister. I now have that. I hope that her and I will be close as we get to know each other. They live in Mesa area. The day I went into LDS services was Kathy’s birthday. I way excited to meet the lady that I have wanted to meet face to face shortly.

My parents are more then ok with me finding her. They are just excited as I am. They have supported me in everything in my life. They encouraged me to find her. I couldn’t be the person I am today with out these 3 wonderful people in my life. I want to thank them all for their love and support threw my entire life. I love you guys so much! I hope that you know that you all mean the world to me.  –Mom and dad you are my bst friends and I am sorry that I have put your threw heck and back but thank you for the most WONDERFUL life! I love you so much! –Kathy I cant wait to get to know you and your sweet family and friends!

I LOVE MY LIFE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!