Janet

This weekend we are going to celebrate with all of my relatives, my sister Janet.  It was 19 years ago that my mom told me I had another sister.  Here is a short version of how the story unfolds and how God’s hand has been in it all along.

Janet’s picture was in the paper because she was getting married and my mom said “your sister is getting married”. I didn’t understand what she meant because my sister was already married. She proceeded to tell me that the young lady in the photo was my sister, she was my dad’s child. It was a very surreal moment for me.. 

After I found out about my “new” sister, what did I do? I did nothing, absolutely nothing. She was a waitress at a popular restaurant in our small little town and I went there one night with the intent of telling her, but she wasn’t working. I was going to tell her, really I was. 

In February of this year I was on Facebook and came across her name. I wasn’t sure if she would remember me, I added her as a friend and she accepted, even though she didn’t remember me.  I felt like connecting with her on Facebook was my opportunity to tell her she was my sister, but wasn’t sure how I was going to do it.  I sent her an email through Facebook and we started emailing.  In one of my conversations, I asked her why she always kidded that I was her brother (when we were younger we would hang out at the same places).  She said that she didn’t remember saying that.  Our conversation then became very interesting.  Janet said you could be my brother, if your dad’s name is Joe. I responded back to her that my dad’s name is Joe. There was a long pause in the emailing and she said this isn’t funny. I told her I wasn’t joking. We emailed some more, then she called me and we talked in person. She was crying, she was shocked, she was full of many different emotions.  She had been praying all of her life to be able to meet her dad.  Her prayer had been answered – she was going to be able to meet her dad.   

So this weekend we are all going to get together so she can meet all of the aunts, uncles, cousins.  It is going to be a great weekend filled with celebration.

Thanks God for listening to Janet’s prayers and thanks Janet for never losing faith!