God Does Everything for a Reason

Below is the letter that I sent back to my birth father back in the middle of April.

My father, words cannot express the joy that I felt when I heard that you had been located and wanted to meet me!  It is like a dream come true.  I never imagined we would be able to meet.  Then the two weeks I had to wait for your letter was hard to bear.  I couldn’t wait to hear from you.  Please forgive the informality of my first letter – I did not know how to express myself.

My husband and I are very happy and healthy, as well as my parents.  We are all counting the days until we come to Korea.

Please do not be sad about the choice you had to make.  I believe God does everything for a reason and He blessed me with a wonderful family in Minnesota, and He was able to give you a son (and me a brother)!  I wish my brother and sister in Minnesota were able to come with us to meet you, as well.   All is forgiven and I can’t wait for the day that I can embrace you and let you know in person.

I cannot wait to meet my family – your wife, my brother and sisters and my niece and nephews.  How old are my niece and nephews?  What are their names and what do they like to do?  It’s wonderful to know I have a whole family waiting on the other side of the world. Is everyone well?

I have so many stories to tell you of my life until now.  I have been blessed with so many opportunities to travel around the world, make beautiful music, and have many friends and family that care about me.

I hope you will be proud of my accomplishments.  My music is a hobby and a joy.  I sing with the Minnesota Chorale and have performed on many stages.  I will bring some music recordings with me.  Your daughter is a classical singer who loves the orchestra and opera.  I am learning a song to sing for you and your family.

I am sad to hear about my mother.  I wish I could have had the opportunity to meet her.  I have wondered if I looked like her or if we had anything in common.  But I am overjoyed to find you!
It’s two long months before I come to Korea and I can hardly wait!  I am bursting to hear all about you and to tell you more about me.

I hope to see you very soon and I await the day we can see one another.  Forgive that I don’t speak much Korean.  I will try to learn some before I come.

I love you!
Your daughter,
Sara Ann ~ Hee Jung

I have also found out some additional information since my last post. The number of nieces and nephews in my family has grown from four to six! I also found out their approximate ages. My oldest sister, YoonJeoung, has a son in high school and a son in elementary school. My middle sister, HyeJeoung, has a son in high school, a daughter in 5th grade, and a 7-year old, whose gender I don't know. My brother, YoonJo also has a son. This seems like a LOT of boys in the family...

I finished the album that I have created for my birth father. I ordered it Monday and it already arrived today! It turned out beautiful, but I did notice a few things that I might have changed. That's the perfectionist part of me. I am also planning to print several pictures to bring for my siblings. I'm not sure the best way to do this. Maybe I will just end up creating separate smaller albums for my siblings. I can support one of my departments at work with small albums.

We are two and a half weeks away from leaving and I feel as though the day will never come. But I also have so many things to do before we go. I hope to get many of them accomplished this weekend.