Contents

 

Acknowledgments……………………………………………viii

Introduction…………………………………………………...ix

1. A Family Affair:  Our Beginning as an Agency……………... 1 
2. Ava’s Own Story:  The Other Sister……………………...11
3. Lindsay’s Search:  A Personal Transformation……………...21
4. JD’s Search:  Cracking the Code…………………………..31
5. Cara’s Search:  A Sense of Self…………………………....43
6. Fred’s Search:  Flesh of My Flesh………………………....55
7. Trinity’s Search:  Opening the Book of Secrets…………….....65
8. Steven’s Search:  From Fear to Healing…………………...81

9. Lorraine’s Search:  An Angel in the Snow……………......103
10. Jon’s Search:  You Only Get One Life…………………...111
11. Kathy’s Search:  A Lifetime of Mixed Messages…………...121
12. Kelly’s Search:  Mysterious Beginnings………………….....135
13. Mary Lou’s Search:  The Silver Lining………………….143
14. Jason’s Search:  The Flower Child………………………155
15. Jewell’s Search:  It’s Never Too Late……………………165
16. Tim’s Search:  Timing is Everything……………………...173

Conclusion…………………………………………………..183

Adoption Registries & C.I. Program……………….....185

SpyralSearch™……………………………………………….195