a gift i can finally give~

nov. 17,

three years it has taken me



hours and hours i have spent

knowing deep inside

somewhere

i would find the missing pieces

somehow

 i would be able to give something back

to someone i love ever so much

yesterday

after spending almost two days

hour upon hour

racking my brain

for a new idea

that may lead me to the information i needed

it came to me

i made another phone call

five minutes later

my phone rings

and the voice on the other end says

"i found it"

i picked up the phone again

and after being persistant she tells me i will find out tomorrow

i give her my debit card number

to pay for something that may not even exist

she says

"everything looks good

and

yes dear

i have it right here"

emotions took over

and i could speak no more

i just sat and cried

for years

my grandfather has been searching for his birth certificate

he, his father, mother,

any link to his family

is unknown

as if they never even existed

i have spent time online time and time again

hundreds of phone calls asking

 begging

for help

yesterday it all fell into place

minute after minute

i was able to put some pieces together

they can not find his birth certificate on file

so we are applying for a delayed birth certificate

problem is

 you have to provide atleast two documents five years or older

that give parents name

place of birth

ect

for him

he did not know where he was born

his father came from nova scotia

and his mother north dakota

they moved out here

so his father could log up in canada

so there has been a lingering question as to if he could have been born up in canada

and that is why we could not find information

well

in a few days

those documents needed

shall arrive at my door

a gift i can finally give to my grandfather

one he has wanted for long

more precious than money could by

a piece of him

placing him here

giving him peace of mind