50 years ago, as a young mother, Pavey said she was
forced by her parents to give her child up. She's thought about her ever since.
"Every day I’ve prayed for her, and her birthday
would come and go,” Pavey said. “I wanted her with me, and I prayed that she
would have a good mother and father.”
Pavey went on to get married and had three children.
Her daughters, Donna Shaw and Deanna Bordelon,
told KVUE they've wanted to meet their big sister as long as they can
remember.
"We just always felt like my mom was missing
something,” Shaw said.
"I always wondered where she was, what she
could be doing," Bordelon said.
They searched for her for years. Pavey even reverted
back to her maiden name, hoping her long lost daughter would find her.
Finally, just last week, she did. Her daughter, Sharon
Glidden, now 52, reached out to her on Facebook.
Glidden found out she was adopted only a few days ago after her adoptive parents died and she went in search of her family
history.
A DNA test pointed her to Pavey.
The two spoke and decided to meet in Burnet.
“I can’t wait. Like I said, I feel like I’m in labor
and can’t wait to put my hands on her,” Pavey said.
"I've been look forward to this day for 30
years,” Bordelon said.
To calm their nerves while they waited, the three
looked at photos.
"And this is me,” said Pavey as she showed KVUE
some of the photos from when she was younger.
Finally,
after hours of anticipation and five decades of wondering, a mother was able to
run to her daughter.
photo credit: KVUE
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