Your friends and family are there, of course.

There’s likely to be good food and cake. There must be cake.

But Tammy Oswalt got the surprise of her life when she went to her birthday dinner, and it’s all thanks to her resourceful daughter, Sammy.

Sammy managed to make her mom cry on this special night, and for all the right reasons.

You see, Tammy was forced to give up a son for adoption 18 years ago; the baby’s name was Dylan and Tammy had never seen him since giving birth.

But Dylan found his biological sister, Sammy, and of course he was curious to know his real mother.

That’s when Tammy and Dylan started chatting on the phone, as mom wanted to make her long-lost son feel as comfortable as possible before they met.

But when Tammy’s birthday rolled around, daughter Sammy decided they’d talked long enough:

It was time to meet.

Sammy sat down to eat with mom and said simply:

“I want you to meet your son Dylan.“

As you might expect, Tammy was in utter disbelief.

She turned around and there was Dylan and this reunion is enough to pull on anyone’s heartstrings.

Sammy loved the reaction, too, and added a perfect, “Happy Birthday, Mom.”

Tammy was quick to share her wonderful experience on Facebook, writing in her post:

“If you are adopted watch a birth mother’s reaction to meeting her child almost 18 yrs later.

Maybe you will want to reach out to your birth parents.”

If you adopted your child out and hope to reunite some day do NOT give up that hope.

“There is hope, love, understanding and acceptance sometimes when you may think there is none.”

Family is SO important and though foster families can be angels, it’s always important to know your real parents!

Sources: Facebook, NTD.TV

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But for many, they’re already living a dream that many other children aren’t lucky enough to enjoy.

Thing is, Disneyland is all about good family fun; days of sun and smiles for both parents and children, culminating in scads of photographs and treasured memories that last a lifetime.

But there’s a key word in that dream scenario that is of the utmost importance, and a lot of people take it for granted.

Parents.

Nobody thinks of orphans when they think of Disney; they think of complete families, with a father, mother, and happy kids. When you think “orphan,” you immediately become sad, and sadness has no place around Mickey Mouse.

But Mickey was able to change the lives of two former orphans in a matter of seconds, thereby solidifying the theme park’s slogan, “The Happiest Place on Earth.”

12-year-old Janielle and 10-year-old Elijah were pretty excited about scoring a private meet-and-greet with the iconic Disney character, but they had no idea what Mickey was about to tell them…

The kids were handed a sign to hold up for their photo-op and after snapping the photo, they were told to read the sign.

Written on it was a congratulatory letter that said their foster parents of three years would officially be adopting them for good.

Parents Courtney and Tom Gilmour had the whole thing planned and Disney was nice enough to turn it into a private event. Unsurprisingly, the video went insta-viral because let’s face it, it puts a smile on everyone’s face.

But none of those smiles could be bigger than the ones on the faces of Janielle and Elijah. Just incredible.

Yes, that IS magic!

Source: GoodNewsNetwork

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