From Adoption Decision to Reunion Joy: Jackie Daugherty’s Inspiring Tale

By Ashley  Published On January 2, 2024

Jackie Daugherty, the co-owner of Springdale Title is here. She is located at the Louisville Office. She also spends a lot of time at the Knoxville office and wherever she needs to be. Jackie is a title veteran and becoming an owner has made her journey come full circle. 

She also had a full circle moment with her first born baby that she gave up for adoption when she was 16 years old. She shares how she was told she would never see her baby again, but God had other plans. Jackie shares her story in this heart warming episode. 

Episode Highlights: 

[01:05] Jackie is a veteran of the title and real estate industry. She’s now running a title company and planning for its future. This has been a full circle, overwhelming, and exciting moment for her.

[01:53] Jackie began working in the title industry in 1995. 

[02:38] She loves working in title, meeting new people, and participating in the closings.

[04:40]  Another full circle moment for Jackie was the birth of her first son. She discovered she was pregnant when she was 16 years old.

[05:21] The best way she knew to take care of the baby at that time was adoption. 

[06:09] She went through resumes and letters and chose the family her baby would go to. It was a difficult decision, but she knew he would be taking care of in a way that she couldn’t provide at that time.

[06:46] The adoption counselors told her that boys don’t usually look for their birth parents. She had to accept the fact that she would never see her child.

[07:03] Fortunately, God had a different plan. She received a call from the adoption agency saying that her son wanted to unseal the adoption records.

[08:01] Jackie and the baby’s father reconnected on Facebook recently. So, they were able to give permission for the records to be unsealed.

[09:18] Within five weeks of the phone call, she finally got to meet her son who was now in his twenties. 

[10:01] When they met he had brought photo albums of himself growing up. It was so thoughtful, and she was welcomed with open arms into his family.

[10:25] He also got to meet his siblings, and she got to meet her son’s son.

[10:48] Everything has fallen into place. Jackie describes it like a Hallmark movie.

[13:22] When making the hard choices, prayer is the best answer. This was the only way Jackie could make peace with the decision.

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