CHICAGO (WLS) — There’s a lot of laughter coming from the kitchen at Give Me Some Sugah Bakery on the South Shore these days. It’s the kind of laughter that is even more special when shared with family.

Chicago residents Lenore Lindsey and Vamarr Hunter are mother and son, although they didn’t find out until a few years ago.

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“This is the happiest story and moment of my life,” Lindsey said. “In my later years, it all came together.”

Lindsey was 17 when she gave her newborn son up for adoption. Hunter was 35 when he found out he was adopted, and years later he became curious about meeting his birth mother.

Hunter submitted the genetic test results. It turned out they lived in the same South Shore neighborhood and he was a regular customer at the bakery she owned.

“It’s been a great experience,” Hunter said. “This further strengthens my faith.”

Lindsey believes God brought them together. When they discovered their relationship, she was facing a health crisis, leading Hunter, who had no baking experience, to take over the bakery.

These days, Hunter said he’s especially proud of his pound cake. Now that her mother’s health has improved, they often work together.

“You can’t make up for time and days gone by,” Hunter said. “What you can do is use the time you have properly.”

Hunter also recently met the sister he never knew and an entire extended family.

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Hunter has four children. They had lived in the same neighborhood their entire lives, never knowing they were related.

“When I called him, that connection was so immediate,” Lindsey said. “I can’t even explain it. It was like everything in my heart had broken.”

Now that Hunter knows more about his family lineage, he plans to keep his bakery in the family. He says that once he retires, he wants to pass it on to one of his children.