Day #194 in A Year of Thanks: I’m thankful for being able to reconnect with my little brother. I had planned to write about something that I’ve been ruminating on for the past couple of nights, but then I received a surprise text message from my younger maternal brother, Mike. Most of my brothers are … Continue reading Day #194 in A Year of Thanks
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Day #171 in A Year of Thanks
Day #171 in A Year of Thanks: I'm thankful for the beautiful day I had at Knoebels with Grams. Today is the 3rd anniversary of when my bio dad passed away. My heart hurts, and I miss him like crazy, and I thought about him a lot this morning when Grams and I decided to … Continue reading Day #171 in A Year of Thanks
Day #119 in A Year of Positivity
"In a world where you can be anything, be kind."—Clare Pooley As I woke this morning, my mind took me back to a memory of me and my grand-uncle Donald, who was my Grams' brother, though I just simply called him Uncle Donny. He'd passed away a few days before my birthday in 2012, though … Continue reading Day #119 in A Year of Positivity
Day #4 in A Year of Thanks
Day #4 in A Year of Thanks: I'm thankful for hugs. Hugs are one of the most beautiful and essential forms of nonverbal human communication. This Forbes article quotes world-renowned family therapist Virginia Satir's valuable insight on hugs: "We need 4 hugs a day for survival. We need 8 hugs a day for maintenance. We … Continue reading Day #4 in A Year of Thanks
Part 6 of My Ancestry Journey With A New Beginning.
Part 5 | Part 6 | Part 7 Howdy, folks! Thank you for joining me today, and if this is your first visit to my blog, welcome! As you can tell by the title of this particular post, you’ve just stepped into a long 16-year journey that is only just beginning! Don’t worry, I won’t … Continue reading Part 6 of My Ancestry Journey With A New Beginning.
Part 5 of My Ancestry Journey & First Contact With My Biological Father.
Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 Hello, everyone, and welcome back to my blog. As promised, I am back with Part 5 of a very special journey. For those of you tuning in for the first time, I’ll recap and state that I have been on the hunt to discovering my heritage and … Continue reading Part 5 of My Ancestry Journey & First Contact With My Biological Father.
Part 4 of My Ancestry & Discovering the Identity of My Biological Father.
Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 I hope all is well with everyone today. I know that it’s been a little since my last blog post. It’s been such a super crazy time for me with work and my daily routine, so I apologize for not writing in here sooner. I didn’t want … Continue reading Part 4 of My Ancestry & Discovering the Identity of My Biological Father.
Part 3 of my Ancestry Journey & Paternal Family Search.
Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 (Left in the photo is my predeceased stepfather, Pops, and right in the photo is my birth certificate father, Dad.) I know I haven’t written here in a while, but seeing that this is my first blog post of 2019, I just have to say Happy New … Continue reading Part 3 of my Ancestry Journey & Paternal Family Search.
A Few Beautiful Moments 