Courage is the Ability to Walk Through Fear with Faith
For months, I have been looking forward to seeing the Broadway Musical Hamilton. Tonight (June 2, 2018) was the night. I was ready. Or so I thought, to enjoy an evening of hip hop and history. I know all the words to every song. I thought I knew how the musical would all play out....but... Continue Reading →
Have you ever walked on a tight rope? No? Well, me either. But I imagine that it is tricky. Being adopted is like walking on an invisible tightrope; tricky. Tricky because you have to walk without falling off. And, truly, any sudden gust of gravity or strong wind could topple you, and leave you laying... Continue Reading →
Even as I write that line in the subject of this blog post, I can not believe it to be true. I found my Birth Mother on February 1, 2017. I wrote about finding her after a 25 year search on my blog Here It has been an emotional roller coaster, with a few twists and... Continue Reading →
I spend a lot of time trying to feel emotions in my body. I work at recognizing them and naming them. "Oh hello, there you are happiness," and "Oh hello, I see you disappointment." I find that when I can name it, I won't shame it. (free therapy line for you today) As I have... Continue Reading →
I saw this "meme" from an Kate Dahlquist from her Media Album entitled "Stuff We Talk About" which are conversations with adoptees and many others affected by adoption. It has caused me to think and to feel many different thoughts and emotions. I am an adopted person - an adoptee. I am a therapist. I... Continue Reading →
I have written here before about finding my birth family and shared that I found a sister. Here is our story. When I was 7 years old, my dad built me a tree house in the side yard Mulberry Tree. It was 1972, and he used Turquoise paint for the house and the ladder. He... Continue Reading →
I have an 8 ball. Her name is Hachiko. She has an 8 on her chest, but if you turn her on her side, it is the infinity / eternity symbol. She is my adoption story. She is all the truths, all the hurts, all the happiness, all the loneliness and all the longing. She... Continue Reading →
I have just returned from Berkeley, CA where I was able to attend the 4 day Adoptee retreat, Beyond Adoption: You I wish I could tell you all about it, but I can't. What I have just experienced is so sacred, so special, and so meaningful, that I do not feel I can publically share... Continue Reading →
I logged on to work on my Family Tree on Ancestry and Family Search this morning before getting ready for Church I was greeted by the DNA page encouraging me to "Make a Trading Card." So, I did. (see it above) All my life (before the magic of DNA testing) when someone would ask me "What are you?," I... Continue Reading →
