by chris | Jul 11, 2022 | My Adoption Story
The word Pow Wow is thought to have derived from the Algonquin language of Southeastern Canada. The traditional Narragansett words pau wau translates into the English language as “he or she dreams”. Another translation is from the Pawnee language meaning “to eat”,...
by chris | Apr 17, 2022 | Truth and Reconciliation
Amber Bracken took this photo on June 19, 2021, on Tk’emlups te Secwepemc land along Highway 5 in Britich Columbia. These crosses bear children’s clothing, to commemorate the loss of so many children’s lives while in the care of the Residential School systems. It...
by chris | Apr 3, 2022 | My Adoption Story
Alexander, Sandy, Tex, San-Man and the list goes on of the many names we all fondly call him. It seems to go in stride with a man who is always singing and calling all of us our chosen nicknames fondly named to us. Sandy was born in Greely in 1962, being the...
by chris | Mar 13, 2022 | My Adoption Story
Alec and Judy were my in-laws and the beautiful grandparents to Blain and Brooke. Little did I know that the first day I went to their home in Greely, that I would end up being their daughter-in-law, living in my first home across the street. Left to Right: Bill,...
by chris | Mar 6, 2022 | My Adoption Story
I think we can all remember when we got our driver’s license and the freedom it gave us. The first night I was allowed to go out driving, my boyfriend and I went over to his cousin’s house. This is when I was first introduced to Donna. Meeting the...
