Today, November 9th is World Adoption Day. Most of you know that I am adopted. I was adopted at the age of 6 months into the Greenfield family. Since last year’s annual adoption day post: Elaine and I met two of my birth siblings and their spouses in person in Alberta. The picture at rightContinue reading “World Adoption Day 2022”
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My Adoption & Genealogy
In addition to birth siblings, cousins, aunts, uncles and other relations, I discovered I am related to some famous cousins as I dig into a cool tool on familysearch.org. I have also discover that I have a 4th cousin 1x removed at the end of my own road and had no idea until her brotherContinue reading “My Adoption & Genealogy”
Pro Life & Adoption
I struggled with whether to comment on the abortion issue in light of the supreme court in the USA getting ready to overturn Roe vs Wade. Plus all the attention it is getting in Canada and around the world, but I couldn’t stay quiet. I have a different view than most people. I could haveContinue reading “Pro Life & Adoption”
Friends, Cousins, Sisters & Brothers, Oh My
Elaine and I made an 11 day whirlwind trip to Alberta at the beginning of April. From home to Kitchener to Calgary to Banff to Calgary to Fort Saskatewan to Edmonton to Calgary and back to Kitchener then home. Our rental car was a Dodge Charger, so the driving was fun. The first weekend wasContinue reading “Friends, Cousins, Sisters & Brothers, Oh My”
Moose’s Adoption Journey
World Adoption Day is November 9th. Check out http://www.worldadoptionday.org for more information. This year was an exciting one on my adoption journey to find my birth families. My sister Jill came from Texas to visit us in Muskoka. For many that wouldn’t be an unusual thing, though it maybe in Covid times. For me itContinue reading “Moose’s Adoption Journey”
She Chose Life for Me!!
World Adoption Day is coming up on Monday, November 9th and I want to thank a woman I never got to meet. I need to thank my birth mom for giving me life. Many of you know that I’m adopted. My birth mom was Elizabeth Madge Osmond. She had other options after discovering she wasContinue reading “She Chose Life for Me!!”
I Was An Orphan
World Adoption Day – was this past Saturday, November 9, 2019 I was adopted at the age of 6 months having spent that time in foster care. I have friends and a niece and nephew who are adopted. It creates a special bond between us. At a conference focused on adoption and fostering, I realizedContinue reading “I Was An Orphan”
The Greatest Gift
As Thanksgiving approaches, we often pause to think about the things and people we are grateful for. It cased me to wonder, “What is the greatest gift you have ever received?”. I have a few that come to my mind. Life by my birth mother, though she could have chosen abortion Being adopted at 6Continue reading “The Greatest Gift”
He Would Be 16, But I’m 55
He Would Be Sixteen (actually, I’m 55), but it’s the title of a song about adoption by Michelle Wright. The lyrics are below. November 9, 2018 was World Adoption Day. This has become an annual blog for me. Check out the other two at World Adoption Day and Jesus was Adopted. Also check out http://www.worldadoptionday.org. I wasContinue reading “He Would Be 16, But I’m 55”
World Adoption Day
November 9th was World Adoption Day! Check out www.worldadoptionday.org I was adopted at six months of age. I have had several discussions about the area of being adopted as a child. I have never met my birth parents, but I know some non-identifying information about them like height, hair colour, my birth father worked with hisContinue reading “World Adoption Day”