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Day: September 20, 2023

Integration & Healing Through Creative Journaling

Posted on September 20, 2023 by Melissa Willis

It’s been a little over three years since I confirmed my biological father and half of my genetics…

Since I found my three half-siblings…

Since I learned so many details about so many strangers who I never knew existed and who are my kin.

I spent months upon months talking to siblings and aunts and uncles and cousins…

Gathering data and facts…

Staring into photos and details

Looking for all of the pieces of a massive puzzle that I hoped would come together succinctly to make it all of this history make sense in my head and my heart in present time.

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I'm Melissa :-)

Ghost Chaser | Kin Seeker
NPE Survivor | Tea Drinker

As a hobbyist family historian and genetic genealogist, I find great joy in folding time with the Ancestors in an effort to best honor them while documenting their legacies for future generations. Grab a cuppa, let's sit for a spell and chat about ghosts!

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