Defining Family: The Intersection of Biology, Adoption, Marriage and Soul
While we collectively experienced the pandemic of 2020, it collided with all the other events that happen to each person on the planet. Even during this monumental world event, we still have to make money, feed our families and keep our mental health in check. All of it takes a lot of energy. Looking back, it seems like the world went into survival mode and we are just now starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel. Entering back into the student role again in my 50’s has been interesting and it seems I am once again being thrust into a new Heroine’s Journey ( highly recommend these 9 podcasts about that! ). Biology is king (and queen) in genealogy. Should adoptive relatives be added to your tree when they aren’t truly your genealogy? (you can ponder that ongoing debate for yourself.) For me personally, in 2020, I experienced several events collide at the same time: my husband’s near-fatal heart attack, a family member’s mental health crisis, and the conclusion of my