January 3, 2023 The Adventure continues, Part 1
It’s been a while since I’ve done much writing other than in my journal and a few poems these past few months. I returned home at the end of August, about a month earlier than I had originally planned when I set out in April on this journey. I feel it’s finally time to get back to telling the story, a new year has dawned and it’s time to set some intentions once again. It was a wonderful weekend, a chance to connect with family. As Bri said to me, it was nice to spend time getting to know each other as adults. Miles have separated us, and life challenges sometimes kept us apart. When the call to reconnect presents itself, we are the only ones who can decide how and if we want to do that in our lives. Our family will always be our family. Sometimes when there is a distance, we move on to our chosen family. These are the friends who become those siblings, mentors, care givers and receivers that we as humans long for in our lives. Not always are we able to reconcile with biological ...
