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Patchwork Quilts

My mom is a talented quilter.  You're not still wondering which mom, are you?  Sometimes I feel like a quilt... Lots of pieces of me that have come together in an unexpected way to make something unique.  Traveling to Louisiana nearly 25 years ago to meet my biological family for the first tim…

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My name is Kelli, but that's only my name on ONE of my birth certificates.  The other one is blank.  I don't remember what else was on that one, since I lost it in the fire.  It's just one of the pieces I will try to regather during this journey.
Leaving my kids on the 1st day of school, traveling nearly 5,000 miles over 6 days, visiting sites built in the late 1700s, Bourbon Street, benignets, Voodoo, Sazeracs, poking alligators, family reunited, pontoon boats, epic food, spreading ashes and peace.  My trip to Louisiana had it all and more…
Identity is complex.  I think we become who we are through a mishmash of genetics, relationships and experiences.  For me- growing up with a closed adoption meant that I knew there were more pieces to the puzzle than I currently had.  Hearing from my birthmother, Belle, and my biological brother, J…
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