PinnedStephanie Dianne KordanMy Family SecretWhen I got the email “Your Ancestry DNA Results Are In” my life changed forever.·33 min read·Feb 21, 2021--4--4
Stephanie Dianne KordanRadical GratitudeOn how the darkest times gave me the greatest gifts.·8 min read·Aug 27, 2021----
Stephanie Dianne KordaninHuman PartsShe’s Just Like MeI met my biological mother after forty-nine years of searching for myself·12 min read·Aug 14, 2021--15--15
Stephanie Dianne KordanBeach DayI wonder if I chose only one moment to go back to, which one it would be? It might be the day Nana took me to the beach.·11 min read·Aug 6, 2021--2--2
Stephanie Dianne KordanLeaving New OrleansThe rattle of his truck tailpipe faded away down the street. Gone. My hand still shook as I fed my son a spoonful of mashed sweet potato…18 min read·Apr 8, 2021--1--1
Stephanie Dianne KordanHummingbirdWhether or not you believe in afterlife, one thing I knew for sure was I’d never had a pesky hummingbird come banging against my window.·6 min read·Apr 3, 2021----
Stephanie Dianne KordanHidden, 1987It was there hidden in the darkness I felt invisible. As my grandmother’s car unexpectedly pulled up in the driveway, I pulled the window…·14 min read·Jan 29, 2021--2--2
Stephanie Dianne KordanAncestry Test ResultsMy DNA test revealed a family secret and solved an existential puzzle·13 min read·Sep 14, 2020--1--1
Stephanie Dianne KordanA Family SecretIn June of 2018, I did genetic testing with my doctor using 23andMe. Though the test was an optional part of my physical, I thought it was…·10 min read·Jul 27, 2020--15--15
Stephanie Dianne KordanFalling ApartIt probably took a few months to disassemble the house on Shannon Road. There were the bedrooms I knew as my mother’s and aunts’ bedrooms…11 min read·Jul 27, 2020----
