PinnedStephanie Dianne KordanMy Family SecretWhen I got the email “Your Ancestry DNA Results Are In” my life changed forever.Feb 21, 20214Feb 21, 20214
Stephanie Dianne KordanRadical GratitudeOn how the darkest times gave me the greatest gifts.Aug 27, 2021Aug 27, 2021
Stephanie Dianne KordaninHuman PartsShe’s Just Like MeI met my biological mother after forty-nine years of searching for myselfAug 14, 202115Aug 14, 202115
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.Aug 6, 20212Aug 6, 20212
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…Apr 8, 20211Apr 8, 20211
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.Apr 3, 2021Apr 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…Jan 29, 20212Jan 29, 20212
Stephanie Dianne KordanAncestry Test ResultsMy DNA test revealed a family secret and solved an existential puzzleSep 14, 20201Sep 14, 20201
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…Jul 27, 202015Jul 27, 202015
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…Jul 27, 2020Jul 27, 2020
