Carved in My Palm is a weekly podcast series that is full of curiosities, happenstance, and, I’m convinced, even a little magic, and it is entirely non-fiction. The story follows me down the proverbial rabbit hole, into a small world chock full of coincidences and close encounters, as I seek out my…
Episode Eight: LoveThe last episode of season one. The happy ending. The Fallis Family Tree (courtesy of Cousin Michelle) The Timms distant family tree (courtesy of Sara at work). Marlowe and her cousin McKenna, Myself with Marlow and McKenna, A family photo at Kirk and Jordyn’s wedding (Kasey, Kam, Jordyn, Kirk, Deb, Don, Myself and my husband Dan), Deb braving a Canadian winter with the grand kids, Dan and Kam, Marlowe and Kasey, Cousins picture with awesome photoshopping for Karla and Mark who were at large), Don and Marlowe at Don’s retirement party, Beckett and Uncle Kirk, the Timms boys with Marlowe and Beckett.
Episode 7: After meeting my birth parents and brothers the extended family makes contact and over drinks I come face to face with my Doppelgänger
First encounters of the awkward kind. In this episode, I meet two of my three brothers and my birth parents.
Episode 5: Holding My Breath Wherein I find out the answer to the question "where do we go from here" and meet Carolyn face-to-face.
Episode Four: Where I get educated by a Cabbage Patch Doll and make first contact.
Episode 3 Wherein I discover I was not born out of a candy machine and am most certainly not a rhinoceros! Don and the Boys (My Birth Father and Brothers) Aunt Carolyn (First person I reached out to)
Episode 2: When I Google and get a little "stalker-ish" Facebook. Amy as Annie Amy (as Annie) with her Mom (Linda), 1982 Birth Mother, Debra (Christmas Photo Shoot) The note that was left with me.
The first episode where I realize I have a desire to find my birth family and I start investigating. Amy 1978 Amy and Daughter Marlowe 2016 Ironman Louisville, Kentucky (just to prove I had it in me) My adoptive parents, Linda and Paul Our family of three.