I HAD MY SUSPICIONS Todd and I celebrated holidays, birthdays & other special occasions with the Ballard and Reynolds families. Grandparents were a huge part of our upbringing. It was on one unusual occasion, just after I turned 26 years old, that Dad and I had decided to have dinner alone. We went to one […] Read more…

A LITTLE HISTORY I was born August 31, 1963 to Joan Gayle Reynolds Ballard and Billy Bob Ballard. My parents met in high school, got married and had my brother Todd. According to the stories, things were rocky, and they divorced. Approximately a year or so later they remarried and had me. It was just […] Read more…

I have always felt a little different and at times like I didn’t fit in. A piece of the puzzle was missing. We have all probably had moments like this but, when it becomes years, self-reflection and steps for active healing need to transpire. My story is not from a tragedy, and I did not […] Read more…

The New Minority In my latest publication entitled, If You Only Knew: Navigating DNA Surprises & The NPE World, I address the recent creation of a New Minority. This group has evolved from the process of DNA testing and are known as NPEs (Not-Parent Expected). Early on this group of people were associated with the […] Read more…