This journey didn’t just bring me answers.
It brought me face to face with loss.
There were moments of discovery…
and moments of grief that sat right beside them.
Because as I was finding people…
I was also losing people.
Losing parents.
Losing grandparents.
Losing time I didn’t even realize I was missing.
And there’s something heavy about that.
About learning more about your family
while also grieving the ones who can’t tell you their stories.
It makes you hold everything a little tighter.
The memories.
The names.
The connections.
Because you begin to understand…
This isn’t just about the past.
It’s about honoring it.
This Well Runs Deep 