holidays Archives - Transracial Journeys https://www.transracialjourneys.org/blog/tag/holidays/ Thu, 19 Dec 2024 19:24:57 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 https://www.transracialjourneys.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/cropped-Logo-Flare520x520-32x32.jpg holidays Archives - Transracial Journeys https://www.transracialjourneys.org/blog/tag/holidays/ 32 32 December – Reflections: Evolving Traditions  https://www.transracialjourneys.org/blog/december-reflections-making-and-breaking-traditions/ Sun, 01 Dec 2024 22:39:10 +0000 https://www.transracialjourneys.org/?p=2585 The December holidays give us an opportunity to think about traditions tied to different cultures and religions. Regardless of what you and your family honor and celebrate, we can be inspired to take a closer look at what traditions mean to us and how we can expand our thinking and actions. Read this month's reflection and link to book gift giving guide as well as previous December posts from over the years to help guide you and your family through read more

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]]> The Quest for Belonging: https://www.transracialjourneys.org/blog/quest-for-belonging-diversity-around-the-holiday-table/ Fri, 15 Nov 2024 18:31:24 +0000 https://www.transracialjourneys.org/?p=4970 By April Dinwoodie, TRJ Part-time Executive Director, Speaker, Trainer   As a Black/Bi-racial transracially adopted person, I am mustering up the strength and centeredness to stay present, stay focused and not let the realities of our country stop me from protecting my community.  I invite you to do the same and see this as a time where we lean even harder into doing the work to protect children that are entrusted to you through adoption.   As we enter this holiday season, read more

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]]> The Gift of Growing up with Books to Reflect a Diverse Human Experience https://www.transracialjourneys.org/blog/the-gift-of-growing-up-with-books-that-reflect-the-diversity-of-the-human-experience/ Sun, 10 Dec 2023 14:57:05 +0000 https://www.transracialjourneys.org/?p=4309 by TRJ Parent and Librarian, Avril McInally Meet “Peter” the small African-American child who inspired Ezra Jack Keats “The Snowy Day”. “Ezra had noticed that the main characters in the books he illustrated were always white. That didn’t seem fair to other children, who deserved to see characters in books that looked like them. He decided that Peter would be the hero of his story because “he should have been there all along.” Origin of the Annual TRJ Bibliography A read more

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]]> Creating New Traditions to Reflect Our Families and Celebrate Their Identities https://www.transracialjourneys.org/blog/new-traditions/ Sun, 04 Dec 2022 18:59:09 +0000 https://www.transracialjourneys.org/?p=3332 author: Avril McInally For many of us, holidays can be a combination of many emotions and elements. Do we have all the candles we need for our Menorah or for our Kinara? Have we gotten our holiday lights and decorations up? How are we managing our budgets? Is the house tidy and clean enough for our house guests? Do we have enough food? Speaking of food, what about those special recipes we need to prepare? Do we have all of read more

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]]> Book Corner – December 2022 https://www.transracialjourneys.org/blog/book-corner-december-2022/ Sun, 04 Dec 2022 16:54:32 +0000 https://www.transracialjourneys.org/?p=3316 Happy All-Idays: By Cindy Jin, illustrated by Rob Sayegh Jr. “We all celebrate the season in our own special way. Let’s look at how families prepare for each holiday.” With a double-page spread for each holiday, this inclusive book shows families enjoying Christmas, Chanukah, Kwanzaa, and Chrismukkah.  Ending with Season’s Greetings and Happy New Year, Happy All-Idays is a celebration for everyone. Merrytale: A Christmas Adventure By Christopher Franceschelli, illustrated by Allison Black On Christmas Eve two brown children are read more

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]]> ‘Tis the Season to Reminiscence https://www.transracialjourneys.org/blog/tis-the-season-to-reminiscence/ Wed, 01 Dec 2021 13:54:29 +0000 https://www.transracialjourneys.org/?p=2596 What does it mean to reminisce?  I have difficulty spelling the word, never mind fully understanding it.  After a quick search, I found a few accessible definitions. These included a story told about a past event remembered by the narrator, and the enjoyable recollection of past events. However, for our families in particular, reminiscing isn’t always a rosy experience. Sometimes, it can be a thorny one. Digging deeper for more meaning, I found the term differently-defined  in a Merriam Webster read more

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]]> Nourishment: Food and Family at the Table https://www.transracialjourneys.org/blog/november-family-at-the-table/ Mon, 01 Nov 2021 18:39:10 +0000 https://www.transracialjourneys.org/?p=2549 The following post is from our November, 2021, newsletter. If you would like to get our newsletter in your inbox each month, please subscribe. November brings us one of the more complicated historical holidays (Thanksgiving) and for many in the United States, one of the more family and food-centric holidays. Whether you are a family that marks Thanksgiving or chooses not to in a traditional way, this month we are thinking about the family table and what might be true read more

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]]> Adoption: A Three-Sided Coin https://www.transracialjourneys.org/blog/adoption-a-three-sided-coin/ Mon, 01 Nov 2021 17:16:39 +0000 https://www.transracialjourneys.org/?p=2538 The following post is from our November, 2021, newsletter. If you would like to get our newsletter in your inbox each month, please subscribe. It’s November. I’m processing the lengthening darkness of our days and basking more in the sun as it makes its daily, silvery appearances briefer and briefer. This processing is followed by the slight confusion brought upon by daylight savings. Does that extra hour really work for me and my schedule when I set my clock back read more

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