Rising Tides by Katie

Rising Tides by Katie

Juneteenth Reflection

I’m not here to teach. I’m here to learn - honestly, humbly, and with my whole heart.

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Katie Colley
Jun 19, 2025
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San Francisco-Birmingham Unity March 1963

At its core, my Substack is about how being a mom to four children - two by birth, two through adoption - has reshaped and reformed me in ways I’m still discovering every day. Motherhood changes you, full stop. But becoming an adoptive mom to two Black children cracked something wide open in me. The experience of…

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