Joy Makepeace life at a glance with photo's

Today I am going to give you a quick glance at my life in a photographic time-line, which should prepare you for the journey that I will take you on in my book, without letting out all of the secrets.

I was born in 1972 in a little country town called Wee Waa in Northern New South Wales.  In my birth family I am the 9^th child of 12 children, which is made up of 7 boys and 5 girls.  

In my adoptive family I am the baby of the family and have 1 older sister and 2 older brothers.  Kate, Fenwick and Robert.   


I have met most of my birth siblings at least once, but am still searching for 2 older brothers, whom I have never met. 

April 1972 - Became a Ward of the State 

Me and my adoptive famil

August 1972 - Was fostered to the Makepeace family This is one of the first photo's that I have of me and my adoptive family.  As you can see my brothers and sister were quite a bit older than me.  I was the baby of the Makepeace family and was never short of being loved.













August 1981 - Birth mum passed away.
  

My birth mum - Joan West

1982 - Was adopted to the Makepeace family

Me and my brothers and sister

This is my brothers and sister that I grew up with.  In this above photo I was 10 years old and didn't have a worry in the world. 
 

1983 - Met triplets

L-R:  Ben, Geordie, Joy and Olive

I vaguely remember this day that I first met the triplets (who are the youngest children of my birth family).  We were in Tamworth (NSW) and I don't think that any of us really knew that we were actually brothers and sisters.  I treasure this photo now.

 1984 - Moved to Queensland

This is a photo of Dad and me on our 100 acre block of land in Queensland.  My Dad was a carpenter and built this log cabin style home from what was known as hog-backs.   We had no electricity or running water.  We had a huge veggie patch and I had a horse and motorbike.  I had some of the best times of my life at this place.  Lots of fond memories.  I was 12 years old here.

1987 - Adoptive parents separated and divorced

1987 - Moved to South Australia 
1989 - Finished High School
1990 - Went to University and graduated 

• 1995 - Got married                                 2000 - Got divorced    

 1996 - Travelled overseas

1996 - Had 1^st child – Jordan 

Jordan - Nov 1996 - 2 days old

Jordan was born in November 

1996.  This took me on a journey 

that I share in great depth in my

book.  

2004 - Settled back down

2004 - Had 2^nd child - Jai                                        2005 - Had 3^rd child - Violet

Violet - Born June 2006

Jai - Born October 2004

2008 - Completed post-graduate studies

 Joy's Masters in Social Science Counselling

2010 - Joy Makepeace - Author of the forthcoming book, "Finding the joy within"