My daughter gifted me with a Hear Your Story book for Mother's Day. I'm determined to complete the prompts and extra pages to expound, as one does, by her birthday (a milestone one) in five weeks. My initial thought was that this was an easy assignment, which is why I didn't start right away.
It has proven to be anything but.
It wasn't long before I realized I hadn't said (a lot) out loud.
Also, I realized that there were limbs of the family that are completely unknown to me and likely to remain so.
Still, I'm happy to fill in these pages for her. I hope she follows the nuggets to this space and perhaps whatever journals I still have on paper at the end, but she is not likely to do that. It will be okay, she'll discover what may offer comfort, I trust.
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| Me, Kindergarten |
Happy September!
Look how cute you are in that picture! As an amateur genealogist, I wish I could help you find out about the missing parts of your tree. I've done a few African American trees for my nephews.
ReplyDeleteThank you. I have a couple of feelers out to family members, maybe some one (or more) will/can come through with info. :-)
DeleteWhen my daughter was in 3rd grade, she had an assignment to "write" a biography of someone in her family. She chose my mother. And even with her very simplistic child's questions, I learned something about my mom. I'm sure your effort will be such a gift to your daughter in years to come.
ReplyDeleteI think that little girl to your right had a thing for you : )
I hope so 8thday.
DeleteHmm...Interesting. I have zero memory of her. At all. LOL