Write what should not be forgotten. – Isabel Allende As a determined creative, this BLOG began with a simple premise: to capture story in four themes that have occurred over the 65 plus years of my life: Family, Foundations, Flight, and Faith, and share them on this platform. Giving Lost Stories A Voice…is my tagline. […]
What To Do With Leftover Treasures Rescued From An Attic Renovation
The story behind a certain activity and/or objects serves to document steps in a project, especially one of long duration. These may not be as personal as other forms of story but have value nonetheless. Following is an example of such a piece. What do we plant when we plant the tree? We plant the houses […]
How Does One Find The Slipstream To A Transformational Adventure?
I have lived my life in the slipstream of experience – Author: Elizabeth Jane Howard A slipstream is defined as “a current of air or water driven back by a revolving propeller or jet engine” and “an assisting force regarded as drawing something along behind something else.” As applies to life, it usually is in retrospect that I […]
Generational Stories Provide A Foundation Of Delight
“It’s important to teach our children their heritage. Who are your ancestors? What were their traditions? Each of us has (generational) stories to tell. If these stories are unwritten, then how are your children going to know of their parentage?” ― Linda Weaver Clarke This time a couple of years ago, I was preparing for […]
A Mother’s Love – A God Gift
“I know that despite whatever stupid thing I do, I’d be able to go to my mom and she’d still love me. I honestly believe that” ― Nellie Christine, RIDE I was about six years of age when my family of five set out from Kansas to Seattle, Washington. The occasion was my Dad’s youngest sister’s […]
Three Ways Stories Empower And Strengthen
Stories Empower And Strengthen: “What power can poverty have over a home where loving hearts are beating with a consciousness of untold riches of the head and heart?” – Orison Swett Marden Stories are everywhere. The earliest records of mankind come in the form of story. Whether you draw from the Genesis narrative, Egyptian hieroglyphs or […]
Rescue Your Unique Family Stories – They Matter
“It’s important to teach our children their heritage. Who are your ancestors? What were their traditions? Each of us has a (unique family) story to tell. If these stories are unwritten, then how are your children going to know of their parentage?” ― Linda Weaver Clarke This time a couple of years ago, I was preparing […]
What DNA Was Found In A Treasured Trunk?
We shall not cease from exploration, and the end of all our exploring will be to arrive where we started and know the place for the first time. – T. S. Eliot This past summer, I inherited custody of the Rightmeier family treasured trunk. Since then, I have been going through its contents, taking an inventory […]
Secrets Found In Great Grandmother’s Notebook
“In taking the measures of any person, always allow two inches extra for around the arm and two inches extra for around the hips” -Leta Grace Clark This past summer we inherited stewardship of the Rightmeier trunk containing the relics, secrets and artifacts of the Lewis Rightmeier branch of the family tree. One of the […]