“Recall”

or

“As I Look Back”

 

  “The years come and they go and as I begin to recall the years I realize my 82 years are past the 3 score and 10 promised us in the Word of God.  It’s easy in conversation to recall a few things along but to record your life’s path for these many years takes much stirring up our memories.  However I have been requested to do so by family and I want to please as I have tried many times but just maybe didn’t come up to expectation.”

                                                                                ~ the beginning of Big Mommy’s chronicle

I have 63 pages worth of writing sitting in front of me, handwritten by Big Mommy herself over 18 years ago.  She wanted us to have her story, our heritage, and she knew we wanted it too.  There are so many lessons to learn from older generations, and I am so grateful to have this treasure trove from my great-grandmother, who is longer here to share her wisdom in person.  My next several (many?) posts will be of the gems I uncover while reading through her “life’s path.”