Category Archives: capturing memories

WWII letters home

I am currently working on creating a booklet out of two year’s worth of WWII letters to home. My husband’s grandfather was drafted and entered the military the day before his wedding anniversary. He wrote home almost every day. Fortunately the … Continue reading

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Journeying through spiritual beliefs in memoir

http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=cherrybloss03-20&o=1&p=8&l=bpl&asins=0306818043&fc1=000000&IS2=1&lt1=_blank&m=amazon&lc1=0000FF&bc1=000000&bg1=FFFFFF&f=ifrBrenda Peterson spent her childhood in the wilderness, growing to love nature with her park ranger father but influenced by her family’s strong Southern Baptist belief that the world was just a temporal realm until they were taken away in The … Continue reading

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Remembering stories? Just write!

At church today, Pastor Sue told one of her wonderful stories about her grandparents’ farm in West Virginia. Sue is a great storyteller, so I could just see the big, plodding white horse, “Old Dick,” standing patiently while being harnessed … Continue reading

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