The Latest Project

It seems that I am drawn to the computer for many reasons. The first being that I love getting emails and blog notifications from my friends. Secondly, I have just purchased a new program which manages my pictures and I am learning about how it works. Thirdly, I have been working on my personal history sporadically for several months. (I am being obedient to my blessing.)I am calling this my latest project.

Writing one's personal history is not an easy thing. I don't want to bore anyone who might be interested in reading it but I want to remember to put in writing the significant parts of my life. I also want my readers, if there be any, to learn something that might be of help to them so I am rolling along with it. Some things are difficult to remember like the details of some family events many years ago, and some are difficult to write about such as the heartache and joy of caring for my father during his final weeks almost two years ago. Those recent, memories flood back bringing with them the torrents as well as the still waters. I haven't faced this one yet. Writing of my childhood, my romance, marriage and the birth of each child has been a pleasure. It takes me back to those busy days and helps me realize what precious times they were. Life rushes by and before you know it, you're a grandma sitting at your computer remembering. Couldn't it slow down a minute? I still feel like a young woman!

Here's a word to the wise: If you take pictures be sure to label them with dates and circumstances and if you really want to remember your life 40 years from now, write about it now.