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By: Marla Taviano | Christian author and speaker » Blog Archive » heaven is “so beautiful”

Wed, 19 Aug 2009 04:13:06 +0000

[...] feed for updates on this topic.Powered by WP Greet BoxI shared last week that I’d discovered a treasure. My grandma loaned me the memoir her mother, Helen, wrote for her in 1967. It’s a black book [...]

By: Lisa

Lisa — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 15:16:42 +0000

Oh, be still my heart! People just don’t invest the time in these sorts of things anymore. How blessed are your girls that they will have your published books, Marla!

We were just given some family heirlooms, including a 120+ year old rocking chair that belonged to my husband’s great-great grandfather. I look at it in the corner of our living room and imagine the babies who were rocked, the stories that were told, the long, lazy Sunday afternoons that were rocked away, and I am overwhelmed with how seamlessly life goes on from one generation to the next.

I don’t know what I’d do if I discovered a loved one had kept a journal — it’d feel like winning the lottery many times over! What a treasure, Marla!!!

I hope you’re having a beyond blessed Sunday.

By: Sarah Montanye

Sarah Montanye — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 15:25:00 +0000

I love that kind of stuff! For my grandma’s 80th birthday a few months back I got her a “Grandma’s Memories” type book where she gets to write down different stories and memories from her life, then someday I’ll get it back. To me that is a priceless treasure too!

By: Sarah P

Sarah P — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 14:05:13 +0000

Thanks so much for sharing! I simply love stories like that. My own Great-Grandmother had written a short autobiography for her 100th birthday! It is almost 10 pages long, and to read some of the things is simply amazing.

I have always loved older people from the time I was a little girl. I love hearing their stories. Too many peoople dont listen and there is so much wisdom that we can all benefit from.

By: Stephanie

Stephanie — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 12:26:28 +0000

I wish I had the chance to have known Great-Grandma Helen! I guess I would have been five months old when she died. If only she could have lived to be a hundred.

Please do publish her book! Oh, that would be so much fun.

By: Ali

Ali — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 12:02:03 +0000

How touching. I hope to leave tangible things like that behind for my family. There is something quite special about a book or journal that can be held in your hand as opposed to a blog or online photo album.
Thanks for sharing.

By: Kimberly

Kimberly — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 08:35:11 +0000

That is a treasure! You should publish it, I’d buy it

By: gitz

gitz — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 05:17:10 +0000

what a treasure… this is a letter my great-grandma wrote to my dad on his high school graduation: http://gitzengirl.blogspot.com/2008/11/flashback-friday-writing-genes.html

amazing how much i learned from her letter, a generation later. i’m so grateful my dad kept it.

By: Jen L

Jen L — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 04:39:22 +0000

These stories remind me of some books I had when I was young, called The Grandma’s Attic Series by Arleta Richardson. They are still available on Amazon. I think Livi would love them!

By: Deborah

Deborah — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 04:22:38 +0000

Just beautiful!