The Story Only You Can Tell is a blog, written by seven friends, who hope to leave a legacy for our children and future children. We are prioritizing the process of recording our history, our present and our hopes for the future so that our kids are not without the inheritance of the knowledge of US and our love for them. We desire to share our life lessons and experiences, expecting that our little ones will one day use them to direct their own choices whether in imitation of - or opposition to - the choices we have made.
Amid the sippy-cup spills, the morning rush to preschool, midnight feedings, sibling brawls and wet beds it is sometimes difficult to bestow upon our children all that we want them to know about US, their mothers, and the wisdom that we have to share with them. Even before they are born those moments (that can sometimes seem like an eternity) of making babies and the anticipation of meeting them, they are a whirlwind - here one minute and gone the next. Life IS fleeting. Time truly DOES fly, and we are not content to let it do so without leaving the gift of ourselves for our kids.
A "legacy" is much more than a financial gift, it is any gift handed down from an ancestor or from the past to the next generation. We would contend - that the gifts of wisdom, experience and memories (both fond and heartbreaking) are far more valuable than any amount of money or any stretch of property this world has ever seen. And so - we are going to give those good gifts to our children - the gifts of love recorded - a legacy that moth and rust cannot destroy.
Amid the sippy-cup spills, the morning rush to preschool, midnight feedings, sibling brawls and wet beds it is sometimes difficult to bestow upon our children all that we want them to know about US, their mothers, and the wisdom that we have to share with them. Even before they are born those moments (that can sometimes seem like an eternity) of making babies and the anticipation of meeting them, they are a whirlwind - here one minute and gone the next. Life IS fleeting. Time truly DOES fly, and we are not content to let it do so without leaving the gift of ourselves for our kids.
A "legacy" is much more than a financial gift, it is any gift handed down from an ancestor or from the past to the next generation. We would contend - that the gifts of wisdom, experience and memories (both fond and heartbreaking) are far more valuable than any amount of money or any stretch of property this world has ever seen. And so - we are going to give those good gifts to our children - the gifts of love recorded - a legacy that moth and rust cannot destroy.
WE WELCOME YOU TO JOIN US ON THIS JOURNEY:
Each week of 2011 we will write our responses to random journal prompts designed to give our kids and future kids glimpses into our lives and hearts. The 7 of us will not each answer the same question every week so there will be variety in the topics of the posts that you read. If you would like to leave a written legacy for your children (or future children) also, you are invited to start a blog of your own - or simply include the posts on your current blog - and answer the questions along with us. Again, there are seven of us each answering different questions every week so you should have many options for post topics. 2011 will be devoted to recording our history and memories. Our hope is that this blog will exist for future years and will include several other focuses over time.
We would love to encourage one another as we pursue the goal of leaving a legacy. So, if you plan to blog "the story only YOU can tell" for your own children please let us know via email (knowingnorrah@gmail.com) or blog comment and leave the blog address so that we can check it out!
We have made this blog public in hopes that it would motivate other women (moms and future moms) to begin the process of leaving a legacy for their own families. Some of the topics might require more detail or more transparency for our children than what we are willing to post for the world-wide-web. In that case we will record our full responses elsewhere and post edited versions for this site.
We hope that you enjoy reading the STORIES ONLY WE CAN TELL - and more than that - we hope that our writings encourage you to tell a story of your own.
lauren, danielle, lindsay, carrie, jen, meghan, holly
