Make time to know people

 While helping out at my parents' home, I found a box of old photos. In the box there were many photos of an older relative who passed away several years ago. Many of the photos were clearly marked. The pictures demonstrated many good times in interesting places. There were also a number of family records in the box including birth, death, and marriage certificates For a person like me who is researching my family roots, it was a treasure trove of information. 

As I looked at the pictures which included a first car from the early 1900's, a visit to Long Beach, California, a group of spirited city social workers, and twins in an old pram, I found myself wishing I had looked at those photos a long time ago when my relative was alive. Had I reviewed those photots, our conversations would have been richer. I would have learned a lot. 

Too often in life, we live too quickly and don't take the time to know one another. As I work on my family history project, I want to make a number of books that family members can share with one another to know family today and in the past. To know your roots gives you strength for your future, and this is a good thing. Onward.