Telling our stories, telling your story, in a meaningful way can change the world. Funneling an entire life into a few minutes can be an overwhelming task. Such an undertaking can cause devastating procrastination. When my father in law asked me to tell his story he was already ill. When he died before we could …
Being 1 of 30,000 souls attending a live music show always makes my heart happy. I feel so connected to the music, the people, the world and so very present in the moment. A moment that will never happen again and every single time I feel like I’m in the middle of it. As many …
There is nothing I love more than stretching my birthday celebration out over several days. As soon as my daughter is done celebrating her birthday (also this month) I kick off at least a two week celebration of all the things I love: friends, live music and food. I didn’t always love celebrating my birthday. …
I’m celebrating Galentine’s Day this year as I shared one of my favorite Valentine’s stories last year. 2018 seems to be a year of reflection for me. I’ve been thinking about the things we hold on to. Like my friend with the very first valentine card her husband, then boyfriend, sent her. How it represented …
I absolutely love this film. Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond touches on the themes we talk about here at Documenting Legacy. This documentary balances the behind the scenes of a film and the reflection of the lead actor. Digging in to how Jim Carrey created his persona for Andy details a lot about how …
Thanksgiving always screams family to me. It’s my favorite holiday. Because I was born in Canada I get to celebrate this holiday twice and I don’t mind it a bit. In Canada, Thanksgiving is celebrated the second Monday in October. In the States we celebrate the 4th Thursday in November. That’s two turkeys and two …
My daughter loves Irish Dance and all it’s traditions. She has been dancing with an Irish dance school here in Atlanta for the last few years and is currently preparing to dance at the Southern Oireachtas. A regional competition for the southern region which also includes the country of Mexico. Irish dancing is different than …
Useful definitions to help navigate the world of documenting legacy. The glossary is often my favorite part of any book. I never shy away from learning new words. In most cases these are either words that were new to me or the definitions helped clarify something for me. In no way is this a full …
The recent events in Charlottesville got me thinking on our family history and the moments when we know our legacy includes hate. During a recent trip home to Halifax, Nova Scotia I was in a conversation with someone not happy about the erasing of history. He wasn’t convinced it was a good idea to remove …
I have always been drawn to strong independent women. After my Superwoman phase (okay maybe I’m still in that phase) came Amelia Earhart. The first time I learned of Earhart’s attempt to fly around the world was from a movie I watched with my dad. I don’t  remember anything other than in the film she …