Discovering who you are by learning about your ancestors can be fascinating!  It connects you to family members who have long ago, passed on.  Writing your story binds you to descendants who are yet to be born.   

I believe there is a strong connection between us and our ancestors and between us and our posterity.  I do not want to be the "missing link," I want to be the link that holds the whole family chain together.  

So how do you get started writing your life's story?  

Knowing where to start or what to do can be daunting but it doesn't need to be.  You can go on any one of a hundred websites to begin your Family History journey, and get ideas and suggestions on writing your own story, but I think it is even much more simple than that.  I think you just begin writing.   Writing stories.  Stories from your life, and they don't even need to be in order.  

As soon as you start writing things began coming back to you.  You will remember things you have not thought about in years!  Writing down some of those memories and rereading journal entries, and looking at old photos can be such a cathartic experience!  It can help you put things that happened and choices you made, into perspective, and it really helps to sort things out and show the meaning and purpose of your life.  Don't forget to write down what you thought, what you learned, and how you felt during those experiences.  This is where the lessons are learned and the person you really are, comes through.  

Make sure your link in the family chain is solid and strong.   Your story matters!  You are a vital link in the family chain.  You never know how your story could bless someone else's life, a few more links down the chain, not to mention the treasure it will become to those who know and love you now.

Check out today's podcast where we will talk about writing our personal history, the reasons why we should and the positive things it can bring about in your own lives.