Digging For Gold

by Terri King on Feb.18, 2008, under Uncategorized

This weekend I began a project that will end with a book about my paternal grandmother, Stella Walker King. Just one fact-finding session into my journey I got rewarded with stories I had never planned on. I recorded her voice as she spoke and have listened intently to the conversation between 2 generations many times already.

Is there someone in your life you admire and respect? Or maybe you know someone who’s just really interesting to you. May I encourage you today to take the time to call them up or sit down to a little talk about who they are, where they’re from, and what they’ve lived through.

Perserving the heritage of the human spirit is a worthy cause. You just might get the same emotional rewards I got yesterday. I hope so.

Your new job: Journalist. If you uncover a great story, post a comment and share it with us. I can’t wait to see what kind of treasures you dig up.

Terri King

1 Comment for this entry

Richard Soderquist
February 26th, 2008 on 3:26 pm
Make a point to visit and record your family and others. Their voices will be cherished and when they are gone those tangible memories will forever be remembered.