What if the “goal” was just survival? Three of my great grandmothers were widowed with 5 or 6 children to feed and care for, plus a farm or orchard to run. Their goal was simply survival against difficult circumstances. They didn’t achieve any huge accomplishments in their lives, but they raised those children to adulthood. Is that enough of a goal? I admire them because it must have taken a lot of hard work, strength and fortitude to do this alone. Is that enough of a “goal” to write about?
It certainly could be. What did survival look like for them? Did anything get better for them over the course of their life?
This Fathers Day the best gift you could offer your father is the commitment to write his story. Ok, before I hear a big collective sigh out there because you
All too often when we think about writing our family history stories, we contemplate writing about those big story ideas. We want to write an ancestor’s life story from
Fabulous tips, Lynn!
What if the “goal” was just survival? Three of my great grandmothers were widowed with 5 or 6 children to feed and care for, plus a farm or orchard to run. Their goal was simply survival against difficult circumstances. They didn’t achieve any huge accomplishments in their lives, but they raised those children to adulthood. Is that enough of a goal? I admire them because it must have taken a lot of hard work, strength and fortitude to do this alone. Is that enough of a “goal” to write about?
It certainly could be. What did survival look like for them? Did anything get better for them over the course of their life?