Do You Know the Stories of Your Parents and Grandparents?

Celebrities such as Oprah, Tim Russert, Tom Brokaw, Larry King, and President Clinton have discovered how enlightening and rewarding it is to write your own story and read the stories of their parents and grandparents. nnI urge you to pursue preserving your personal history to allow your children and grandchildren to know who you were as a child and what your hopes and dreams were."--Oprah Winfrey, non her TV show, January, 2003nnAnyone who’s fortunate enough to live to be 50 years old should take the time, even if it’s just a couple of weekends, to sit down and write the story of your life.n--President William ClintonnnThere is an easy-to-use, comprehensive tool to organize and chronicle the story of your life or the life of a loved one.You can leave future generations your most cherished memories, values, wisdom, life lessons, and even a personal health history, all in one attractive portable 3-ring album/binder with over 100 pages of thought-provoking questions and more.nnCherished Memories includes separate sections for: childhood, teen years, adult years, values and philosophies (ethical will), my favorites, family tree, health history, AND a place for pictures and treasured keepsakes.nnCo-author Debby Bitticks was inspired to create Cherished Memories—The Story of My Life after losing her own mother and mother-in-law without getting their life stories. Bitticks vowed never to let that happen again, and after writing Cherished Memories—The Story of My Life with her daughter Lynn Benson MSW, she interviewed her father and father-in-law, and their stories are family treasures since they died. nnBitticks emphasizes: completing the questions and discussing your life story serves as a springboard to meaningful conversations that you might have never otherwise had with the important people in your life. It truly brings you closer to the ones you love, and celebrates a life’s journey which bring the generations together.