I learned not to leave important things unsaid from a dear friend that passed from this life years ago. Doree and I started work at Las Vegas Valley Water District on the same day in March 1998. We became friends as we went through orientation together. She was a “displaced homemaker” re-entering the workforce as …
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This may be the Christmas that Peggy was most excited for in years. The gift she had planned for her children and grandchildren was the best… ever. She celebrated early with most of her family, sharing a holiday dinner together at Sam’s Town in Las Vegas. When Peggy gave them each their own copy of her …
You might be wondering what food has to do with writing your personal history, or why there is a food blog on a personal history site. Good question. A personal history is about capturing the important and special moments of your life and preserving them for others. What happens at a lot of those special …
Life is great in a small town, where our family business makes the front page of the local section of the newspaper! Check us out in the Moapa Valley Progress. And don’t forget to save newspaper articles about your life and family- they are part of your personal history, adding character and depth to your …
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The month of December represents an incredible opportunity to make memories! But as everyone knows, it is also a very busy month. So rather than recommend you do more this month, we at Legacy Tale encourage you to actually do less, by deciding what is— and then focusing on— the essentials. Here is a …
I realized this morning that writing about our lives makes us vulnerable. It takes courage and strength and humility. Vulnerability is hard. Four days after my 40th birthday, my husband quit his stable job of 17 years. At times in our marriage I have worked professionally, but just months before, we had made the (very …
I love this kind of phone call. A client who has become a dear friend (funny how that happens in this line of work!) was excited to tell me about the surprise 80th birthday celebration her family held for her on Thanksgiving. Along with the sheer joy of being with her children and grandchildren and …
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At church this week, one of the talks was about simplicity. The speaker even mentioned the power of simplicity in writing. He was right. Direct, concise language is powerful and meaningful. But as you’ve perhaps noticed, simplicity in language may not be my strongest point. I love using descriptive adjectives and sometimes even flowery, …
Check out our latest Legacy Tale personal history book… hot off the presses! Peggy is so excited to share this priceless gift for Christmas with her kids and grandkids! Now that is a gift of self, more lasting than anything money can buy. “What could you do better for your children and your children’s children …
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