CONNIE’S WORLD

About the header picture at the top of my blog - Titled “Moon Over Buffalo Bob’s Pond”.

This picture was taken from the front deck of a cabin we stayed at just off of the Blue Ridge Parkway in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina. Just after sunset the moon began to rise. It was just beautiful so I had to grab the camera.

I modified this picture to fit the long and narrow header space. So here is what it looked like before I made it into a header shot.

Moon Over Buffalo Bob's Pond

Have you ever wondered what you’re made of?

I’m not talking necessarily about your character but your bloodline. Who are you? Where did you come from?

No, this is not a conversation about the birds and the bee’s. But, think about it. Just as you are standing on this earth today so did your ancestors. They may not have thought about it but, by their mere existence on this earth, your grandfathers and grandmothers collectively and not necessarily knowing each other were in the process of creating you.

Kind of an interesting thought isn’t it?

Now take that one step further. You are in the process, without knowing the other people involved, of creating your descendants. In other words, your children and grandchildren will grow up and have children of their own. Whether you like your children’s in-laws or not, together you are creating new descendants.

Just as you are curious about where you came from, so will they be curious. Why not help your unborn descendants with their research by preserving what you know today.

If you’re not sure if all of your hours of research will be worth it, I guarantee you, with all of your (potentially hundreds and thousands) of descendants, there will be several of them seeking information, researching their genealogy and ancestry. They’ll be researching you and digging for your research.

Let’s face it, we don’t live forever. In case you hadn’t heard… you will die someday. So why not leave behind your legacy. Yes, you have a legacy no matter how big or small you think your life’s impact had on the world. You have experienced the world during your time. RECORD IT. Save it.

I’ve tried to record all kinds of things to help preserve our family’s legacy. I’ve not only researched (and continue to research) our family genealogy but I’ve also written documents of some events and thoughts about world events as they happened.

The one event that I think is the most important one that I remember is what I was doing at the time of the attacks on America during 9/11 (2001).

I could go on forever on this subject, but I encourage you to write and “Preserve yesterday and today for tomorrow”.

Constance H. Knox