I'm listening to a book on cd in the car titled, The Lady and the Panda: The True Adventures of the First American Explorer to Bring Back China's Most Exotic Animal (Paperback) by Vicki Croke. I am really enjoying it as it brings many subjects together in a very intriguing narrative.
As I was listening today, I started thinking about how the book was written. The author wrote an article for a magazine on the subject, then doing more research, found a lot of saved correspondence in letters to Ruth's friends in America. What a treasure that we have that those letters were saved.
So then I started thinking about blogging. I try to write about once a day but for the most part, it is less. Ruth kept a journal. She wrote these absolutely wonderful, detailed letters to her friends that kept them up with her expedition. If Ivy or Bec or someone later on wants to know about my life, will these entries be enough?
When I found out how sick my dad was, I went and bought a book called, "My Grandpa Remembers". We never filled it out. My dad was adamant that he was not dying. Whenever we tried to bring it up in the beginning, we were met with rage and told that we didn't believe in him. I thought that as the time grew closer, his position would change. And it never did. He never came to terms with being killed by the cancer. It was heartbreaking to see him fight so hard, yet still be in denial until the very end. While we knew from the beginning that we only had a matter of months. From the beginning dad promised us that he would fight. Little did we know how far he would take it.
There are a lot of things that I wish were different. But they are not. I hope that these entries will not only help me as I write them, but give something to my family later on.
Do any of you feel the same about your blogs?
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We do, indeed, leave a kind of legacy with these blogs. Is it enough? Have we chosen to share the right things? Keep the right things to ourselves? I guess only time will tell. Keep at it. Regardless, there will be more than most people leave behind.
I had never thought of it in that way. My aunt suggested that i print out my blog for my girls, because of the funny (sometimes loving, LOL) things i say about them.
It's weird to wonder what will be after I am gone... i am not sure I want to, but good question!
I wish I would write more on my blog, but I honestly write for the comments. :) My friends make fun of me, but I can't help it! I put a lot of time into it. I want to hear what they think.
:)
I really like your Thursday Thirteen. I was going to do it, but Thursdays are my busiest days. I may have to make Friday Fourteen or something. :P
This is the reason my husband wanted me to start up again.
Sometimes I feel that my blog is too much complaining and not enough of my life. I am trying to change that--more optimism, less whining. Your blog is wonderful--I always enjoy hearing stories about other peoples' children. I figure it gets me ready to have my own someday. :)
LOL! My roomy and I loved your comment on my blog! ;) Thanks for the laugh!
i used to be an avid journal-keeper. then for many years i wrote hardly at all. blogging, to me, is part keeping a journal, part writing exercise, and part socializing - it's all good!
I started blogging, as a support not only for myself, but for other mother's of children newly diagnosed with Diabetes.
I then wanted something for my children to look back on and find out more about what it was like when they were growing up.
As you know both my parents died when I was younger, so when I found my self pregant with Regen, I felt alone in many ways. I had no stories from my parents about my mom's pregancy or my birth and begginging years. While pregnate I bought a journal and started a life story. I wrote about each of my parents, stories I know, memories, and I tried to stay true to the truth, some is not as nice as it could be. After this I started my own life story, again stories, and memories, my pregancy, Regen's birth. I am hoping that no matter what the future my children can learn about and get to know thier family.
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