The greatest honor we can pay your parents, grandparents, and elders is to listen to and write down their stories.
The greatest gift we can give to our children and our children's children is the opportunity to read the stories.
THE LIFE STORY
BOOKSHELF
Interview excerpt:
LI: If you could send a short voice note or video message to your great-great-grandchildren right now, what would you say?
HT: I am sorry I am not around to see you. I wish you the best.
-Hyacinth Thomas, 89
Larick, what you did for our family is amazing!
-Irving, Hyacinth’s Son
Even if I don’t get to see my great granddaughter, she can read this and she will know who her great grandmother was.
-Christine Wilson, 81
Reading this, I felt like instead of seeing my mother, I was meeting Christine the total woman. Thank you, Laurick, this is more precious than diamonds.
-Christine's daughter Natasha
My grandparents were gone before I was born; then I missed my chance to capture my mom and dad’s story before they left here. I can’t change that, but I made sure to capture and preserve my own story for the next generations.
-Me
Imagine 50 years from now, your grandchild asking his mother, “What were my grandparents like?” Now imagine her walking over to her bookshelf, grasping a book titled “The Memoirs of…” Then sitting with your grandchild sharing in heartfelt word-for-word detail, the lives their grandparents lived. I am giving you an opportunity that I never had. It’s a chance of a lifetime, that will enrich your family for years to come!