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This time we’ll share a bit more about gathering and sharing family history.

A nice thing you can do for family and friends that may help them in their understanding of relationships is to share remembered nice stories about their loved ones. Recently at a clan gathering we took the opportunity to tell a number of good remembrances to the family members themselves, and to their children. They were pleased to hear the stories from their youth. The sharing uplifted them and in some cases surprised them that we remembered.

Family gatherings are a wonderful place to have fun learning more about events other family members recall. One fun way to get these memories out is to do a family trivia. See my blog from several weeks ago for those details. This could probably be done on E-mails sent back and forth. Trivia can be funny, informative, and perplexing, because each person in a family saw everyday events from a different point of view. Have fun! Read older entries for more ideas.

Humor time:

Did you hear about the Buddhist who refused Novocain during a root canal? His goal: transcend dental medication.

A group of chess enthusiasts checked into a hotel and were standing in the lobby discussing their recent tournament victories. After about an hour, the manager came out of the office and asked them to disperse. "But why?", they asked, as they moved off. "Because," he said, "I can't stand chess-nuts boasting in an open foyer."

That’s all for now, God bless you, Ed