“The best loved stories are not from books or films, but those from our own families.”

- Jane McGarvey

For a significant birthday, such as 50th, 60th, 70th or 80th, this is a wonderful opportunity to gather some of your most precious memories into one place - a beautiful keepsake book of your stories.  You can include the highlights of particular moments in your life as well as some of those amusing family stories that become the stuff of legends passed from one generation to another - "Do you remember the time when...?" 

“Often when you think you’re at the end of something, you’re at the beginning of something else.” – Fred Rogers

For a retirement, this makes an amazing gift to celebrate all the achievements along the journey of your working career.  It's a chance to reflect on how you started out, how you moved onwards and upwards and the impact you've made.  You'll be able to recognise the people and circumstances that influenced and guided your journey and reflect on all the lessons you learned.  

"With today’s families spread out over the country and the world, our sense of belonging is minimal and our heritages are suffering too. That’s why it’s important for parents to tell family stories to their children.”

– Kimberly Crosen Luckabaugh

There's never a better time to gather your stories together into one book than right now.  As time goes on, you forget the detail of the stories your parents or grandparents once told you. 

Wouldn't you love to have time with them again to ask questions you didn't think to ask when they were here and write their anecdotes down?  That's just how your children and grandchildren will feel about you and your stories one day. They'll want to know more!  Let this be your gift - your legacy - to them.