Comments on: Another Kind of Spotlight http://antiquemommy.com/2010/01/04/spotlight/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 14:59:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Lori http://antiquemommy.com/2010/01/04/spotlight/comment-page-1/#comment-54165 Lori Tue, 12 Jan 2010 03:50:20 +0000 http://antiquemommy.com/?p=7731#comment-54165 Love this story! I grew up loving to hear family stories over and over again -- stories of family members I never knew all the way down to stories of my siblings and me. I know that when I was six I absorbed those stories like a sponge. If Sean hasn't starting really getting them yet, he soon will. Love this story!
I grew up loving to hear family stories over and over again — stories of family members I never knew all the way down to stories of my siblings and me. I know that when I was six I absorbed those stories like a sponge. If Sean hasn’t starting really getting them yet, he soon will.

]]> By: Maria http://antiquemommy.com/2010/01/04/spotlight/comment-page-1/#comment-54159 Maria Sun, 10 Jan 2010 10:43:31 +0000 http://antiquemommy.com/?p=7731#comment-54159 Family stories enrich us all. I treasure the stories my parents have told me about my ancestors and I enjoy passing these down to my own kids. I find they are fascinated with the smallest details and they remember a surprising amount. Uncle Claude sounds like my Great Grandma Kate. Tales of unobtrusive good deeds and thoughtfulness. I wish I had known her. Family stories enrich us all. I treasure the stories my parents have told me about my ancestors and I enjoy passing these down to my own kids. I find they are fascinated with the smallest details and they remember a surprising amount.

Uncle Claude sounds like my Great Grandma Kate. Tales of unobtrusive good deeds and thoughtfulness. I wish I had known her.

]]> By: Jan http://antiquemommy.com/2010/01/04/spotlight/comment-page-1/#comment-54157 Jan Sat, 09 Jan 2010 23:00:46 +0000 http://antiquemommy.com/?p=7731#comment-54157 I'm so glad you keep your family history alive by repeating stories of family members. This has been very important to us as a family. The kids get kind of tired of our stories sometimes, but then other times they beg for the story about how Grandpa Travis got bitten by a rabid dog, or how Aunt Torchy wore orange gloves with her lingerie, or how my granddaddy "rocked" his babies to sleep by hauling them on the back of his cultivator in a little wooden box. Some of our stories are sort of horrifying, some are hilarious, but all of them keep alive the memories of loved ones who have gone before us. I’m so glad you keep your family history alive by repeating stories of family members. This has been very important to us as a family. The kids get kind of tired of our stories sometimes, but then other times they beg for the story about how Grandpa Travis got bitten by a rabid dog, or how Aunt Torchy wore orange gloves with her lingerie, or how my granddaddy “rocked” his babies to sleep by hauling them on the back of his cultivator in a little wooden box. Some of our stories are sort of horrifying, some are hilarious, but all of them keep alive the memories of loved ones who have gone before us.

]]> By: Tara http://antiquemommy.com/2010/01/04/spotlight/comment-page-1/#comment-54121 Tara Thu, 07 Jan 2010 14:01:19 +0000 http://antiquemommy.com/?p=7731#comment-54121 We spend countless hours relaying stories of those gone before us to our kids. We think they aren't listening at times, but I know they are when I hear them playing a "game" and here the name of a family memeber they have never met. Keep telling about Uncle Claude and Sean will continue to grow into such a wonderful man. And will probably be a little like Uncle Claude! We spend countless hours relaying stories of those gone before us to our kids. We think they aren’t listening at times, but I know they are when I hear them playing a “game” and here the name of a family memeber they have never met. Keep telling about Uncle Claude and Sean will continue to grow into such a wonderful man. And will probably be a little like Uncle Claude!

]]> By: wanda http://antiquemommy.com/2010/01/04/spotlight/comment-page-1/#comment-54101 wanda Wed, 06 Jan 2010 13:51:10 +0000 http://antiquemommy.com/?p=7731#comment-54101 I love it! You're right! Let's just imagine what our world would be like if we were privvy to that kind of media exposure! It would be uplifting! God bless you for sharing about your Uncle Claude! I love it! You’re right! Let’s just imagine what our world would be like if we were privvy to that kind of media exposure!
It would be uplifting!

God bless you for sharing about your Uncle Claude!

]]> By: SheilaG http://antiquemommy.com/2010/01/04/spotlight/comment-page-1/#comment-54100 SheilaG Wed, 06 Jan 2010 13:11:03 +0000 http://antiquemommy.com/?p=7731#comment-54100 That is so precious! I bet your son will end up requesting stories about Uncle Claude. I tell my kids tons of family stories--good and bad--and they crave it. I think family stories root them in who they are. And I don't think we have to shy away from the bad ones (as long as we tell them in age appropriate ways), because then our main story is one of redemption by God. But when the girls were little and going to bed, they would always say something like: "tell me about that time Nana..." or "tell me about Grandma..." They wanted to hear them again and again. And now they know them so well they'll eventually pass them on to their own children! <i>Visit <a href="http://tolovehonorandvacuum.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">To Love, Honor and Vacuum</a> today!</i> That is so precious!

I bet your son will end up requesting stories about Uncle Claude. I tell my kids tons of family stories–good and bad–and they crave it.

I think family stories root them in who they are. And I don’t think we have to shy away from the bad ones (as long as we tell them in age appropriate ways), because then our main story is one of redemption by God.

But when the girls were little and going to bed, they would always say something like: “tell me about that time Nana…” or “tell me about Grandma…” They wanted to hear them again and again. And now they know them so well they’ll eventually pass them on to their own children!

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]]> By: Confused Foreigner http://antiquemommy.com/2010/01/04/spotlight/comment-page-1/#comment-54098 Confused Foreigner Tue, 05 Jan 2010 22:18:01 +0000 http://antiquemommy.com/?p=7731#comment-54098 Loved this post. What a good idea for passing on what's really valuable to the next generation. It gave me a "Bing!" moment, thinking about my little guy. All that aside... favourite line: "He was last seen driving a 1977 Ranchero." Love it. Loved this post. What a good idea for passing on what’s really valuable to the next generation. It gave me a “Bing!” moment, thinking about my little guy.
All that aside… favourite line: “He was last seen driving a 1977 Ranchero.” Love it.

]]> By: Alice@Supratentorial http://antiquemommy.com/2010/01/04/spotlight/comment-page-1/#comment-54095 Alice@Supratentorial Tue, 05 Jan 2010 10:50:37 +0000 http://antiquemommy.com/?p=7731#comment-54095 I love the image of the newscast in Heaven. And the idea of a "goodness spree". Great post! I love the image of the newscast in Heaven. And the idea of a “goodness spree”. Great post!

]]> By: Steffj89 http://antiquemommy.com/2010/01/04/spotlight/comment-page-1/#comment-54094 Steffj89 Tue, 05 Jan 2010 06:27:49 +0000 http://antiquemommy.com/?p=7731#comment-54094 What a sweet story, I needed to hear that today. I need to tell my boys more stories about my granddad and my parents. steff What a sweet story, I needed to hear that today. I need to tell my boys more stories about my granddad and my parents.
steff

]]> By: Jane http://antiquemommy.com/2010/01/04/spotlight/comment-page-1/#comment-54093 Jane Tue, 05 Jan 2010 06:07:48 +0000 http://antiquemommy.com/?p=7731#comment-54093 Reading your stories is a highlight of my evening! Are you ever going to write a book? :) Reading your stories is a highlight of my evening! Are you ever going to write a book? :)

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