Today is the day, 34 years ago, that we laid Daddy to rest in the Welsh Settlement Cemetery. October 7, 1982–the trees had taken on their fall colors of bright reds and golden yellows. I remember the crisp fall Pennsylvania air had a woodsy smell, the smell of the trees and ground preparing to take […]
October 7, 2013 in Legacy Writing Prompts by Judy Watters
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In my internet wanderings this morning, I ran across this article about the importance of knowing our family history. Today, more than ever, family stories are being lost. Many times, we find that the younger generation is too busy carving out an income for their own family to sit and ask Grandma or Grandpa about […]
May 26, 2013 in Legacy Writing Prompts by Judy Watters
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Mom is 92 years young. She is the sweetest person you will ever meet, but sometimes her thought process makes me want to tear my hair out. Oh, don’t get me wrong. Mom is definitely in charge of all her mental faculties. She can remember everything in her youth, all the birthdays of her children, […]
May 12, 2013 in Legacy Writing Prompts by Judy Watters
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Mom is officially 92 years young today, actually 92 years and one day. I had great plans for her birthday. The menu had been set several weeks prior to the grandoccasion by the birthday girl herself—sloppy joes, hot dogs, potato salad and applesauce. The entertainment afterward promised to rock Mom’s socks off. The African Children’s […]
March 29, 2013 in Legacy Writing Prompts by Judy Watters
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There are those few people who really touch us in life, who make an impact on our outlook. I wrote a while back about the three nonagenarians who have taught me so much in life—my mom, my Aunt Ruth and my Aunt Ilene. And now, my Aunt Ilene is gone. In her 90 years, she […]
September 4, 2012 in Legacy Writing Prompts by Judy Watters
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Can you pinpoint that one moment in your life—that one you can immediately jump back to and say, “That was my happiest moment”? Mine was at the birth of Aaron, our first-born son. I had come to believe that I would never have children—two miscarriages from my failed marriage twelve years earlier was proof of […]
July 2, 2012 in Legacy Writing Prompts by Judy Watters
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Mother’s Day 2012. A time to reflect on what Mom means to me. Just the word Mom means love. But it’s an active word and comes in many forms. Winters back home in Pennsylvania were so bad that at times we had to walk on top of 4-foot drifts to get to the bus—and I […]
May 12, 2012 in Legacy Writing Prompts by Judy Watters
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As I age (or should I say, “As I enter my senior years”?), there are three qualities that I desire the most—contentment wherever I am, peaceful living within myself and with others, and the ability to see the good in every situation. What a great way to spend my senior years. What a volume of […]
April 7, 2012 in Legacy Writing Prompts by Judy Watters
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“Speak only of your successes; there are enough people around to remind you of your failures.” I was given these words of advice when I worked in door-to-door sales in the ‘70s with World Book Encyclopedia. After having won national honors for sales the month before, I had just finished a pitiful week with very […]
March 11, 2012 in Legacy Writing Prompts by Judy Watters
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Stop replaying the mistakes of your life. Share those life lessons with others and move on.
June 22, 2011 in Legacy Writing Prompts by Judy Watters
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