by bethwestcott | Jan 31, 2023 | Family, Memories, scrapbooks, Thoughts
Memories, Photos Albums, and Scrapbooks, Me with Snooks Me with Mom About thirty years ago, I took up scrapbooking. I enjoyed it, although it was time-consuming. In the business of life, I focused on the present as my husband and I raised our...
by bethwestcott | Jul 11, 2022 | A Heart's Journey, Christian Romance, Family
A Time to Remember One of my fond childhood memories is of our vacations in Rhode Island, where we visited my parents’ families. A family reunion with my father’s very large extended family highlighted most of those vacations. As the youngest of six siblings, I looked...
by bethwestcott | Jan 24, 2022 | Family, identity, Inspiration
Have you ever wondered about your ancestors, who they were and where they came from? Members of my family have done on-line genealogical research, with interesting results, and they have had personal contact with distant and previously unknown relatives. If it weren’t...
by bethwestcott | Nov 22, 2021 | Family, learning and life, Memories, Thoughts
The Last of Her Generation 1914-2021 An inspiration to all of us in her family, my mother passed away on her 107th birthday this year. Mom was the child of immigrant parents who came from England and Italy in the early 20th century. A tiny woman, 4’ 11” tall at her...
by bethwestcott | Feb 11, 2020 | Caregiving, Family, learning and life
I prayed that God would make it possible for me to spend more time with my mother during her waning years. God answered my prayer, and I now live about 5 miles from her home. I’m not a full-time caregiver, but I share some responsibilities with my brother by helping...
by bethwestcott | Nov 21, 2019 | Family, History, Inspiration
FAMILY AND IMMIGRANTS Today is my mother’s 105th birthday. Born in 1914, she is the child of immigrant parents. Her mother came to the United States with her family from a mountain village in northern Italy. Her father, a native of Cornwall, England,...
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