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The Live-On Project

my busy life and easily distracted. Different apps now
allow you to quickly capture photos and make photo
albums straight from your phone. I made good use of
those, and they helped make me feel like I was putting
something together for him. I captioned the photos,
wrote short notes, and tried to put my life into these

books. I even put together a few traditional baby books
which I am still working on, three years later! I noted
my son’s “firsts” and his developmental milestones.
Still, something was missing. Yes, we had countless
photos and videos of him, but where were the
snapshots of my soul, my current deeper feelings for
him? I wanted to reveal who I was--his young mother,

full of hope, love and dreams. Photographs or short
videos of moments in time are one-dimensional. I
needed to document the deeper moments of our daily
life beyond the photos or short videos. I did not feel I
was doing enough to prepare him for his life journey. I
wanted my son to feel whole, complete and

empowered. I wanted to connect to my future, older
son. I needed to make a deeper and personal
connection with him, so I thought what better way than
through writing. These letters would provide him an
emotional virtual reality for his future, and create a true
family legacy.

I knew I was not the only parent experiencing this
feeling. As a lawyer who creates estate plans for

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