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The Live-On Project
generations. One day, members of your family will read
these letters and experience your journey as part of
theirs.
Not only have we given up on writing letters to each other,
we barely even talk to each other.
-Ellen DeGeneres
In writing this workbook, I wanted to focus on the
“hearty stuff” of life--the memories, advice, insights, and
values. In determining the true need for a book like this
for families, I focused on these questions.
• Do you want your kids to know the real you; the
person you are now who is in the trenches raising a
tiny person, tween, teen or young adult?
• Do you desire that future generations know your
name and something about you?
• Do you finally want to help to create that family tree
you have so longed for, by not just listing names on
a chart, but providing richness, new stories, and a
means to re-tell family favorites?
• Do you desire a “time capsule” for your family, to
capture the mood and spirit of your lives now, as
well as your feelings and love?
• Do you want to really talk to your child and explain
yourself now, to do everything possible to have a
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