StoryWorth Gift

     A year or so ago---either for Mothers Day or my Birthday--my youngest daughter gave me the best gift ever!   It was a subscription to StoryWorth.   

    The way it works is that the company sends you a question every week to answer.   (or you can choose your own question, which I usually did).   They are questions about your life, your experiences,  your memories,  your beliefs,  your accomplishments, your failures, and so forth.

    At the end of the time,  you have produced around a 200 page book about your life.   My book is entitled:   Nancy Rehkugler:  The Stories of My Life.   

    It was the perfect gift for me, as one who always enjoys writing.   The book also has assembled within it more about my personal history than most any place I can think of!

    The last question I answered was:   How Do You Want To Be Remembered?   

    A couple of other examples are:

What Do People Get Wrong About You?

What was your Wedding Like?

Describe your most memorable birthday.

What would you tell your three year old self.

What memories do you have of your grandparents?

    And so forth.   I think I might have answered about 50 questions!

    I have ordered my copy of the book,  which I wrote about my life over the course of a year!   Daughter who gave the gift may also order a copy, since it was her idea!

    I would observe that it all required quite a bit of personal reflection and insight.   When I edited and ordered my copy,  I scanned many of the answers to the questions I had given.   After reading the content,  I concluded that there were several themes that were repeated throughout.

One was how much I was affected in my childhood and youth by being 'shamed" by my parents about my weight and appearance.  That was devastating to my self-esteem and confidence, of which I had little in my early adult life.

Another theme was about how I eventually achieved a very happy marriage, of which I am really pleased and proud.

There is quite a bit in there about my calling to ministry, and the journey that required.

Included were quite a number of accounts of great challenges and struggles and difficulties to overcome, at every stage of my life.

And finally,  it is clear that by the senior years,  I have achieved great confidence and am able to see myself as the competent and creative person I am!

    It was a most fascinating experience.   I have done a lot of writing,  but precious little has included "the stories of my life."

I recommend this as a wonderful gift for anyone to give:  StoryWorth.com