Pushing Through

It's been a few months since I have actively been searching for my ancestors in books and online. I've been writing and when I write, one of my other avenues usually slows down. When I am working fervently on genealogy, writing slows down. That's just how I am. But right now I'm thinking a lot about my family.
My brother will be leaving for pharmacy school in a few short weeks. I will miss him and his family very much as he is the one I am the closest to of my brothers. So, we're taking time to do a few family things and I am hoping they will help us to keep those bonds strong.
I'm also thinking of my dad's family, especially my grandma and her parents. I never knew them, her parents, but I feel connected to them. I love this photo (1 of only 2 that I know of with my great-grandmother, Lillie Kerley Sullivan)



I see many things that I recognize in those faces. Stories they tell me in my dreams. I hear Lillie's voice and some day, when my time on earth is through, I will see her and hear her voice again. She will be glad that I kept her memory alive. She will be glad that my brother named his daughter Lillie - an honor to our Grandma Starks' mother. I'm sure that our Grandma Starks was smiling and proud of Edward that day.