A Lesson from Grandmom

Over the last few weeks I have been spending time with my family in my childhood home. It’s been a great time seeing these people whom I have seen seldom since 2018. Living in Maine and the Czech Republic followed by the stretch of Covid has kept me from seeing my family as much as I would like. We decided that this natural transition time was perfect to spend with my family. It’s been a pleasure to wake up, eat breakfast with my family, have coffee and talk, work on projects, and take part in their day to day events.


What I have been enjoying doing quite a bit is waking up early (as I always do) and sitting down with an old family photo album. Memories of family still with us and memories of those past bring me joy. The memories and lessons are two in the same. I feel as if I have meaningful lessons from everyone in my family. Lessons of reverence from some and others of questionable ethics from others… It’s a big family.


One person in particular stuck out to me and got me thinking about life lessons. That person was my paternal grandmother- Grandmom.

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