The Book

My great nephew, Hayden T. Schulz, started a school project called My Journey Journal.  In it he tells a little bit about himself, then asks for those on the list (which includes his grandfather, his aunt, and his great aunts and uncles), to do the same.

This book has been traveling though my family since around Christmas.   Last week Thursday I sent a text message to two of my siblings, Peggy and Terry, asking them who had the book.   I was informed was just sent with Terry.

Now, I know my family.  The fact that this book has been floating around my family since Christmas tells me that I'm in a family of procrastinators.  :)   Anyways,  after a little coaxing to my brother, I received the book yesterday and finished it this afternoon.

Hayden, being 9 years of age, is quite the deep thinker (according to my brother Ron), a bit of a wise cracker too.   

As I read through each of my siblings' writings, I saw that they wrote of their life, work, and their family.   They shared pictures of their children, their accomplishments, pictures and some funny anecdotes of growing up in the Schulz family.

So when it came time for me to write, I wasn't quite sure what to write.  The only thing I knew was that the reoccurring theme of the book was Family.

I shared a picture of Hayden's Great Grandparents (my parents), and then told a little about myself.   Was it interesting to a 9-year old?  I'm not sure.  I hope so.  

I tried to leave him with a few words of advice to take with him through life: 

Now matter what happens to you in life, the one thing that will always be constant and true, is family.  No one can ever take that away from you.  Always be true to yourself, always Believe in yourself, work hard, cherish family and dream big.

In truth, those words can be mean to any one of us.  

The book is finished and tomorrow it will be in the mail back to my brother Ron so that he can give it to his grandson, Hayden.   

I'm will be anxious to hear what he thinks of our letters to him.