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Chalk it up to my love for food, but one of my favorite interview questions is about childhood family meals. There is so much nostalgia...
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Nora Walsh Kerr
- Nov 3, 2020
- 2 min
Love Letters
Last week, my kids and I visited my mom for her birthday with Sweet Mandy B's cupcakes in hand. After getting our collective sugar fix...
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- Oct 1, 2020
- 3 min
Great Uncles Tell Great Stories
Over the years my love for immersing myself in sports has gotten me into trouble at many family events. Especially during my teenage...
Nora Walsh Kerr
- Aug 28, 2020
- 2 min
Look Harder
I had a few interviews with cancer survivors this week, which never fails to bring up all the emotions. Fear. Sadness. Hope. Acceptance....
Nora Walsh Kerr
- Aug 4, 2020
- 2 min
The Supply Lists Look Different This Year
Can we bring back the 2019-20 school supply list, where the greatest debate was where to get reams of paper for cheap? While we're at it,...
Nora Walsh Kerr
- Jun 1, 2020
- 2 min
The Stories We'll Tell
We're only halfway through 2020 and already this year will go in history. Some of us have lost loved ones to COVID-19. Others have lost...
Nora Walsh Kerr
- May 5, 2020
- 2 min
Virtual Mothering
This current pandemic is testing the will and patience of everyone, my two children included. They’re not keen on homeschool, mainly...
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- Apr 23, 2020
- 3 min
A Blessing despite COVID
My dad has worn hearing aids for about 15 years and for most of that time he was wearing the strongest hearing aids possible. He tried...
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- Feb 25, 2020
- 3 min
Discovering Dad
During my childhood, it seemed that everyone knew my mom: my friends, the neighbors, my teammates, etc. She was the Girl Scout Cookie Mom...
Nora Walsh Kerr
- Jan 27, 2020
- 2 min
Healthy Competition
We all have those moments when our confidence shakes a bit. We compare ourselves to others. We question our beliefs and ways of doing...
Nora Walsh Kerr
- Jan 2, 2020
- 4 min
On Losing Sarge and Living Every Day
My Aunt Alice passed away shortly before Christmas. She was my mother’s oldest sister and sometimes referred to as the family historian...
Nora Walsh Kerr
- Nov 30, 2019
- 2 min
The Stories Behind the Lens
The holidays are here, along with the pressure from all of our preconceived notions of what this time of year SHOULD look like....
Nora Walsh Kerr
- Oct 31, 2019
- 1 min
Thank You
It seems fitting to use November, the month of Thanksgiving, to send a note of gratitude to my clients over the years. I never forget how...
Nora Walsh Kerr
- Sep 27, 2019
- 1 min
Feel Every Day
I go about my life like most people, with a range of emotions from boredom to excitement to anxious to zen—sometimes in the same hour....
Nora Walsh Kerr
- Sep 3, 2019
- 2 min
The Summers are Short
September is here which means kids are back to school and my house is eerily quiet, aside from my dogs’ constant barking at everyone who...
Nora Walsh Kerr
- Aug 2, 2019
- 2 min
Do It Anyway
Last week, I spoke about capturing life stories at Ignite Chicago, a monthly event where people discuss their passions in five minutes or...
Nora Walsh Kerr
- May 3, 2019
- 4 min
To Moms
This month, in honor of Mother’s Day, I wanted to share some of my favorite mom anecdotes from our life story projects over the years....
Nora Walsh Kerr
- Jan 27, 2019
- 1 min
Two Sides to Every Story
I love capturing the life story of a couple. I take down their tales separately, so they each get the time and space to share their own...
Nora Walsh Kerr
- Jan 2, 2019
- 1 min
Love yourself anyway
Last night my daughter accidentally locked the door to her room, and then shut the door. Problem was, nobody was in the room to unlock...
Nora Walsh Kerr
- Dec 1, 2018
- 2 min
Listen Up
“It takes a great man to be a good listener.” ― Calvin Coolidge When was the last time you put down the phone, the work, the remote, the...
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