Nora Walsh Kerr
Father Knows Best
Dads have stories and they also know how to craft a good one-liner. Since Father's Day is June 20, we wanted to honor the dads and father...
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Nora Walsh Kerr
May 1, 20214 min read
Listen to Your Mother
Mother's Day is coming up so this month we wanted to honor the moms and mother figures who have graced our book pages with their...
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Apr 2, 20211 min read
What Makes the Best Memories?
We're just wrapping a blissful week in Arizona where we didn't do much. After a year of keeping close to home, just flying to the desert...
Nora Walsh Kerr
Mar 1, 20212 min read
The Greatest Story Ever Told
It was 9pm and I was going about my usual business, shooing kids into bed and telling my daughter for tenth time to be quiet already. My...
Nora Walsh Kerr
Jan 28, 20212 min read
Doing it Over
One of my favorite interview topics is the subject of grandchildren. Most of my clients happen to have them and when this subject comes...
Nora Walsh Kerr
Jan 2, 20212 min read
Auld Lang What?
Should auld acquaintance be forgot, and never brought to mind? Should auld acquaintance be forgot, and auld lang syne? For auld lang...
Nora Walsh Kerr
Dec 5, 20201 min read
The Gift of Time
We're well into December already, and if you're like me, you're feeling a bit frazzled. Staying healthy and keeping our loved ones safe,...
Nora Walsh Kerr
Nov 3, 20202 min read
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...
Summer Scott
Oct 1, 20203 min read
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, 20202 min read
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, 20202 min read
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
Jul 3, 20202 min read
Reluctant Storytellers
The importance of a life story might be obvious to some but certainly not all. For example, members of the Silent Generation didn't get...
Nora Walsh Kerr
Jun 1, 20202 min read
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, 20202 min read
Virtual Mothering
This current pandemic is testing the will and patience of everyone, my two children included. They’re not keen on homeschool, mainly...
Summer Scott
Apr 23, 20203 min read
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...
Nora Walsh Kerr
Mar 29, 20203 min read
Tips for DIY Interviews
Tips and prompts for conducting your own life story interview, perfect for this shelter-in-place order. Getting Started Talk to your...
Nora Walsh Kerr
Mar 29, 20202 min read
Use This Time Wisely
This unbelievable turn of events caused by the COVID-19 pandemic has forced most of us to stay indoors and drastically change up our...
Summer Scott
Feb 25, 20203 min read
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, 20202 min read
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, 20204 min read
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...
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