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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...
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Nora Walsh Kerr
- Mar 1, 2021
- 2 min
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, 2021
- 2 min
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, 2021
- 2 min
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, 2020
- 1 min
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, 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...
Summer Scott
- 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
- Jul 3, 2020
- 2 min
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, 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...
Summer Scott
- 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...
Nora Walsh Kerr
- Mar 29, 2020
- 3 min
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, 2020
- 2 min
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, 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...
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