Hi everyone!  Welcome to my Heritage Makers blog.  I am a Personal Publishing Coach and Independant Heritage Makers Consultant in Arizona.  I was introduced to Heritage Makers in 2008 and although I was drawn into it as someone who is interested in scrapbooking and creating long lasting keepsakes, I’ve come to realize that Heritage Makers is more than just that.  It is a vehicle to bring heritage to life. 

With Heritage Makers, I am showing my daughter who she is through stories of what her family has done and who she is because of them.  I want her to read the story about a little girl they called “PeeWee” who didn’t let her size bring her down and be proud that her great-grandmother is the hero of that story.  I want her say her favorite book is the one about about how “Gramps” grew up drinking milk everyday and grew up so strong that he was able to break a yardstick across his back.  I want her to have stories that she can read over and over again - just as we heard them told by the original storytellers.  Storytellers who will one day no longer be able to tell these stories with their voices.

I also want teach my daughter the values that I learned through my upbringing, which is another reason I love Heritage Makers.  I grew up in Kauai, Hawaii.  I was blessed with knowing the meaning and value of ‘ohana (family) and what it means to live in a diverse and beautiful place.  As much as I want to have her have the same upbringing, I know there is more opportunity for her here (where you can keep driving and not be stopped by shorelines).   But most of all, I hope to teach her roots in what it means to grow up in Hawaii: RESPECT and to “Live Aloha.” 

I hope this blog will help you with any questions you have, from creative ideas or how to be a consultant, as I will be updating my blog as my experiences with Heritage Makers grow.

If you wish to make YOUR family’s heritage and memories last for generations to come, please visit my Heritage Makers website at: http://yourmemoriestokeep.com.  Browse around, sign up for free, start your own storybook, or join me in bringing families closer through storybooking as a Heritage Makers consultant.