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The Art of Gathering: A Book Review

The Art of Gathering by Priya Parker focuses on the interpersonal, connective part of gathering rather than the logistics. If you’ve ever been an introvert stuck at a party where the hosts just expect everyone to have a good time if there’s enough food and humans, you are going to love this book!

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Every once in a while we need to be reminded that this is our one wild and precious life! Make a mark, even if it's local or within your own family. You be you! ​​​​​​​​ Growing up my grandma would order alllll the microfilm and either look at them on her HOME MICROFILM MACHINE (yes, she had one in an office in her house) or at the local family history library. I do remember going to the depths of the @familysearch Family History library and searching through ship manifest records when we were on a visit to Utah (I’m from WA state). Looking at microfilm (especially old German handwriting 🧐) was a neat experience and I will always be grateful for my grandma who did so much research the HARD way! I do my own research mostly from home, ordering copies of documents from libraries to be scanned and emailed to me as a PDF (it gets pricey, but, I do it when I need to!). New item in my shop! I created this genealogy book template for anyone who has family history research waiting to be formatted and put into a book style! If you're feeling overwhelmed about creating someone's life history, please take a look at my book template! DM me for a coupon code. I'm really happy with how the template turned out. Here are just a few of the features:​​​​​​​​ Budgeting takes work at the beginning! You have to track spending trends and set goals. But I have never been sad that I started regularly budgeting and talking to my spouse about money! It’s hard work now, payoff later! Shop my monthly budgeting spreadsheet (link in bio)! Instant download. Being organized with money is worth the effort. #personalfinance #budgeting #budgetplanner #budgetspreadsheet #etsy #organization #familyfinance #financialfreedom #goals #goalsetting I remember reading Tuck Everlasting in school and this description of August has always stuck with me! I love that book. What is a good book you've read lately? Here are a few I've been enjoying:​​​​​​​​ Nicholas, Elizabeth, and Bessie Kauffman, about 1887. They lived among the Amish and Mennonites in Indiana. Bessie is my 2GGrandma! How do you like the head covering worn by her mom? Bessie was their only child together, but Nicholas had many children by his first wife, Magdalena. Nicholas lived to be 95 years old and died in Wenatchee, Washington. Tell me your goals for the month of August! Mine are: 1️⃣ begin our kitchen remodel, 2️⃣ enjoy the outdoors for the remainder of summer - yes, it's a goal! 3️⃣ sell at a market (Juniper Market August 19th in Farmington!) 4️⃣ get the kids in my church congregation ready and have their songs learned for their performance in September. ​​​​​​​​ Earlier this month I highlighted how I use My Maps on Google to track the journey of one of my pioneer ancestors from Canada to Utah Territory and his travels from 1834-1850. In my recent perusals I found the 1957 funeral program for my 2GGrandpa, Hubert Franklin Hall. Have you ever combed through your ancestors' memories on @familysearch and found fun nuggets of wisdom? I felt so emotional after seeing that my grandpa, who was only 25 years old, delivered the life sketch at his grandpa's funeral. He was a leg amputee and could not help carry the coffin like his brother and cousins. So by delivering the life sketch he was making a really special contribution. ​​​​​​​​

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