I begin with a simple truth: Family is the first society to which we ever belong. Before schools, communities, cities, or countries, there is family. It is where identity is shaped, where values are absorbed, where the earliest narratives about who we are and “who I am allowed to be” take root. When families are strong, societies are resilient....
https://youtu.be/HypdXaU4YyM?rel=0 You’ve seen them; those beautiful, oversized books sitting gracefully on someone’s coffee table. Maybe you’ve flipped through one at a friend’s home or in a waiting room, drawn by a stunning photo or a heartfelt story. But what exactly is a coffee table book? And what makes it different from any other book? A...
https://youtu.be/4qkXIPfka8c?rel=0 I have two sisters, and we all spent a significant part of our early adulthood working for the family business, which our mother ran. At that stage in our lives, we each had our own families to tend to, husbands and children. We weren’t the best at choosing the “right” husband (if there even is such a thing),...
Have you ever wondered where you truly came from? not just the place, but the history, the people, the stories that made you who you are? Growing up, my mum would often tell us stories about our ancestors; her parents, grandparents, and even great-grandparents. I was fascinated to learn of my Chinese and German...
Every December, as we marvel at the sight of the dining table spread with our favourite food, laughter spills across the room, and families gather in their own beautiful chaos, I’m reminded of something deeper than turkey, mince pies, or overbooked social calendars. Beneath the sparkle of Christmas celebrations lies something ancient: a thread...
We all have boxes or folders of photos tucked away somewhere. Some of us have them neatly arranged in albums, each image capturing a moment frozen in time: birthdays, weddings, family holidays, and everyday smiles. But while a photo album tells us what happened, a Legacy Book tells us why it mattered. A photo album is beautiful to look at. It’s...
Our source, our lineage, our family history --- these form the very essence of “us”. A tree cannot grow without roots, and roots begin with a seed. Our “seed” is that potent energy from which we, and all our family members, have emerged through endless generations. To understand and appreciate our roots is to gain deeper insight into why we are...
Could this be the moment to unravel the photos, keepsakes, and stories that have been sitting in boxes and in your memory for decades?