An Archeological Dig

I know I am not the only person who wishes that their parents or that beloved grandmother took the time to write down the family genealogy or family history. All too soon, memories fade, health fails, and the legacy dies with the passage of time. My goal is to make sure that doesn’t happen for our children and grandchildren. Rick Warren writes in his book, The Purpose Driven Life, “You owe it to future generations to preserve the testimony of how God helped you to fulfill his purposes on earth. It is a witness that will continue to speak long after you are in heaven.”

This week the final edit of my life story, Born Three Times, is winging its way to my publishing company. I anticipate a paperback and e-book release sometime before Christmas. In order to build momentum for my book, I am giving away a free copy to the first twenty people in the USA who agree to write a review of my book for Amazon.com and Barnes & Noble.com. You can sign up on my Facebook fan page entitled Frieda Dixon, Author. Enter those words at the top of your Facebook page and my author page will be an option to select. Post a comment on the page telling me you want a free copy and provide your email address. If you don’t want to write a review, click LIKE on my fan page so I will know you have found it.

Now that my book is nearing publication, Charles and I are starting a new archeological dig. Together we will stake out his life and dust off the layers of memories to discover his history and what makes him tick. While I sit at the computer, he relays his earliest childhood memories. I am amazed that our backgrounds contain so many similarities—yet enough differences to make our life interesting. For instance, both of our fathers did not finish high school, but were very skillful in woodworking and fixing things.  Charles didn’t apply himself in school until his high school years, whereas I was always studious. Our working title for his memoir is: Reaching for the Sky. From earliest childhood, Charles has been fascinated by aviation. His story will relate his journey from flying paper airplanes to inventing modifications for military aircraft and everything in between.