Getting to Know Jesus Through Preparation

[280 words] A few months ago, I began working with a cousin of mine in the area of genealogy. I have always enjoyed studying history, but I have never spent a lot of time documenting my family’s history. My cousin’s grandfather was a brother to my grandfather. As we began our journey last spring, we have  worked to do online research but also made an effort to reach out to some family members who are still living in an effort gather information. One such family member is my only aunt that is still alive. She is in her early nineties and still has a pretty good memory. A few months ago, I explained to her our plan is to put together a small “booklet” based on our research and distribute our publication to family members. Not giving much thought to what her response would be, she replied to me, “Well,…