Sharing Stories

This post originally appeared on Tapestry on August 13, 2013.

On Wednesday, I was sitting watching my oldest daughter in her gymnastics class when I heard, “Excuse me but you look familiar, do you go to IBC (Irving Bible Church)? Have you ever spoken up front?” As I answered yes to both of these questions, I found out that this fellow mom remembered when my husband and I talked in front of our church about our daughter’s adoption story. This was about 3 and ½ years ago. I was amazed that she remembered, but she said, “I remember because it was touching.” Who knew that over 3 years after my husband and I told our story, I would run into someone who remembered it at gymnastics. Who knew a story could make such an impact?

As I am reminded of when we shared our story, my daughter is also asking, “Tell me about the time you got me in Vietnam.” So I have been retelling this story, sharing videos and pictures as often as she asks. My daughter wants to know her own story of how she came to be in our family. She wants to remember. And I wonder how I could be more intentional about connecting her past with our present.

How do you share your child’s story with them? How do you connect their past to the present? Do you have books, videos, pictures? Do you wait for them to ask or do you share their story with them at specific times (like the anniversary of their adoption day)? Do you do anything special?

How do you share your child’s story with others? Maybe you would like to share something with us? We would love to hear them.

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