Ashley Judd

Ashley Judd Instagram – Who in your family is the keeper of family traditions and memories? Who shares the stories about your loved ones who are no longer here in person, keeping their spirits alive and making sure your younger generations know how special, quirky, funny, (or weird!) they were? For us, it is so important our younger ones know about “Mamaw and Papaw,” or that their 5x Great Grandfather Elijah fought for the Union cause out of Peach Orchard, KY, had a battlefield amputation at the Battle of Saltville, and was POW before becoming a successful farmer in spite of poor soil and faithful lay preacher. We have come to realize that WE are now those folks in our family: the standard bearers of memory responsible for passing along our heritage to younger kin. What grief to see the elders are now mostly gone! It is a shock and a lament to realize all they took with them. And then, a poignant honor to step into the role they so had well filled: knitting us all together through stories of previous times. We sisters love to swap memories. Our conversations, in any setting, are peppered with references to our childhoods (just don’t mention “Beverly” and “waterskiing” to Ashley because she will reliably wet herself laughing). So we now, joyfully and solemnly, commit ourselves in our family to the role of Keeper of Memories and Passers On of Tradition. | Posted on 19/Jun/2024 01:43:42