Brummet's Conscious Blog

Publishing the Down The Road (@  Amazon   )  family memoir, Dave and I noticed that both of us developed a renewed respect and increased gratitude for our ancestors.  While we all know in the back of our minds historical events like the Great Wars, the Great Depression, the fight for Equality, and others... we all know that these times sparked massive change across the globe - making our lives so much better today.   However actually reading in their own words how they felt, what daily life was like, I mean - it had such a huge affect on us.  We witnessed Maria (Dave’s grandmother) survive many challenges and haunting experiences before emigrating to Canada to marry Dave's Grandfather. She loved life here, adored her husband and lovingly raised her children to become wonderful people. We discovered a renewed respect for Dave’s grandmother who braved a 2-week journey all by herself. Starting with a long trip by train and passenger ship, then train...