Each Legacy Film project that we complete at Sacred Stories is another reminder of the incredible power that stories have to change lives. When I first started this business, I thought of the finished Legacy Film product as the most important outcome from this work – the video recording of life stories for individuals and […]
Ham for the Holidays
I am fascinated by poets and always have been. They seem to effortlessly paint a reality with the stroke of a word. An award-winning poet named Muriel Ruykeser once said, “The world is not made of atoms. It is made of stories.” When Whitney asked me to write a blog for Sacred Stories, one of […]
Holiday Gift Guide 2.0
“You give but little when you give of your possessions. It is when you give of yourself that you truly give.” —Kahlil Gibran “What’s the best gift you’ve ever received, and why?” This is a question I often ask in our Legacy Film interviews. The answer to “why?” is almost always linked to a relationship […]
Around the Table with Tom Walsh: “Lazy” Chicken Parmesan Sandwiches
“I grew up in a family with two incredible cooks as parents – many of my best memories from childhood were at the dinner table with my family, sharing delicious meals together. It shaped me into who I am today and sharing experiences around food was (and is) a significant part of my identity… My […]
Around the Table with Tray Horvath: Grandma’s Pot Roast
“Mary (Grandma) Conring, known as Bubbles to her friends and family was the quintessential hostess. Whether her guests were family or friends, extreme care went into everything she made. Nothing brought her more joy than preparing someone’s favorite dish. For me, that was her Pot Roast and Gravy! Though there were many times we would […]
Around the Table with Alex Grimsley: Chef Alex’s Simple Pasta Alfredo
“[The holidays] are full of flavors, spices, and memories. Our family has always celebrated with a Christmas Eve dinner. Historically that dinner varied; however, I have always been a person of tradition. So when I was five years old I expected to have crab legs for dinner just as we had the year before with […]