The Story of Our Lives
Does your family know the story of how you met?
Your war stories?
How your parents raised you with love?
Have you ever wanted to write your memoirs but just don't have the time?
Have you ever wondered, "Who can write the story of my life?"
I can.
"Evelyn and I enjoyed many hours recalling stories about our parents and grandparents, our childhoods and the war years. It has really brought us and our children and 10 grandchildren closer together. I recommend this to anyone who wants to preserve their family's story."
- Ed Penick, Little Rock, WWII P-38 pilot and president of Worthen Bank
"When my father passed away, it was like a curtain fell down between my past and me. I'm so glad the Brawners helped Maxine and me preserve our memories so that years from now our children and grandchildren will know where they came from and how faith really can sustain a person through good times and bad."
- Cletis Overton, Bataan Death March survivor
From "As Time Goes By, The Story of Ed and Evelyn Penick"
Soon it was time to say good-bye. Ed took his wife and mother to the train station with their phonograph, one of their few possessions. None of them cried. Evelyn was proud of her husband for doing his duty. She believed he would survive the war and was buoyed by the knowledge that her parents and in-laws would help her through her pregnancy. She did not want to embarrass Ed with a display of emotion and tried to be strong for Mary, who was trying to be strong for her. Evelyn and Mary climbed the steps into the train and stood in the doorway as they said their final good-byes to Ed. Next to them, a woman in her thirties sobbed and clung to her soldier husband as they said their own good-byes. The husband’s face was a mixture of compassion and self-consciousness at the uncommonly emotional scene. Evelyn felt sympathy for both of them despite the fact that her situation was no different. Then she looked up and Ed was gone.