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Initially I was forwarding The Money May Be Lacking, but a Library Refuses to Go Quietly (Dan Barry. NY Times. 10/1/2011) to share the "good" and "bad" news with a local librarian. As the email developed, I shifted toward a note of encouragement which focused on a particular program which I have recently come to really appreciate.*

Let me encourage you to take a few minutes today to visit your local library and/or share a note of appreciation for their hard work through challenging times. If you have the resources, consider a small gift to assist them as they press on during these difficult financial times.

*Recently I've been enjoying a monthly Genealogy Workshop. I've appreciated the research tools, hints, and personal mentoring as I've begun the arduous construction of a multi-generational genogram for a Personal Foundations in Ministry class (Evangelical Theological Seminary). As you may guess, the professor is zeroing in on how family traits/behavior/stories (positive/negative) are passed on through generations. I'm not sure how many stories of family dysfunctionality and their generational influence I can handle, but the wrestlings approached from the proper direction enable one to actively engage in the healing process in one's life with a ripple effect out into family, life, ministry.

Currently I'm reading Secrets of Your Family Tree: Healing for Adult Children of Dysfunctional Families, which 'sets the stage' by reviewing the stories of David and Isaac. The professor made an excellent choice. It's going to take quite awhile to process through and discuss the material in Secrets of Your Family Tree. I encourage you to check to see if your local library (in the community, local assembly, campus) has a copy. More on the book (and family tree/genograms/storytelling) coming . . .

FYI: Reformation Day (Oct 31, 2007) is a post with some Grosh family history.

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