This Reminds Me

Summarizing your life in six words.

Can you do it?

Lois read this book last week, then insisted I read it.  Hannah quickly snatched it.   We alternated reading our favorite six-word memoirs aloud before deciding to compose our own.  Drum roll, please – here are our original creations:

I didn’t let you depress me. Keith,  a Ronald Reagan conservative who insists on working hard and being happy

People think they know.  They don’t. Rachel, mysteriously collegiate

And she played like never before. Lois, who treats play like work and work like play

Family.  Friends.  There to the end. Hannah, always 9 oz. in an 8-oz. cup

Asked my sister and niece, too:

Never what I plan or expect. Judy, my Houstonian sister who knows we only think we know what we’re doing tomorrow

Aimlessly wandering.  Deepening faith.  Boundless joy. Sarah, my brilliant niece who’s a stay-at-home mom and Junior League volunteer

And a few friends:

Laughed lots.  Licked Cancer.  Loved Always. Shelley, a healthy San Antonio business professional and devoted wife/mom/grandma/(great)friend

Excited to see through her eyes. Kate, a blogging buddy in St. Petersburg and mom-wanna-be who’s just been matched with a six-year-old girl

Procrastination, silly jokes overwhelming good intentions. Konen,  an AT&T survivor, wife/mom/grandma/(great)friend and generous volunteer extraordinaire

Living to be worthy of life. Brooke, a friend of Lois’ and president of her sophomore high school class

Molded by parents.  Loved by God. Mike, a Christian community Service Center volunteer in Houston

Self:  How did I get here? Eileen, a Chicago MD, wife, mom, and Sarah’s friend of forever

The greatest thing about aging?  Grandchildren! Johnnie, the face/voice heart of our church

Life imitates art.  Mine is finger-painted. Rachael, a Michigan blogging buddy MD, wife and mom of three bios and one from St. Pete

And finally – mine.

Got the write stuff.  Thanks, Mom.

More about the book here.

And now – please write your own!  Click the blue comments link below.  Then come back and let’s read each other’s six-word memoirs.

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