As Jesus was getting into the boat, the man who had been
demon-possessed begged to go with him. Jesus did not let him, but said,
“Go home to your family and tell them how much the Lord has done for you,
and how he has had mercy on you.” So the man went away and began
to tell in the Decapolis how much Jesus had done for him.
And all the people were amazed.
Mark 5:18-20
My parents are passing down a legacy of memories that my brothers and I, and our children, will forever cherish. From my earliest recollections as a small child, all the way up into my adult years, the brightness of the light bar and the sight of my mom or dad taking home movies was a natural part of life nearly as much as was my Daddy and his coffee.
1961 Wells Christmas
With the ever-changing quick tempo of technology and all that it offers, my parents’ movie camera eventually became a thing of the past. It was replaced by the next generation’s VHS cameras and now digital video. But in the bottom of that closet still laid priceless footage of our family and friends. My mom often thought about transferring these antique memories into something more user-friendly, since it was always quite a chore to get out the projector, the box of films, and then to set up the movie screen. After much research on Google and then inquiring phone calls to specific businesses, a final decision was made to use Digmypics.com, a company in Arizona, to transfer our home movies into DVDs. For a few months in the spring of 2008, I made regular visits to my mom’s house where together we took my original typewritten notes and verified dates, special occasions, and familiar faces as we went through thousands of feet of movie film. Once reels, lists, and instructions were fully updated and organized, all 7,500 feet of our family’s memories were boxed up and shipped Fed-Ex to Arizona. Long story short, there was a fire in Arizona around 2 a.m. on the same morning that our box arrived on site. Due to the complete loss of the facility just 6 hours prior, the shipment was refused and sent back to us inIndiana. Our family was stunned at the near devastation of losing our priceless memories, so we once again put the box of reels back into the closet.
I have come to a deeper appreciation for my Mother over the past few months as I have spent many hours working on this project in an attempt to provide something precious and most valuable to our families. Thank you, Mom, for taking the time and making the effort to often pick up the camera and the light bar … and for giving us all this priceless gift that we will cherish for as long as life gives us breath… and for generations to come.
Summer vacation in Holland, MI 1971
As Jesus was getting into the boat, the man who had been
demon-possessed begged to go with him. Jesus did not let him, but said,
“Go home to your family and tell them how much the Lord has done for you,
and how he has had mercy on you.” So the man went away and began
to tell in the Decapolis how much Jesus had done for him.
And all the people were amazed.
Mark 5:18-20
Until next time,
Debbie
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** Blog photo of a home movie clip ~ my Daddy and I in our new backyard 1962.
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