Jan9

a series of choices.

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i recently wrote a post about

my dear friend and author, breeda kelly miller

who researched, wrote a play, performed, and presented

her family’s heritage story:

https://ididnthavemyglasseson.com/?s=kelly

she continues to perform the play on stage

had the play aired on pbs,

and presents her story all over the world.

above is the companion book she has written 

which includes more details, background, quotes, photos, and inside jokes

fully rounding out her family’s tale. 

this book was a lovely read

 it was a pleasure to follow along with the story

of the kelly family’s journey

from ireland to canada, and ultimately, the united states

their tale is told through the eyes of a daughter

with stories from the generations before her

sharing the true life eccentric characters and situations 

that carried all of them through life.

it’s a story of love, humor, grace, loss, and acceptance

the photographs make it easy to imagine the people she writes about 

their brave and challenging moments

along with their glories

as they made the best of situations presented to them

gained personal strength, learned as they went

finally finding their place in the world 

a place they came to call home. 

This book takes you through the ebbs and flows of their lives

while sometimes just treading water

but they make it through and inspire us to do the same.

What a beautiful legacy gift Breeda Kelly Miller has created for her family

and for all families

who can all imagine bits of themselves and their own stories in this book. 

every person, every family, every place, every choice, has a story.

looking back and learning about our past

how we came to be who we are, where we came from, bringing us to where we are now

helps us to understand and make sense of our lives.

I hope that you enjoy the Kelly family’s journey as much as I did. 

Sláinte! 

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“life, like a poem, is a series of choices.”

Dame Maggie Smith

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Mrs. Kelly’s Journey Home is now available for sale at the two sites listed below:

https://breedamiller.com/products/mkjh-book/

https://www.amazon.com/Mrs-Kellys-Journey-Home-American/dp/1956465235

 

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  3. We all have a family story but most don’t write about it. Or aren’t brave enough to write about it. Perhaps writing your story might ease differences and remember the wonderful times and laugh at the other part. When my mother passed I found many letters etc she had kept. Insights I had never been aware of. I’m in the process of throwing away some of my old “junk”. Maybe I’ll hold on to it. Perhaps somebody might enjoy. (Much is just blogging bits.)

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  5. Ah Beth, as I wipe my tears of gratitude for this extraordinary review of my work, I’m just so grateful to have you in my life. You captured the essence of Mrs. Kelly’s Journey Home exquisitely. Thank you.

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  7. Congrats to your friend. Documenting my family’s story while my parents were around is a regret I have of not doing! And to be able to adapt the story to other media is also very cool!

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  13. I have only researched my Mother’s story. All four of her grandparents emigrated from Ireland in the late 1800’s. They gathered in Chicago where the males did the policeman/fireman bit. They gravitated to Boston and New York. I am envious of Breeda Kelly Miller who put her family’s journey together in such an impressive and meaningful way.

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  18. In the post you shared and mentioned here I had not realized that it is about the famous Kelly family. So, you are friends with a member of the Kelly family. That’s cool. When I was about 7 years old, I saw documentation about the Kelly family driving around the country in a red bus in which they also lived with their little children making music. In some way, I thought it was really cool. Only decades later I remembered that they were the Kelly family that became famous then.

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