Generations

Three generations of Bankhead decendants

Recently I've been doing a lot of research into mine and Chris' family history. It's a good bit of work and time consuming, but so rewarding. I love uncovering the footprints of past generations covered by time. I wish I knew more stories to go with the facts. I do a lot of imagining and pondering as I discover.Champion women (Beck's family), Shelby SC

One thing researching our genealogies has caused me to ponder is legacy. All of the many ancestors, some from hundreds of years ago have left a legacy. Every one of the great, great, great... grandparents, aunts, uncles made choice, sacrifices, moves that have affected who I am at this moment. Sins left unchecked haunt future generations, whether known or secret. Generous, selfless acts have shaped hearts. Each parent, each child passing on and receiving a legacy, a lesson, a lifetime.Velasquez family (Chris' family)

I wish I could see the faces of the immigrants coming from Scotland over two hundred years ago. Why did they come, what were they looking for, what did they leave behind? Were they glad they came to the new world that wasn't even a country yet? Did they miss the land and family left behind?

What was in the eyes of the settlers in Georgia, uncertainty, resolve, excitement? Some of the family is hard to trace, little information left for future generations. Where did they come from, who are they? Just because I can't find the names of the parents of parents doesn't mean they were nameless and unknown. They had real homes, real relationships, real hopes, hurts, purpose.

Reagor Hearn (Chris' family), Lewis Bankhead (Beck's family)

I research and seek the past for the sake of the future. I want to tell my children what I can about the people that came before them. For the generations of Christians that have passed down truth to their families, I want to honor, give thanks and claim blessing. For those who have made fatal mistakes I want to learn and be warned.
Maria Reyes and Steve (Beck's family)

Wrapped up in the truth of the past and the unknown of the future is one certainty. Jesus. He is the great reconciler. He makes all things right, he gives purpose and meaning. To brokenness and failure he breaths new life. From beginning to end of my family's story, of the worlds story, he is reconciling, renewing, making right.Gambill family (Chris' family)