We are America

My cousin Jim Funk wrote this song and his talented wife, Jessie, sang it. My grandfather is the one pictured in the first scene. He served in World War II and has shared many memorable stories about his time in the service.

He actually served in the San Diego area in Escondido for a time which is about 15 miles away from me now. My mother, Shauna, gave to each of us children a written history or his autobiography and it is definitely something I will treasure along with my other grandparents and greats.

Just last night Reeghan asked us about our history and about how we became members of the church. It was a great opportunity to show her the book that my parents had given me of our deep rich pioneer history about the Peterson and Wood side families.

I can't wait to share more with my children about our family history. Its just a great reminder of what I am doing here on this blog. I am creating our own family history here and some of the time may be cheesy information but at other times it will be well worth recording our special events and happenings in life!