One of the first things I missed when my daughter died, was hearing her voice. I listened to the recording on her voice mail over and over again. Thankfully, she and her friends had been silly enough to make videos of themselves. I used these videos to record Katie saying silly things. We put those recordings inside some teddy bears for her brother and sisters. The sound of her voice brings back so many memories.
Did you know your voice is as unique as your fingerprint? Some companies are beginning to use voice recognition instead of passwords. "Your voice is unique because of the shape of your vocal cavities and the way you move your mouth when you speak."
A few months ago, there was a story on NPR about a man with ALS who began recording phrases in his own voice to play back when he loses the ability to speak. This way, when the computer talks for him, it will actually be his voice that people hear. What a gift he is creating for his wife.
Have you ever considered recording your stories or stories from grandpa and grandma to play for your children. Use websites like "Saving Memories Forever" to record and save personally narrated stories for posterity. I can't imagine the joy it would bring to be able to listen to my dad or my daughter tell me a story as if they were right beside me once again.
What phrases would you record for your family? What would you want those you love to hear straight from your mouth?
Monday, May 12, 2014
Monday, April 28, 2014
Consider This Riddle
You can't earn me or trade for me, but you can spend me and save me.
Rich and poor have the same amount of me.
What you do with me will decide who you are.
There is no way to get more of me, although humans have tried throughout history.
I am what everyone wants most, but uses the worst.
This week has been on of the craziest on record for the Haggard household. I have been working a part-time temp job; we have raced from ice skating to lacrosse to Aladdin practice, with cello and piano lessons sprinkled in. I began to wonder about our use of time. Why does there never seem to be enough of it?
Don't we live in a day where there are more "time saving" devices than ever before? So, I have a question: Where does all that time go that we are supposed to be saving? I'd like to know if anyone ever sits around wondering what to do with all their "extra" time.
So that made me begin to wonder: If no one actually has extra time, how do we decide what is the best use of our time? Brainstorm: We physically CAN'T do everything we want to do even need to do.
That's pretty freeing, it's impossible to do everything. It can't be expected of me to do it all.
Guess what that means? I have to choose. You have to choose.
What will you choose to do with your time today? Spend it wisely!
Have a Nerf gun fight with your kids, don't worry about the laundry.
Take your dog for a walk, you can vacuum later.
Visit your neighbor, the dishes will be there tomorrow.
Do the laundry and the dishes with your kids, it may not be done "right," but it will be done. You have better things to do with your time.
Tuck your kids into bed, tell them you love them. Time could surprise you tomorrow.
Rich and poor have the same amount of me.
What you do with me will decide who you are.
There is no way to get more of me, although humans have tried throughout history.
I am what everyone wants most, but uses the worst.
This week has been on of the craziest on record for the Haggard household. I have been working a part-time temp job; we have raced from ice skating to lacrosse to Aladdin practice, with cello and piano lessons sprinkled in. I began to wonder about our use of time. Why does there never seem to be enough of it?
Don't we live in a day where there are more "time saving" devices than ever before? So, I have a question: Where does all that time go that we are supposed to be saving? I'd like to know if anyone ever sits around wondering what to do with all their "extra" time.
So that made me begin to wonder: If no one actually has extra time, how do we decide what is the best use of our time? Brainstorm: We physically CAN'T do everything we want to do even need to do.
That's pretty freeing, it's impossible to do everything. It can't be expected of me to do it all.
Guess what that means? I have to choose. You have to choose.
What will you choose to do with your time today? Spend it wisely!
Have a Nerf gun fight with your kids, don't worry about the laundry.
Take your dog for a walk, you can vacuum later.
Visit your neighbor, the dishes will be there tomorrow.
Do the laundry and the dishes with your kids, it may not be done "right," but it will be done. You have better things to do with your time.
Tuck your kids into bed, tell them you love them. Time could surprise you tomorrow.
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