A Tribute to Family

When I was home last, my mother gave Samantha a special gift. She had made a shadow picture box, with this cross inside. It is hard to show in a picture, but it is made up of dozens of jewelry pieces, pictures, medals, and symbolic pieces handed down from the family. There are pieces that grand parents and great grandparents owned, medals from my grandfather's time in the army, and stuff just for Samantha (mom also included a little Westie pin).

It is even more stunning in person. It will be a piece Samantha will cherish for years to come. When she looks at it, I know she will see glimpses of the past and obviously how much her Nana loved her and how creative Nana is.

On top of that, we were blessed to get some beautiful pieces from Keith's mom - from their family line - to place on the cross as well. So, now it is a great heritage of both of our families. As more pieces are given to us, from both sides we can easily add them.

It truly is a cherished piece. Thanks to Nana for putting it together for us and to both my family and the Newbroughs for giving us some beautiful, sentimental pieces to add!