My grandmother passed away a few years ago and left boxes and boxes of journals, pictures, stories, newspaper clippings etc. I was talking to my mom on the phone after she had spent several hours going through my grandmother's memories. She wondered if I would help her put together a tribute book for my grandmother. I am excited for the challenge, and I think this book will be fun for my family and me to help us get to know more about our great grandmother, grandmother and mother a little better.

The key to creating this book is choosing the right memories that pay tribute to this special person in a nutshell. In order to avoid being overwhelmed, it will help to have a plan. Here are a few suggestions I thought of:

• Maybe you could think of a handful of words that describe the person you are paying tribute to, and create pages around these description words.
• You could also do a page on things like traditions they loved, opinions they expressed, hobbies they had, or causes they fought for.
• Try to find evidence in letters, cards, journals pictures etc. to help display these special things you want to display.
• Also, don't worry about putting it all into chronological order. There are years of memories so don't try to cover them all in this book. Remember, this is not a life history book it is a tribute book.