Before We Forget: Stories, Traditions, and Ordinary Lives Worth Remembering
Every family has a library. Most of it has never been written down.
Some inherit houses. Some inherit fortunes. We inherit stories. Long before memories found their way into books, they lived on Bahamian front porches, around family tables, beneath shade trees, and in the quiet conversations that shaped one generation after another. Ordinary people never set out to become storytellers. They simply lived lives worth remembering.Then, quietly, something began to disappear.
An elder passed away. A familiar voice grew silent. A photograph lost its names. A treasured recipe survived, but the hands that first prepared it were forgotten. Little by little, families everywhere began losing their greatest inheritance, not because it lacked value, but because no one thought to ask one more question while there was still time.
Before We Forget is more than a collection of stories. It is an invitation to pull your chair closer.
Across forty unforgettable chapters, a wise Bahamian grandmother and her curious granddaughter share stories of family, faith, laughter, sacrifice, tradition, resilience, and the quiet moments that rarely appear in history books but shape our lives forever. Each conversation reminds us that the greatest legacies are often built in ordinary kitchens, on weathered front porches, around supper tables, and through everyday acts of kindness that echo across generations.
More than a story, this book offers a simple path every family can follow:
Remember. Reflect. Preserve. Pass It On.
Whether your family comes from the islands of The Bahamas or anywhere else in the world, these pages will inspire you to ask another question, record another voice, label another photograph, write down another recipe, and preserve the stories that deserve to outlive us all.
Because one day someone you love will ask, "Who were they?"
When that day comes, may you still have the stories. May you still have the voices. May you still remember.
Pull ya chair closer.
The conversation is about to begin.
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