Just A Branch On The Family Tree

For Years People Have Been Researching Their Family Tree. They Trace Their Ancestry As Far As They Can Go Back In Years. To Be Quite Honest About It I Have Not Had To Visit Court Houses Or Cemeteries. My Mother Done All Of This And Today I Give Thanks To Her. I'm Not Really Sure How Far Back She Has Gone In History.
Our Family Tree With All Of It's Branches, Stands Tall And Continues To Grow Throughout The Years. For Each Branch There Is A Name. Date Of Birth, Date Of Death. A Branch For Each Person. Most People Research It For Genetics Or Roots. In My Opinion Genetics Is Just An Obstacle For Truth. The Truth Of The Matter Is I Adopted A Little Girl. Back In The Early 1970's.
There Would Be A Time When The Family Tree Is Handed Down To The Next Generation. My Generation Is Forthcoming. After Researching The Rich History Of Notable Americans And Some Not So Notable. No Matter How You View It The Truth Lies Within It's Pages. A Child Born Out Of Wedlock. A Slave Has Given Birth To A Child Whose Father Is The Slave Owner. Just A Couple "For Instances" For The Record On The Family Tree. After Viewing These Tree's, I Have Come To This Conclusion. Few Of Them Contained Worthy Information That Would Change Anything Other Than Blood Line. Is This The True Purpose Of A Family Tree? I Prefer It To Be A Map Of Your Heritage.
My Sister Brenda Died One Year Ago Today. I Told Her Years Ago I Always Considered Her My Real Sister. Even Though Her Parents Were Not Mine, I Never Looked At Her Differently. Some Day The Torch Will Be Passed To Me. Once It Has, Let Me Declare The Listings Will Be Altered. The Purpose Of My Tree In My Life Comes Within My Heart. My Heart Says Toni Lynn, Daughter. It Will List Brenda Carol Miller Maring As A Daughter Born To Harvey & Shirley Rohrer Miller.
My Declaration To The Sister I Love And Lost, You Were Always Loved By Those Who Mattered. Some People Feel They Owe An Explanation In Order To Stay Politically Correct. In The End All Of That Never Mattered. The End Result Is Heritage. I Can't And Won't, Deny Heritage To The One I Love.
I Wish I Could Have Done This For Her A Couple Years Ago When She Would Have Appreciated It. I Knew Her Heart When It Came To Family. I Would Be Honored To Be On The Same Branch With Her On My Family Tree. This Is All I Can Give To Her So Her Legacy Will Live On.
Brenda Carol Maring-May 8, 1959-July 4, 2010.
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