01-27-2019
11:15 am - 12:15 pm
R.E. Building – Rooms 6, 7 & 8

The Power of Roots

The power of the earth is the power of roots—the power that comes from a sense of history and connection to our origins. Participants learn that we are grounded in all that has shaped our lives, from our own memories back through the experiences of our ancestors, and including the features of the place where we live—its geography, ecology, and history.

Take Home

Talk about your family roots. This might mean sharing stories about your ancestors or stories of different places you have lived. With children who have been adopted it might also mean talking about their domestic or international place of origin and talking about their birth families, even if it means offering guesses to fill in places where your family lacks information.

Visit a place you associate with your family’s roots. Possibilities include not only places where you have lived previously or where older relatives live, but also stores, restaurants, or cultural events associated with some part of your family’s ethnicity or a place where a family member is buried. Online, search a family homeland on Google Maps.

At a quiet time, such as before bed, gather in a circle as a family, and take turns around the circle completing the sentence “I am from…”

Check it out: Session 2