The Legacy of Story Telling Part 1
Kathy Chapell &
Elizabeth Turnage
Kathy Chapell and Elizabeth Turnage join Sharon Betters to talk about how sharing our stories are a means of passing on a legacy of faith, even if our story is filled with disappointments and potholes. They start with Kathy sharing from her book, The Great Iowa Road Trip – Journey to Memories where Kathy has recorded not only precious family memories but teaching moments along the way. Four days spent with her mother, often alone for many hours as they drove, gave Kathy insights into her mom and herself as well. Elizabeth, whose passion is to help people preserve their legacy joins the conversation with her thoughts on how precious it is to record our stories as means of leaving a record of our perspective on life as well as God’s faithfulness in our journey.
This conversation between three friends is sure to encourage you to pursue your own story telling adventure. And the good news is that there is Part 2 of this conversation where Kathy and Elizabeth will share some of their insights on caring well for our elderly parents.
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Kathleen Gabriel Chapell is the wife of Dr. Bryan Chapell, mother of four married children, and grandmother to 6 (currently). She has taught preschool music, high school music, private music lessons, and directed church choirs. She has been a pastor’s wife, seminary president’s wife, and is now the wife of the administrative head of the Presbyterian Church in America. She is an accomplished musician, a seminar speaker, and an avid mystery reader. Kathy and her husband Bryan co-authored Each for the Other and Anyway and Always, a children’s book. Kathy’s most recent book is The Great Iowa Road Trip, Journey to Memories Connect with Kathy at https://www.kathychapell.com
Elizabeth Reynolds Turnage, gospel life and legacy coach, author, and speaker, helps people live, prepare, and share their legacy to bring hope to future generations. She writes the column Numbering Your Days to share gospel encouragement for aging, caregiving, legacy, and end-of-life. She is the author of two devotionals, From Recovery to Restoration: 60 Meditations for Finding Peace & Hope in Crisis and The Waiting Room: 60 Meditations for Finding Peace & Hope in a Health Crisis. Elizabeth and her husband, Kip Turnage, enjoy feasting and sharing good stories with their large family of four adult children, three children-in-law, and three young grandchildren. Connect with Elizabeth at www.ElizabethTurnage.com.
