I may have spoken about this before and since I have been baptised many years ago, I truly believe I am of his DNA, but I wondered about things and researching, I found anomolies.

So, doing a DNA test, confused the heck out of me, one was how both my parents were so very similar with the ancestry. Another was, there was a lady in the small town we lived Mrs Staff, now it seems I am related, via the male, so I ask, when mum stated the woman living across from my grandparents’ house was my true grandmother, what who why… oh and the fact my father always stated he was born in Wagga Wagga, but the facts show he was born in a mother and baby home in Albury. See lies

Another was the amount of German in my ancestry, and finding documentation about my grandmother’s divorce, didn’t know she had been married before or had 3 kids or her maiden name.

But what struck me was her insistence on marriage, but my male parent was born on the 19 and she married on the 23, so she was unwed, also how rich her first husband was, was shocking, but I now understand her expensive furniture.

I have found the document trail is completely different to the DNA result, so I knew my family history would be a challenge for anyone, but boy oh boy it sure is.

Something I wish is this, once you have DNA, that a tree would form on the site for you. Even my challenging one, so it makes more sense, even the cross references or things that do not add up.

There are things that connect me to Royalty, so really thinking of the world me, who really am I. I knew my family had secrets and lies, but boy oh boy

Something that my mum taught me, was to pay attention to the value of things.

I had a book called the Silver Brumby, this book was gifted and I read it and handed it back. I knew the value of this book and once saw the author and how she regretted not keeping the paper cover on the book.

Why, because her first print hardcover at the time was worth $600 but the cover slip on the book was $1500. Now this is something that has bugged me, I gave it to the owner written inside the cover, being nice but told her that information, well because this person is a narcissist and will not listen to anyone, I am sure by now she dumped it.

Throwing away money is ridiculous to me and this came back to my mind because yesterday I was drying my cloths, someone had left two very old books there and I was interested in the one with the paper slip still attached, this book is very very old. So, I looked up the value, over $100-$200 or more.

I rang the person who owned the place and asked if I could take it home, I was given the all clear. So when I can I am going to list it and it gets me back to the heading.

Do you really look at something, do you pay attention and listen, do you store information and value, what others do not.

Don’t just disregard it because it may not seem like anything to you, value is when you really understand having God in your life. Value all he has for you and all he has done for you, do not get caught up in the mess of the world, but see his value.