Porch Swing Series Episode 6A: Pull Up A Chair

Walking in the sun isn’t the end of the journey. It’s the beginning of living with them. This Friday on the Porch Swing, we're reflecting on what happens after the heavy archival work is done. For twenty-three years, I thought my job was to find them, page after page, courthouse after courthouse. But somewhere along the way, I realized I wasn't searching for them anymore. I was simply spending time with them. Papa OG wasn't waiting for me in another ledger. After all these years, I already knew where to find him.Today I don’t have a lesson for you; I simply have an invitation. Pull up a chair, pour your coffee, turn on the music, and watch the breeze move through the trees. Because now, there is nothing left to prove, nothing left to defend, and nothing left to explain. The coffee is poured, the jazz is playing, and for the first time… everyone is simply together. Remember our ancestral mantra:Love them as descendants.Preserve them as archivists.Let the evidence lead us.