With vivid imagery of her past, Champagne craftily weaves together
heart-felt, gut wrenching stories from a melancholy girl who gives deep thought
and insights of past family experiences growing up in Philadelphia, and summers
spent Charleston, South Carolina with her grandmother, Inez. Known to wear her heart
on her sleeve, Champagne uses her social work insights as she shares the joys
and pains of her childhood experiences through a journey of self-discovery,
significance, and guidance. At the helm was Inez, the matriarch. Although she
was known for raising other family members’ children, she didn’t raise one, her
first born child, Champagne’s own mother. Champagne sets out to explore the
tradition of raising others children, the meaning behind it all, the revealing
stories of acceptance, rejection, and saving face. Champagne is known to
inspire others to write their family story, preserving their own family history
for future generations. As you reunite with your past and learn to value your
connections, you will understand, embrace, and connect to your past, as you
journey into the future. It was the great philosopher Socrates who said, “The
unexamined life is not worth living”.