Why "Gingerbread"?
I remember spending hours building Gingerbread houses for the first time with my mom and brothers. They took a lot of love, care, and patience. My dad ended up eating most of them, but we have the memories forever.
That's the kind of memory that makes you smile every time. Simple, warm, and shared. Gingerbread is named after moments like these: the ones that smell like home and feel like family.
The idea for this app came from an unexpected place. While volunteering in hospice care, I sat with people in the final chapter of their lives and listened to their stories. Stories about first loves, hard-won lessons, silly childhood adventures, and the quiet moments that shaped who they became.
Many of them wished they had shared these stories sooner. With their children, their grandchildren, the people who mattered most. And many of their families wished they had asked.
The mission
I built Gingerbread because I believe every family has stories worth preserving. It shouldn't require a book deal, a $100 printing fee, or a tech-savvy family member to make it happen.
Gingerbread makes it effortless. Just talk. Tell your story in your own words, in your own voice. The app handles the rest: transcription, polishing, even illustrations. And when you're done, your family has something beautiful they can keep forever.
This isn't just an app for one person's stories. It's for the whole family. Parents record. Kids curate. Grandchildren listen. Everyone participates in keeping the family's stories alive.
Because the best stories aren't the ones we read in books. They're the ones told around the kitchen table, and they deserve to last.
Ready to start preserving your family's stories?
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