Journal with Me: Values
I teach an in person writing class at my local college. Over an eight week semester, my students write stories about themselves based on universal “themes” such as family, turning points, work and career, etc. The last three themes are interconnected. In the theme...
Journal with Me: Write for Yourself
Writing for yourself has many benefits. You can read more here about the benefits of writing for yourself. But writing and sharing your stories also benefits others, especially children, your own, your grandchildren, nieces, nephews… Sharing your stories, both...
Why You Need A Family Motto
Each year our family creates a holiday card. Our daughter finds a beautiful location, tells us what to wear and takes our photo, we all go to the paper store and choose just the right colored card stock to complement the photo. For years we printed the message Happy...