Journaling

[Squab]

Originally Posted by Florida15

Great idea except my journals are in writing in real book journals....not on the computer. I am a very good writer,have a nice handwriting and enjoy writing. That's what I meant by accumulating because I have all these many filled journals. Right now I'm keeping them in a bed bench with storage along with my photo albums,but at the rate I'm going,someday I'll run out of room. Does anyone else have yours in a book and not on the computer?

Build yourself some shelves and store them there. However, you may decide, at some point down the road of life, that after reading you won't want to keep them...

[gracie09]

Florida,

I am bias on the subject as my Grandmother will be turning 90 at the end of this month. She is very healthy at present, and will hopefully be with us for some time.

Anyway, my children have been lucky to have her, her wisdom, and her experiences to learn from in a way that I, as their mother, could not otherwise convey to them myself. Her journals have become a source of pride for her and amazement to her family,especially given what a woman of her generation is "expected" to have been able to accomplish.

At some point, we may find ourselves converting a portion of her journals to a less wieldy medium but, never underestimate the value of the experience of actually being able to turn the pages and see the handwriting in its originality for readers in the future.

gracie