Words for Wednesday – Let’s Journal!
Wednesday, February 13th, 2008It’s time for another Words for Wednesday and today I’d like to discuss JOURNALING.
I think the words in our scrapbooks are so important. It’s crucial to record our stories, write them down, have our memories right there on the page for our own benefit as well as the benefit those who will look through our scrapbooks in the future.
I’ve heard many scrappers say that they can’t journal. Poppycock! EVERYONE can journal. Not only CAN you journal, you SHOULD journal. Now, I’m not saying every page you create needs journaling. Far from that! But it is important to remember to journal those special memories.
There are many ways to journal. From a few short sentences giving the who’s who and what’s what in the pictures. to a long paragraph telling an entire story.
In this page, I wanted to make sure I recorded the story and memory of a favorite game that we play every year at our family Christmas party. It’s a fun tradition that we have and I wanted to have those feelings put into the page.
Journaling right onto the paper allows for plenty of space, and creates a simple clean look.
On this page, I used a journaling index card to journal about why we spent New Year’s Eve with Morgan and Josh and all the fun things we did that night. I know 20 years from now I wouldn’t have remembered the details (heck, NEXT YEAR I probably wouldn’t remember! haha!). So, I’m glad its all written down.
The talented Miss Danica is a GREAT journaler. She writes down all her daughter’s stories. Journaling is a big part of her pages. Her storytelling style is just for her girl. How fun will these stories be for Isabel to read some day. A story of her life, straight from her mama.
I love how Andrea recorded the fun story of these photos in a circle shaped journaling paper. Not only does it record special aspects of her husband’s character, it also records a fun story that her family can read and always remember.
Another circle journaling, Shari recorded her thoughts and feelings about this special heritage photo.
Journaling doesn’t even have to be long! Just a couple short sentences. Happy Scrap Girl captured a memory with just a short statement. But her feelings and the memory are now recorded on this adorable LO!
I know that when we look back on our pages, and when our families and friends look back through them too, that the journaling and stories they read will be every bit as special and important as the photos! We just have to remember to journal!!
If you really feel like journaling isn’t your thing, I suggest just trying to write a couple sentences and get your toes in the journaling water. The more you do it, the more you’ll grow comfortable with it!
Let’s all remember to journal! 
xoxo,
