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"Family Journal"

I came across this idea in a great book entitled Families Writing written by Peter R. Stillman (see our review). I keep a journal, record frequently for my children in their baby journals, but I felt like we needed to do something as a family. We needed a place where immediate family could record snippets of their lives, conversations, milestones, cute happenings. A place where a sentence written would be enough, a statement about the day from the youngest writers in our family, for instance. I wanted them to feel that what they had to write about us was important, that what they wrote became part of our history.

Along came the Family Journal idea! Place the Journal you’ve selected in a prominent place, ours is on a round table in the living room, next to a comfortable chair. Easy to reach black, non-smudging pens nearby make it very convenient and you are ready to go. I had Jim make the first entry, since he is the Patriarch in our home, besides I needed to feel supported...

Explain the Family Journal to the children, grandchildren etc., that it isn’t a place to doodle while you’re on the phone but a special book, something that they are going to have fun reading one day. At the bookstore where I purchased our journal, I had SEVY FAMILY JOURNAL engraved on the cover in gold lettering, the children were very excited about this, it also emphasized the fact that this was an important book.

I hope that this inspires you to start a new tradition in your family!