My hopes for all of you were for a great Mother’s Day. The day when there are more calls made and more flowers bought than any other day of the year. This fact got me thinking about making it a special day for journaling.

A calendar journal is an unique project that makes a great gift for your special friend or a friend having trouble beginning to journal.

This week instead of the normal journal prompts you will find journal devotions. Being the week of Easter has more meaning than just the Easter bunny and family traditions.

You will find literary journalism in the media, newspapers, magazine and scientific journals. Norma Sims in his book, ‘Literary Journalism,’ explains “that its appeal has grown from the solid foundations of the form–immersion reporting, narrative techniques that free the voice of the writer, and hi

These are just a few journals that one might find interesting to add to their journaling routine.

Here is a list of journaling books that might interest you.

Bottom line is reflective journals are meant to provide hindsight and feedback an experience you have had. They are intended to assist you to grow and learn. When we strive to understand ourselves we find a greater understanding of others.

Christmas is about the greatest gift given to man. . .forgiveness, love and salvation. All one needs to do is accept the gift. It is the same with this Christmas journaling gift.

There is a simple tool called ‘One Line a Day: A Five Year Memory Book’ that is a journal perfect for those needing to build daily journal writing into a habit.

If you do these ‘keeps’ your journaling will become more than a habit, it will be a blessing.