Guest Author - Melissa Waters

Since we are entering the Thanksgiving Season, I wanted to share with my fellow journalers the following prompts.

I've called them "A Cornucopia of Prompts". They do not necessarily have to do with Thanksgiving, but there is a huge variety for you to choose from.

Let's begin, so grab your favorite pen and journal and curl up with a nice hot cup of ______? Java, tea.

Use the following words to help you grasp ideas to journal about, or why not just write down the first thing that pops into your head with the word. This exercise will get your creative juices flowing.

Indian Corn...

Pumpkins...

Scarecrows...

Falling leaves...

Red, Brown, Yellow...

Hot Chocolate....

Mittens...

Fireplace...

Logs...

Turkey...

Dressing...

My favorite thing to eat at Thanksgiving is....

Apple cider....

Corn mazes...

friends and family...

School breaks....

Holiday....

Black Friday....

Shopping...

Malls...

Crowds...

Credit, Check or Cash....

Pen, Pencil or typing...

Flowers...

Frost...

Snow...

Making that list and checking it twice...

Plastic or paper....

Sunset...

Sunrise....

Smoke...

Raking leaves....

Grace, mercy and longsuffering....

My favorite time of year is....

White or dark meat...

Ghost or Gobblins...

Whole or jellied cranberries...

travel or staying home...

Friendship...

Memories...

Chapped lips...

Pumpkin pie or Sweet potatoe...

Pecan or applie pie....

My favorite Thanksgiving memory is...

My favorite Christmas memory is...

Christmas trees...

Garland....

Pine cones or acorns...

Wise men....

Jerusalem...

The Star of David...

Christmas...

Presents....

It is better to give than receive...

All I want for Christmas is...

A lump of coal...

wrapping paper...

ribbon...

layaway....

eggnog...

a Christmas goose...

chestnuts roasting on an open fire...

All through the house....

Santa Claus or St. Nick...

I hope you have as much fun with these as I did.