Comments on: Journals http://meredithefken.com/blog/2006/10/04/womens-voices/journals/ Stories of extraordinary every-day women, stay-at-home moms (SAHMs), and adoptive parents. Sun, 23 Nov 2008 12:15:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Mercy http://meredithefken.com/blog/2006/10/04/womens-voices/journals/#comment-582 Mercy Thu, 19 Oct 2006 21:04:29 +0000 http://meredithefken.com/blog/2006/10/04/womens-voices/journals/#comment-582 Man I can't keep up with you!! Dude, I was never the journal type. I mean it's awesome that you have that history and that your children will have that history and maybe even your grandchildren!! What a gift! And that's why you're the writer in the family!!! Man I can’t keep up with you!!
Dude, I was never the journal type. I mean it’s awesome that you have that history and that your children will have that history and maybe even your grandchildren!! What a gift! And that’s why you’re the writer in the family!!!

]]> By: Susan http://meredithefken.com/blog/2006/10/04/womens-voices/journals/#comment-467 Susan Fri, 06 Oct 2006 18:02:26 +0000 http://meredithefken.com/blog/2006/10/04/womens-voices/journals/#comment-467 Vasthi, I think I'll go home and unlock a little box that contains letters from my friends when I was a teenager. (Many from our Youth Group went off to Minnesota to a Christian High School; and so, we wrote many letters). One sign of an effective message is that it causes people to act! Your message reminds me of two things. First, is that box of letters (since I wasn't as diligent to keep a journal). Second, is a record of my prayers during one of the most difficult times of my life. The only reason they are written down is because things were so difficult that I couldn't concentrate to pray....so I had to write it down. You're correct; it is very important to look back and to remember. It is especially important to remember the difficult things that we've been carried through. The Bible reinforces this. The Israelites needed reminders of what they were delivered from. The more I remember of what God has done for me and delivered me from in the past, the more hope that I have for every tomorrow. Thanks for reminding me to look back and remember! God Bless You! Vasthi,
I think I’ll go home and unlock a little box that contains letters from my friends when I was a teenager. (Many from our Youth Group went off to Minnesota to a Christian High School; and so, we wrote many letters).
One sign of an effective message is that it causes people to act! Your message reminds me of two things. First, is that box of letters (since I wasn’t as diligent to keep a journal). Second, is a record of my prayers during one of the most difficult times of my life. The only reason they are written down is because things were so difficult that I couldn’t concentrate to pray….so I had to write it down. You’re correct; it is very important to look back and to remember. It is especially important to remember the difficult things that we’ve been carried through. The Bible reinforces this. The Israelites needed reminders of what they were delivered from. The more I remember of what God has done for me and delivered me from in the past, the more hope that I have for every tomorrow. Thanks for reminding me to look back and remember! God Bless You!

]]> By: Pattie http://meredithefken.com/blog/2006/10/04/womens-voices/journals/#comment-458 Pattie Wed, 04 Oct 2006 20:35:52 +0000 http://meredithefken.com/blog/2006/10/04/womens-voices/journals/#comment-458 This post reminded me of something I wrote two years ago about journals. I think I may have Meredith post it. This post reminded me of something I wrote two years ago about journals. I think I may have Meredith post it.

]]> By: Kathleen http://meredithefken.com/blog/2006/10/04/womens-voices/journals/#comment-457 Kathleen Wed, 04 Oct 2006 20:24:51 +0000 http://meredithefken.com/blog/2006/10/04/womens-voices/journals/#comment-457 Truly enjoyed that. I liked especially how the "now self" was doing something the young self would not have considered doing. What a reward for a mundane task you chose to do! How wonderful it would be for your daughter to read about her mom and her dad coming together, from her mom's point of view. Truly enjoyed that. I liked especially how the “now self” was doing something the young self would not have considered doing. What a reward for a mundane task you chose to do!

How wonderful it would be for your daughter to read about her mom and her dad coming together, from her mom’s point of view.

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