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Sharing Military Memories Can Heal
For veterans, the preserving of their military memories, especially of war-time or battlefield, often isn't easy. It's not like preserving memories of meeting the girl that would be "the one" or the innocent hi-jinx of childhood. Even talking about their memories can...
How to Write about Your Favorite Things–They Tell a Lot About You
Writing about your favorite things can help your readers connect with you. Narratives are wonderful, but not all the memories you preserve have to be straight narratives. The purpose of preserving your memories is connecting. Connecting, by extension, involves letting...
Writing about kids: Write that one down!
Writing about kids is a "must" for most memory collectors. How many times have you recounted a story about your kids and received the response: “You’ve got to write that one down!” Well, go ahead and do it! Whether your journalling, scrapbooking, or writing your...
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Every Friday, Lisa-Jo Baker, founder of "Five Minute Friday," broadcasts a writing prompt, challenging writers to writer for five minutes only. In her words, "It's not a perfect post, not a profound post, just five minutes of focused writing. " This is a great writing...
The Power of Going Back
You can’t go home. It’s not just a cliché. I’ve tried. However, going back to the geography of my roots proved to have a powerful allure all its own. As I drove away from Richmond and towards Prince Edward and Lunenburg counties on Monday, more than just the...
Put the Family Photographer in the Frame
You may have beaucoup family photos, but none of the person who snapped the photos, because no one thought of putting the family photographer in the frame. In many families, there’s one person who is the designated family photographer. Often this person is the one...
Writing for your Family is Like Reading the Bible in Church
Staci Trioio, who shared her Recipe for Posterity earlier this month, has extended a generous invitation for me to guest post today on her blog. The subject? The importance of sharing Memories. Come join me at her blog, stacitrioio.com and read Why You Should Write...
Five Minute Friday: Broken
#FiveMinuteFriday Broken....Every Friday, Lisa-Jo Baker, founder of "Five Minute Friday," broadcasts a writing prompt, challenging writers to writer for five minutes only. In her words, "It's not a perfect post, not a profound post, just five minutes of focused...
How to Write about Your Faith: 4 Ideas
It can feel awkward to write about your faith. No one wants to create controversy. For that reason, many of us have qualms when it comes to writing about faith and the role it plays in our lives. The flip side, however, is that writing our stories without including...
Writing— not bragging —about your kids
Write, don't brag about your kids! We all hate receiving the dreaded brag letter. Writing about them is not bragging about them--at least not necessarily. With a little finesse, writing about your kids without bragging becomes easy. 1. Use your tact: A spoonful of...
Why Write about Kids without Bragging
So what’s so bad about bragging? It depends on your audience. If you are writing for your parents, who already adore their grand-kids, then there’s nothing wrong with it. However, if you’re writing for a wider audience, i.e., loved ones that have kids of their own, a...
Remember: The Ultimate Defense
#FiveMinuteFriday Every Friday, Lisa-Jo Baker, founder of "Five Minute Friday," broadcasts a writing prompt, challenging writers to writer for five minutes only. In her words, "It's not a perfect post, not a profound post, just five minutes of focused writing. " This...
Smells and Memory Recall: How it Works
Smells and Memory: One whiff of cotton candy and you'll be seeing one of these. We've discussed the role of food in family traditions and childhood memories. Part of that importance stems from the relationship between smells and memory —the olfactory sense’s...
Recipe for Posterity: Family Food Traditions
by Staci Troilo Yes, the stereotypes are true. Italians turn to food for everything… we celebrate with it, commiserate with it, mourn with it. It should be no surprise that holidays in an Italian household are marked by the aroma of simmering tomato sauce, baking...
How and Why to Share Family Traditions
Family traditions matter. We all know the story of the young woman cutting off the end of the ham, don’t we? She continued the tradition but didn’t know its origin. Turns out, great-great-grandma’s pan was too small, so the meat had to be trimmed. It’s great to pass...
5 Minute Friday: Rest
Today's #FiveMinuteFriday Prompt: Rest Sleep restores our bodies; rest restores our brains and spirits. It’s what we need to re-group, re-ground, and re-start. I’ve often wondered why God didn’t give our brains an off switch. (No hint of a lie—I even asked a...
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