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A Mama’s Journal You Can Write for Your Children

Any mother will tell you it is hard to record memories about their child or children, since they never find the time to. What’s even worse is that a mother would never think to find time to write about themselves. But let me ask you, in years from now, don’t you want your children to have a personal record of your life as well as theirs? Sure, you will share the memories, and you will take pictures and maybe video. But I can tell you from personal experience that having a written word from a parent later in life is a true treasure.

For My Children by Dionna Ford (published by Ulysses Press) is a lovely journal made just for that purpose. Perfect to complete in small increments whenever you can find time, the journal is simple with charming graphics throughout. Questions in the journal help you get started, giving you a direction in your thoughts. Here are a few questions to give you an idea:

  • What songs and music have been important to you as a mother?
  • If you could compare your family members to fictional characters (from books, movies, etc) who would they be?
  • What is the best advice you have ever received?
  • What makes you laugh, and what do you laugh about?
  • What people or events have shaped your spirituality?

As you can see, some questions encourage you to go deep while others are playful and can be answered straight away. The nice thing is that there is no one direction in writing in this journal. Since I started, I find I jump from one category to another, depending on what catches my eye and what I feel like writing about that day.

The seven categories included are:

  • Motherhood
  • Family and Home
  • Children
  • Life Wisdom and Wishes
  • Love and Relationships
  • You in the World
  • On Being You

Once you start, you will find you have a lot to say to your children that you might never have even thought of as a relevant or interesting anecdote. What I also like about this journal is that it is not too overwhelming. There is just enough in the journal to explore and challenge yourself, leaving your children a true keepsake in the passing years.

For My Children is a beautiful gift to give a new mama as a shower gift, or as a Mother’s Day present. Surely a new mama will be happy to receive it, but a veteran mama and/or grandmama will also be just as touched. 

So tell me, how do you document your children’s stories? Have you written anything down for them in the future to read? Consider this journal if you are looking for direction. I’m really happy with it.
A Mama’s Journal You Can Write for Your Children was last modified: May 6th, 2020 by Julia a.k.a Mama MOE
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Lovelysa December 7, 2012 at 3:36 pm

I write the cute things they say and do down in my agenda (yes, I still use a paper agenda!). That way I know when it took place and i plan (one day) to copy it into their baby books.

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God_Only_Knows December 7, 2012 at 6:26 pm

I’ll take pictures of their first steps and take lots of videos!!!

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gibberish December 7, 2012 at 7:21 pm

My children are adults now, but as they were growing up, I made each one their own recipe book with their favorite recipes that I made. I put recipes from Grandma, Aunts & friends, anything that that child liked. When they moved to their own home, they had a unique recipe book filled with all of their favorite things and a whole lotta love, too.

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Anonymous December 7, 2012 at 8:27 pm

I take pictures and write in their baby books
Rachel

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amymccarty1985 December 8, 2012 at 12:23 am

I post everything on facebook. I take lots of pictures and videos plus I save keepsakes in a box 🙂
amymccarty at hotmail dot com

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