Tuesday, February 18, 2014

The J.O.Y. Experiment :: Journals to My Children


I love the movie "You've Got Mail".  I make no apologies for it.  It's one chick flick I dig.  A lot.  I like Meg...she's quirky.  I always wanted to be able to pull off her messy "I just rolled outta the rack" 'do.  But, I can't.  I've tried.  It wasn't pretty.

There is a point to all this...remember in the movie when she was lamenting that she never could say what she wanted in a conversation.  That she always thought of her comebacks AFTER the conversation was over.

I can so relate.  

I'm a processor.  I'm not quick on my feet.  I have to digest & stew & mull over before I can relate my thoughts & feelings on things.

And, due to this...I have started journals to my children as part of The J.O.Y. Experiment.  

Each of my three children has a journal.  In it I write scriptures, prayers, quotes, and thoughts.  And, this Christmas...it will be my gift to them.

And, then I plan to do it again & again.  Lord willing.

I'm sure it will be lost on them in their teenage years...even into young adulthood.  But, I pray that those words will become a treasure when they are older.  When I am gone...

When I'm gone...
I've thought about that a lot.
 How will I be remembered?

 I pray that as they hold those journals in their hands years from now...
they'll remember that their mama loved Jesus.

And, that, my friends, is what I want on my tombstone...
SHE LOVED JESUS.

 
 

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