Thursday, 24 September 2015

still writing... journaling

I'm still writing... but more so journaling these days than working on my fiction

here's sometime for journal writers



Journal prompts
0. Name and Date of starting your journal
1. Where you were born –where you have lived –where you are now
2. Early memories from childhood
3. When were you saved?
4. Preteen years in a nutshell (or memories from)
5. About my Grandparents
6. A book you love
7. Teen years in a nutshell (or memories from)
8. Something you feel strongly about (personal beliefs or convictions)
9. Into your early twenties in a nutshell (or memories from)
10. Favourite scriptures and why they are
11. Five things to win your heart (or up your love bank)
12. About my dad
13. About my mom
14. Your second favourite book
15. Family Values
16. Family Traditions
17. Books you’ve read
18. Your Love Story (how you met, how he purposed, your wedding day)
19. Your kids –daughter –son (describe them)
20. If you could meet a character from any book, who would it be?
21. Dreams for the future
22. Your Hero’s (special people) in your life and what makes them so.
23. What has God been teaching you lately?
24. Top 10 favourite movies
25. What do you day dream about?
26. About your best friend (or spouse)
27. A Day in your life
28. If you could go back in time to the olden days, what era would you choose and what modern things would you take with you?
29. Write a letter to yourself to be read in the future
30. Make a timeline of your life
31. Story from your past (my horse story, road trip with… , or funny memories etc..)
32. Write a letter to your spouse (or future spouse)
33. A story from this summer (year)
34. What did you read in your devotions today?
35. Write a letter to your children (or future children)
36. Your families names and the meanings of their names or stories behind their names
37. A list of your favourite things (food, color, music, activities,) and a list of dislikes
38. The story of your daughter’s/son’s birth
39. Describe yourself,  personality, talents, hobbies… etc.. and something about yourself that people might not know.
40. Write about the story books/novels you want to write
41. If you could choose any profession/job what would it be and why?
42. Family members and their characteristics (siblings, aunts, uncles)
43. Your spiritual journey
44. How do you want to be remembered?
45. Characteristics that you admire in your husband (or want in a husband/wife)
46. What is God teaching your today?
47. A prayer for your family or friends
48. Answered prayers that you remember (so you won’t forget!)
49. Bucket list (things you want to do yet)
50. Count all your blessings! Name all the things you are thankful for!

Extra prompts or substitute prompts:

  1. Add a picture and the story that goes with it.
  2. Add pictures to existing journal entries
  3. Write in your favourite recipe
  4. Your devotions for that day (prayer and Bible verse that stood out to you)
  5. Glue in encouraging or special notes or letters that were given to you 
  6. old journal or diary you want to throw out? Take out the entries you like and glue/tape them into your new journal.
  7. Write in your favourite quotes
  8. Write out the best advice that was ever given to you
  9. Write advice you’d give someone else
  10.  Glue in love notes from your spouse/special someone
  11. Glue in mementoes from a special event and write the story behind them
  12. Write about the people in your life who have died and what they meant/impacted you.
  13. Old Drawings
  14.  Whole Page Dedicated to your hobby
  15. About your friends (best friend Jill)
  16. About your brothers that aren’t your brothers
  17. About family that aren’t your family
  18. A fictional story about you
  19.  Keepsakes from the past
  20. Write your favourite writing prompts 
  21.  If you could step into a book or movie, what would it be and who would you be in the story?
  22. Write a short children’s story

It's more like a keepsake journal for your children to have some day when you're gone, but also creative enough to have fun with and enjoy. The extra promps are in case you need more or to swap with one that doesn't work for you. 



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