Close the chapter of last year with a smile and reflection. Allow excitement and joy to bring in your new tomorrow. (Unknown source) Back when I did more journal writing in notebooks instead of here on One Writer’s Journal, I used to always take time to write down the joys of the passing year on New Year’s Eve. It’s a …
Pause and Smile for Family
You don’t choose your family. They are God’s gift to you, as you are to them. ~Desmond Tutu Have you ever noticed how sometimes everything wants to happen on the same day? That’s the way it was in our family last weekend. My grandson was graduating from high school and my granddaughter was having an engagement party. On the same …


