journaling [keep a notebook]

By Amy Sullivan

i keep a notebook of the things my children say and do that i know i don't want to ever forget-- statements they make, jokes they tell, interactions they have with one another, observations i make of them. for me, the most meaningful journaling stems from this notebook because it's the little things i want to celebrate and chronicle in my scrapbooks... like the evening my little guy wanted to cuddle with me on the beach instead of play in the sand with all of the other kids. at almost 4, he's not going to want to do that for too much longer and i don't want to forget how lucky and blessed i felt that evening, watching the sun set with him on my lap. it's so easy to forget the little moments and details in life, the things that truly keep life meaningful. keep a notebook with you. write it all down so that you, and your family, can remember it all.