...Life Happens....

Isn't it funny how certain things, at one time or another, are first priority and then suddenly the very thing we found so important, gets lost in the shuffle. I've been a big believer in journal writing and I've done it since I can remember. I can honestly say there hasn't been a talk I've given in sacrament meeting or the one talk in stake conference that I didn't go digging through my journals for some of my life experiences. And since I'm very good on keeping every little detail intact with each story, I always need to go back and read them. Some entries bring back some of my most favorite feelings and memories, on the flip side, some help me relate to the harsh heartbreak that some friends are feeling now,... my point is, that without the journals those feelings might be lost. I'm grateful for the desire I've had to write everything down in a book.
I was at girls camp this past week and because the packing list had "journal" on it, I grabbed mine. I was asked to give a YCL devotional on my last day there so I went right to my journal. The book that sometimes took the place of a frantic phone call to a best friend, had only two entries in it... and I've had the book for a year. I was pretty disappointed in myself. I couldn't give my devotional on how worried I am about Obama being the President of the USA, so I'm lucky that I had my scriptures.
Anyway, I'm making it a point to write in my journal again....and on this blog. Life happens while we're making other plans, but how will I remember those plans if I'm not writing them down.... I thought I'd remember everything and if I hadn't written a lot of it down, I would have lost a lot in time past.
So... no more every other month writing for me anymore... Not that anyone cares, but I figure if I write it down, it's somewhat of a contract....