Grace and I have decided to start a special “journal” between the two of us. It will be a special journal that we can write in whenever we want to, but we are writing to the other person. It can be a simple note to say “I love you.” Or if there is something she feels she needs to talk about, she can write to me in there. If there is a question she has, and is more comfortable writing it down, then it goes in the journal.
I like this idea because I myself am a much better communicator in writing than in person. I can always express myself better in a letter. As Grace approaches the years where she may have lots of questions, concerns, feelings going on, I thought it would be a good way to keep the lines of communication open between us.
This morning I wrote the first entry. I just wrote, “Good Morning Grace. Welcome to our journal and I love you.” I left it on top of her Bible, so that when she woke up and went to read her Bible, she would see the note. I hope it is the beginning of a very special book for us…
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Karen DeBeus is a homeschooling mom learning to live more simply and keep God at the center of it all. She is the author of three best-selling homeschooling books and writes at Simply Living for Him. She speaks nationally at homeschooling conventions and recently was a speaker at the Family Bible Conference in Washington, DC. Her passion is to help others clear the clutter from their lives, seek God first, and to encourage women and families to get in the Word every day.
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