tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945907563318808519.post1110677120387024710..comments2023-11-20T00:39:08.642-08:00Comments on Love Inspired: A Story for Every Reader: Treasures from the PastPamela Tracyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05834270662017246137noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945907563318808519.post-44195612369592755222012-01-12T06:09:19.873-08:002012-01-12T06:09:19.873-08:00Oh Pamela! I feel your pain. Of course that's ...Oh Pamela! I feel your pain. Of course that's a great plot for a book. My teenaged and college-aged journals are filled with just that sort of angst, which is why I'm not so sure I want future generations to read them. They'll think I was a total emotional wreck, LOL. I'm sure your book touched feelings we all have in common. Great way to turn real life into art.Christine Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08037185957390220266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945907563318808519.post-37975375417249985262012-01-11T19:41:05.704-08:002012-01-11T19:41:05.704-08:00I wish I had my parents journals. I use to journa...I wish I had my parents journals. I use to journal when I had time. My very first book came about because I accidentally turned my journal in to the public library. And, it was after I broke up with a boyfriend (okay, he broke up with me).No way did I want anyone reading that angst.Pamela Tracyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05834270662017246137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945907563318808519.post-21595992039852352572012-01-11T18:30:05.986-08:002012-01-11T18:30:05.986-08:00Hi Kathy! Ah, we still need to flip through the al...Hi Kathy! Ah, we still need to flip through the albums. I love doing that, and - surprise - even the kids with their electronic gadgets like the old photos. Maybe it's the stories that inevitably surface.Christine Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08037185957390220266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945907563318808519.post-51084662812721053582012-01-11T18:26:50.805-08:002012-01-11T18:26:50.805-08:00Hi Kim! We really don't think about getting th...Hi Kim! We really don't think about getting the stories down while we can. That's true for me too. I'm blessed by the work of other farsighted relatives. <br /><br />Jackie S - So glad you liked The Matrimony Plan! Isn't it fun seeing the old slides again? About a year ago I saw some of my grandpa's slides from many years ago and was struck by how young my parents were when they were raising me, LOL. At the time, of course, I thought they were quite "mature."Christine Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08037185957390220266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945907563318808519.post-87698576523094226182012-01-11T16:55:54.247-08:002012-01-11T16:55:54.247-08:00Hi Christine! I absolutely LOVED this book! You di...Hi Christine! I absolutely LOVED this book! You did a superb job with the way Mariah and Hendrick play off each other. Kept me smiling all the way through! As for journals, no one in my family kept (or keeps one), but I certainly love looking at all the old family photographs. And while I’m happy to live in the new-fangled world of digital technology, I must admit there are times that I wish we still did things the ‘old-fashioned’ way … at least the way we shared the memories, flipping through the albums together, laughing and chatting and saying “remember when?” <br /><br />-KathleenKathleen Irene Paterkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09131807545264878477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945907563318808519.post-13940511778806560782012-01-11T15:37:32.454-08:002012-01-11T15:37:32.454-08:00Would love to read your new book! Loved The Matrim...Would love to read your new book! Loved The Matrimony Plan.<br /><br />I do have a journal (although it covers a short period of time) of my (deceased) Mom's.......I really cherish it!! Daugher just put Mom's SLIDES onto computer and gave me thumb print to put on mine. We have had so much fun looking at them! Never thought about no smiles in older pictures due to taking long time to "shoot"!!!Jackie S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16731953677857042880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945907563318808519.post-75305432619017781552012-01-11T12:40:32.640-08:002012-01-11T12:40:32.640-08:00Thanks for sharing your story with us. I'm so ...Thanks for sharing your story with us. I'm so glad your grandparents left journals. All the stories my grandmother told me are in my head and I know I've lost some. I wish I would have asked her to write them down when I was younger, but alas it wasn't as important to me then as it is now. She passed away several years ago, but we lost her before due to dementia. Enjoy those journals and keep them safe for your children and theirs. That world back then just doesn't really exist anymore.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945907563318808519.post-91485845504459368402012-01-11T11:37:42.369-08:002012-01-11T11:37:42.369-08:00Hi Merrillee! That family history is a great resou...Hi Merrillee! That family history is a great resource, especially growing up during the Depression. It must be fascinating reading.Christine Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08037185957390220266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945907563318808519.post-45823950638545527372012-01-11T11:34:02.371-08:002012-01-11T11:34:02.371-08:00Sadly, neither my parents nor my grandparents left...Sadly, neither my parents nor my grandparents left behind diaries or journals.I have a sermon that my dad wrote, and my aunt gave me a family history written by her late husband. It tells about growing up on the South Dakota prairie during the depression.Merrilleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08617320163408645299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945907563318808519.post-83973572792396317372012-01-11T10:58:03.626-08:002012-01-11T10:58:03.626-08:00Hi Julie! Great to see you here, and thanks for no...Hi Julie! Great to see you here, and thanks for not giving any spoilers! What a wonderful gift to have your uncle's diary, your granddad's account, and your father's memoirs. Priceless! Just reading your comment choked me up. <br /><br />Jenna! Thanks for stopping by! Future generations will love the memories your husband has left for them.Christine Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08037185957390220266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945907563318808519.post-31380417183264008172012-01-11T10:24:59.355-08:002012-01-11T10:24:59.355-08:00Hey Christine,
Loved the book, by the way. All Ro...Hey Christine,<br />Loved the book, by the way. All Roads Lead Home is a very exciting read!! <br />Unfortunately no one in my family has left any journals behind. But my dad has drawings from when he was a young college student hoping to become a cartoonist. He went into sales after my sister was born, but he used his drawing talents to entertain us kids. <br /><br />My husband, however, keeps good records of our life - both in photo and story form. He's a riot when it comes to telling stories on and off paper - whether it's tales from his childhood or our last vacation.Jenna Mindelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08804728114002794092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945907563318808519.post-29275196605995049912012-01-11T08:35:22.339-08:002012-01-11T08:35:22.339-08:00I just read my uncles battle diary yesterday befor...I just read my uncles battle diary yesterday before putting it in our safety deposit box for safe-keeping. He died in WWII in the Pacific.<br /><br />I have my Granddad's accounting of when God came to him after my uncle died and offered him comfort.<br /><br />I have my dad's memoirs I helped him edit.<br /><br />Finished your book and really enjoyed it. I don't want to reveal any spoilers but you really got me with the ending. Thanks for the different twist!<br /><br />Peace, JulieJulie Hilton Steelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17674573842046580196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945907563318808519.post-61974957948840129182012-01-11T07:25:45.861-08:002012-01-11T07:25:45.861-08:00Hi Karen! I must confess that I'm not much of...Hi Karen! I must confess that I'm not much of a journaler these days. I still keep a travel journal, but the daily journals are a thing of the past. Hmm, wonder if it's age or just that I spend so much time writing all day I'm anxious for some other experiences in my off time?Christine Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08037185957390220266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945907563318808519.post-28787520950406473552012-01-11T07:23:35.993-08:002012-01-11T07:23:35.993-08:00Kav, I read somewhere that the early photographs t...Kav, I read somewhere that the early photographs took a long time to shoot, and the people being photographed had to sit absolutely still for the entire time. That's why they always look so solemn. Try holding a smile for fifteen minutes! <br /><br />Like you, I prefer a printed book. I love the smell and the feel of the cover and the paper on my fingertips. An ereader just doesn't give the same multi-sensory experience.Christine Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08037185957390220266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945907563318808519.post-42295900727509601722012-01-11T05:45:02.573-08:002012-01-11T05:45:02.573-08:00Christine, what a great resource you have in that ...Christine, what a great resource you have in that journal! So far I'm not aware of any family journals, but I do enjoy looking at old photographs. I'm not good at journaling. I feel kinda silly doing it. Kav, I'm like you in that it takes me a while to warm up to change. I still have only regular books, no e-readers yet.Karen Kirsthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04191513283348440602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945907563318808519.post-51390196965349398322012-01-11T05:09:13.930-08:002012-01-11T05:09:13.930-08:00I've noticed that a lot of historicals are set...I've noticed that a lot of historicals are set in this era lately. And it is an interesting time. I think if I lived back then I'd be the one with both feet in the horse and buggy and naysaying those confounded new-fangled contraptions like automobiles and airplanes! LOL. I'm the one who still clings to the bound volume versus an e-book and doesn't own a cell-phone or a Facebook account! It's obvious that no matter what era I live in I'll cling to the past before I'll embrace the future!<br /><br />I have amazing photographs of some rather grim-faced ancestors but no journals to reveal why they were so glum. I used to make up terribly tragic stories about them when I was a kid. I'm envious of your grandparent's journals. What a treasure!Kavhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03719229222267994577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945907563318808519.post-12534819118183298582012-01-11T03:15:03.142-08:002012-01-11T03:15:03.142-08:00Hi Ausjenny! All Roads Lead Home touches on Michi...Hi Ausjenny! <i>All Roads Lead Home</i> touches on Michigan, Illinois, and South Dakota but most of the action takes place in Montana. <br /><br />Scrapbooks are great! I've done a few of those and love going back to relive the events. My brother, sister and I also put together a scrapbook for my parents' 50th wedding anniversary. I could tell that meant a lot to them, and your scrapbooks and photos will mean a lot to your nieces. I have letters and photos from distant relations that I treasure just as much as the ones from my grandparents. After going through old photographs, I did learn to note who, where and when on all my photos. We couldn't identify who was in some of those old photos. <br /><br />It sounds like you're a huge cricket fan! How wonderful if your memories could be shared through a museum.Christine Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08037185957390220266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945907563318808519.post-18913744003226855282012-01-11T02:16:19.048-08:002012-01-11T02:16:19.048-08:00love the look of your new book. (which state is it...love the look of your new book. (which state is it in most? this is an important question for someone trying to read a book from all 50 states), i am not a journaller. Cant journal to save myself!. Although I have done some scrapbooking with info in there. I have some of mums photos but we dont have much info which is sad even worse with dads photos. being I am single I am not sure who will appreciate some of the photos but hopefully the nieces may. The cricket ones I hope they do if not I hope a Cricket museum may appreciate a cricket fans memories.Ausjennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07644698706787568679noreply@blogger.com