And I quote...

I read a brief comment today from a woman who found a journal that her mother kept. In the journal her mother recorded all of her favorite quotes. The woman is comforted by the journal and reads it frequently.

I found it inspiring.

With all of the reading I have done recently, I have ran across quite a few pieces that I would like to reflect on later. I used to dog-ear pages of books in my collection to mark my favorite lines, but I  am going to try journaling them.

I have a planner with a section in the back of it for notes. I will start there. When I fill up the pages, I will then be able to justify purchasing an actual journal.

If I stick with adding quotes to a journal, it is my hope that maybe my spouse or children will enjoy reading it someday too. I think it would be a wonderful gift to pass on after I am gone.

Blogging and scrapbooking are ways I am currently marking my existence. They are moments of my life frozen in time. A journal will be added as well. I love technology, but I love writing on paper more. It is more personal. It creates a connection between the writer and a reader that a font cannot.

Maybe I will share some of the quotes with all of you from time to time...
Or maybe I will just keep them quietly tucked away in my journal.