If you like estate sales, you may enjoy this week's BLESSED Journal entry from my own family's stories, "Sailing." But even if you don't particularly like the idea of going through other people's junk, you might appreciate the insight of our author.

The author of "Sailing" also shares about his relationship with his married daughter. Can you think any special moments with your children, whether they are still at home or grown up, that you would like to record? Maybe you have some thoughts about your relationship with your parent(s) that you could write about to encourage others or to pass on to the next generation.
"Sailing" also made me think of the estate sales I've attended. It also reminded me of dealing with my own parent's estate recently. And actually, that process can sometimes be a traumatic experience. Do you have any estate sale memories? Or have you had the privilege of going through or disposing of someone else's treasures? That's not always a pleasant task, is it?

I hope you enjoy this week's BLESSED Journal story, "Sailing." And I hope this post stirs up some more ideas for your stories. Below I've writen some more prompts that might help you as you think about your own written legacy.

Keep writing!

Karen

Make a list of your treasured possessions. Then, write the story behind just one of them. Consider writing more of these stories, so the next generation will know why these items were special to you. [Maybe they won't discard them so quickly when you're gone!]