Did you ever wish you knew your Grandmother’s life story?
Last year for Christmas, I received a journal where I answered guided prompts about my life for my grandson.
As I began to fill out the journal, I realized I did not know anything about my maternal grandmother who passed when I was 12 years old. My paternal grandmother had died when my father was seven, so I know nothing about her or my maternal grandfather as well.
My grandmother had a lingering illness before she passed, and I remember I slept in the same room as her when I visited. But sadly, we never talked about her life and the events which formed her life. I never really got to know her or about her life at all.
I thought about this for a while and decided to create some journals for people to gift their grandmother.
I created two types of journals for Grandmother or Grandma, if you prefer.
The first type is a journal with guided prompts where Grandma answers questions about her life.
I divided each journal into six sections with numerous questions in each section. When Grandma fills the journal out, it will become a mini autobiography of a grandmother’s life.
Section One – Early Years
Section Two – Growing Up
Section Three – Adulthood
Section Four – Marriage and Motherhood
Section Five – Later Life
Section Six – Stories I Want to share
I am not the only one to come up with such journals.
There are some other guided journals which are very good notebooks or guided journals out there, but if you are interested in some of my offerings; here are the links. P. S. They are all; basically the same with different covers.
Tell Me Your Life Story, Grandma
Memories From Your Grandmother Journal for Grandchild
I also created another type of journal which may appeal to grandmothers. They are journals in which a grandmothers can express their feelings and ultimately gift to their grandchildren.
If you are interested, here is an example.