The 3 Word Journal

In 1999 I had the opportunity to speak to a group of 65 twelve and thirteen year old boys in Anchorage, Alaska. My topic was making good decisions. As part of my presentation I asked the boys how many of them had scars anywhere their bodies? Of course almost every hand went up. I knew [...]

When my six-year-old cousin Casey was playing her first year of girls softball she got a hit and ended up on third base. When the next batter came up and hit the ball, Casey made no effort to run toward home plate. She just stood on base, as if nothing had happened. Seeing this, the [...]

by Naomi
I gave a presentation on the importance of expressing love and received the following note after the presentation:
“I am 80 years old, born into a good family. My grandmother was the daughter of a prominent leader but I never heard grandma say the word love. My mother was the second of eight children. [...]

By Jennifer Palmer Wright
When I was thirteen-years old, I somehow acquired a heavy duty slingshot. I know it is a little unusual for a girl but I loved shooting that sling shot into a field behind my families’ home.   One day I noticed a bird sitting on a telephone wire directly in front of my [...]

By Kim Detmer
My family and I had just moved back to Utah from Arizona.  I was sent to a middle school across town because of boundaries, so 2 years later when it was time to head to High School it was like starting all over again.  I didn’t know very many people and the school [...]

By Tara Collins
We have an unconventional pet. Living in a suburban town within close proximity to all our neighbors, we are surrounded by people with dogs, cats, hamsters, and fish. Our youngest son is allergic to dogs and I’m not fond of cleaning up after them, so a dog has been a distant wish for [...]

By Garrett Alan Oleen
The winter of 2004/2005 was right in the middle of a difficult time for me personally. I was working nearly 40 hours a week at a job that was only supposed to be part-time. I was a supervisor at the UPS facility in Belton, TX and I traveled 43 miles to work [...]