The 3 Word Journal

I met Matt at a youth program for high school students in Michigan. He introduced himself after one of my presentations. I was immediately impressed with him. He was a nice looking boy but I was a little disappointed, when he took off the hat he was wearing to expose his shaved head. My first [...]

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 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 [...]

When I was in the 10th grade, a new church was constructed near my home in southeast Texas. Several of my friends and I spent time volunteering on the work crew, since it was to be our church.  The members of our congregation were extremely proud of the beautiful brick building that replaced an old [...]

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by Naomi Wright Williams
I was sitting in a college class and we were discussing the therapeutic benefits of confessing the things that we had done wrong in our lives. The teacher taught us that if we had wronged someone and not apologized that a tremendous burden would be lifted if we would go [...]