The 3 Word Journal

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 [...]

 After graduating from college, I took a job with the 3M Company. Part of my training included a three-week workshop at their headquarters in St. Paul, Minnesota.  My wife had just delivered our second child, so she and our two young sons stayed behind in Texas.
  One Saturday afternoon several of us new employees decided to [...]

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 [...]

by Kristi Roper Wright
I woke up one day at the age of 10 in the winter of 1990 to one of those rare and glorious mornings in Boise, Idaho when school was cancelled due to snow. I knew it was going to be a good day. My mom was flustered to have my sister and [...]

by Aaron Collins
Toward the end of 4th grade, our music teacher gave a presentation to generate some interest in the school band. It was then that I decided I wanted to play the clarinet. After I spent a few days consistently harassing my mom, she agreed to comply with my desire. Her initial hesitation was [...]

Natalie Peanut Butter 
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 [...]