The 3 Word Journal

As a child, I always looked forward to summertime when we visited our cousins who lived out of state. I loved it when my Uncle Jim and his family visited from St. Anthony, Idaho. My cousin Brian and I always had a great time together. One summer we went exploring and found a snapping turtle. [...]

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 [...]

It was a beautiful summer day and my friends and I were looking forward to a fun afternoon of water skiing while I was home on leave from the Army. We had a powerful boat to pull us down the river, but our skis left a little to be desired. One was a slalom ski [...]