by Laura Hedgecock | Apr 12, 2017 | How-to, Memories, Memory Recall, Writing and Sharing Memories
Though poignant, stories of forgiveness can be difficult to write. They call for us to reveal the dark times of our relationships with our family, friends, or even faith. Telling heartfelt stories of forgiveness push us even further than the proverbial long honest...
by Laura Hedgecock | Jul 8, 2016 | How-to, Journal writing, Memories, Writing Advice, Writing and Sharing Memories
If you’re like me, chronic and invisible illnesses come towards the bottom of the list of things you’d like to write about yourself. It’s not just immersing yourself in the negativity. Although the term “invisible illness” applies “to any medical...
by Laura Hedgecock | May 27, 2016 | Journal writing, Memories, Writing Advice, Writing and Sharing Memories
When grief rears its dark, draining head, few of us think about writing. However when you write about loss, that putting pain and fears to paper can be therapeutic and can help others understand our journey. Loss isn’t limited to the death of a loved one. The onset of...
by Laura Hedgecock | Apr 14, 2016 | Musing, Writing and Sharing Memories
How do you tell people who you are? How would you give them a bumper sticker synopsis of yourself? (Of course, you could ask why you’d want to do that as well. As Rob Walker argues, “…bumper stickers are about declaration, not dialogue.” But let’s put that aside and...
by Laura Hedgecock | Oct 13, 2015 | Family History, How-to
Are you able to form emotional connections with family members you don’t remember? With ancestors? Or are they stubbornly one-dimensional, lying flat on the page? Even when you have the basic facts of your relatives’ or ancestors’ lives, emotional connections to them...
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