On Valentine’s Day in 2014, I gave each of my children a new journal with a love note inside from me. We began writing back and forth to one another and each of us would be so excited to discover new entries.

Over the years, the kids are writing less, but I continue to write letters to them. I’m terrible at keeping up with scrapbooks of any kind, but find the journals to be manageable and deeply personal.

I hope my kids will continue to reread their journals often, and my love for them will jump right off the pages!