Guest Editor's Picks - January 4, 2008

Hi, I'm Krissy, your Guest Editor for
this week.  Some of you may know me from
my journal Sometimes
I Think.  I started it in May
2004.  It is amazing to me that I have been a part of
this wonderful AOL journaling community for almost four
years.  During this time I have read a large variety
of journals. 

 

Reading your journals has been a
fantastic experience for me.  Some of your
journals have been funny, some have been
helpful, some have been full of delightful photography and
poetry.  What is most meaningful to me, however, is
how you have shared what goes on in your life, day in
and day out.  I am glad you have let me in to share in your
struggles and your triumphs.  All of you have touched me in a
very deep way.

 

I must now pick a
few journals as Guest Editor's Picks.  This
is hard, because I want to pick everybody!  I have decided
that I would like to choose five AOL journals which are
very special, but are perhaps not as well
known as some others.  These are journals which I
believe deserve more
exposure.  I believe that
this is one thing that Guest Editor's Pick's
should be all about; getting to know each other in
our journaling community.  So without further ado,
here are some blogs which I am glad to give more exposure
to. 

 

Collage

Gem talks candidly about her
everyday life.  What really inspires me is how she is
open about the fact that she is bipolar, and how she wishes to help
others who are also, by sharing what she has learned during her journey
with this disorder.  I am really impressed by her entry of
December 31, 2007.  In it she shares what she has
learned in 2007 (and even earlier), and what
she aspires to in 2008.  Read the entry, it is well
worth it.   

Koda's
Corgi Tales 

Betty writes a journal that serves to
glorify the Lord.  That's
its purpose.  If you happen to be a
Christian, or even if you aren't, you are going
to find this journal fascinating.  You will find
interesting tales about Betty's corgi named Koda, and Betty
will share a lot of her life and feelings with you. 
Please check this journal out, you won't be sorry you
did.      

 

Meet
Me At The Breakfast Table 

I began reading Irene's journal several
months ago.  She has Ovarian Cancer stage
IV, but it does not have her.  Irene is realistic,
but at the same time one of the most positive,
inspiring Survivors I know.  But
when I think of her, I don't think about how she is a Survivor, because
she is defined as so much
more than that.  When I think of her,
I think of how she is a positive, inspiring
woman.  I learn so much from
her!  Go meet her for yourself at her
journal.      

 

My
Back Pages

My Back Pages is written by
Melissa.  When I first began reading Melissa's
journal it was to follow her weight loss journey, and to
glean  weight loss tips.  Soon I appreciated
Melissa's journal for so much more.  In it she writes
about life with her husband and her teenage
daughter.  She also brings us along on her pregnancy
journey.  Yes, she and her husband will be having
a baby girl in April of 2008!  Melissa
also discusses the book she has written and her job as a
chemical dependency counselor.  Finally, I would be remiss in
not mentioning that Melissa relies on her Catholic
faith and her faith in Jesus to get
through her life.  Check her
out!               

 

Leslie's
Universal/Catholic thoughts 

Leslie is a recovering
alcoholic and has been sober since '92.  She's 52
years old.  Leslie acknowledges in her journal that
she has had a very difficult life, but writes about how she is
now joyfully living an everyday Catholic
life.  You will be enriched by reading
her journal.

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