Free Memory Journals for You

Free Memory Journals Offer

Whether you are giving or writing in a Memory Journal, it is going to be turned into something priceless! You can share this opportunity with your friends. These journals, when personally introduced to a group of people, practically sell themselves. If you would like to help spread the word that Linkages and ShoeStrings Memory Journals make wonderful gifts and keepsakes, take yours to your work, your family gathering, your club meeting, your book club, your health club, your salon – wherever people meet. Compile the orders you receive, and submit them as one order online (or call 888-815-9063) . You will receive a gift of 4 free journals for every 25 you order (any mix of titles).

The logistics of receiving your free books are:

-In the Comments box of the online order form , type this code – 4free2011.

-Also in the Comments box, type the titles of the 4 free books you would like to receive. Please DO NOT include them in the quantities outside the Comments box.

We are 2 sisters, former teachers, each mom to 2 grown sons, and the co-authors of the Memory Journals. We are small business owners and work out of our home offices. Our books are completely made in the USA, in Iowa where we were born and grew up. Your enthusiasm about our Journals is one of our great pleasures and best advertisements.

We hope you will join us in getting these journals into the hands of families who will treasure them!

Thanks, Peace, and Blessing…….

Kathy and Joanne

Free Memory Journals Coming Soon

Greetings,

Yes, we are developing a way for you to earn free Memory Journals for yourself, AND give your friends and family the opportunity to record and share their lives, too. We know holiday music is playing in the stores, and Santa is getting his list in order, so we’ll have the info you need on this blog by Thursday.

First here is some “ketchup”, as overdue update emails are known in our family.

My sister Kathy and I want to sincerely (and belatedly) thank you for the letters and emails you’ve sent over the years. We have been awed and often brought to tears when reading of the ways in which our journals have touched your lives, saved precious memories and brought your families closer together. That is our mission!

Your appreciation has prompted us to form some New Fall’s Resolutions. (You’ll have to excuse the “fall” part. I know some of you are into the depths of winter already, but 7 years ago I escaped the frozen Northwoods and now live in Northcentral FL, so our “fall” has just been starting, with cool nights, no air-conditioning – yea!, and a little of that Up North fall leafy scent in the air.) As for the Fall Resolution part, we know most people pledge to renew, reorganize, and refresh their lives in January. Since my husband and I both taught during the time our kids were growing up and going to school, life at our home always revolved around the school year. Every fall we had new determination that, along with spending more family time together, everybody was going to pitch in more at home. If you’re a working parent, you know what I mean – keep your room cleaner, help more with dishes and laundry, do your jobs, etc.

Our resolutions include some new programs to help your friends and family share and preserve their memories, AND to keep in better contact with you through this blog.

Free Memory Journals? – As part of our new resolutions, and because the shopping days are flying by, we will post info on our blog in 2 days – we promise!

A Book by Every Bed? This is a program to help residents in assisted-living homes share their stories and childhood memories with their families. Kathy is piloting the program this week at a wonderful place in which our father lived. As soon as we have the details ironed out, we’ll be making it available to any facility that would like to incorporate it into their activities department.

So there you have it – a long but long overdue message from the authors. We resolve more frequent, and shorter, blogs in the future, along with more ideas about sharing memories with your loved ones.

Joanne

Finished Journals are Keepsakes

Dear Kathleen,

In 1997 I gifted my mom "Mom Share Your Life With Me". I wrote a note inside the book and said, "Mom can you write in this throughout the year and wrap it up for me next Christmas in 1998." I never received it for Christmas that year, and frankly I had forgotten about it.

Last December 2009 my mom passed away of a massive heart attack. I was devastated! While going through her things, I came upon "Mom Share Your Life With Me" . I sat down and took a deep breath. She had written, little by little, on many of the pages. As tears streamed down my face, I realized what a blessing it was reading her kind words, funny stories and just love of life. It brings me comfort to this day ! And as the first anniversary of my beloved mom's passing approaches.....I will hold this journal close to my heart, the writings of my mom are true treasures!

It is my goal to gift one now to my father who was married to mom for over 52 years. He too has amazing stories that I would like to cherish. Thank you for creating the gift of a lifetime to honor our loved ones. A fan for life! Lynne S.

WE LOVE OPENING EMAIL !

Those journals are wonderful...when I gave them to my sisters on Christmas my 5 brothers wanted one. I guess I could do the Best of my Recollection and give them to each of my brothers. They are wonderful and whenever I am at my sister's homes those journals are sitting out in a place of prominence. I pick them up and read what I wrote and sometimes I laugh so hard and others tears come to my eyes.

Thank you for creating such a wonderful, sentimental journal.

Janice C.

We Now Offer TWO Different Kinds of Sisters Books!

We love our new Sisters Journal! It's fun and lively with wonderful quotes about sisters scattered throughout the colorful pages. It has fewer pages so is faster and easier to fill in.

Of course we will still offer our original Sisters journal. It has more room to write and more questions, has more of a sentimental vintage look, and features very special photos of sisters on many pages. The original Sisters is available from our website, and our new Sisters will be soon.