STORYTELLING
Growing Up in Plain View - a memoir of short
them.
Read the stories...
Telling Your Story: Leaving A Legacy of Love
Belinda Howard Smith teaches numerous methods on how to share your
story with future generations. Treasures are found within the pages of
diaries, journals – and today’s form of communication - email. From the
chaos of photos, memorabilia, and overwhelming options of where to
begin. Telling Your
Story...
Chicken Soup for the Adopted Soul, will touch your heart with stories of
finding and creating families. From tales of international orphaned babies and
children who spent years in the foster-care system to those who were adopted
at birth, this very special compilation conveys the true meaning of
unconditional love.
“A Unique Bond of Family” by Belinda Howard Smith is a true story of a
grandmother’s love and hope after her teenage daughter gives her newborn to a
stranger.
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The One Year Life Verse Devotional  
Works in Progress ...
"When you share your experiences, it
frees the audience to look at theirs."
Florence Littauer
Author, Speaker
Summertime is prime time for family reunions— an
ideal place to mine for family stories. Play like a
professional journalist
and ...
My Christmas Card List
In a blog post I wrote
about my mother not being
able dementia should set in
and I need a little help someday. This is not
a complete “friend” list. My Christmas card
list is those living out of town or that I
rarely see.

This year I wrote a personal note at the
bottom of each Christmas letter with a
memory or note of gratitude.  I’ve begun
writing on individual journal boxes something
about each person on my list: how I met
them, a recollection, or how one has impacted
my life. I enjoy reminiscing and am surprised
at the obscure details that surface.

I’ve not completed writing about everyone on
my list. I plan to place this year’s Christmas
cards and letters in a scrapbook to capture
this moment: this year. I hope my children
and future grandchildren enjoy reading the
stories as much as I enjoy reliving them.