Over at BigPictureClasses.com, they have a fun way of sharing teacher bios. Instead of this-is-where-I’m-from-and-what-I-do, each teacher shares very current snippets about who they are right now in this moment.

This got me thinking … this is such a fun + easy way to capture a quick bit of journaling that you and I could do right now, for our Project Life album … or any scrapbook we’re working on. Are you with me?

Here is a list of prompts I was given when I joined the collection of teachers at Big Picture Classes:

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{ challenge for you }

Fill in the blanks. Finish the sentences. Get these little snippets into your journal or scrapbook or somewhere. There are no right or wrong answers. Just follow the lead from each prompt and complete each sentence authentically. Be you. And then – pass along the challenge. Perhaps you’re feeling inspired right now, as I felt inspired by BPC. Share the list with your family members. This is a great little list of journaling prompts that anyone can do. Kids included.

Okay – I’ll start. Here is my list actually from my bio on BPC:

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i was … just thinking about how I need to be better about writing down my kids’ quotes.

i am … exactly between 30 and 40.

i think … I am incredibly fortunate to be surrounded by amazing women in my real life.

i wonder … what it would be like if I got 8 hours of sleep on a regular basis.

i wish … everyone knew their divine worth.

i save … Box Tops for my kids to turn into school.

i always … crave a little silence.

i can’t imagine … existing without my family.

i believe … everybody’s story is worth recording.

i promise … I really got a D in High School Photography.

i love … home.

i scrap … more simply than I ever have in my life and the result is that our family’s story is told more honestly, more accurately, more completely than ever in all my life.

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Of course I had the kids do this for their albums. I just wrote a handful of prompts on a 3×4 grid card and gave them a few minutes of quiet to fill it out. Simple. And now the card oozes their personality in every way.

Translations (to save you time, for those who want to decipher what they wrote):

PORTER: I am really smart, awesome, fast kid. I think that I have a great family. I wonder if (blurred) and (blurred) like me (I promised I would blur the girls’ names). I wish I could be my own secret super hero. I always thought I was a small kid. I never should meet a bad guy. I love my family. I believe that Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ live.

CLAIRE: I am six. I think that my future is true. I wonder if I can get another grandparents (four’s not enough?). I wish that I can have a house (she knows when she has her own, she can have as many pets as she wants). I always want to live. I never eat poop and pee (awesome). I love my family. I believe Jesus Christ and Heavenly Father.

No help from me. I so love these. And now they’re going in their albums (and yes, they are signed and dated on the back). Come on. Take two minutes, grab a little card, and write some “I” statements.