Journaling: a young woman's account of daily doings

by: Hetty King

Keeping a journal or a diary is something that is really special and important to young women.
Not only is a journal a safe place to record your most inner thoughts and secrets, it is also a perfect place to write down your daily doings and growth in the Lord, most importantly.
Later in life, the writer can go back and read what she has done in her teen years, what she did to serve the Lord or what fun things she wanted to remember and cherish forever.
Whether she writes about her latest "beau" or what other juicy bit of news she comes across, it is all recorded in her little book.
It isn't wise to write about frivolous things, as the ones stated above, because later in life you are going to regret that you only wrote about the useless things in life that at the time seemed to be the most important thing to you.
Write about the precious, daily family life that seems to scuttle away in the blink of an eye. Before you know it your a mother of your own and wishing that you had enjoyed your childhood/teenage years a little bit more.
Write about the memories you have made that you never want to forget. Write about what the Lord has been doing in your life. Write about your struggles and how you overcame them.
Write about the ones that influenced you to do something that made you what you are today. Write about life's journey- you will one day see where it has taken you.
When you take the time to sit down and pull out your journal and pen, and write about your daily doings, it will one day be cherished by your own children, who then pass it down. Wouldn't it be a shame if you had only written about frivolous things- so useless and wasteful! Wouldn't it be much better to write encouraging and uplifting things so that the next generation may read what you have written, and learn from your life?
It's what we always should be doing- encouraging others and lifting them up. Maybe through your journal or diary you can do that.

November Days

by: Sara Stanley, Felicity King, Felix King, Cecily King, and Gus Pike



Ah, here we are again! All of the signs show of November- the bare trees, frigid temperatures, cold, brisk winds that make you want to stay inside and read a good book, the furry horses, and the first snow flurries.    ~Sara, 14

Felicity

But that's not all, Sara dear. It also means dressing up in the latest fashions, trying on skates, cozy, pre-winter baking, and sewing socials. Not to mention preparing for winter that will soon be on our doorstep!  ~Felicity, 15

Felix

                                                    Remember, you can catch the last of the autumn trout before they head south for the winter! ~Felix, 13

Cecily

It is most fun to curl up in the hayloft with your siblings and friends and the cats and Digger, too! Gathering the eggs wearing mittens, hats and scarves is really fun, too!
   ~Cecily, 11

Gus Pike

                                                     Before ya stow away yer fishin' nets fer the winter, ya had better get'm patched up fer spring. That row boat a'yers oughta be waxed nice an' thick before winter sets in. No use havin' a rusty, leaky, pair o' planks come spring, eh?   
 ~Gus Pike, 16





(ps. Don't believe what Felix just said about the trout heading south- it's a myth! ~Felicity)

The Avonlea Chronicle

by: Olivia Dale, editor

Today is November 11th, 1923, five years after the War.
Remembrance Day is celebrated throughout the nation, as we honor and remember the soldiers who risked and surrendered their lives for our freedom.  Many boys in our own little community of Avonlea also fought against the raging Germans, many of them never returned home, others did, with heroic or tragic stories to bring back home to their loved ones. Life has returned to normal now in Canada after the war overseas, however, it is nearly impossible to forget the struggles we have been through.

The pupils of the Avonlea School will recite the poem, In Flanders' Fields by Lt. Col. John McCrae at the Avonlea General Store next Monday, at 3pm.
There will also be a remembrance service at the Avonlea Presbyterian Church this Sunday. Poppies will be sold by the Avonlea School pupils, and the money raised will go to soldiers injured in the war. Lest we forget...