The "Highlight Site" from
Your Life Is Your Story!

We Recommend Top Family History
& Life Story Sites and Services

The major purpose of this web site is to encourage you to pursue telling your life story, or to preserve the stories of your family and loved ones. There are many ways to do this (as discussed elsewhere on this site, especially at
How to Tell Your Story).

On this page we regularly put into the Spotlight a "Highlight Site" that provides quality family history and life story methods, products and services.

Click here for previous Highlight Sites

Our current Highlight Site Spotlight is shining on

The Journal

You Can Immediately
Improve Your Life
By Keeping a Journal

With the Award-Winning "The Journal"
You Can Get Started Right Away!

A great way to keep track of the events in your life, record insight, preserve memories and grow from the journey is by keeping a journal.

I really like the award winning The Journal from DavidRM Software. It is a great tool. It's easy to use, customizable, has some built-in templates and even a version that incorporates the Memorygrabber.

It's really much more than just a diary. This is a powerful personal journaling tool. I like to write and I've kept a journal for years on my computer as just a word processor document. When I started using The Journal I realized how much more productive and organized I can be because of this software.

It's really easy to use.  You can also purchase special add-ons for personal development journaling exercises by renowned blogger, Steve Pavlina. There are also some great ways to upgrade to have Devotional prompts, Writing prompts or a special version designed for Leaders.

The Journal is well-organized. You can find your entries easily with a superb calendar feature and you can create multiple categories (work, fun, spiritual, creative writing) limited only by your imagination (literally - you can even use the Journal to help you remember and analyze your dreams!).

The Journal gives you plenty of security and flexibility.  Great for students, professionals, writers and family historians.

An added benefit is the version of The Journal that incorporates the great Memorygrabber from Family History Products that I also use and frequently endorse. This makes it especially useful for family historians.

David Michael has created a great product with The Journal. It's easy to use, versatile and fun. And there is excellent customer support

Starting at just $39.95, this is a great bargain for top-notch journaling software. But, you can even download and try The Journal free for 45 days. Plus, The Journal is backed by a 100% risk free 30-day money back guarantee. You can get more information here.

The Journal Software is our current recommendation as the "Highlight Site" on Your Life is Your Story!