My Life Story: A Guided Memory Journal to Preserve Your Story for the Ones You Love
July 28, 2026
“Every life is made up of thousands of small moments,” author Beatrice Lowell writes in the opening pages, “some of them so ordinary they seem hardly worth mentioning, and others so important they changed everything that came after.” My Life Story is built on that idea: a 100-page guided memory journal that gives someone a structured, unhurried place to write those moments down, in their own words, before they’re only remembered secondhand.
Twelve chapters, moving through a whole life
Rather than a single open-ended “write your memoir” prompt, the journal is organized into twelve chapters that move through the different seasons of a life: childhood, family roots & traditions; school years & adolescence; friendships; love & marriage; career & work; historical events witnessed; parenthood, family life & pets; hobbies & interests; adventures & travel; challenges & resilience; faith, spirituality & inner life; and wisdom, advice & legacy. Each chapter opens with a short introduction, then a series of specific questions with generous space to write the answer in large, easy-to-read print — no need to go in order, and no page is mandatory.
A timeline and a lighter “life in numbers” page, before the deep questions
Before the chapter questions start, two shorter pages ease someone in: My Life Timeline, a milestone-by-milestone sketch from being born through the moments that mattered most, and My Life in Numbers, a lighter page for things like places lived, years married, pets loved over the years, and a lucky number — the kind of small facts that are easy to answer and fun to compare later.
Beyond the chapters: recipes, photos, and who’s who
The back of the journal rounds out the life-story format with sections that go past straight Q&A: a page for family recipes worth passing down, a photographs & keepsakes section, and a “Who’s Who” guide that identifies the family and friends mentioned throughout the journal for readers who weren’t there to meet them. A closing conversation guide for family gives relatives a way to keep the storytelling going out loud, after the pages are filled in.
Who this works well for
My Life Story is built for anyone who wants to leave behind more than photos — parents, grandparents, or anyone at a reflective point in life who keeps meaning to write it all down. It works equally well filled in solo over time, or as a guided project a family member helps with, page by page.
My Life Story is available on our journals page as a 100-page guided printable journal, 50% off for a limited time.