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USA250 Journal Project
Personal Chronicle: July 4, 2025 – July 5, 2026
A gift for reflection. A record of now. A story for what’s next.
✍️ Mona Riggs – Prompt One: “Who am I?”
I’m Mona.
I run the little consignment shop by the railroad tracks—the one with the creaky floor and the old blue tea set in the window.I used to be a waitress. I used to be a wife. Now I’m someone who believes people are worth keeping—even the broken ones.
I believe in folded laundry, warm cornbread, and letting folks have their silence until they’re ready to speak.
Deep down, I think I’m still learning how to let go of what I couldn’t fix.
But I also know how to start again, one small kindness at a time.
✍️ Mona Riggs – Prompt Two: “How did I get here?”
I married young. Thought love would be enough.
It wasn’t—but it was still good.When Harold got sick, I worked double shifts. When he passed, I didn’t know what to do with my hands.
So I started sewing again. One hem, one patch, one shelf of secondhand dishes at a time.The shop came later. Bit by bit.
I stayed in Logan because not everyone can leave—and someone needs to hold the door open when they come home.
I got here by surviving.
I stay here by choosing love that doesn’t ask to be noticed.
🪶 What We’re Not Passing Down
Journal Reflections from the USA250 Witnesses
Prompt:
“What are you choosing not to pass down?”
“What future would make your ancestors proud—not of your survival, but of your freedom?”
August 6, 2025
“I’m not passing down the lie that survival is the same as living.”
Now I tell the young ones: make art. Grow gardens. Love who you love.
Family, Friends & Associates
Ron Devlin – Friend.
Caleb – Ron’s grandson.
Lyle Brooks – Best friend.
Pastor Dan – Local church leader.
