School Years
My Freshman Year
A guided keepsake for the new school, new friendships, and the first steps into high school.
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18 titles
School Years
My Senior Year
A warm 60-day companion for holding onto the last firsts while preparing for what comes next.
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School Years
My High School Years
A thoughtful path through tenth and eleventh grade, where identity sharpens and choices begin to matter.
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School Years
My 8th Grade Year
A guided record of the final chapter of middle school and the leap toward high school.
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School Years
My Middle School Years
A steady, encouraging companion for the years when identity first begins to take shape.
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Life Transitions
The Empty Nest Awakening
For the grief, relief, quiet, and rediscovery that begin after the children leave home.
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Parenthood
Homeschool Mom Needs a Minute
A place to breathe, reset, and find joy inside the beautiful chaos of home education.
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Parenthood
Single Mom Daily Chaos Journal
A grounded daily companion for reclaiming time and peace when everything depends on you.
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Career
Land It
A strategic 60-day guided journal for new graduates navigating the job search with structure and confidence.
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Grief & Remembrance
Paws in Time
A gentle way to remember the pet who changed your life, one honest prompt at a time.
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Family Legacy
Roots for Grandma's Stories
A guided heirloom for preserving a grandmother's life, memories, and voice for generations.
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Family Legacy
Roots for Dad's Stories
A lifetime of stories and hard-won wisdom, written down in his own words.
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Roots for Mom's Stories
A lasting place for a mother's story, family history, and the moments only she can tell.
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Wedding & Marriage
Future Perfect
Grounded, practical guided work for the life you are actively in the process of becoming.
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Wedding & Marriage
Future Perfect: The First Year of Marriage
Shared values, honest conversations, and habits that help newlyweds build an intentional partnership.
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Wedding & Marriage
Future Perfect: The Father of the Bride
A meaningful place for a father to process the moment he has spent a lifetime preparing for.
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Wedding & Marriage
Future Perfect: The Groom's Edition
A purposeful guide for the man who wants to step into marriage awake, ready, and intentional.
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Wedding & Marriage
Future Perfect: The Mother of the Bride
Sixty days for holding the joy, the letting go, and the new chapter ahead.
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Meet the author
A little room
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Abigail Alder is co-founder of Diehl House Books. After 28 years in caregiving, she knows that people don’t always have an answer ready—and that the way you ask a question matters.
Her journals offer a starting point: a question about someone you love, a moment from the day, or something you don’t want to forget. You bring the part that makes the book yours.
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