{"id":19063,"date":"2026-03-11T07:04:41","date_gmt":"2026-03-11T07:04:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/uncategorized\/the-remarkable-true-story-behind-a-journal-for-jordan\/"},"modified":"2026-04-10T06:07:06","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T06:07:06","slug":"the-remarkable-true-story-behind-a-journal-for-jordan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/positive-living\/entertainment\/movies-and-tv\/the-remarkable-true-story-behind-a-journal-for-jordan\/","title":{"rendered":"The Remarkable True Story Behind \u2018A Journal for Jordan\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When <a href=\"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/positive-living\/health-and-wellness\/life-advice\/finding-life-purpose\/guideposts-classics-denzel-washington-inspired-to\/\">Denzel Washington\u2019s<\/a> newest film,<em> A Journal for Jordan<\/em>, hit theaters this Christmas, it captivated audiences with its heartwarming message and compelling story. And perhaps the most remarkable part is that it is based on true events. <\/p>\n<p>Dana Canedy is a journalist, author, and publishing executive who wrote the 2008 book <em>A Journal for Jordan: A Story of Love and Honor<\/em> about her life with her fianc\u00e9e, Sergeant Charles Monroe King. When King was deployed to Iraq in 2005 he started a <a href=\"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/prayer\/how-to-pray\/6-ways-to-prayer-journal\/\">journal<\/a>, which he filled with advice and stories, for their infant son, Jordan, just in case King didn\u2019t come home. Unfortunately, King was killed in combat in October 2006.  <\/p>\n<p>Right before his death, King sent the journal to Canedy, who held onto it so Jordan could know his father\u2014a man of <a href=\"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/positive-living\/friends-and-family\/friends\/guideposts-classics-gale-sayers-on-the-power-of-courage\/\">courage<\/a>, compassion, and faith. Canedy talked with <em>Guidepost.org<\/em> about her relationship with King and their inspiring story. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"image\" style=\"float:right\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-33014\" alt=\"\" height=\"436\" src=\"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/dana_canedy_author_of_a_journal_for_jordan.jpg\" width=\"362\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/dana_canedy_author_of_a_journal_for_jordan.jpg 1105w, https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/dana_canedy_author_of_a_journal_for_jordan-340x409.jpg 340w, https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/dana_canedy_author_of_a_journal_for_jordan-768x924.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 362px) 100vw, 362px\" \/><figcaption><sup><em>Dana Canedy (Photo: Eileen Barroso\/Columbia University)<\/em><\/sup><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>When Canedy first met King, it was not <a href=\"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/positive-living\/friends-and-family\/marriage\/mysterious-ways-the-love-connection\/\">love at first sight<\/a>. The two came from very different backgrounds \u2013 she was an accomplished writer focused on her career, and King was a more carefree person, devoted to the military. Canedy initially pushed King away because she was convinced it wouldn\u2019t work. But King always came back.  <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe were <a href=\"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/positive-living\/friends-and-family\/soulmates-couples-who-were-meant-to-be\/\">meant to be<\/a>,\u201d Canedy said. \u201cI could not have known all of that, and that&#8217;s just by God&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/angels-and-miracles\/miracles\/gods-grace\/amazing-grace-the-healing-power-of-music\/\">amazing grace<\/a>. I was meant to be Jordan&#8217;s mother and to be there at the end of Charles&#8217; life. I was meant to tell this story.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Telling that story to even more people was made possible when it was announced her book would be going to the big screen. Canedy said she was thrilled when Denzel Washington came on as director. \u201cHe brought his sense of spirituality and his belief in God to this,\u201d she said. Washington <a href=\"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/prayer\/how-to-pray\/4-ways-to-pray-for-healing\/\">prayed<\/a> with the cast and crew before some scenes and never lost sight of the fact that the story he was telling was real.  <\/p>\n<p>Neither did <a href=\"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/positive-living\/health-and-wellness\/caregiving\/family-caregiving\/aging-parents\/just-mercy-star-michael-b-jordan-on-how-his-upbringing-shaped-his-life\/\">Michael B. Jordan<\/a> or Chant\u00e9 Adams, who play King and Canedy. The first day she was on set, Canedy brought King\u2019s actual journal, as well as his <a href=\"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/angels-and-miracles\/miracles\/gods-grace\/mysterious-ways-the-missing-dog-tags\/\">dog tags<\/a>. Jordan and Adams were both intensely moved by them. \u201cIt was important to me that they see that there is a real Charles and a real Jordan,\u201d she said. \u201cYou see in their performances a profound sense that they&#8217;re honoring Charles and his legacy.\u201d  <\/p>\n<p><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/positive-living\/health-and-wellness\/caregiving\/family-caregiving\/aging-parents\/just-mercy-star-michael-b-jordan-on-how-his-upbringing-shaped-his-life\/\">READ MORE: Michael B. Jordan shares how his upbringing shaped his life.<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>There was even a hint at God\u2019s hand at work during the production of the film. Early one morning, Washington went to Arlington National Cemetery to scout a location for a scene at King\u2019s grave (King is actually buried in Cleveland, Ohio). <\/p>\n<p>According to Canedy, Washington often looked for <a href=\"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/angels-and-miracles\/miracles\/gods-grace\/12-signs-of-the-beyond-from-deceased-loved-ones\/\">signs from beyond<\/a> during the filming process. After no luck in finding the right spot, Washington paused to ask King to show him where the scene should be filmed. The director then looked up to see three <a href=\"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/angels-and-miracles\/angels\/animal-angels-my-dear-white-deer\/\">deer<\/a> sitting calmly under a tree nearby. He took it as his <a href=\"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/angels-and-miracles\/miracles\/gods-grace\/5-signs-from-beyond-from-her-late-son\/\">sign<\/a>. But when he called Canedy to tell her what happened, she was shocked. She told him the last time she and Jordan had visited King\u2019s grave in Cleveland, they\u2019d seen three deer sitting peacefully under a nearby tree. \u201cDenzel didn\u2019t know about that until I told him,\u201d she said. \u201cWe both just laughed and said, \u2018Yep, God\u2019s got us.\u2019\u201d <\/p>\n<p>It was God that got Canedy through her <a href=\"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/positive-living\/health-and-wellness\/life-advice\/coping-with-grief\/10-tips-to-help-a-grieving-heart\/\">grief<\/a> after losing King. She recalled that one day before King\u2019s funeral, everything hit her harder than ever before. She\u2019d just returned to her Manhattan apartment after signing paperwork at King\u2019s military base. \u201cI was walking in a fog,\u201d she said. \u201cJordan was only six months old at the time, and I remember thinking how heavy he felt. Everything was heavy. Grief is so physical. It was hard to breathe, and everything physically hurt.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>As she walked through her front door, Canedy wasn\u2019t sure if she could keep going. She called out to <a href=\"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/daily-devotions\/devotions-for-women\/a-beautiful-sign-that-god-can-be-trusted\/\">God for a sign<\/a>, anything to show her that King was still with her. Then she noticed the voicemail light on her phone was blinking. In a daze, she clicked it. <\/p>\n<p><em>My name is Sergeant Wesley<\/em>, the message said. <em>I&#8217;m calling you from Iraq. You don&#8217;t know me, but I was friends with Sergeant King, and he gave me your phone number. He made me promise that if anything ever happened to him, I would call you and tell you that he loves you and you&#8217;re going to be okay. <\/em><\/p>\n<p>Canedy was speechless. The moment was so miraculous, she knew without a<a href=\"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/angels-and-miracles\/miracles\/gods-grace\/the-big-question-is-doubt-necessary-for-spiritual-growth\/\"> doubt<\/a> it was God. \u201cThere is no other time in my life that I felt His presence so palpably then when I was grieving,\u201d she said. \u201cMy faith is what got me through it.\u201d  <\/p>\n<p>This message of faith is exactly what Canedy hopes audiences take away from the film, no matter what they have going on in their lives. While she knows it can be hard to hold onto faith, it\u2019s what we must do during the darkest times until we finally bring ourselves back to the light of <a href=\"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/inspiring-stories\/stories-of-faith-and-hope\/how-to-hold-on-to-hope-when-the-odds-are-against-you\/\">hope<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p>\u201cMeet yourself where you are,\u201d she said. \u201cLean into your faith in those moments \u2013 your friends, your family, your village \u2013 and just hold on. If you can&#8217;t do anything else, just hold on and believe that it will get better. Because it always will.\u201d <\/p>\n<p><em>A Journal for Jordan<\/em> is playing in theaters and available to purchase on demand through Sony Pictures.  <\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When Denzel Washington\u2019s newest film, A Journal for Jordan, hit theaters this Christmas, it captivated audiences with its heartwarming message and compelling story. 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