Don’t Forget To Write

I spend hours creating a scrapbook. With every page I endeavor to make a new piece of art that will offer giggles & glee as we recapture all of those moments that we have shared as a family. One of the kids will pull a scrapbook off of the bookshelf and start flipping through the pages and before you know it everyone in the house has joined in the celebration. I cherish the idea of leaving those books of artistically displayed, fond remembrances for people to enjoy even after I am gone. When I think about how my books might become “legendary” one day I realize the value of journaling. After all, a picture book is worth a thousand words but a book of pictures with a wonderfully detailed, well told story is priceless. Telling a story can offer the reader an opportunity to gain a deeper understanding of the experiences of those faces in the photos. I have a box of very old black and white photos from my Grandma’s attic that I often take out and admire. As I study the faces in the photos I try to imagine what life was like back in the early 1900′s. I look hard for details and features that might prove the identity of one of the people pictured as being one of my own. I can envision the scrap art that I could create with those photos if only I had the story, the dates and the names. I decided that I would not leave my dynasty a collection of scrapbooks that was “partial”. A scrapbook should remind us but it should also entertain.
This week I have worked on a new line of journaling cards. Some will add punch and spice to your pages and others will quietly invite you to journal. Whatever method you prefer just “Don’t Forget To Write!”

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