Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: children, creating books, creating memories, divorce, document scanning, family history, family memories, life, photo scanning, time
My family took this fabulous Sunday and scanned pictures from my childhood. It has been such a wonderful and sad experience at the same time. I am looking through all the memories, activities, births of both myself and my sisters. All is well, we are all healthy, happy, responsible people and yet there is a rift in the fabric of our family because of divorce. My parents are both good people who came from good people. Life is so difficult sometimes. I treasure these photos and I treasure this experience of sorting and re-living. I decided today I am going to make sure we pull out our albums and storybooks at least monthly but I am aiming at weekly. It has been such a neat thing that because of the simple little adorable deck of cards my 2 year old knows her grandparents, great grandparents. She has never met some of them but she is begining to make connections. As I am documenting their lives I see those connections growing and deepening. What a gift. I consider it such a gift to come from where I have. I’ve not always felt that way. I am reminded as I am often lately to enjoy each moment. When my kids come to ask me a question no matter how pressing what I am doing feels to me I am blessed when I look them in the eye and really ponder what they are asking. When my baby or twins cuddle in my lap and want a story, I get to just put aside the dishes that never stay clean anyway or the vacuuming that needs to be redone daily, I just get to sit and cuddle and read and smell their hair and feel their sweet little bodies so warm and soft. With our oldest daughter now at college I really get how fast it happens. I am so grateful for these moments. I am so grateful for the memories of my childhood and the memories we make daily. My hope for you this week as it is for myself: Make great memories, begin documenting your life. Have a fabulous week! Susan Taylor
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