I attended a scrapbooking
class once where the teacher said, “My books are filled with stories of me, my
family and our lives. But they are also filled with my Faith! How can I leave
that out of my albums when it’s who I am?”
For many years that
thought has stayed with me. That class was probably almost 8 years ago. But
that statement rang so true with me that it has stuck with me.
For a long time I
struggled to get pictures in the
actual album, let alone get the stories written. And, when I did I was so
intent on getting the details just perfect that I simply put down the facts.
Names, dates, what happened. There was very little fluff.
Over the past several
months I have tried to be more intentional in the journaling in my albums. I want my kids to know how much I loved
them. How proud I was (am) of them. How they were (are) perfect just the way
God created them. I want them to look back at those albums and see how God’s
love carried us through the difficult times because we also trusted Him
completely during the easy times.
I want my kids to look
back through these albums one day and see not only my love for them but God’s unending love!! So, today (er…tonight, sorry this is so late getting posted) I
want to share with you a couple of pages I’ve recently created.
Even though I do have “traditional”
albums (and a few I still need to complete…), I absolutely love my
digital albums!! Let me give you a few reasons I prefer digital over
traditional.
1)
No Mess!!!
(With 4 kids…or any for that matter…this is HUGE!
2)
I can change
things as many times as I want with ease!! (Thank goodness, because I am so
indecisive sometimes!)
3)
Virtual
stickers are NOT stuck for good! YAY!!!
4)
I can edit my
journaling as many times as I want! (At least until I have the album printed.)
5)
The albums
are thinner and take up MUCH less space on my shelf.
6)
The overall
cost is MUCH less than traditional albums!
7)
It’s so much
fun to play around on the computer and see what you can create!
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| Page created using: Creative Memories Storybook Creator Plus 4.0 |
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| Page created using: Creative Memories Storybook Creator Plus 4.0 |
The journaling says: “Tyler Tyler
As you can see, not every
page has to be filled with Scriptures or a prayer. It can be simple things like
why you love this person. What has God blessed them with. What made this event
so special. How has it impacted your Faith and relationship with Jesus. It
doesn’t have to be long or fluffy. Just be honest and they will love it!!
My oldest loves to get
his birth album and look through the pictures. (yes, I have one entirely too
big album for his first week, but that’s another story for another post.) Now
that he can read, he likes to read each page and ask me if I remember when… Those are some of the most precious times I have
with him. He is so gentle and sweet while he’s looking through those albums and
it makes me just smile. He loves to hear stories about when he was a baby. And,
that…that is why I continue working
on my albums as I can. I want each of my children to have that opportunity. I
want each of them to know just how
much I loved them and how much more their Heavenly Father loved them.
Do you scrapbook? What is
your favorite way to preserve your children’s childhood? I would love to hear
your stories!!
Blessings,
Annette
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