Here we go.
One of the things I did yesterday was finally listen to all the videos Ali had in her December Memories class, and I decided I definitely wanted to set some intentions for my album and for December this year. So I changed my opening page to work with that. Here’s the before and after:
before:
closeup:
after:
I stitched two journaling pages together. The left side says Brave and Kind. The right side explains my goals to be brave this holiday season. To feel and act brave. To do what I know I can. To acknowledge when I am brave, too. And my goals to be Kind. To be kind to myself, to Jake, to the kids, the kids to each other, to everyone I see all day long.
I then changed the back to include a photo of us and my usual beginning of “and so it begins”. The before was day two so I won’t post it but here’s the after:
And finally for day 1, I decided to add a new page and I told the story of these little houses my mom sent me from Turkey and how the lights are one of the most magical parts of what makes this whole season feel so magical to me.
So here goes day 1.
beautiful pages! love how you did the family picture.
thank you 🙂
Love your PL and your art in general which I’m so happy I discovered thanks to your entry over at Ali’s 😉
Greetings from Chicago~
thank you so much! I hope you’re staying warm in Chicago! 🙂
How wonderful to have something from your Mom to bring extra joy to the season. I have a particular childhood ornament on my little family’s tree for the first time this year and it is so special to have it and be connected to my childhood Christmases. I think I’m going to scan some old pictures and combine 2015 stories with older stories. Really love memory keeping this time of year.
i think that’s such a wonderful idea!!
LOVE LOVE this so much Karen!!! Always love seeing your family photos too!!! Looking forward to the rest of your pages, always a favorite for me.
thank you sweet friend, love you 🙂
This is a lovely post. Very touching. I love the brave & kind and the little houses from your Mother. I’ve been following your blog for some time, and I believe this is the first time I’ve commented, even tho I’ve meant to before. Happy holidays.
thank you so much for your kind kind words Barbara, I so appreciate your taking the time to comment 🙂