a calm layout

Naomi sent over another layout using items from the July kit (a few left!)

she was inspired by the kit's calm colors

i saw this layout after i had just seen my father

my heart was weary with worry

i read Naomi's email and opened up the image

and all I saw and all I felt was

"He loves you"

and i felt calm

looking at those sweet children

thinking about how life is precious, children are precious, we are ALL precious.

and that's the beauty of scrapbooking

we cherish our photos, our tiny snapshots of eternity

and we decorate the photos with our favorite scraps and bits and bobs

scrapbook helps us to preserve the happy moments, the silly moments

and sometimes even the sad moments.

don't forget my lovelies... don't forget WHY you scrap...

sometimes its easy to get caught up in all the glimmer of this industry

and sometimes its easy to get caught up in comparing ourselves to others out there

but we are all women (well most of us, hehe)

and we are all doing it for the same reason

to hold onto those chubby baby legs and smiling first school days

to hold onto those wedding day butterflies and graduation hopes

to hold onto the good times.

remember that, the next time you look at a layout and have a sinking in your heart

and a tug at your mind and the temptation to wonder why you can't do "this" or do "that"

remember WHY you scrap

and then do it.

xoxo, Doe.