scrapbooking

i love scrapbooking.

it is so much more than just putting some pictures and stickers on some colorful paper. it is a way to capture memories, spend time remembering the moments, and use creativity to make it beautiful and interesting.

i was working on some pages for a scrapbook i gave to our birth mother. and it was so great to look at the pictures of jesse and see how he has grown. it was also a time to be extremely thankful to our birth mother for making the choice to give up jesse for adoption so our family would be blessed with this amazing boy. it was a time to pray for our birth mother - for her life, her future, her relationship with God.

it was a great time for me to just spend some time relaxing and doing something i enjoy. as a mom, sometimes i feel like i have had to put some things on hold that i enjoy because life with a boy about to start walking is pretty full. but just the few hours i spent tonight working on these pages was energizing.

i love scrapbooking.