Remembering

On Mother's Day, 2007, I made a little gift for myself.

A little book of significance for me.

I wrote, in the introduction, that I make little books for others

and I wanted one for myself

and the best way to get one was to make it myself.

So I did.

It was a simple book.

I had a picture taken of myself

with each of my children

and printed them out

(wa-hoo for the digital age!)

and I glued the picture on one side

and left the the other side for the child

to write a message to me.

And I do treasure this Mother's Day gift.

But that isn't the point right now.

What I want to talk about is

how I looked at this book the other day

and the pictures of me with my children

and it made me happy.

What really wonderful children I have!

Nick

Sam

Fred

Jake

Abbie

I'm glad I took the time, that afternoon,

to make this little book for myself.

A moment in time captured for always.

It's a curious thing

how one just doesn't know the twists and turns that

life's journey will bring.

But we capture the moments

with our pictures

and we capture the thoughts and feelings

in that moment

with our words

and we're able to remember

how blessed we really are.