So by my left-brained nature, I am a chronological
scrapbooker 99% of the time, it's just how my brain works, and we can go into
that more some other time. Well,
recently, for the purpose of other research for event planning for my church's
youth group, I spread out the memorabilia for the past 8 years of youth work I
have yet to catch-up on (another dirty word, I know).
Because I like to do all my youth ministry scrapbooking in a
separate book, and because I like to share my finished pages, I decided that
this is to be an area of focus for awhile, of course mixing in some other
mini albums for variety.
So I am launching the process of making myself a master list
of pages / topics to be scrapped, because I do not have anything physical to
refer to. Some topics have memorabilia
on these piles, some don't. Some have
printed photos, some don't. Some have
digital photos, some don't. Some I still
want to search for others' photos on Facebook to use. Multiple sources feeding
into my memory hoarding, and my left brain just screams "MUST MAKE
LIST!" And I can imagine those of
you that are far right-brained are cringing right now just at the thought of
all of that list-making.
But the fun of it is reliving those memories again, just for
a brief moment, as a preview of what they will be once they are scrapped. And one of the treasures I came across is the
layout below.
One of the things I do the most in my volunteer role for my
church's high school youth group is to help or lead the planning of retreats
and trips. For our fall girls' retreat
in 2006, I asked all the girls to bring a favorite photo of themselves at any
age. And we then scrapbooked it as one of our activities in the hotel suite
where we gathered, listing our own qualities and blessings. This was my layout.
It is probably one of the simplest layouts I ever made, but
it is still a treasure and a good reminder, not only of that event, but also of
my identity.
So I leave you with two pieces of encouragement:
1. Don't be afraid to go back and dig, treasures await to be
found and enjoyed!
2. If you never have before, find a favorite photo of
yourself and document how awesome you are!
