Boxes

When I was at Dad's last weekend I saw a living room a fourth full of boxes and inside them are things that others had created for memories. I loved looking at the boxes of scrapbooks and trying to identify older relatives when they were young. I only wished that Granny had written something in the the ones she saved of her travels. I can piece together the dates though. There were also things that we children had sent her.
Today I was unboxing several boxes here AND found things that my children had made for me. I have a whole folder of items that Jonathan made at school. There are a few pieces of artwork that JJ made and a whole lot of things that Katie has made. I wonder what to do with all these things? Do I save them and make a Anna Kelly in a box like Katie and JJ found a Fred Mackenzie in a box?
I am going to make a summer of 2011 scrapbook of things that happened this summer. I just have to get the camera and I have to have some of the pictures that others took sent to me. I can't figure out how to put them into the photo spots on this laptop.
Where is that Camera I bought?

Best Day in a While

Today was one of those good days when you know you are where you should be and you are there. At Katie's church today they talked about the value of solitude and how to have a quiet time. Just what I needed to here. I am often alone and this reminded me of all the times in the past 37 years when I didn't have time for a quiet time.
As I drove to and from Indy I enjoyed some Amy Grant songs and really related to them. One that really jumped out to me was
Are you livin' in an old man's ruble are you listenin' to the father of lies.
Or
Are you livin' as a new creation?
I hope I am listening and living to God the Father and living as a new man (or woman) that Paul talks about in the letters to the Romans.

May tomorrow be another Blessed Day.