Gratitude is the Memory of the Heart

I am dancing with excitement that I was invited this week to join the Creative Teams of two of my favourite designers: Janet Carr's Little Feet Digital Designs and Macy Goode Designs! A relentless migraine and other challenges couldn't even spoil it - keeping me in the clouds all week long! I look forward to showcasing their beautiful kits on my layouts posted here, along with the pages I also create for Anne Quade at Fishbowl Designs. From a design perspective life is good ... very good!

But it's been one of those weeks with just enough worry to keep me on my toes, just enough challenge to keep me learning, and just enough fun to keep me smiling. OK, I am trying to be positive. While it wasn't a horrible week, it was more challenging than I found comfortable. I got through it, though, and some fun memories helped.



This week launched with a play with Anne's fun Just Greens bundle as I completed a more recent page for the 2010 family album and reflected on how much joy our little dog has added to our home.






When I saw Macy Goode's newest kit, Hoo Loves You?, with her cute little owls and alpha set, this layout immediately sprang to mind. It was a joy to work on a page that brought back happy and silly memories.







In a completely different way, as I started to use Janet Carr and Macy Goode's sweet collaborative freebie mini kit, available from Janet and Macy's blogs, I began walking down a different memory pathway of finding beauty in unexpected places.


Each memory added value to my week and tempered the difficulties I faced. Both made me thankful for my blessings as each layout became reminders of good days, good times, good family and friends, and good thoughts of our good God. No wonder so many say that scrapbooking is good therapy!

"Gratitude is the memory of the heart" said Jean Baptiste Massiu. I couldn't agree more.