I am on a mission today, I have to write letters for my nephews for Kairos (a three night retreat for juniors and seniors). They are twins so it will be important to make sure that I separate my memories into individuals. These boys are such a joy in my life - I am happy to write these letters to tell them that.
I decided to add some pictures, so I dug in. Whenever I look at pictures I just get lost in them. The memories start coming back and I just can’t stop looking at them. Now that I am looking, I start to lose my purpose. As I find pictures that I know others would love to see, I take a picture of the picture. I send it to the people whose children they are. Usually it is my sister. She and I love seeing the kids when they are little. If I find videos that are even worse! Sometimes they even bring tears to my eyes…tears of laughter! The joy in seeing their little faces, hearing their little voices. I just love it so much! There are so many pictures that it is hard to pick just a few. As I am going through years of pictures, I come across a few of me as a little girl. Even more emotions come flooding in. I think I have the same smile as I did a million years ago. I see my kids' faces in my smile. This was a fun distraction today… so many other things to do, but they can wait.
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Mark McTeague
3/6/2022 08:16:24 pm
So hard to stop going through old pictures once you start. I ran across some old college pics in my crawl space a couple weeks ago. I sat in that uncomfortable place totally lost in looking at those old memories. Glad you had a chance to take a moment to find such a cool distraction.
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Trina Perez
3/7/2022 06:23:15 pm
I love taking the time to just relive the memories! I am sure the letters will be perfect!
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Michelle
3/7/2022 10:52:11 pm
It’s so fun to do!! I wish I made more album, like back in the day!
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