This is my first layout for Shimelle’s My Freedom class. I decided to
make mine all about journaling and photos. The core of why I scrap. Here
is the journaling:

Time to laugh.
Time to hold hands.
Time to appreciate each other and enjoy each other’s company.
Time to care about the little fleeting moments.

Time to take it all in. To observe and appreciate.
Time to walk together. Talk together. Time to love. Time to let yourself
be loved. Time to love yourself.
Time to give more than you take. To give without expectation. To give
for the joy of giving.
Time to share.

Time to reconnect.
Time to forgive.
Time to learn.
Time to relax. To rest. To recover.
Time to hug. Tight.

Time to have coffee and crackers.
Time to read. To write.
Time to create. Draw. Paint. Capture. Experiment. Try.
Time to let go of perfection.
Time to be carefree. To let go of fear and pressure.

Time to be audacious. Empowered.
Time to look forward.
Time to do more of what you love and less of what you don’t. Time to not
commit to things you don’t really want.
Time to figure out what you want. Dream big. Dream fun.
Time to soar.

Time to be happy.
Time to make the most of today. Time to pay attention. Time to spend
time wisely.
Time to notice the beauty.
Time to smell the flowers.

I took Teresa McFayden’s latest class on art journaling and it inspired
me to create this little page. My art journal has been neglected a lot
lately.

This is for catalyst
sixteen for creative therapy.

I have many things I dream of when I think of my ideal home. I have a
size in mind, a style in mind, and a place in mind. But then I change my
mind. I loved New York. I dreamt of living in Tuscany. Over a lake. With
a big yard. Several stories. Overlooking the ocean. The places, the
sizes, the colors, even the locations change. But the one and only thing
that doesn’t change is who’s there with me. Jake and David
are my family. Anywhere they are is my home. They are my home.

Journaling Reads:
Each time I look at this photo, I smile and feel a strong sense of
peace. It reminds me you two are all I need and want out of life. You
are my why. My home.

This also uses the amazing July Kit from A Million Memories.

Here’s another layout with the AMM kit for July.

This is another one of David’s faces. I love them so much. I love him so
much.

My good friend, Michelle, who owns AMM has the most beautiful
daughter I’ve seen. This strong, little girl and her family have had a
long and tough year. Here are some more details in Michelle’s own words:

As you probably already know, my daughter was diagnosed with Leukemia
(ALL) last November at the age of 4. She and my family have been
through a really rough last 7 months. She has been in the hospital
numerous times, she has been really sick, angry, on all kinds of nasty
drugs that have increased her apetite, had her physically acting out,
had her in bed for weeks, left her with no emotion but sadness and a
sense of joylessness. She was taken out of preschool and because of her
illness we were unable to put our 3 year old son in preschool. The
doctors worried that the kids would get sick in school and Chloe would
end up in the hospital again. However, today, she went for her weekly
doctor’s visit and her blood count was at a safe level and she was given
the go ahead to begin the next phase of her treatment, which is called
“Maintenance.” In maintenance, her blood count levels stay
significantly higher than they are when she was undergoing the intense
treatment that she has been receiving in the first 7 months of her
treatment. She will be able to begin Kindergarten and Daniel will be
able to start Pre-school. We are really excited! Chloe will have a
bone marrow test on Monday and then she will officially begin her first
“course” of Maintenance, which will go on for the next 2 years.

Here is a photo that I love of Chloe that I took at Easter:

And here’s the prize:

click
here to participate. I cannot tell you how happy this news makes me.
I love you Michelle and I am so happy.

I used the Creative Imaginations tag book and Christine Adolph’s
beautiful tidepool line for this little book. It is to commemorate our
years spent in San Diego. Thank you to Cosmo Cricket and A Million Memories for the
beautiful papers.