Sometime ago the girls attended a friend's birthday party where they started a smashbook with their friends. They were led to understand that smashbooks are similar to scrapbooks in the sense that they are books where you put photos of life events. But smashbooks are different because they don't have to be extremely neat like scrapbooks. The pages can be "smashed" like a collage.
The girls had a great time making the first few pages of their smashbooks at that party, and they continued this form of scrapbooking at home after the party for many days and week.
It looked so fun that I decided to start a smashbook of my own. I did a few pages then the season changed and I couldn't find time for doing anymore pages.
Fast forward this summer.
I've been adding collages to my smashbook this summer as I listen to podcasts.
I'll print pictures from my phone in various sizes, cut them, arrange them, and combine them with other souvenirs that are flat enough to go into the smashbook.
I've managed to make smashbook pages for all my major life events up through last summer.
It's been a lovely way to use my summer leisure time, reminisce, meditate on all the ways that God has blessed us and been faithful through every season.
I'll see how many more pages I can get done in this season before life picks up again and I have to put my smashbook down for other things.
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