It might just be me, but this time of year tends to go by in the blink of an eye. One second it's Thanksgiving and the next it's January first. So I propose this: Every day a sentence.
It can be an observation, a detail or an idea. The important part is to write the moment down, to give it a place to land, grow, and reflect.
This time of year just makes me think of brown paper packages and sting (thank you Julie Andrews) so I have been using some brown card stock left over from a previous project, along with my favorite pencils and crayons to give each moment a little color. This may be a bit much on the side of detail, but it also gives me a five minute time out during these crazy busy days.
As the week goes on I like to put my sentences in a jar for safe keeping (I also just love the way it looks).
Then at the end of each week I go through them and take a moment to take a deep breath and take it all in. This project is simple, and pretty low-tech, but great to do with kids as well. Heck, get the whole family on board and make an evening of going through the week, moment by moment, together.
~Jordan
Oh my goodness, we got so wrapped up in wrapping up packages yesterday we forgot to announce the winner of the book giveaway!
The winner is Robynn who wrote:
"This book is on my wish list. Thank you for the give away."
Thank you to everyone who participated!
*Last time in Books and Stories: The Story of the Snow Children
