an ode to Autumn, my most favorite season and how I ache for its sweater weather. journaling reads: I have been blessed to spend half my life living in areas that enjoyed the natural change of seasons. And my most favorite season of all is autumn. I love every.single.thing. about it. But...

Awww I adore this page, Lex! What a beautiful take on "then and now"!!

Pure fabulous. I love the flow of your the story here and the balance of the page!!! And the "then" photo makes me smile :)

Bugga, then and now. journaling reads: Then you were just beginning to become your own person. You were full of easy joy. You were sensitive, you were curious. And we couldnt imagine loving anything more than we loved you or loving you more than we did. Our hearts were full. Now...

Pondering what is on my "all the good things" list... journaling (scattered about on journalers and in frames): my "all the good things list"...otherwise known as: what makes me smile or what I do for ME simply because I love it or it centers me or energizes me or...

Bugga and her easy smile... journaling reads: One of the qualities I love most about you is that easy smile. Easy in that you naturally find joy in the everyday...the murky, the muddy, the sticky, all the little obstacles of annoyance or impatience or irritation or routine doldrums are just...

the latest in my series of details and love for an "everyday"... journaling reads: today I love...seeing you with Great Grandpa. His 96 years, and your 5 having fun together. Laughing. Oh how I treasure this moment. this re-meeting. Seeing you with this man I so adore and...

Bugga, recently. journaling reads: Today I...love the way you bite your lip and get a bashful look on your face. love your flowy twirly summer dresses. love how much you love your daddy. credits: Hello, Love Hello, Love by Paislee Press font: 1942 Report TFL!

another page for Bugga's album inspired by music and lyrics. This one features "Beautiful" by Mercy Me. credits: Hello, Love Hello, Love by Paislee Press and Different Strokes by Fei-fei's Stuff fonts: 1942 Report and CK Becky TFL!!

my Bugga. She brings everything into focus. scattered journaling is just tidbits of what fills my every day. main journaling: the every day is full. full of lots of noise -- distractions, lists, tasks, priorities, the computer, the phone, the laundry, the vacuuming, the sorting, the...

reflecting on our military lifestyle and the distance from family... journaling reads: while most days I count my blessings and focus on the positives and accept this lifestyle I have readily chosen there are times I feel the distance between us and those we love is as tangible as a great and...

I just love the look on Bugga's face in this photo. It is so....HER, right now. Like she has this notion that each day is so full of promise and carries it close like a little secret. credits: Permanent Press [url=http://www.oscraps.com/shop/product.php?productid=26580] by Paislee Press...

Aww this is so happy and sunny..the mood and colors here so fabulously capture summer! Love this!

This is beautifully scrapped Tracie! I love the snapshot and your journaling! I love looking at snapshots of me and DH too..and there are so few of them these days...you've inspired me to find a way to take some more!

bugga superlativeness (I think I just made that word up, but it fits, lol!) main journaling reads: right now everything is a really BIG deal. You speak in superlatives all day long..this is my favorite in the whole world. I will never ever. You are my bestest friend EVER. credits...

my sweet bugga... journaling reads: oh sweet one I wonder what thoughts fill your head...I wonder what seeds of dreams and plans He has planted there. Whatever may come I do know its made just for you. And that makes it special and precious and amazing. So let yourself follow His whispers...

daddy and bugga... journaling reads: everywhere you go, when youre together, there you are hand in hand. you just race to sidle up next to Daddys strong and safe form and slip your hand into is like there is no where else youd rather be. whether its walking down the path at grandpas, in the...

a wish and a hope... scattered journaling reads: I wish that you wish. Wishes are beautiful things. And some of our wishes and dreams turn into real things. Like you. credits: Wishing Jar by Paislee Press available at Oscraps font: SS Whimsy TFL!!

for day thirteen of grow with love: marriage edition journaling reads: I like to think that usually Im pretty good at owning my mistakes and acknowledging when I have behaved badly, trampled your feelings or just generally been a selfish person. But I know the reality is that sometimes I am...

for the grow with love: marriage edition day fifteen journaling:not too long ago I made a promise to myself that I would welcome you home everyday with a little extra ordinary..warmth and love and happy. So that you knew you mattered to us. Mattered enough so that the other busy things, the...