Month: May 2016

Motherhood :: Free Download

I have been thinking a lot about motherhood. I think for most of us when we think “motherhood” we think “love”.

A special kind of beautiful power lives in the love that grows people.

When we mother what we are really doing is watering our people with love. So that kindness may grow there. And humanity. And caring. And strength. What we are really doing is uplifting and empowering. Sometimes what we are really doing is just holding hands and sitting with one another in the dark times.

And while on this day of mothers we celebrate it in the most familiar sense..we think of our mothers and our children in all the beautiful ways those relationships shine brightly. Or we think of those who have longed for or lost or fallen away from motherhood.

I say yes to that. All the yes. And I also say here’s to all those who mother one another. Here’s to those moments when we step in to mother our friends and loved ones, to mother our mothers, or to mother strangers who have never known what that love feels like. Here’s to the moments we must mother ourselves. Here’s to all the moments and all the seasons in our lives when we give the kind of love that grows people. The kind of love that leaves an imprint on us.

Motherhood. All love begins and ends there.

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You can access the download by clicking on the image above, the button below, or by clicking the link here: Motherhood Free Download.

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I hope you had a special day today, friends. And if you’re hurting on this day, I pray peace and love for you. I pray you feel the kind of love that grows people. <3

Per Diem

“For each day”. Per Diem.

Every day we live our story. From moment to moment our narrative reveals itself through events and happenings, through circumstances, through relationships. Story lives in our routines and in all the “ordinary” things. Story lives in perceptions and emotions and interactions. It lives in our choices and how we spend our time. It is the daily details.

And Per Diem is all about keeping those everyday memories and documenting their story…for each day. Inspired by the little moments that weave themselves into biffer tapestries of Story, the Per Diem collection features cheerful color, classic and versatile story centric pieces perfect for documenting your daily stories. 

Meet the Per Diem collection.

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Per Diem is available for 30% off through the Monday 9 May, 2016 as part of the National Scrapbooking Day storewide sale.


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Here is a splash of beautiful inspiration from the Storytellers and Pollys:

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I hope you enjoy playing with the Per Diem collection!  I would love to see your pages!  Share with me on Facebook or in my gallery at The Lilypad or Plant Your Story!

National Scrapbooking Day 2016 :: The Happenings

Happy Happy {inter} National Scrapbooking Day weekend!!

It’s the usual refrain and I still love it as much and as deeply as I did when I first began scrapbooking many many moons ago.  No matter what Stories we are living and writing, the Art of Remembering them is so dear to my heart.

I so love this time of year when those of us who love to make memories and keep them, play with paper or pen, document our stories and explore our creativity get to have so much fun celebrating our love for scrapbooking and storytelling.

And NSD is a little extra special to me because it also marks my design anniversary.

And so I enthusiastically exclaim many “Happy Happy”s as we Storytellers, we Memory Keepers, we Family Historians, we Documentarians and Curators, we Artists and Journalers celebrate our love for scrapbooking and storytelling.

And here is the annual Everything You Need to Know about what is happening for Sara Gleason products this weekend.  (All images are linked).

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There are also opportunities for additional savings in the annual PYS Savings Guide!

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I hope you enjoy this weekend of celebrating Story!  My hope is to spend some time soaking up inspiration and maybe even scrap some stories!  Happy Happy!