Project Life: Today Matters

 
Happy New Year!!   For my first post of 2012, I am happy to share the cover page for my 2012 Project Life album.   I have not yet made my cover page for my 2011 album-- mostly because I began in August and didn't really think much about a cover page.  I will have to go back and do that soon.  

 
Today over at Elle's Studio, I am sharing a few details about how I put together my cover page.  We also have a $25 prize pack giveaway, so make sure to stop by and leave a comment :)

 
I decided to come up with a phrase/goal/"one little word" for my Project Life this year.  Why? Because it helps me to remember why I am doing this and exactly why i am investing my time and efforts into this daily project.  That "one little word": Today Matters. (okay okay that's two words;)



After enjoying fifteen-some weeks of Project Life in 2011, I realized there has to be a determined reason for one to commit to an everyday(ish) project. 

Christmas Day was a turning point for me.  I realized why I do this: because today matters.

As I sat and watched hundreds of my dad's childhood photos scroll across the screen, with tears dripping off my face, I was able to experience my dad's "everyday".   I wasn't prepared for how moved  I was to see life through his eyes.



I saw dad as a boy. On the same piece of land where I grew up, and on the same piece of land where we are planning to build a house this year.  I saw stories, moments, and experiences that occured 50 years prior.



I saw the everyday through the eyes of my dad (far right) and his brothers.



I was able to see what it was like for my Grandma to take four small boys on vacation.



and what it looked like to hang out with my grandfather after church on a summer sunday afternoon.



I saw who carved the Thanksgiving turkey 50-some years ago (this is "Pop", my Grandma's dad)



I saw the everyday moments of my dad and uncles' childhood. 



And the not-so-everday moments like when my grandmother held a monkey that was smoking a pipe.



Well she DID have a pet racoon (meet "Alvin") so maybe the pipe smoking monkey wasn't THAT strange??



Seeing my grandfather's face in these photos reminded me that TODAY MATTERS.  I have very few memories of him-- yet I have hundreds of photos and written stories.  And because of that, I know him.

You never know what day is your last.  Sharing your life, your story, your faith-- it matters.  Even on days when you pick up toys a million times, on days you run errands, on days that are milestones, on days you face heartbreak, on days that are completely boring, on family holidays, on days you hold a pipe smoking monkey-- it ALL matters.   Not one day is insignificant.

That?  That is why I love Project Life.  It all matters.  Today matters.

I am so thrilled to share our life with you in 2012!!


Project Life was created by Becky Higgins as a way to simplify how you document life and preserve memories. Photo pockets used in my Project Life are created by Becky and can be found here. You can read all of my Project Life posts here.

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