Tonight's picture was taken in September of 2005. We took Mattie to a park and I have no idea what got into him, but the next thing I knew when I turned around was that he was carrying a big log. The log was almost bigger than him! Sometimes Mattie would do things that would just make me laugh. That was definitely one of those times.
Quote of the day: Art enables us to find ourselves and lose ourselves at the same time. ~ Thomas Merton
Today my friend in cancer invited me to a free workshop she was giving in an art gallery in Arlington, VA. I met my friend through the hospital, as she too lost an only child. We met in 2013, and have been friends ever since. Ilona has found art very helpful on her grief journey. She has studied art and even got a certification in intentional painting. Today's workshop was to create a mini smash book.
I had never heard of a smash book, so I had to look it up. A smash book is a new trendy way to do your memory keeping. A simple do it yourself craft idea. Smashing is a way to journal that isn’t as precise as scrapbooks are usually considered to be. A smash book doesn’t need to be in chronological order and it’s even okay if you skip around on the pages.
First she had us write words on a piece of paper. Words that either resonate with us or words that are a part of our lives. Mostly people chose happy words, mine weren't as upbeat.
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