Hi my name is Joy, and I am a scrapbook-aholic. It’s true! I
am such a sucker for those pattern papers, 3D embellishments, and rub-on
lettering! I guess it’s because I love taking pictures and even more so, I love
having a cool way to display those pictures. It’s my way of cherishing my
memories. I’ve been on a real kick lately. I finished (finally) my
New
York pictures from last May, and I just started a
cute little memory book for my friend’s baby shower this weekend. My favorite
thing about scrapbooking is the papers. I suppose it’s the designer in me that
just loves well-designed paper. (I recently discovered a really cool new line from My Mind’s
Eye) I just love the ripping, the tearing, the cutting, and the wrinkling of
paper to make it look just right.
In my weekly Bible study, we are studying Romans. Now, that’s
not an easy book to study no matter how long you’ve been a Christian or how
many times you’ve studied it. You usually just end up feeling like crap! Well,
we’ve been learning about being crucified, dead and buried with Christ, and
giving up our old self, and becoming more like Him. Heavy stuff! And I really
don’t know why my mind went this way, maybe because during the lecture I was
also remembering what scrapbook supplies I needed to buy this afternoon, but
here’s where it went.
God is scrapbooking me! I am the paper, flat and pretty
boring all by myself. Then He rips and tears away things are displeasing to
Him. He embellishes me with spiritual gifts and talents. The final touches are
the images of Christ He imprints on my life.
I just hope I’m a cool scrapbook. It hurts sometimes to be
torn. I don’t really like being cut. But I always end up better for it.
