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Congratulations to the following 3 readers who have won a copy of Where Women Create! Email paige@wherewomencreate.com and she’ll take care of you.
1. Melinda in Pinson, Alabama
2. Alisha in Gresham, Oregon
3. Lori C. in Pleasant Grove, Utah
Thank you everyone for sharing your favorite health tips! I’m super inspired. If you haven’t read through the tips in yesterday’s comments, do. Such great ideas!
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Oh, speaking of giveaways … can you believe that the winner of the big, giant box of fun that I brought home from The Creative Connection – did NOT claim her prize?? If anyone knows Tami L. in Trabuco Canyon, California please tell her that these goodies are just waiting for her to give us her address. If I don’t hear from her by Thursday, I’ll choose another winner. Announcement was made here.
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Words can not express how stoked I am to hear from teens who love documenting life. That was so me. At an early age, I loved taking pictures, writing in my journal, and documenting my life – and my family’s life. The following is an email from sweet Emily in Tulsa, Oklahoma. She is 16. And completely darling.
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Dear Becky,
that is awesome!
What a special young lady you are Emily! Hope you got an A on you assignment!! Thank you for sharing this with us Becky.
Woohoo!!! I am so excited! Thanks!
So awesome! What an amazing young woman! I can’t wait to try out Project Life myself! (I’m just waiting until the kit comes up for sale in November!)
I wish I had been that smart at 16. What a wonderful way to remind her how precious she really is!!
Gosh she is wonderful! I was so crazy about taking pictures as a teenager and now that i’m in college i tend to leave my camera behind a lot. Or feel silly getting it out to take pictures at events. Time to change that! She is so right! Remembering is SO important
I hope my three daughters grow into a great teen like her!
She’s fabulous.
I loved her statement that pictures keep loved ones close by! I have lost so many important people in my life including both my parents and I treasure the pictures and memories of them. Thanks for sharing. What an amazing 16 year old-wise beyond her years!
Emily, you are an AMAZING young woman who has a great future ahead of you….you can tell you have a loving family too! Don’t give up on your hopes and dreams! Thank you for sharing this Becky!
AWESOME!! What a beautiful and mature young woman!! Her family should be proud.
Becky & Emily, thank you so much for sharing! What a great reminder.
How beautifully written! Her family should be so proud!
I only wish that I had as much wisdom as Emily does when I was sixteen. What a beautiful essay.
Emily, you have written such beautiful words, I really hope you got an A! You are sweet, beautiful and have such a great insight into the memory keeping process, so wise for being 16.
It sounds like Emily has parents who are ‘doing it right’, good job Mom and Dad, you’ve got an amazing daughter!
Emily is only 16? WOW! I never had such an appreciation for anything my mom did at that age!
I can only hope my boys grow up to “believe in” cameras and memory preservation instead of moaning and groaning when I pull it out! ha ha
I love that Emily really “gets” it. What a wonderful legacy she is making for her family as she grows up and marries and has a family. There are not lots of pictures of me when I was a child as my parents really didn’t
have a camera and didn’t take many pics when they did. I have gone overboard but it is hard to go back to chronicle my life. Project Life is so wonderful for so many reasons. Thank you Becky.
She makes me wish I had children.
I completely love this… I am printing it out so my 14 year old daughter who feels the same way about herself at this awkward stage in life can post this on her wall as a reminder she is not alone in her thoughs and will inspire her to love everything about her life.
What a great inspiration you are Emily… Thank you for sharing
Beautifully said. I remember my parents the same was when I was young too. Now I am the mom that carries a camera everywhere I go hoping that my kids feel the same way one day.
Thank you so much for sharing this today!! How awesome and sweet you are Emily to know all this at a young age. How loving and caring your parents were to start you on this journey. I can’t tell you how many people I share my love of PL just don’t get it. It makes my day to come here and see others that really do get it. You are beautiful on the inside and outside, keep these memories with you and carry them into your adulthood.
Good for you also picking this as your topic in English, hopefully this will get the other kids involved too. Hugs and prayers for you Emily and your family.
Thank you Becky for all you do and those you touch in this world by this simple album keeping. !!
Emily – what an amazing woman you are. You are beautiful inside and out. Never doubt anything about yourself for a minute. You are now and will be an inspiration for many. You have definitely inspired me today. Thank you.
Love this!! Great job to Emily on her paper…I feel inspired to start taking more pictures…NOW!
Thank you for sharing.
SO true!!! I love that even at her age she appreciates these things. What a sweet young lady.
I’m showing this to my 12-year-old daughter, who loves to scrapbook with me. This is great!
Beautiful! I have an fifteen year old and this really struck a cord. You’re a gifted writer Emily!
Powerful. I am in tears.
Thanks for sharing Emily’s letter to you. Our memory keeping is as important as those family dinners!
To Becky – thank you for sharing her paper with us!
To Emily – Be sure to print out all these comments about how wonderful you are! We are women with lots of experiences and without ever even meeting you can tell from just one short paper that you are someone VERY special! I wish for you that you wouldn’t doubt yourself. Tape all these comments to your wall so you don’t ever have to question again! Your future may not be everything you hope it will be – but you will be great no matter what!
Really teared up at Emily’s writing!!! How great!
Wow, Emily captured the essence of why we are all so dedicated to capturing “moments” whether it be with pictures, videos or journaling.
Amazing-I’m a teacher and would have LOVED to have a student turn in this assignment!:)
Thanks Becky for the fun prize!!! I loved Emily’s paper and am so happy there are so many teens who are loving photography and preserving memories. My twin girls are 12 and they are on their second Project Life albums. It is so nice to give them their pictures and the rest is up to them. I love to read their journal entries and have them put their whole heart and personalities into their albums. Thank you for everything Becky!!!
PROJECT LIFE QUESTION
I am having a hard time figuring out the colors of the different designs. Are the colors more true to the photos or videos? In the videos they look a little washed out, but in the products pictures the cardstock is much more vibrant. Which one should I follow for color selection?
Thank You
Well said!
Becky,
I am Emily’s mom. Thank you so much for sharing Emily’s essay. I cannot even begin to tell you how much your doing this has meant to her. You have been such an inspiration to us both. I think you have helped us the most in remembering that the small moments in life are just as important as the big events. They deserve to be documented too. Thank you for all you do to inspire us.
Jamie
Emily,
I am so proud of you! You are an amazing young woman. I am blessed to be your mom. I know that your sharing this essay will inspire others. I will treasure forever the memories that we have made through the years documenting our lives.
I love you,
Mom
P.S. I can’t wait to document this big event in your life in our Project Life albums!
Wow – - if only more teens were like Emily! Reading what Jamie (Emilys Mom) wrote – it made me realize how grateful I am to have owned a camera for so long and for having been able to take pictures of my family and friends. My Mom has just passed and so my camera and the memories I have preserved has made it easier for me to celebrate not only her life but mine too!
Jamie is young – - and has oh so much wisdom – so cool to see what an inspiration she is – - and I love to see others being an inspiration to Becky – - to know she’s a “real person” is just wonderful.
Thanks for letting me share.
If my girls grow up to be like Emily I will be truly blessed (she is our babysitter and I am so grateful for her presence in my children’s lives)! She is the sweetest girl!
Thank you for spotlighting her ! We often hear about how disrespectful and entightled teens these days are…it is wonderful that through your blog you have the power to share this lovely young woman’s sentiments with so many and bring hope and encouragement to others.
Emily, just wanted to say thank you for sharing! I remember 16 well and I too grew up with a camera everywhere – I am so glad!! Enjoy your teenage years and have fun!
Cheers
Jane
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