Grow With Love Holiday Templates by Sara Gleason & Crystal Livesay (retired)
Albus Papers by Sara Gleason
Artifact by Sara Gleason
Bleeding Heart Confetti by Sara Gleason
Petals No. 5 {Holiday} by Sara Gleason
All the Feels Elements by One Little Bird
Life is an Adventure Elements by Pink Reptile Designs
Bloom and Grow Elements by Rachel Jefferies
Believe Elements by Forever Joy Designs
Hey Mister! by Karah Fredericks
Journaling Reads:
Mom was a baker. Baking was something that she loved to do, and she excelled at it. Just like Grandma. It made sense that both my sister and I would grow up loving to cook and bake. My brother grew up being the one who did the testing. Being the youngest, I was the one who grew up getting to scrape out the mixing bowl!
At Christmas time, Mom baked home-made shortbread for us. Christmas became synonymous with drinking hot cocoa and eating shortbread. The first Christmas after Mom passed away, I tried to bake shortbread. It was an experiment that I tried once and never again. At Christmas, if I wanted to eat shortbread, I went out and bought it!
Earlier this year, I received the gift of Mom’s recipe box. Inside are so many of Mom’s handwritten recipes. As I held the box in my hands, I cried. So many memories, and such a large part of my childhood, all nestled in that box. The first recipe I saw when I opened the box was Mom’s shortbread recipe. It was a sign. This week I baked Mom’s shortbread. It turned out perfectly. Once again the tears fell... not from sadness, but because I know that Mom is still right here with me in my heart.
