Back from the weekend and a very special one at that. Hopefully you got to celebrate Mom in some way over the Mother’s Day weekend. I think Mom deserves more than just one day of celebration and I think Sunday’s “holiday” is meant to be a reminder that it is important to make time for Mom.
I saw this article and at first I thought, nah not going to post that. But then I got thinking about how many of these questions I have not asked the woman that raised me. Truth of the matter is that you can never have too many pictures and nobody ever asks enough questions.
So just like Mother’s Day is a reminder to make time for Mom, here are questions that you should ask your family.
20 Questions to Ask Your Mother
The other thing that is becoming more evident as I watch our kids grow faster than I could have ever imagined. You have to remember to document things. I look back at pictures from my childhood and only wish there were more details. I know we take a million more pictures today than we used to when I was a pup, but you still have to save them.
I used to work at a phone store and there was nothing more heart breaking than someone coming in with a phone that was no longer accessible that was full of important pictures. In some cases those memories were lost forever. So take lots of pictures, AND make sure you have a spot to keep them safe.
Here are some other ideas when it comes to recording life’s big events.
5 CREATIVE AND EASY WAYS TO DOCUMENT YOUR LIFE
I will always be a fan of pictures to document life. Journals are good but I find it hard to beat seeing the changes.
Here are a few notable picture collections to scroll through just to wrap up this blog.
For nearly 50 years, Frank Garber recorded the visual history of the community and residents of Bridgewater.