This month's crusade at Michelle's GPP Street Team is to think and write about what our personal wishes are for when our time is up.
I have to admit that I have been giving this some thought. Perhaps due to my fortieth creeping up, my aging parents, news of an incurable illness of a close family member, all of these things and so much more.
For whatever reason I had not really thought about writing them down or creating a journal page so this crusade was a great idea.
I have written a letter and created a page in my journal.
Here is the journal page I created......
I had created most of the left page for another crusade and just created a similar page opposite.
On the back of each butterfly tag I have written some wishes.
hey girl! good to have you chime in and play with us again. thanks for taking the time to do this - for you and for your family, and for sharing these beautiful pages with the team and your readers. i'm happy to see we are spreading awareness about this subject. xo
Posted by: michelle ward | October 31, 2008 at 02:03 AM
This is beautiful !
Thanks for sharing & inspiring us.
Posted by: Lay Hoon | October 31, 2008 at 11:25 AM
Very nicly done! I found this crusade very difficult, but I love the way you handled it. This Crusade has gotten us all thinking about a subject most of us would rather avoid.
Thanks for sharing,
Best-
Ingrid
Posted by: Ingrid Dijkers | October 31, 2008 at 08:57 PM
What a great process Ursula. I thought about this one in a big way - Not easy thoughts to put on paper. I love what you have done.
xoxo
Posted by: megan | November 01, 2008 at 04:52 PM
What beautiful journal pages Ursula! And thanks for the comments.
Posted by: Anne Hartman | November 01, 2008 at 10:22 PM
Sometimes it is much harder wraping your mind around this topic when you are younger than older. Your pages are beautiful and I love the idea of writing your wishes behind each butterfly. While you walk thru the illness of your close family member, just remember we all go thru the process to begin anew on the other side. I've been there too with a dear family member. My thoughts are with you as you go through this journey.
Posted by: Marlynn | November 02, 2008 at 10:57 PM
Beautifully done ! I love the colors & the power of the words. Life is so short and tenuous! Thanks too for your kind note on my blog. I appreciated it !
Posted by: Marie | November 04, 2008 at 04:41 AM
Great to see you being creative again, Ursula and I hope life will improve for you again soon. I love the warmth of your journal, both in sentiment and in the rich colours.
Thanks for your kind comment on my blog. I'll still be visiting you - see you soon. xxx
Posted by: Gillian | November 08, 2008 at 08:09 PM
Beautiful pages Ursula!
Posted by: julie thornton | December 27, 2008 at 07:58 PM