~ There's No Place Like Home ~

Now that you have the album picked out - now comes the fun part :)

As I mentioned earlier, unless you know exactly what you want to do in your first few pages, leave them blank - there will be some page ideas for the front page and first double page spread later.

Gather as many pictures that you can of the homes you have lived in. Don't forget childhood homes, first homes, your current homes, and even homes of loved ones that have been very special to you. Even if you don't have pictures, you can still create pages using the address in large font or sticker letters.

Now that you have the pictures of the homes you have lived in, create a page or pages. So much of who we are today has been influenced by where we lived. In these buildings we have made memories, learned about ourselves, the world, and Him. It is important to let future generations know where we lived and how each of those homes have contributed to the legacy we are leaving.

Create a page for each home. Below I have listed some journaling ideas as well as scriptures you can use to add His precious Word. These ideas and questions are taken from the He Keeps Us Faithbooking Devotional ~ There's No Place Like Home.

Journaling Suggestions

• List your top five or ten memories about each home
• How / When did you purchase each home?
  *Include of copies of any interesting documents
  *Sales contract
  *Home description
• What drew you to each home? Was it the price, location, atmosphere, land?
• Include before and after pictures of remodeling
• Write a letter to each home and include it in your album. Include special memories, lessons learned, life stepping stones such as births, deaths, education, jobs, pets, marriages, etc
• Where did you put the Christmas tree each year? Include a picture if you have one.
• Where did you celebrate special days such as holidays?
• Which room was your favorite? Why? Be sure to describe it if you don’t have a picture

Scriptures

• Choose for yourselves, whom you will serve. But as for me and my household, we will serve the Lord… Joshua 24:15
• Unless the Lord builds the house, it’s builders labor in vain…Psalm 127:1
• See, I have engraved you in the palms of my hands. Your walls are ever before me…Isaiah 49:16

I am excited to hear your comments (you can leave them below). Let me know how it goes - I'd love to hear from you and even see your pages.

Next month's pages will be focusing on The Heroes in our lives. So, start digging through your old albums to find pictures of that special grandparent or friend.