Children are the hands by which we take hold of heaven. ~ Henry Ward Beecher
I’ve been sorting through photos today since my computer is good for little else right now. This semi-break from the internet has given me a chance to finally clean up and organize the many photographs I saved. I’m not even sure why I saved a good percentage of them.
I have tons of photos of my granddaughter, many of which are not very good. Why do I save the blurry, the messy, and the half-way shots of her? I don’t know. Perhaps it’s because I don’t see her as often as I’d like and so I store up every little piece of her I can, to visit whenever I want.
My hands have been busy this weekend. I’ve been cooking, cleaning, unpacking from our trip home, sorting, painting and drawing. All in all, it’s been a very productive time, this time I’ve had to myself. Still, I’m looking forward to my husband’s return tomorrow. I feel odd when he’s away, as if a large part of me is missing. A piece of my soul, maybe. Certainly my heart.
It’ll be good to have him home again because, really, it isn’t home without him. In a sense, he is home to me.
Bountiful Healing 
I save all the poor quality photos too, but only the ones of the children. I think it’s because they often capture something that the clearer pictures don’t and I’m scared I’ll forget what my children were like as little ones. Silly really.
I do the same thing. I was looking at photos of my granddaughter last night and thinking I should choose some to delete but put it off. I think it is a version of hoping for the best. Also even if they are technically bad sometimes there is something in them that triggers a bit of memeory and you don’t see the pic as much as the memory. It sure is nice to have the pics!! They bring back stir lots of good,hopeful,joyful feelings don’t they? We enjoy so much having a digital camera. I just started setting up a Flickr account this weekend.
Enjoyed your comment about your husband. Of course what God has joined together is one so you feel cut in two when you are separated. That is a good sign!