Papers, memories, and grace
Yesterday I decided to go through paper files. I don't have a lot of them any more but I started in a little and then ended up keeping going. I have pictures and cards of/from my family and those were fun to see. I found poetry and music from myself and others. I have an Affirmation file that my good friend Jim Moss, Sr. advised me to start years ago. In that I read cards and notes and letters from people over the years who affirmed me. I admit it, it was good to get those when they first arrived over the years and great to have now to remember the good times and good people. From Findlay Workshop I have 25 years of schedules, my very first name tag I got (1965), a few pictures, and even a couple of letters I wrote to myself when we did that on the Thursday night. All those in one file and lots more memories in my heart. I have original manuscripts of songs I wrote mostly by hand. And now...poems, letters, sermons, and more by my Dad. Lots of favorite files but one that at l