I recently began to take up scrapbooking as a form of therapy and to get my creative juices flowing. Since his departure in August, I’ve struggled to come to terms with this new way of life and having to comply with it if I want to maintain a relationship with him. My mom actually suggested scrapbooking and instead of dreading what the future holds, I find myself reminiscing in the past and being proud of all the things he’s accomplished in the times when I was probably sad about them. I find myself sad in these moments because it’s all becoming real.

 

 

This is the actual scrapbook that I’ve been using to document memories with him, both in and out of the military. I haven’t had much time to add to it lately so I’m hoping I can really get into it this summer. Michael’s Craft Store has an entire military section so I’ve been getting a lot of my scrapbooking supplies from there.

 

Fellow blogger and military significant other Dani, also documents military milestones through scrapbooking and believes it is a great way to remember the good things in an exceptionally difficult lifestyle. On her blog, Scrapbooking Military Memories, she describes her scrapbooking process and talks about the benefits of scrapbooking. “Whether your service member is in the military for a few years or up until retirement, recording the milestones of his or her military career and your family life during that time is an important part of preserving your photos, memories and heritage”.