On Saturday dad's oldest sister, my aunt Jan came to visit for a night. She was on her way back home to New Hampshire from visiting her three daughters in Virginia. She always stops in on her way down or home and we love having her around. It's always a delight. Unfortunately she had to leave a day early because of the weather. We really enjoyed hanging out with her. A while back we e-mailed her and my aunt Linda asking about all of grandma and grandpa's old slides. My dad had been talking about all the pictures from the 20 years as missionaries in Japan and wrote them about us getting them to sort and load onto a computer. He actually wrote them - I didn't realize and as a birthday "gift" for him I secretly wrote them and wanted to take on this project too. Well it didn't work out then, but to our pleasant surprise Aunt Jan brought them this trip!
So, we're taking on this project. First step, scanning. I went to staples on Saturday and got a scanner that can scan slides and this has been my hurricane weekend project. I'm about 500 in and I'd guess we've got about a 1000 to go.
It's amazing.
My mind has been living in the 50s and 60s. There's so much I'm thinking about and I'm sure I'll put it into words sometime soon, but I'm still in the middle of it. :) Every bit of it though- soaking up the heritage we have is just, so cool. But then looking at their ministry life, my grandparents as young parents, husband and wife, friends and all through a source that I love - pictures. Sure, this may be my cabin fever-hurricane brain talking, but I just love it.
There's so much goodness that we can't wait to share with you all. I actually can't wait! There are so many amazing pictures and stories of fun and God's faithfulness and goodness. So grateful for this heritage and also for the fun and anticipation that comes with each set of scans. It's exhilarating. ;)
Have a good night, friends!
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