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With the new year just around the corner, I have been giving thought to my new year’s resolution. Not going to do the weight loss. I’ve tried this in the past. I enjoy my food way too much. Two different ideas came to mind: reading the Bible; printing the images I take.

Knowing my personality, these will need to be very simple. I have the book, “God’s Little Devotional BIBLE”. There is a reading for each day of the week- all 7 of them! The entire Bible is arranged in 365 daily readings with devotions. Looking through the book each reading is 3 to 4 pages. At bedtime I will read the daily reading. Seems simple….

Next is doing better with printing the images I take throughout 2014. I have gotten pretty lax when it comes to taking images of my family. Photography used to be second nature for me. My camera went everywhere I went. After starting my photography business in 2004, I eventually began to leave the camera at the office when I wasn’t on assignment. What was once a big part of me; I was now separating it from my very essence.

For my 2014 photography assignment my goal will be to create one journal entry each week. This has to be simple as I stated previously. The software I will be using is Lumapix:Fotofuson. I use the extreme version. It allows multiple pages to be added to a project. Should you like to create a similar project of your own, this concept could be done using MicroSoft Word or MicroSoft Works.

Here is my first photo journal entry for 2014-even though it’s December 30, 2013.

I like using my own handwriting font for the journal portion. There is a free online service if you would like to create your own handwriting font. Just click this link.

Each page will be printed on premium white paper and added to a three ring notebook. Each page will be inserted into an archival sheet protector. The digital version will be saved to a backup file for save keeping.

Gage Park | Topeka, KS

train ride at gage park — Train ride at Gage Park.

getting ready to ride the train — Getting ready to ride the train.

going down the slide — Going down the slide.

My day at Gage Park with Erika and Briella is now in my book- ready to be viewed over and over again! The above pages were created and saved as a pdf file. It’s a project I started when Erika became pregnant with Briella. The first journal was the baby shower. This project is very simple- can be done with Micro Soft Word or Works. Printed at home or can be sent to FedEx Kinko’s or somewhere similar. For my pages I use the Lumapix;Fotofusion I referenced in an earlier post.

Create your pages with images you have taken. Write about what you were doing at the time of the image. Save and print your pages. If you are using a different program than Word or Works, be sure to leave a margin of 0.25 inches. Printed pages do not print edge to edge. Creating a margin will assure your full page is printed. After printing let the page dry and insert into clear sheet protectors and put into a three ring binder. A very inexpensive way to preserve your memories. Save your project in a folder and be sure to back up your folder for save keeping.

The Gage Park images are available for download on the family page. ‎

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