Pixel Scrapper Blog Train for April
Life in Full Bloom. LOVE this color palette as well as the theme.
Spring, flowers, blooming... it all holds a special place in my heart. I realized my love for graphic design kind of late in life. I've always loved graphics - the patterns, the elements, the colors, the expressive nature of it all. I'm a creative soul and loved all of this stuff but never realized it was a THING until three or fours years ago (yes, sad, I know).
A little over two years ago, when I fully realized my passion and dove head first into all of this, was around the same time that my Grandma passed away. She was one of the most important people in my life. I adored her with everything I had. She is a huge part of the reason I am who I am. I didn't think about it at the time, but looking back, I realized the first "real" design I created (using actual design software) was the program for her funeral.
That was in April of 2014 so for the past two years, this time of year brings about so many feelings and emotions. Many of them sad, yes, but many of them also very happy and hopeful because although that was when I lost my Grandma (something I truly wasn't sure I could survive), I also discovered my true passion and calling - something I had never ever felt before. When my Grandma passed away, part of me started to bloom. I discovered a piece of myself I hadn't known and it has given me so much hope for my life and my future. It has given me a new purpose.
Being a mom and wife is incredibly rewarding but I always wanted something for myself. I wanted something that drove me and made me confident and proud. I finally have that.
Thank you, Grandma. I miss you and love you so much. I thank God for you every day.
“Somewhere someone is thinking of you. Someone is calling you an angel. Someone is calling out to you silently and you are answering without even being there. So crystalline. So pure. Such life-saving power in your smile. You will never know how you have cauterized my wounds.” - Henry Rollins
Sorry for the babbling - here are your freebies!!
