Memories in a Mason Jar

by Cathy Baker | Faith | 4 comments

 

Four days until Christmas but it’s not too late to create a meaningful gift for a loved one. 

One of the best Christmas gifts my grandmothers ever received from me (according to them) was a jar of memories.

For one, I labeled the mason jar Why I Love You. Inside, she discovered 52 slips of paper (1 a week) with handwritten specific ways I loved her.

For the other, I labeled the jar I Remember When. I came up with about 30 specific  memories that included us both. She enjoyed reading one a day for an entire month.

The advantages of a meaningful gift:

• While recalling and writing, memories will stir, causing a fresh sense of appreciation to rise and flow onto the page.
• It’s a gift that keeps giving. 
• Inexpensive slips of paper emerge as priceless.