Cleaning out my stuff

This week I've been cleaning out my sewing center. It contains two file cabinets that have about 25 years of accumulated 'stuff' in the drawers. I discovered old letters, papers my kids wrote at elementary age, old sermon notes, old notes from speaking engagements, and files on most every craft I've ever gotten involved in. Talk about a trip down nostalgic lane! It was fun to read and look at old things. It was also maybe a little depressing, realizing how much time has passed and how old I'm getting. But there is a time to reorganize and clean up one's memories. I find myself wanting to rid my life of so much stuff. I have mountains of stuff! Well, maybe not mountains but enough to fill a large room. Most of it relates to crafts. I have been doing crafts about as long as I can remember. The list goes something like this: cross-stitch, embroidery, silk flowers, macrame, crocheting, knitting, quilting, sewing, teddy bear making, doll making, quilling, painting, decopage, and I'm sure there's more I've forgotten about! I've loved them all and given a good chunk of time to doing them. I suppose I could have spent time more wisely but it's a love I have -- to create! Maybe it's a gifting from God. He is the creator of all things so maybe He instills in his children this desire -- to create.