What beautiful collections, Betsy! And that fits perfectly with my upcoming “G” day which is Grandparents. 🙂 Two for one. Yes, hold on to the ancient paths. Such a blessed heritage!

Oh now that just sounds like heaven 🙂

I need to follow your example and get rid of more books that aren’t particularly special. On my bedroom shelves I only keep the special ones, but my basement shelves definitely need a serious purging. One of these days…

I love people who love to cook. Because I love to eat. 🙂 Thanking God that we have a wide variety of collections and interests! May your bakery open sooner than you realize and bless the world.

Such a beautiful analogy, Heather. Yes, God does take our old selves and transforms us into new and useful creatures. Thanks for sharing this!

Oh, I love seeing in my mind’s eye all the things that you collect, Maryleigh. Our collections often reveal things about us that others don’t know. I’m imagining you wrapped in a blanket, reading a book, and drinking out of one of your mugs. Glad this post made you smile. Your comment makes me smile.

I wonder if clutter-adverse people (count me in!) are typically NOT collectors. ? It makes sense. I guess I don’t mind certain types of clutter though (like overflowing bookshelves, ha). Some people might count shoes as a collection, but you don’t have to since they don’t have to be dusted. 🙂 Thanks for sharing, Tiffany.

It is interesting how our collections form; sometimes they’re conscious and sometimes not. You bring up a valid point that they can be signs of fetishism. I do know people who collect so much stuff that it hinders their daily lives. What we collect and the quantities of the items do indicate something about us, that’s for sure. We just don’t always think about what that something is.

Interestingly, I started following another 31 Day Series this month about decluttering sentimental items. 🙂