Inside the Sampler
Five Scenes. Five Doors Back.
Each image was carefully designed to unlock a specific memory — more vivid and luminous than a photograph, because that is how memory feels.
Chapter 1 — Where You Come From
Saturday Morning Cartoons
"A joyful heart is good medicine." — Proverbs 17:22
"Do you remember watching cartoons as a child — what were your favourites, and who did you watch them with?"
Chapter 1 — Where You Come From
Mother at the Kitchen Stove
"She watches over the affairs of her household and does not eat the bread of idleness." — Proverbs 31:27
"Can you tell me about the kitchen you grew up in — who was usually in it, and what did it smell like?"
Chapter 3 — The Love You Gave
Father Teaching His Daughter to Ride
"Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it." — Proverbs 22:6
"What is something a parent or someone who loved you did that you have never forgotten?"
Chapter 3 — The Love You Gave
The Family Road Trip
"The Lord will watch over your coming and going both now and forevermore." — Psalm 121:8
"Did your family take road trips when you were young — where did you go, what do you remember most?"
Chapter 4 — What Will Always Be
Christmas Eve Candlelight Service
"Do not be afraid. I bring you good news that will cause great joy for all the people." — Luke 2:10–11
"Do you remember Christmas Eve services — the candles, the hymns, the feeling in the church?"