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Join me as I flip through my Journaling Bible. I hope you get inspired and use some of the ideas to help you spend time meditating on God's word.

I made ornaments with my kids today!!!!!  This is actually a big deal since my kids are both boys and 18 and 19 years old.  The one actually told me it was kinda cool. Yea! If you would like to make some fun ornaments for yourself or if you want a craft to do with your older kids, watch this video.

This is the seventh and last year my children will be in public school since my baby is a Senior. I homeschooled my boys during their elementary years, so teacher gifts were easy. I just went to the store and bought myself something. But now, it's a little harder. As a public school teacher myself, I know how thankless the job can feel at times. I really want to show my appreciation without breaking the bank. For Christmas this year, I stole an idea that I've seen many times on Pinterest.  So I headed over to Dollar Tree and went shopping. I bought wrapping paper for $1/roll at Dollar Tree. I also bought a package of Christmas Gift Tag Stickers. There were 8 sheets of stickers which was perfect since I needed 8 gifts. I also bought 2 bags of ribbon with 5 little eggs of ribbon in each (leaving me with 2 extra.) Eight rolls of wrapping paper for eight super teachers! My faith is a big part of who I am. Christmas is a celebration of my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. The w...

I am so excited to have found these at Dollar Tree. I've been looking for Color Dusters for about a year and they are discontinued. Check out this video to see how to apply ink to paper with cheap makeup brushes.

I have really enjoyed my visit into Bible Journaling. As I began, many of my entries have been copied straight off of Pinterest or from other sources.  A few have been original. I've started with well known verses that are easy to visualize.  But, I have enjoyed the quiet time worshipping with my hands as well as my heart.  There are some pages that turned out better than others.  I have never considered myself an artist but this is helping me to discover talents that I never knew I had.  I know they are not perfect but I hope that you can find some inspiration for your own. Here are a few of my entries.  Please feel free to copy my ideas if you would like. Matthew 6:29-34, acrylic paint, water color pencils, stamps, markers Philippians 4:13, water color, marker, stamps Psalm 23:5b, markers Hebrews 6:18, acrylic and markers John 10:27, markers, washi tape Philippians 1:6, acrylics, stickers, markers, washi tape Matthew 17:1 ...