It's been a long time since I shared any pages from my Bible here and, really, even longer since I spent a significant amount of time meditating on those pages. My relationship with the Bible has always ebbed and flowed -- not my relationship with the words themselves, just how intentional I have been about making time to spend with it. Bible Journaling offered a new way of devoting that time and it helped to focus my racing mind and really pay attention to what the word were saying. I think I expected journaling to bring with it a consistency that I was lacking and while it did serve to rekindle that passion in my life, I think I will always struggle with routine and focus. I have missed spending extended moments in the Word over the summer, though, and I'm eager to back to a place where ...
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THINK | My 2017 One Little Word
It took exactly fifteen days for me to settle on a word for this year. It's funny to look back now, at how hard and how frequently I thought about it. I was discouraged that I didn't have a clear picture for the year -- I wanted a word to meditate on and a target on which to mark my progress this year. I started editing a Bible Journaling post to share this week and it was all about timing. It spoke to wanting to say something specific and having God completely change the conversation. I walked away from it over the weekend and then walked right into my word of the year. Think. Affiliate links appear in the following post. Although shopping the embedded links won’t cost you any additional dollars, it might earn me a small commission on sales. Your support of this blog is much ...
Holiday Gift Guide | Bible Journaling Essentials
Warning: Affiliate links appear in the following post. Although shopping our holiday gift guides won’t cost you any additional dollars, it might earn us a small commission on any purchases made using these links. We appreciate your support of our favorite brands. Happy Holidays! xo It's no secret that my Bible Journaling posts are the most popular posts on my site and, just in case you are curious, the number one question I get in my inbox is: What supplies do I need to get started?! I've shared several supply lists in the past and they are always helpful for beginners, but what if you're buying for someone else and you have no idea where to start or have a strict budget and need only a few necessities? Enter today's post. Today I'm sharing a Bible Journaling Holiday Gift Guide that ...
God IS Love
This post was originally published for Stones & Sparrows on May 16, 2016. When you think about 1 Corinthians 13, what is the first thing that pops into your mind? I remember sitting in marriage counseling before our wedding (a mere fourteen years ago?!) and our pastor had us compile some things we wanted him to use in the service. Among a few other favorite Bible passages were these verses about love. Even now, when I read them, I think back to wedding dress shopping and meetings with the florist and long conversations about what marriage might look like. I don't know how many times I've heard these verses read in the context of a wedding, but I promise you it's too many to count. When I read through 1 Corinthians 13, I always think about those characteristics in relation to humans ...
Stones & Sparrows | Gather Your Stones
Back in the spring, a group of my favorite internet ladies decided to join forces for a newsletter. The idea was to share more words than would fit in an Instagram caption and to foster community among other journalers who were struggling to find their voice. We've taken turns over the last six months, collectively sharing a weekly entry with our readers. It's been hard and wonderful and thought provoking and I have stretched my faith and grown so much during our time together. You know how when you first meet a new friend and you try your best to squeeze in time with her as often as you can? How you rearrange your schedule and avoid obligations and cancel your least favorite activities, just to have more time with her? That's kind of what Stones & Sparrows felt like from the ...
Bible Journaling: One Year Later
It's been quite awhile since I shared anything related to Bible Journaling in awhile, so I thought you might like an update. I purchased a second Bible some time last year, but it only had a few entries until recently. I found it on sale and snatched it up, but only used it when a page I wanted to journal had already been filled in the Bible I was already using. I called it my backup Bible and aside from an occasional glance, it sat mostly unused on the bookshelf near my desk. I had planned all along to be working in two Bibles (these will be gifts for my daughters one day), but I wasn't sure how to decide when to abandon the "original" in favor of the "new." Lucky for me, God made it pretty clear. I started journaling in my Bible in February of last year and I honestly had no idea ...
Bible Journaling Update
I know that many of you (probably more like most of you) are following along on Instagram, but just in case you aren't, I thought I'd pop in and talk about my Bible for a minute. It's been a while since I shared any pages or processes with you, so I thought you might like an update on how things are going on that front. 2015 was a huge year of personal growth for me and an even bigger year spiritually. Through the Illustrated Faith movement, I found a way to connect with scripture that I had never even considered. I've talked at length about how adding color to these pages changed my life, but I wish I could put my hands on your shoulders and look deep into your eyes when I say it because some of you are hesitating to jump right in and I'm betting that if you just let go of that fear and ...
Navigating Inspiration
One of the things I've been blessed by the most in this faith art community is the encouragement, inspiration, and beautiful friendships that I've found because of a few images shared on the internet. This community was so much smaller when I stumbled across Bible Journaling last year and as it continues to grow, so many other things follow suit. Yes, there are more friends and more worship and because of that, there is more inspiration. There is also more criticism, plagiarism, and unnecessary vitriol. I don't know what it is about joining women together in a common place that encourages hateful words, but where two or more are gathered... Last night, I happened to read a conversation about whether it was okay to directly copy work that other people were sharing. Unfortunately, I was ...