Journaling Bible: Hebrews 11:1

HI there! I hope your week has started off well. Today I'd like to show you my entry for 
Hebrews 11:1

"Now Faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see."

3D stickers are my Jolee's Boutique. My daughter, got me these from Hobby Lobby!

Have a wonderful Tuesday!!

Week 44 in my Ochre Malden

Yes, this is my 2nd post for today. Taking advantage of being home. I'm loving it!

I don't really "do" Halloween. All of our kids are grown and out of the house. We live out in the country so no visiting trick or treaters. and...we don't celebrate Halloween. 

So I did pumpkins, mouse and owls! 

The black washi is by Smash, and the stickers are from Target's $ spot. 

The cute owl paperclip was bought off a person on a Facebook group. 

For Fall, I'm using my Personal size Ochre Malden. 

Have a great day!

Journaling Bible: Luke 1:37

Hi there! Hope you are having a wonderful Monday!! I know I am! I am off from work today...using up those last vacation days. 

I'd like to share a very well known bible verse with you today: Luke 1:37 "For Nothing is Impossible with God". 

He IS the almighty and makes ALL things possible! 

Have a BLESSED day!

Journaling Bible: if God is for Us?

Happy Wednesday! Boy, we are half way through the week already! This is a simple entry, in Romans 8: If God is for us, Who can be against us?

That's all that really matters, right? 

have a great day!

Be blessed!

Journaling Bible: Caleb

Today is a SPECIAL day!!! 

My first born son turns 25 today! Where have the years gone!?

I remember sitting in church, and I was about 5 months pregnant. I saw the name Caleb in my bible and thought…”that’s his name, we shall name him Caleb”.  I didn’t know at the time, that we were having a boy, but I knew if we did…that was his name!

I remember his first day of kindergarten, teaching him to drive, first day of college, and his move into his new apartment. Some days I miss him so much, he's always been my "right hand man", he was always there for me. Now he's moved on and is a young adult, he makes me extremely proud. Happy Birthday Caleb! Love you to the Moon and back! 

So…in honor of my son’s name, I worked on Numbers 14:24:
"But my servant Caleb, because he has a different spirit and has followed me fully, I will bring into the land into which he went, and his descendants shall possess it."

Have a blessed day!

Happy Birthday Lil' Cowboy!

This past weekend, we celebrated my nephew's 1st Birthday. His parents, mostly his mama, did a wonderful job at decorating for the party. She even set up a  "photo prop" w/ hay bales, pumpkins, and my dad's saddle. My nephew had a wonderful time!

I wanted his 1st birthday cards to be special, so these are the 2 that I made for him. 

Image by 2 Cute Rubberstamps. Stars and printed cardstock are by ___. and Stickers are by____. Will have to come back and edit because I'm typing this at work on my lunch break and can't remember! LOL 

This image is by Pink Cat Studios. 

Thanks for visiting! Have a wonderful Tuesday!!

Journaling Bible: Hold Fast....

Happy Monday to you! Heard this verse in church yesterday and it stuck. So I thought I'd journal it lastnight. 
This is in Revelations 3:11: Hold fast what you have, so that NO ONE may seize your Crown! 

I'm not sure who makes the pink and blue alphabet stickers, they are extras from an open package. The black ones used in seize are by Stickos. Found those at Michael's. Crown is by Hallmark I believe. 

Page flag are from Target's $1 spot. 

Hope you had a wonderful weekend! I did! We celebrated my nephew's 1st Birthday with a Lil' Cowboy themed party. I'll show you pictures of the cards I made for him on tomorrow's post. 

Have a blessed day!

Journaling Bible: Seek First the Kingdom of God

Wow! Monday already! Hopefully many of you are home because of our great holiday: Columbus Day! I am off today, but will be going in for a Dr's visit. Taking advantage of my off time. 

Wanted to share this one with you today:

Items used: Green Letters stickers from WalMart, Crown Sticker, Cross Washi-Tape, Cross Paper clip and Sharpie Fine Markers. 

Sorry this is so short..I've got lots to do today. 

Have a Blessed Monday!

Journaling Bible: God is my Strength and My Song

Hope you are having a wonderful Saturday! I know I am. It's a beautiful day!!!

Thought I'd share this verse with you....it brings a smile to my heart. 

Exodus 15:2--"The Lord is my Strength and my Song and He has become my Salvation."

  These are the supplies I used. I forgot to take a picture of the little bird rubberstamp I used. It's been out of the packaging so I'm not sure who makes this one. It's those that you buy for about 1.50 and they come by themselves. All of this stuff is from my scrapbooking stash. I did find this cute paper pad at Ross for $3, it's by Basic Grey.

    Everything here is from my stash too, except those adorable Pink Alphabet stickers, but daughter got me those at Hobby Lobby...by The Paper Studio. 

Have a Blessed Saturday!!!

Journaling Bible: Fishers of Men

WooHoo! It's Friday!!! I have been looking forward to this day ALL week!!! You see, I'm off! I'm using a vacation day to stay home and relax, and clean, and craft!!! I've done 2 of 3, can you guess which? Heck...there's all day to clean!!! LOL

My daughter loves to fish, and she's got this pretty fishing hook necklace she found online, as I thought of that, I remembered this verse in 

Matthew 4:19, 'Follow me and I will make you Fishers of Men'. 

Image is a Magnolia stamp.

I used supplies I had on hand....I didn't have red and blue stickers, so I used some white ones that I found in my old scrapbooking stash and colored them in w/ Sharpies! 

 These rub-on letters are by Making Memories...I've had these for years! I love them!

Have a blessed Friday! I'm looking forward to my longggg 3 day weekend!

Journaling Bible: He that is In You....

Good afternoon!!! Have you heard the song "Greater" by Mercy Me? It's an awesome song!

I love the words!! I heard this verse again in church this past Sunday: 

1 John 4:4 "for he who is in you is greater than he that is in the world"....

I knew I wanted to use a picture of our earth..but my drawing skills are not very good. So I found a set of school stickers in my old stash and cut it apart to make this! 

Here are my supplies that were used:

Have a great evening!!!

Be blessed!!!!

Journaling Bible: Trust in the Lord

Happy Saturday!!! I rarely post on weekends, but it was such a busy week I didn't get any journaling or blogging done.

Today I'm sharing Proverbs 3:5, 
"Trust in the Lord with all Your Heart".....

I made the black tag with cardstock, but used another tag as a pattern. The twine was on the tag I used as a pattern, these were found at Target $1 spot. White paint pen is from Walmart and the Vellum heart was in my scrapbooking stash. I used a red marker to color it in. 

Have a blessed Saturday!!

Journaling Bible: Showers in their Season

I was so thankful to finally get some rain last week. It rained for 2-3 days and God knows how much we needed that rain. I am ready to say good bye to this Texas heat and drought. 

Because of God's blessing of rain, I thought this verse would be appropriate:

Honestly, I wanted to just cry when I realized this new stamp pad I was using was bleeding w/ my markers. But I had to remind myself that I don't do this to win a blue ribbon, or gain approval from others, I do this for myself. I found that reading the Word, and illustrating this way helps me to understand and absorb the Word, and fulfill my inner need to be creative. 

Stamp is by Gillian Roberts. 

Have a wonderful Tuesday! Like always...thank you for stopping by!

Journaling Bible-Love your Neighbor

Oh Monday, Monday!!! Seems to come back around too fast these days! But it is, what it is!

I can't say I have alot of neighbors...being that I live out in the country. But I think what God is saying is to Love your Neighbors not in a literal sense, but love those all around you. In Mark 12:31 it says "You shall love your neighbor as yourself." 

And I know this is not always easy to do, especially with difficult people, but...it is God's word, and it is one of His commandants, so we should want to try our hardest to do this not just for ourselves, but to please God. I believe when we aim to please God, he pours His blessings unto us! 

This stamp is by Tina Wenke, called Friends.  The alphabet letters were not in a package...so I'm not sure who makes those. Page flag from Target's $1 spot. Chalks were also used. 

The bible I am using is by Crossway, it's a Journaling Bible and it's the ESV Edition. 

Have a wonderful Monday!!!

Journaling Bible: Sweet as Honeycomb

**This is my 2nd post for today. I had prewritten the earlier one to update you on our Rescue Pups. Please scroll down for an update.** 

Hey there! Here's a sweet verse: 

Proverbs 16:24, "Gracious Words are like a Honeycomb, Sweetness to the Soul and Health to the Body."  As I reflected on this verse I thought about how this could benefit children, the elderly, students, coworkers, friends...everyone!! If only we would remember this and try to practice it daily. 

I, myself, have decided to put this verse to work. I can only imagine the outcome of positive results I will start to see.

I forgot to take a photo of supplies I used, but I will try to list them:

Digital Image is by Mo Manning, found here Mo's Digital Pencil

The diecut stickers I think were by Making Memories, they are OLD, I've had them in my scrapbooking stash for years!!!  The Kraft letters are Target's $1 Spot, the Burlap Flower Clothespin was from Hobby Lobby, set of 3 in the Easter section. 

Stickles used on her wings are by Studio G. 

Thanks for visiting today!

Have a wonderful Thursday!

Update on the Rescue Pups

Well, I've had these 2 guys for almost 3 weeks now, and they seem to be doing really well. 
They've gotten all their shots and were neutered last week. Recovery seems to be going well. 

We are giving them love and hugs, and tummy rubs.....hope they find a loving, forever home soon. 
They deserve it!!

This poor guy, was hit by an automobile at some time. He suffered a dislocated hip joint, and all ligaments in his knee were torn. His hip was put back in socket and for now, he is on medication. 

This little guy, nicknamed by our groomer: HANDSOME, is adjusting well. 

The two boys are so attached to eachother, I would love to see them get adopted together. 

I let Handsome in on Sunday, his favorite spot is on the couch with me.

I had Bella our black poodle at my shoulders, and Handsome at my feet. 

Aren't they so sweet!? 

Have a wonderful Thursday!!!

Handmade Divider for my Planner

Well, Wednesday it IS! Honestly I wish I could stay home all day and listen to my Kari Jobe CD and work in my bible. Reading His word and meditating w/ the Lord. BUT>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
I HAVE TO WORK!!!!

So, here's a quick post to show you how I made a divider for my planner. 
My son and his girlfriend, Amber, came to visit this past weekend, and with them they brought my early Birthday present. It was a bag filled with all things good!! I'll show you all the yummy goodness in another post.

They also gave me the prettiest card. I wanted to be able to enjoy it daily, so instead of tucking it away, I trimmed it, laminated it, and punched holes to put into my planner:

FRONT VIEW

BACK VIEW

AND IN MY PLANNER:

HAVE A BLESSED WEDNESDAY!!!

Journaling Bible: As for Me and my House

Hey there this awesome Tuesday!!! 

My husband and I found this pretty framed art at Kirkland's and it said, "As for Me and My House, We Shall Serve Lord." Joshua 24:15
With our 3 kids grown and living on their own, we pray for them daily. We pray that they will remain close to God and not stray from that narrow path. So.....this prayer is perfect to read over daily and declare our family servers of our Lord!!!

Thanks for stopping by! 

Have a Blessed Tuesday!!!

Journaling Bible: Joshua 1:9

Hope your Monday has started off well. I normally dread Mondays, but last week I took some vacation days to enjoy my son and his girlfriend being home. So the 4 day weekend was full of visitors and wonderful times!!!!

This is another one of my favorite bible verses. One, because my son Josh wears this on a pendant all the time, and two, I just love words: "Be Strong and Courageous...for I am with you wherever you go!" Do NOT fear, God NEVER leaves your side!

Supplies used:

Kraft Stickers: Target $1 Spot, Sharpie Fine Point Marker, and Making Memories rub-on letters.

Have a Blessed Monday!

Week 39 in my Ochre Malden

I have been waiting for this week for months!!! I ordered my Ochre Malden from Amazon many months ago, and I ordered it specifically to use during the fall months. 
I am so in love with the beautiful color, soft, buttery feel, and the oh-so-wonderful smell!!! It smells like a brand new pair of Ariat boots!!! 

And if you look a little lower...you will see a super cute Planner Charm that my son and his girlfriend had made for me!!! My birthday is in a couple of weeks and the spoiling has begun! LOL It's got a few of my favorite things: a pink owl, Instagram, Starbucks coffee, and a pink macaroon!!!!! Thank you Caleb and Amber!!!!

The stickers are by EK Success, the Leaf Washi is from WalMart ( I think) and the thin washi and Handmade Paper clip were a gift from my son's girlfriend. She's also a Planner Addict, so she's a keeper!! LOL The floral bookmark is by teNeues: designer is Carolyn Gavin. This was a pack of 12 bookmarks called Garden Jots that I got at Goodwill for $2.  On the back of the bookmark it says NOTES and have lines all the way down. I rounded the edges and punched holes in it.  Perfect for for my planner. 

Thanks for stopping by!!! Have a blessed Sunday!!!