Bible Journaling: Psalms 37:5 "COMMIT YOUR WAY..."

Good evening...
I  have been trying to get this posted for TWO days...and finally have a few minutes to myself. 

I'd like to share Week 44 of Stephanie Ackerman's Documented Faith:
This week's verse had a free Traceable...this was wonderful because it's adorable and I was short on time....
Because of this, I was able to worry less about how "pretty" my artwork was...and focus more on God's message. That's what it's all about...God's word.

I read this many times....and for me it's saying.."Give yourself to God....Trust HIM...and HE will take action in your LIFE!" How awesome is that?!

Psalm 37:5English Standard Version (ESV)

        5 "Commit your way to the Lord;
    trust in him, and he will act."

For this I simply used the Free Traceable, available on the Homegrown Hospitality site, (link above) Some washi tape, and pretty diecut that I received in a Pocket Letter, and a Heidi Swapp Sticker to mark the date! 

Blessings to you........have a great week!!!!

This week in my MAMBI Happy Planner

Happy Monday to you!!! I am having a great Monday so far...I took the day to rest, clean and hopefully craft!!! 
Today I'd like to share this week with you. I have been loving my MAMBI Happy Planner.
I have the "GREAT THINGS ARE GOING TO HAPPEN PLANNER". I bought this at Hobby Lobby with my 40% off coupon. 

Here is the week so far:

The printed paper in the squares is actually scraps of scrapbooking paper. I believe the orange print is by Basic Grey 4x4 paper pad and the woodland critters print is by The Paper Studio. These are older papers but I love using my scraps like this. The dotted washi and MAMBI stickers are from Hobby Lobby. The owl washi was received in  a swap and didn't have packaging. Not sure who makes this. The leaf washi I believe is from Target's $1 spot (last year). The round bday sticker is by Heidi Swapp, found this package at Michael's. 

Here's the left page. 

And here's the right page. 

Thanks for stopping by!!! 

Have a super BLESSED Monday!!

Disney World Trip in The Happy Planner

Gosh, I didn't realize it had been THIS long since my last post. Life seems to get in the way and I neglect the FUN stuff!!! 

Last week, we were at Disney World...it really was a magical vacation! I decided to pack my Happy Planner since I decided I would use it as a Memory Planner. 

First of all, excuse the dark photos, looks like it's getting ready to rain.

Here is the overall layout....

Those cute Disney die cuts came from a Instagram swap pal from Taiwan. 

The pretty pen was from another Instagram swap pal. 

Left side.

Right side. I even added one of the flattened pennies I got at our resort on Tuesday. 

Since I started using The Happy Planner I have been carrying my Rolodex punch with me. 

I used to use this when I altered rolodex cards..back in my crafting days. But now I love it because I can actually use it to add mementos to my planner.  For example I used it to punch a journaling card and our parking stub from the airport. 

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

This past week in my ECLP

Well we are 1 week into August. And boy does it feel like August in South Texas! It's HOT!!!! Most days are 100-102. This week I decided to use a pack of owls I picked up at WalMart. 

Most of the Washi I used is from Hobby Lobby. Quote stickers is my MAMBI.  Thin pink washi is from an online shop: Annie's Boutique. 

Making this short today....

Have a blessed Sunday!

See the Beauty in Life

Happy Saturday to you! I took this photo after a long, stressful day with my Dad who is in the hospital. It landed on my mirror and looked right at me. 

This month will mark the 4 yr. anniversary of his major, life changing stroke. I kept hoping and praying for a full recovery...that didn't happen. Dad has many complications due to not taking care of himself. 

Many times that day I had to remind myself to see the blessings in the day and remember that God is in control. 

Love those around you....life is too short. 

Planning in my ECLP-Camping Weekend

Hey there! I feel pretty bad about neglecting this blog. Life has just been busy. I dream of calm and relaxing days ahead. Someday..........

This past weekend, we took our church youth group to a River Retreat. We had a great time!
My hubby and I got there on Friday before everyone else to get things ready. We had not had rain for weeks....well that day...a surprise thunderstorm hit! We were in the cabins turning on A/C's and lights and walked out to the "Welcoming Crew"! 

There were about 20 goats taking cover. The rain didn't last long....but it was really nice!

Here is my week in my ECLP-

I used some camping stickers from WalMart (.97), Washi from Target and HobbyLobby and some scraps of card stock cut to fit into the squares. The motivational quotes were found on Pinterest.

I use a fine line Sharpie or my Pentel Finito to write in my ECLP. 

Thanks for stopping in ! Have a wonderful Friday!!!

4th of July going on in my Erin Condren Life Planner This week

Happy Sunday to you!!! Hope your weekend was awesome!!! 
This week I am celebrating 4th of July in my Erin Condren Life Planner:

Here's an overview of it. Using a little bit of this and that. 

Right side:

                  Right Side w/ Journaling Card flipped:

Left Side:

Hope you have a great week ahead!!!

God Bless you!

Journaling Bible: Blessed Are Those

Happy Tuesday to you!! I took today off for one reason...to slow down! All of this month's activities have taken a toll...I'm tired. It's summer, it's warming up, lots of everything going on...so I took a day to take it slow. I do have several errands on my "to-do" list....but I have about 8 hours to do them, as opposed to trying to do them after work! LOL

Thought I'd start out with a verse from lastweek at Homegrown Hospitality. 
I even got behind with my Documented Faith journaling, but that's okay. It's not a race, or contest, I use it as MY time with God, and that's my focus. 

"I depend on God's strength, not mine. "You bless all who depend on you for their strength" Psalm 84:5

details: I used Washi Tape, my cricut to cut the scalloped circle, "Blessed" sticker from Mambi, other letters stickers are Tim Holtz (words) and Basic Grey mini stickers. 

Thanks for stopping by! Have a wonderful Tuesday!

This week in my ECLP!

Happy Hump Day! Been meaning to post this all week, but have been so busy. Here is this week in my Erin Condren Planner. The new planners just launched yesterday, but I will finish this one up before I order another one. I really like these planners!!

Left side:

Right Side: 

Took this shot of our sunset the other evening...I love the way you can see the rays of the sun!!!

Have a great day!!!!

STILL loving my ECLP!

I've had my Erin Condren Life Planner for a few months and I can still say that I enjoy using it!!! At first, I thought I'd use it as a memory planner...to record daily events. But as I found myself carrying it around with me daily, I decided to use it for "everyday". Things to remember to do....and things to just remember!!! The best of both worlds!!!

Left side: Handmade Tassel, Green dot Washi: Hobby Lobby, Round sticker: Target, Phrase stickers: MAMBI-Hobby Lobby, Pink Floral Washi: Scotch? Bought it at the grocery store. Pink owl stickers: from a swap. 

Right side: Owl paperclip: from Emilie (swap) Chevron washi: Hobby Lobby? or Annie's Paper Boutique (online) Green owl journaling card: Emilie (swap) Weekend Banner: inspired blush blogspot (freebie)

Love this planner!! Have a wonderful Friday!

A Canning Label in my Journaling Bible?! Why Yes!!!

Lately it seems my posts are far and few between. In all honesty, I hadn't had much time for journaling in my bible. I was either too busy or too tired. I also lacked my "alone time"...I love this time for reading my bible and journaling. 

Also life's daily stresses seem to get in the way. I have to remind myself when I get stressed, I need to hand it over to God and have faith that He will handle it. 

1 Peter 5:7--"casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you."

For this pages, I used the supplies below. I found the Canning labels at Dollar General for $1....I thought they were too adorable to pass up!!

Have a great night!! Be blessed!!!

My new Pocket Letter...

I received this super cute Pocket Letter from my sweet friend Emilie! We decided to do a "Woodland Critters" theme:
I was blown away by her hand drawn little critters! Isn't she so talented!!!!? And I love their super cute names!!!! 

FRONT:

BACK:

And this is the Pocket Letter I created for her:

FRONT:

BACK:

I tell you! These are so much fun to receive in the mail. I am storing these in a cute pink binder and really enjoy looking through it!! Fun, fun!!!

Thanks for stopping by! Have a blessed Sunday!

In my Erin Condren....

I can't believe it's been this long since my last post!!! My bad! These are my pages in my Erin Condren for this past week:

I am really loving the color combo for May...I'm gonna miss it. I think the color combo for June is Orange/blue. 

The "Weekend" banner is a freebie from Inspired Blush (blogspot). I made the pink tassel myself.

These are the supplies I used. I bought these on my last shopping adventure!! I found the Spritz circles at Target. Washi is from Target, Hobby Lobby and Annie's Paper Boutique. "Choose Happy" is from Michael's $1 spot. Stickers are from Hobby Lobby. 

Have a wonderful Saturday!!!

Bible Journaling: Your Comforts Delight My Soul

Good Thursday to you! I'm excited because it's MY Friday!

 When I read this bible verse, I thought it was a perfect one to read during my days that are filled with so much anxiety. I am a self proclaimed "STRESSER"....I know that's not a good thing, I should turn all my worries over to God, but it's something I have to remind myself to do. 

The good thing: it seems I have learned how to live with stress!!! NOW, I didn't say I have learned how to deal with all the stresses of life, but sadly, I stress about everything. 

For the past few months, I have been handling things in a different way. How? I pray, and pray, and then pray some MORE!

In life we have issues, stress, anxieties, tragedies, etc..........but we need to remind ourselves, I NEED to remind myself, that by turning to God, we can take comfort in knowing that HE is there for us, and will carry us through it. 

Psalm 94:19

 "In the multitude of my anxieties within me,
Your comforts delight my soul."

  

                                 

Supplies used: paper was from a small tablet of journaling sheets, heart Washi from Target's $1 spot. Kraft letters: Target $1 spot, tiny letter stickers: Basic Grey, mini stamps from Michael's, the word "your" are letter rub-ons by Making Memories. Misc.-Other letter stickers.

Have a wonderful Thursday!

Bible Journaling: Hebrews 6:19

I absolutely LOVE this verse! I have seen it a few times from other sources just this week. For me, it confirms God's message to remain firm and secure in our Hope and Faith. 

Hebrews 6:19--"We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure. It enters the inner sanctuary behind the curtain."

                                 

For this I used supplies I have, alphabet stickers, a graphic printed from Google, and the black heart is from Target's dollar spot ( I love THAT spot). They are called Chalkboard Stickers. The tab at the top is also from Target. Background was colored with chalk. 

THANKS FOR STOPPING IN! HAVE A BLESSED WEDNESDAY!

Last Week of April in my ECLP

Wow....April has come and gone! I am loving this color combo this week...I love pink and purple together!!

Using what I had on hand...purple chevron Washi Tape from my daughter's collection. She said she found this at Hobby Lobby. I got the bottom pink/purple washi at Walmart. And I'm not too sure about the all pink washi....I think it's from Michael's. The "weekend" banner was a freebie at 
Inspired Blush, she's got the cutest print outs...for free!!!!
Pink tassel was made by me!!!! 

Have a great Monday!!

Nothing But Sunshine

We've been getting lots of rain these past few weeks but I am NOT complaining!! God knows south Texas needs lots of rain for the crops, animals, and water sources.

We had an awesome storm on Friday night. I was outside taking pictures with my tablet and spotted this enormous cloud....come to find out, after the fact, we were under a Tornado Warning. 
Thank God we were safe and there was no damage. I did get a great shot though:

But since then we have had nothing but beautiful sunshine. So that's my theme in my Filofax pink Calipso for this week. The stickers are from WalMart, they were part of an Easter set. The "Today I'm doing this" stamp is by Recollections.And that big Sun cutout was actually from a Bath & Body flyer I got in the mail. I thought it was so cute I kept it! The polka dotted washi is from Hobby Lobby...my daughter gave me samples. The yellow hold reinforcements are from Annie's Paper Boutique (online)

Thanks for visiting!!! Have an awesome Sunday!!!

This Week in my Erin Condren

Hey there!!! Thought I'd pop in today and show you this week in my Eric Condren Life Planner. 

I had so much fun using some washi tape from a cute Pocket Letter I recieved in a swap. It's the aqua one at the bottom with cute words on it!  She also sent me the cute handmade tag and owl stickers!**If you scroll down you can see the entire Pocket Letter an all it's contents!

The purple washi is from my daughter's stash. I was visiting her at college and saw she had THE cutest chevron washi tape. She said she found them at Hobby Lobby! So we grabbed some gift cards from our wallets and i started taking samples!!

And here it is....all ready to go!

Lilac pen is  by Papermate:

Right side: The weekend banner I drew by hand. Also made a matching paperclip:

Left Side:

Have a blessed Wednesday!!!!

Bible Journaling: God Knows my Heart

Wow....seems like forever since I last posted some bible journaling pages. It has actually been a few weeks since I have gotten any journaling done. I was so happy to be able to sit down with my bible on Sunday evening and get this verse done.

This verse means alot to me. Why? Because I often say..."even though you may not agree with me and my decisions...God knows my heart." And for me, that's all that matters. HE knows my heart and my intentions. 

1 Thel 2:4--"Our purpose is to please God not people, He alone examines the motives of our hearts."

Sometimes it's hard not to want to please others. I find myself avoiding conflict and just trying to please others.....but then I have to remind myself....you are not here to please man, but to please God. And that's all that really matters. 

I use an ESV Journaling Bible by Crossway:

I used supplies on hand: Basic Grey "RSVP" paper pack 

(Found at Ross for $3), 

An Emaginations heart punch. Gold alphabet stickers by Sticko (Walmart), American Crafts pink, glitter mini brads (Hobby Lobby), Sew Easy Fancy Floss, Paper Doilie, an my pink Pebbles date stamp (Ross)

Thanks for stopping by!! Have a wonderful tomorrow!!!!