Raising Up Rubies- Blog: bible journaling

happy new year everyone!

and the new year means new goals & fresh starts for everyone

so i thought i'd share a little printable i made to keep a visual reminder

of the habits i'm trying to make stick!

every year i tell myself that i'm going to read my bible through by the end of the year and every year i drop the ball somewhere - whether i'm weeks or months in, i somehow lose track and just revert to my usual quiet time of journaling or reading certain passages that are outlined in my current devo...

last year i stumbled onto this daily reading bible at my local christain bookstore

and fell in love with it ♥ the One Year Bible Expressions is on amazon here

it's different in the fact that it's sectioned off into 365 daily readings with chapters from the old & new testament, one chapter of psalms & a short passage from proverbs.

it has wide margins for bible journaling and some of the pages have pre-drawn pictures for you to color - if you're new to bible journaling just do a quick search on pinterest and you'll be inspired!

most of the pens and pencils i use in my bible are whats pictured here in the post

sometimes plain old colored pencils

or these paper mate jelly roll pens

or these highlighters

or these skinny sharpie artist pens

black skinny sharpies are my go-to everyday pen and the bonus for bible use

is that they don't bleed through the thin pages

and check out this inside cover!

i started filling it in with colored pencils last year and have yet to finish ...

i carved out a dedicated space/desk area in my craft room for all my bible journaling/reading supplies

but i rarely use it ... the kitchen table or tucked in bed is usually where i end up :)

if you're trying to start and stick with a new habit this year -

* download this fun daily tracker here *

and color in the days as you go along throughout 2018

whether it's reading your bible, journaling, exercising or eating healthy remember!

don't strive for perfection - just strive for progress ♥

if you download & print or share pictures on instagram

be sure to tag me so i can see your progress!

and share some of your goals with me in comments below

i'd love to know what you're up to in 2018!

much love ♥

for the past few months i've been a part of a design team for Illustrated Faith, so fun...

i contribute printable goodies to cut and paste into your journaling bibles

there's a bunch of us girls who design and release new pages at the beginning of each month

here are a few of the downloads that you'll find in the print and pray shop

i was thinking i needed a cute little storage solution for all these pretty little pieces
so i decided to corral them all into a mini 4x4 project life binder

i found these at joanns and the little page protectors too in the project life section ♥

side note - i love project life guys ... did you know there's an app now?!

yup, you can document your pictures and memories right from your phone

so your kids don't grow up to be jpeg's.

(bonus:: you can do it while you're in bed perusing the insta or watching netflix

snuggled up to your hubby who's watching football and playing boom beach

yeah... there's that)

so i put all the cut-outs in each of the mini protectors and organized them by set

but you could stick them in there any which way

project life also has 6x8, 8x8 and 12x12 binders too if you needed more space or had bigger printables to store, or even larger pieces of pretty paper maybe?