I am OVER the moon to have some AMAZING guests over the next couple of weeks for our journaling bible series! Janice is someone I have gotten to know a little better through a handful of emails and I have to say she is just about the SWEETEST person you will EVER meet. So let’s hear a little bit about her process!
“I’ve been a notetaker all my life. So naturally, I have stacks of notes everywhere. Stacks on top of stacks. When I saw Shanna’s Instagram post on how she was taking sermon notes using the paper53 app, I thought it would be a great way to lessen my stacks. Then Shanna posted about her Journaling Bible. I was instantly inspired!!
I asked my family for a Journaling Bible for Mother’s Day and only recently started using it to record and document my thoughts and reflections. I love how there is so much room to take notes. In the Old Testament poetic books, you can write on both sides of the text. I am also recording special verses, prayer requests, song lyrics, notes from articles and books, devotional and quiet time main ideas. The possibilities are endless.
I find myself diggin’ deeper into His word and asking myself, “What is the Lord wanting to teach me with this scripture, in this season of my life?” I’m taking sermon notes differently now and like Jil Larson mentioned, “I am now so focused during sermons.” And my stacks are getting shorter.”
Janice, thank you from the bottom of my heart for sharing your process with us, I know it is such a personal journey but you have inspired me and I am sure so many others with opening up to us! THANK YOU!!
Send Janice some love:
xox
go.be.inspired.
Shanna
Seriously?!!! SO inspiring Jan! TFS and thanks to Shanna for leading the way on this spiritual creative endeavor! xoxo
Janice these are so incredible. I completely agree that my journaling Bible is helping me dig in deeper and focus more – I am loving mine. Thanks for the ideas and inspiration. I am loving how you used the misting! Did it go through to the other side a lot?
Your post about journaling Bibles have inspired me. So much to wear I went out and bought my own journaling Bible! Thanks for all your inspiration. :)
Tori, I placed a piece of scratch paper behind the page I was misting and I didn’t have any go to the other side. The page with the big splotch was my first try. I won’t do that again. I ended up drying that with a napkin. Blessings!
Suz, thanks so much. Looking fwd to seeing yours! Xoxo
Emma, Diggin’ deeper!
Awesome! Thank you for sharing. I have my bible just need to be brave to get creative in it. I’m good at underlining but afraid to “mess up”.
This is such a wonderful idea–and GORGEOUS! I need to go out an buy a journaling bible immediately.
Thanks for sharing these beautiful annotations in your Bible journal, Janice. I’m still using mine during sermons, but you’ve inspired me to do some personal journaling as well, especially in Psalms. –Jil
I had never heard of a journaling Bible. This is amazing, and even better, adding crafting to reading and learning God’s Word!! Might have to put this on my Christmas list!
What!!! That is the neatest! Is this a specific bible created for this purpose?
Yes, you can find diff journaling bibles on amazon, by Crossway.
What Bible version is this? Love the idea!
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It’s the ESV versioN :) I found mine here :) http://www.amazon.com/The-Holy-Bible-Standard-Journaling/dp/158134838X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1405486166&sr=8-1&keywords=journaling+bible
This is BEYOND incredible!!!! Love Love Love!