Prayers for Our Children- Daily Flipchart

Do I daily pray for my little one?
Yes! However, having a visual is so helpful!
I love the Prayers for our Children flip chart
because all I need to do is change the card daily. 

I also love that a bible verse is included 

and just one thought for the day.

It is easy to remember and 

all day long I can pray over my Jack.

This can be easily made out of 

cardstock, magazine patterns, colored/patterned 

cardstock & washi tape. 

Tearing the paper rather than cutting 

gives it a more textured look.

Distress ink can be added to create a more worn look.

A quick project can be reused from month to month.

They can be created for new parents, 

grandparents & godparents.

Hole-punching the top and adding a binder ring 

creates the ability to easily flip each page.

You can have the paper professionally cut and punched or, 

create it yourself.

What a great way to be daily reminded of specific prayers 

I can pray for my little one.

Want to get started? Click the link below.

The file is located 2nd from the bottom in the files

located on the DC Metro Bible Journaling Group.

Prayers for My Children File

Counting Gifts

Several years ago my mom gave me the book,

One Thousand Gifts by Ann Vosskamp.
In her book she describes the difficulty
of finding ways to
 "live fully right where you are."

Living this way takes practice.

It means your eyes are open
 and seeking these moments.
It takes a mental shift 
to find joy and gratitude
in each day--even the hardest.

She has a wonderful inspirational blog 

where she also gives resources
a-year-of-graces-a-free-12-month-calendar-printable/
to adopt counting your own joys and blessings.

http://www.aholyexperience.com

I've been doing this practice for several years 

and keep them in a journal where I can 

look back on days, months, 
and years of blessings.

There are days when I run out of room
 to write my joys
and then there are days 
that are really hard to think of
one thing I'm thankful for in my day.
However, I've found in those harder days,
I'm still focusing on God because I'm
 looking for my "one joy" of the day. 

Ann has created a journal page
 for each month
of the year that you can download
 and print out.
I've taken these and taped them
 into a larger journal.
I keep this by my bedside table
 and before bed,
write down my joys from the day.
I continue to add to the
 same journal year after year.
It is very neat to look back 
and reflect on what I've written--
to see the peaks and valleys--
and how God has brought me
 through them all.

If you are looking for a challenge,
a new focus, change...
try adding this very simple routine
 to your life.
You will be amazed at all the ways
 God is continually
blessing all your moments.
Grab a copy of Ann's book
One-Thousand-Gifts 
and sign up to follow her blog.
(Her book is also a great gift 
with a joy journal for a friend!)
I love the idea of adopting this practice
as a family or even in the classroom.

Visual Faith Journal

 So what can  a Visual Faith 

journal look like?

Simple chipboard booklet from Michaels.

Paint the cover, add lettering for the title,

 and finish with Mod Podge.

 Words added to personal photos.

Real life. Been there. 

On the journey.

 Phone apps like:

 VRSLY, Canva and Studio

Nothing fancy.

A bit of wash tape.

Visual Faith

Bringing together images 
of everyday life
with words=typography, 
that communicate a Biblical truth.
Graphic displays and text
cement words of hope in
beautiful transformative ways.
Theology-the study of god,
lived out in our own
lives and experiences.
Visual theology 
allows the connections
 to be personal,
and a part of the story-telling
 of God's faithfulness.

Just another way for us to be 

deployed as digital missionaries

AND 

telling our own faith story journey.