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Luke 24:6-7
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Showing posts with label binder. Show all posts
Showing posts with label binder. Show all posts
Tuesday, April 19, 2022
Saturday, April 16, 2022
April 2022 Scripture Journaling
April 15
Romans 6:8-9
Death no longer has mastery over Him! Hallelujah!
Friday, February 4, 2022
Every Day Carry A5 Bullet Journal
Welcome to your Friday Freebie! This post is a little longer and I've included a few pictures, so pour yourself a beverage and settle into your comfy chair!
We'll be exploring a little bit of the planner/binder I use the most, as it carries lists and working documents and keeps my mind mostly clutter free. Um, check that: I do not carry it with me to bed. I probably should. But I don't. No sense inviting insomnia to cuddle up next to me.
I don't carry it to the shower, either. Disaster.
Anyway, here it is and this is what I do with it.
Since the pandemic, I do not "plan" anymore, really; my life is much simpler. However, my mind is still needs an outlet and I need a place to plan out things, make lists, and work out what's in my head. I'm trying to reorganize my house, keep my craft ideas corralled, keep some personal lists, and plan for future travel. So this is like keeping a bullet journal, in a way.
I had years and years of notes lying around--notes about everything I am interested in and lists I made over the past few years. I had separated them and eventually put them in other A5 binders, according to topic. While these are good reference binders full of lists and notes and musings (and I do refer to them on a regular basis), I felt I needed a master planner binder, if you will, to keep me organized with current thoughts and contain my working documents. I have information copied from various places to help me stay focused and use those creative muscles. I guess it's really a big, cute "Notes and To Do Lists Binder. Just inside an A5 binder.
Here's a view from the top, showing the tab labels. I'm not really a fancy girl and just use what I have. I have even used mini sticky notes but they wear out pretty fast.
The topics I have in here are:
Bible
Binder Table of Contents
Blog
Calendar
Crafts
Home
Personal
Planner
Travel
Yes, they are alphabetical. How else would you do it?
Here's a view of the inside cover:
On the left side you can see stickers, a mini zipper pocket of paper clips, and other little bits. On the right side, I am starting to keep a To Do list of the various projects in the house and on my mind and, in keeping it this way, I hope to stay on top of what I want to remember, or at least jog my memory and go find my list of specifics in another binder. Would you like to see those other binders?
Okay this is just the outside of them, haha. I'll show you the insides in another post. These are not set in stone and I do change them up from time to time. I do need to label some of them. They work for me and that is what counts, right? Do what works for you!
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Here is the good stuff in this binder: 
These two pages show my Table of Contents for all those binders. The bolded list on the left is the main listing of the binders; the next two columns list out the specifics in each binder. Although, as of this writing, I have changed up some of my content and lists for my Spiritual Binders; more on that at another time. But you get the general idea? I can then find specific information for which I am looking.
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I told you I did lists! #ListGirlsForever I may not use all the ideas on these lists, but I have used these (and other) lists for reference or when I want to change things up. These provide ideas and get my mind out of a plannering/creative slump. I find these lists all over Pinterest and it's easier to keep lists like this in a planner rather than search high and low for that specific list on the Interwebs. Less Pain, More Productivity. I have various lists in many of my binders: Planner lists, Home lists, Travel lists, Craft and Craft Room lists...you get the idea. I think it's fun to write them out. #WordNerd
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I do make my own dividers for these binders. For this one, I used some map papers, a Honey sticker, some gumball (round) stickers, and a word saying. These are doubled up paper, sometimes using a thick paper in-between for strength.
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Well, that's what I got today on this Friday Freebie. Maybe you found some ideas? Tell me in the comments! I sure love hearing what you are doing....
Links:
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I love these pens:
Friday, December 31, 2021
Grace - My Faith Planner
One of my A5 planner binders is all about documenting my faith and how I am growing and learning. Here are a few pictures and maybe you'll find some encouragement and ideas. Please feel free to comment with any questions you may have.
Inside the front cover I have various stickers and things in the pockets as well as this Faith Girl dashboard I put together a few years ago. I love the letter stickers and the black and white patterned paper. That gal is sassy!
The next section I call My Faith -- I want to be consistent and disciplined in utilizing this section to record happenings in my faith life and use what I've recorded to further deepen my prayer life.
Old Testament studies
my OT mentor
Judges
Kings
Women - a basic summary
Hebrew words
the Tabernacle
12 sons of Israel
Altars
the Jewish Calendar
Battles
Ancient City Geography
The Song of Ascents (Psalm 120-134)
...and more (I could be here all day)
New Testament studies
General book information (OT, too)
Comparing the Four Gospels
the Parables of Jesus
People Who Were Healed by Jesus
The I AM statements
Concepts (there are many!)
The 3:16 Verses (at least of list of them)
The 1:9 Verses
...and more (all day and all night haha!)
Basic Bible Information like:
Number of: books, authors, chapters, verses, languages, questions, commands, promises, prophesies...longest chapter, shortest chapter, longest verse, shortest verse....
I've also copied out short studies I have seen or heard about in a sermon or seen on Pinterest that I liked, such as "My Father Is...." "God's Desires for Women" (1 Peter 3:3-6).
and then all the studies behind those lists. I may have to make a new binder to contain all the studies--won't that be fun? It will also be fun to add stickers and washi tape and other decorative elements to those pages.
The next section is another series of lists like: books I want to read or buy, gratitude, Rhema scriptures, scriptures to illustrate, favorite hymns and songs, et cetera.
The last section in this planner contains various notes about what I wanted for my Faith Planner that I've taken over the last year or so. It is lots of ideas I wanted to keep nearby so that I could keep my focus on how I wanted to put this Faith Planner together for myself. It's probably the most unorganized section in this binder, but I do reference it from time to time to keep myself on track as to what I wanted contain in this planner. If you haven't got focus, you just have ideas; I know I need a map of where I am and where I want to go.
These dividers were some of my own making from the Carpe Diem/The Reset Girl lines that I've had for a while as well as sassy gals from the Honeys collection from The Reset Girl. I am not sure if she is selling these right now; I did purchase the printable files from her a few years ago.
More links here:
What's Up with Cori? - YouTube She has lots of crafty how-to videos here!
Grace and Peace to you....
Friday, December 17, 2021
Bible Study Resource Binder (pictures!)
Are you looking for a way to keep your Bible notes and Bible study information organized? I created a binder of Bible study reference helps for myself and maybe you can find some helpful tips and ideas.
I was searching Pinterest and the Internet for the longest time for ideas of what to put in a study or reference book for myself. I found a few examples but I was frustrated at not finding what I wanted as far as content and information. I spent many hours thinking about what to do! I had so many ideas on so many sticky notes and somehow needed to get them organized and then really decide what I wanted to do. There are many pictures on Pinterest of pretty inside covers and pockets and dividers with stickers and cute paper clips and bookmarks (which I love!) but no ideas as to specific content of what people were doing. I still seek out ideas but I decided to make my own. I may move some content to other binders as my needs change, but I think this basic format is going to not only be helpful to keep me organized but help me to be focused on God, my study about knowing Him, and growing my faith.
Do you name your binders? People name their cars, so why not? A gal I know had cheekily named a collection of her planners so I wanted to do that, too. Meet Olivia, a Carpe Diem A5 size planner in Teal. She is my "Loving My Bible" binder.
Can you see those tabs? I'll tell you what's in them below. They are:
Helps
Book Summaries
Chapter Summaries
Daily Scripture Writing
Treasure Box
Hymns - Lyrics
Book Summaries
Chapter Summaries
Daily Scripture Writing
Treasure Box
Hymns - Lyrics
Helps
This section contains a chronological listing of the books of the Bible that I typed up . I've also put a printout of the books in chronological order. This format is a good visual representation for me. You can find charts like this by searching the Internet for "Bible books in chronological order."
I know there are other timelines out there but a project I would like to do someday is to map out the entire Old Testament with the books, dates, authors, judges, kings, prophets, and major happenings. I am sure I would have to print it all out and do some Scotch taping and folding to get it to fit in a small binder! Haha
Book Summaries
I made these printouts myself taking the information from a study Bible I have. This took me a few months of concentrated work! You can find much of this sort of information in any good study Bible or online; I just typed and formatted all the information I wanted into a MS Word document. I have more information to fill out on these, but I got every book finished. It has been so rewarding to be able to put my hands on this sort of information from one spot. Sixty-six pages of information on half-sheets of paper sure beats carrying around four or five big study Bibles full of information.
Chapter Summaries
Another project I have done over a period of time was typing up the chapter headings of each chapter of each Bible book. My NASB has these chapter headings -even paragraph headings- but I am not sure if every Bible printed has them. These give even more specific information as to what is in each chapter. Here's an example from a few New Testament books:
If ever I'm in a Bible study or with friends talking Bible Talk and someone wonders where a specific story or information is in, like "in which chapter in Paul's first letter to the church at Corinth does he talk about the Lord's Supper?" I can look here and see that he talks about it in chapter 11. Not only can I be helpful in that way but I can become even more familiar with where specific subjects and topics are in the Bible. I'm trying to commit more information like this to memory and I hope this resource will help me do that.
Daily Scripture Writing (DSW)
The next little section is a year's worth of Bible verses that I had put together in 2021. A few dear friends of mine wanted to write more Scripture on a daily basis so I put together monthly plans on different themes for us. I have been writing Scripture every day this year and I have found it to be so rewarding. I can focus on a certain theme each month and see how much the Bible speaks to it--about thirty verses each month. Sometimes the writing is one verse and sometimes it is a few verses, depending on the specific passage. If there are more verses for a day, it helps me with the context. Here is one of my favorite collections from April 2021: I plan on typing them up in 2022 but for many months I simply hand wrote the list.
I purchased a 2021 Happy Planner for this project and filled in each day with the verse for the day. Like this:
I plan on doing next year's 2022 DSW in another A5 binder; I will tell you about that adventure next month. By the way, I plan on sharing each month's verses here on this blog, if you're interested. Look for January's list near the end of December. February 2022 will be shared at the end of January, and so on. I hope you'll join me in the daily practice of writing out Scripture--I really enjoy it!
Treasure Box
My next little section is my listing of my favorite Scriptures. I have found these verses one by one after many years of sermons and Bible studies and they have come to mean a lot to me. They are a reminder of my journey so far and a reminder me keep my faith focused. I have typed out some and some are handwritten. I even made a sort of a listing for them #ListerGirl that I am. Most pages look something like this: of course, I added washi tape and various stickers to these pages. Do you have a Scripture Treasure Box of meaningful verses?
Hymns - Lyrics
I grew up going to church. Dad was an elder, Mom led congregational worship, and they both taught Bible classes. So I have a few favorite hymns. I love the choral music and I love the #truth in the lyrics of these songs. I pulled a few from the hymnals I have and made a section for them. These pages are not really "resources" but they contain so much and they have played a role in the forming of my faith in my younger years. I also have lyrics from more contemporary worship songs in this section.
I have other binders with other information related to Scripture and my faith. Those are future posts so stay tuned, if you'd like. I know many of you have different binders and notebooks that you use to study the Bible and grow your faith.
Grace and peace to you....
EDITED 12.31.21
I recently completed a study/listing of all the Chapter 3 Verse 16 verses from the Bible. I just went book by book and copied out the verses. Not only was it a good discipline but I had never read them in this sort of way. If the book did not have a "3:16" verse, I just put a series of dashes and a slash so I know there is not one in that particular book. Some books (like Obadiah and Philemon) have only one chapter, so if there was a "verse 16" I added that under the book name.
Up next: all the Chapter 1, Verse 9 verses! #StayTuned
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