5 Word Prayers

If you've ever wanted to pray but struggled with WHAT to pray, 

do I have the absolutely perfect book for you! 

Lisa Whittle's new book 5 Word Prayers is a 

precious book full of beautiful, simple prayers. 

Each day of this 40 day devotional book includes a 5 word prayer, 

a corresponding verse and a short devotional. 

I love Lisa's quote about this book: 

I love the simplicity of these sweet prayers and truly look forward to each one. 

Each day I think...."Oh this is my favorite prayer". 

{This is my favorite today -until tomorrow when I turn the page and find a new favorite!}

The prayers are just perfect and I love that this book is perfect for both

baby new Christians and seasoned older Christians alike. 

You can purchase the devotional book on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, or Christianbook.com.

This sweet book also have a companion adult coloring book 

that includes beautiful illustrations and 5 word prayers.

You can purchase the adult coloring book on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, or Christianbook.com.

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October Scripture Writing Plan: Prayer

Happy almost October friends!

The new topical plan for this month is over
something I strongly believe in but think many of us struggle with:
PRAYER!

My prayer is that every verse in this plan is a reminder 
to you of God's desire to have a relationship with you. 
He loves us so and no only wants us to come to Him in prayer,
He has promised us to listen when we do!

I made the plan 31 days and plan to do that with

 all topical plans in the future so that they can be done any month-
not just the month I write them for.

You can find a copy of the plan in English and Spanish in the folder HERE.
{Just a reminder, don't try to print the images below or they will be blurry. Be sure to click the link to download a PDF copy!}

You can also find an iPhone lock screen with the plan on it HERE.

Below are the plans for the month of October from last year- 

one topical and one over Kindness.

You can download a copy in the folder HERE.

Matt Redman: Gracefully Broken CD {GIVEAWAY!}

Winner: Jennifer Talbot 
{Please email me ASAP with your address so I can have the CD sent to you!
I must have it in this week!}

I've long been a fan of Matt Redman and y'all his new album Glory Song

(that releases on Friday, Sept. 29th) is absolutely beautiful and AMAZING! 

One of the things I love about this album is that in it Matt unites 

with 120 local worship leaders and songwriters on group vocals and special collaborations with fellow GRAMMY® winner Tasha Cobbs Leonard and Kierra Sheard 

so it's full of different voices and types of songs. 

I love that some of the songs on this album incorporate old hymns like the 

song "One Day" that includes lyrics from "When We All Get to Heaven" 

and has a bit of a gospel feel to it. 

I love so many of the songs on this album that it's hard to pick a favorite 

but if I had to choose, Gracefully Broken (featuring Tasha Cobbs) is my favorite. 

It's beautiful and poignant and I've had it on repeat since I listened to the album. 

Take all I have in these hands
And multiply, God, all that I am
And find my heart on the altar again
Set me on fire, set me on fire
Oh, take all I have in these hands
And multiply, God, all that I am
And find my heart on the altar again
Set me on fire, set me on fire
Here I am, God
Arms wide open
Pouring out my life
Gracefully broken
My heart stands in awe of Your name
Your mighty love stands strong to the end
You will fulfill Your purpose for me
You won't forsake me, You will be with me
Here I am, God
Arms wide open
Pouring out my life
Gracefully broken
Pouring out my life again
Here I am, God
Arms wide open
Pouring out my life
Gracefully broken
Oh, gracefully

All to Jesus now
All to Jesus now
Holding nothing back
Holding nothing back
I surrender
I surrender
I surrender

My second favorite would be Greatest Hallelujah. 

GIVEAWAY

 I'm so excited to be able to giveaway a copy of this fabulous album! 

To enter just comment below (make sure you aren't anonymous) with your favorite hymn. 

Winner will be picked on Friday, Sept. 29th at 6pm and posted here. 

JENNIFER TALBOT- you are the WINNER!

“Disclosure (in accordance with the FTC’s 16 CFR, Part 255:  “Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising”):  Many thanks to Propeller Consulting, LLC for providing this prize for the giveaway.  Choice of winners and opinions are 100% my own and NOT influenced by monetary compensation.  I did receive a sample of the product in exchange for this review and post. Only one entrant per mailing address, per giveaway.  If you have won a prize from our sponsor Propeller /FlyBy Promotions in the last 30 days on the same blog, you are not eligible to win.  Or if you have won the same prize on another blog, you are not eligible to win it again.  Winner is subject to eligibility verification.

Praying for Your Prayer Partner Cards

I'm a HUGE  believer in the power of prayer. 

I think many people WANT to pray but 

sometimes we all struggle though with not that we should pray,

but WHAT specifically we should pray. 

So a few years ago I made some prayer cards. 

I made one set of things that I wanted to daily pray 

my daughter and another set of things

I wanted to pray specifically for my husband. 

I sell several different versions of the cars in my ETSY store 

(daughter, son, children, grandchildren, husband, wife)

and love that so many folks 

purchase them and are praying using them!

I had a sweet friend ask me recently to make a set of prayer cards for some prayer partners. 

It's something that has been on my list to do for a sweet forever 

(as have some other sets I want to add) so I was super excited she asked me to do so. 

If you have a sister, friend, or prayer partner that you pray for daily and sometimes struggle 

with what to pray then these cards are for you!

The cards are an instant digital download and 

come 16 to a set and can be printed 4 per page. 

Each of the 16 cards has a prayer and a scripture reference 

and are great to keep in your purse and card as a reminder to 

pray often for your friend, prayer partner or sister. 

You can purchase the set of cards HERE in my ETSY store. 

Printable Sayings Set #1

I'm a huge lover of quotes and sayings and am always collecting new

 ones to surround myself with. 

I have lots of cute little frames and stands to house them in so I recently 

decided to create some new cards for myself. 

I did them in both a white background and black ground 

and thought I'd share them with y'all! 

 The cards are approximately 2.5 x 3.5 and there are eight cards on a page. 

You could even grab a cute little frame or stand, print them out, 

and they would make a great little gift!

You can print your own copy HERE. 

Love them ANYWAY

Lost people act lost.

Hurt people hurt people.

People are cranky and difficult

and selfish and stinky.

But we MUST love them ANYWAY.

Because y'all...that's what God calls us to do

and that's how He loves US!

You can print your own JPG or PDF copy of the printable above at the link HERE. 

September Scripture Writing Plan: Joy

Happy almost September friends!

The new topical plan for this month is over something
I don't think we look for enough in our lives:
JOY! 

My prayer is that every verse in this plan is a reminder 
to you of God's plan for us to have and find the joy in our lives!

I made the plan 31 days and plan to do that with

 all topical plans in the future so that they can be done any month-
not just the month I write them for.

You can find a copy of the plan in English and Spanish
in the folder HERE.

You can also find an iPhone lock screen with the plan on it HERE.

Below is the plan for the month of  September from last year.

You can download a copy in the folder HERE

At the urging of some blog readers, I've also created a long version of the plan this month

and placed it in my ETSY store HERE.

It a 127 page printable digital file that includes:

-The 31 Day Scripture Writing Plan on the topic of JOY

-A page for each day with the verse written out in NIV version with space for you to write the verse

-A page for each day with the verse written out in The Message with space for you to write the verse

-A page for each day to write observations, keywords, and takeaways from the verses

-A page to write next steps, prayers, and applications from the verses

-A page with six printable JOY verse cards

Here are a few sample sheets:

 

     

It's perfect to print and bind or put in a notebook.  

It would also be great to print and give someone as a gift! 

Lunchbox Notes

After seeing someone using some of my printables used as lunchbox notes 

I decided it was a GREAT idea ...

so I gathered some together and created a few new ones 

and put them together in a set to sell in my ETSY store. 

There are 48 little notes- 8 per page. 

They are perfect to put in a lunchbox, locker, backpack, mirror, 

placing on their pillow at night or even for grown up friends who need a little encouragement. 

A kind word goes a long way when someone is having a bad day! 

If you are interested, you can purchase the set HERE.  

First Day of School Teacher & Parent Prayers

Years ago while still teaching in the classroom
I found this fabulous prayer online somewhere. 

I have no idea who wrote it {there was no attribution} 

but I absolutely fell in LOVE with it.
I truly believe it's the prayer 

a teacher should pray every single day of the school year. 

As we head back to school (hopefully tomorrow if this crazy rain will stop)

wouldn't it be a fabulous present to give to a teacher as a first day of school gift?

While on Pinterest one day recently I came across this fabulous 

first day of school prayer for parents! 

I love it so and thought it would be great to share along with the teacher prayer. 

I can think of no better way as a parent to start 

the school year than praying this beautiful prayer!

You can print a JPG or PDF copy of both HERE.

The One who Calls you IS Faithful!

I don't know about you, but I so often need the reminder 

that I don't have to FEEL qualified to do what God is calling me to do.  

If He calls me, HE will do it. 

1 Thessalonians 5:24 is one of my absolute favorite verses and one that I cling to 

when I feel like I am not equipped or prepared or able to do what 

God has before me which honestly... is ALL the time. 

There is such comfort to me knowing it's not up to ME! 

The one who calls you is faithful, and he will do it.

It's easy to name all the things that will fail us in this world. 

All people (even those we love the most) will disappoint us and let us down. 

All things in our lives will break and fall apart.

Man's promises WILL certainly be broken. 

But God's promises...will NEVER be broken. 

If He said it, He WILL do it. 

God IS faithful. Faithful is WHO He is. 

He always keeps His word because if He did not, he would not be God!

Everything that God says and does is absolutely 100% certain. 

He is dependable and certain. 

He does not fail or forget or falter or change or disappoint. EVER. 

 He says what He means and does what He says.

My prayer is that if you are feeling overwhelmed tonight, 

you are reminded that if He has called you (or me) to it, 

He WILL do it (and equip you to do it). 

That you are able to rest in the knowledge that His calling comes with an equipping. 

It's not up to you, it's up to Him!

You can print a PDF or JPG copy HERE! 

Cards for Your Child Going Away to College

Sending your child away to college is hard y'all. 

It doesn't matter if they are 10 minutes away or 12 hours away. 

It's like sending your heart away and it's hard not to worry that 

you won't be there when they need you. 

So when my sweet girl left for college her freshman year, I bought a bunch of cards, 

wrote in them, labeled them 

(For when you are sad, For when you are sick, for when you are homesick, 

For when you need a reminder you are loved, etc) 

and put them in a box tied with a bow.

My mama did this for me when I went away to Baylor too and

 I remembered how much I loved those handwritten cards. 

Because as much as I loved college, there were times when I so missed my mama 

and those cards were such a sweet reminder of her.

When we moved her into her dorm I placed the box in Madison's drawers to find after we left.

 I wasn't sure if she read them but when we were unpacking her things in her

 new apartment her sophomore year I saw the box.

When she saw me holding the almost empty box- she asked. 

"You are going to write me some more cards, right?" 

So of course I did. 

And as I wrote in them I thought of how much my mama 

would have loved me carrying on that tradition. 

If you have a child headed off to college and want to do this for them- here are the cards from the second year in case you need some ideas other than the ones above.

 (Note: Hobby Lobby has a great selection of cards 

that are perfect for this and are super inexpensive!)

August Scripture Writing Plan: Sabbath & Rest

Happy almost August friends!

The new topical plan for this month is over a topic I've been doing a lot of reading on:
Sabbath & Rest. 

I struggle greatly with resting and being still and God's been very 
clearly speaking to me about this in the past few months. 
I think as a mom, wife, and mother it's just hard to allow myself
 time to be still with so many things to do and take care of. 
{I'll post in the next few days some resources I've been using if you too struggle with resting.}

My prayer is that every verse in this plan is a reminder 
to you of God's desire and command for us to rest.

I made the plan 31 days and plan to do that with

 all topical plans in the future so that they can be done any month-
not just the month I write them for.

You can find a copy of the plan in English and Spanish
in the folder HERE.

At the suggestion of a blog reader, I also decided to do
a fun iPhone lock screen with the plan on it.
You can download a copy of it HERE.

Below is the plan for the month of  August from last year.

You can download a copy in the folder HERE

At the urging of some blog readers, I've also created a long version of the plan this month
and placed it in my ETSY store HERE.

It a 127 page printable digital file that includes:

-The 31 Day Scripture Writing Plan on the topic of Sabbath and Rest

-A page for each day with the verse written out in NIV version with space for you to write the verse

-A page for each day with the verse written out in The Message with space for you to write the verse

-A page for each day to write observations, keywords, and takeaways from the verses

-A page to write next steps, prayers, and applications from the verses

-A page with six printable Sabbath and Rest verse cards

Here are a few sample sheets:

     

     

It's perfect to print and bind or put in a notebook.  

It would also be great to print and give someone as a gift!