Bible Journaling Week 2, and 3 of Lent

Hello, and welcome to The Mixed Media Attic!  I have been doing the She Reads Truth Lent Devotional these last three weeks now.  If you missed my post from the first week of Lent and would like to check it out, I have the link posted below:

http://mixedmediaattic.blogspot.com/2016/02/bible-journaling-week-1-of-lent.html

The last three weeks I have been digging deeper into the word, and spending more time with God. During the second week, I did fall behind as the flu bug got me that has been going around.  Feeling better now and ready to share with you all some of my pages from my Journaling Bible.
On Day 8 I had posted my photo on my instagram account.  As many of you may know of Illustrated Faith, well all Glory to God.... My photo was featured on their Instagram feed! I was so stoked!  

One of my favorite prayers

On day 12 I wanted to try my own hand lettering, something that I do not like.  I went out on a limb and decided to try lettering without doing it in pencil first.  After laying down the ink, of course I was unhappy with my hand lettering.  But what I want to show you here is, I tried.  I may not like my results but its imperfect, and that is ok.

Same here on day 13 I wanted to try my own hand lettering, I was happy with the results, except for the I in Him, but after looking at it and grumbling and fussing with the imperfection in my lettering I realized that I was getting better and I took my time rather than rushing like the day before.

Again trying my luck with my own lettering, I opted out of using pencil first and going over it later with a pen, and dove right in with ink.  I regretted that decision yet again.  Imperfections are what makes my journaling bible unique right?

Here was my first attempt at trying to paint messy flowers.... I got the messy down.

7 day series of in the book of Jonah 

I love to listen to praise and worship music while journaling in my Bible.  One song I found my self listening to that went with day  15  was a hymn called "I Need Thee Every Hour"  I found a beautiful version of this on YouTube done by Joey and Rory that I have shared with you all below,

 
Thanks for visiting! 
God Bless, 
Krystal

Bible Journaling Week 1 of Lent

Hello friends and welcome to the Mixed Media Attic. This past Wednesday as some of you may know was Ash Wednesday. It is a day of fasting, prayer, and repentance.  It is the first day of Lent in Christianity.  Lent begins on Ash Wednesday and last about six weeks leading up to Easter.  During this time the Churches are devoted to fasting, abstinence, and penitence in commemoration of Christ's fasting in the wilderness. 

This year I have decided to join the She Reads Truth Lent Devotional.  

Each day there are a few different verses to read and reflect on.  After my readings I like to go into my journaling bible and create an entry to correlate with one of the readings for that day.  I also have a travelers notebook that I have been journaling in as well to correlate with the day's readings. 

Ash Wednesday: Day 1 

Day 3

Day 4

Day 6

Day 7

On days 2 and 5 I choose not to do any bible journaling and instead I journaled in my travelers Lent notebook. 

 During this first week of Lent we read that we serve a merciful and loving God.  We fall short of his commandments, which is why he sent His son here for us.  God wants us to come to him with humbled hearts, with repentance for all of our evil ways.  Our God is a sovereign God, who forgives those that truly seek it.  When we repent of our sins and ask God to forgive us, he washes our sins white as snow, and seasons of refreshing can begin.  I encourage you to devote some time during this Lent season to dig into God's word.  Draw near to Him. 

God Bless,

Krystal