Showing posts with label joy dare. Show all posts
Showing posts with label joy dare. Show all posts

inside day by day

1.04.2013

Hello friends...
thank you for dropping in again to see inside of yesterday's journal.
today I want to share with you a bit of the inside, and why this journal is such an important daily part of my life.

jmpgirl ~ inside day by day journal

when the journal is first open i have placed my digital graphic of my one little word front and center.
i need to see this daily as a reminder of my word. as a reminder of my focus. as a reminder of what to do. it's a guiding force and so adding it to this book that i open up everyday is very important to me. i sized the printable to 5 x 7 and and adhered it to the first manila folder index page.

jmpgirl ~ inside day by day journal

these sentiment stickers are perfect word stickers. i don't know about you, but i need a lot of reminders. i am very visually driven, so to have a little reminder asking me 'if not now, when',  then i am bound to be challenged and inspired.

jmpgirl ~ inside day by day journal

you can see here how I have taken a regular manila folder, and trimmed it to size. i use these to divide the months. if you remember from yesterday's post over at HeidiSwapp that these journals hold three months at a time. i divide them up to further help me keep track of my writings. i dressed up this page just a little by adding (as i always do) fatmuslims photo a day graphic. i always print this out and add it to my journal to refer to daily.
i also used the month cutting file from HeidiSwapp's Digital Shop for mark the month.
then a few of her ClearStamps were used to just add a few details.

jmpgirl ~ inside day by day journal

here is something else that is always included inside my daily journal: Ann Voskamp's Joy Dare. i have been listing my gifts daily for well over a year now. last year i wrote my 1000th gift. these prompts are perfect to promote thought and help me be mindful of the daily gifts of my life. part of my morning routine is to check the suggestions listed here and write out several thoughts that i am thankful for and consider as gifts.

jmpgirl ~ inside day by day journal

as this journal has made it's way around the creative world, several of you have mentioned being challenged to journal. i would consider this joy dare to be a great prompt to get you to do just that. it can be bullet points. it can be full on essays if you wish. it is up to you. but the beauty of writing daily what and where you are in your current life is such a wonderful way to put your heart down on paper. good. bad. or ugly. and i hope you are inspired to do the same.

this week's joy

2.28.2012


I recently came across a layout titled "i blinked".


This has long been a mantra of mine...
'don't blink'.

because if you blink...


this is what happens...


and your joy is more than doubled as you see the beauty of growth and maturity bloom in your children.
i am afraid my husband has his hands full...
as there is another one who is blossoming before our very eyes too.


simply taking time to reflect.
ponder.
be thankful.

the joy dare ~ week.five

2.05.2012

a week in photos

this post has been inspired by the joy dare as shared at a holy experience.
incorporating my olw+photos+pL (project life) basically all into one concept.
several projects.
one focus.
many gifts found.

the word time seemed to be a theme in my mind as i worked on the photos that told the story of this week.


time to read

time for new sunday morning traditions

time to sew together

time to embrace my mondays

time to appreciate the warmth
time for a hair cut. even if resistant.

time to study

time to be crazy

time to bloom

time for a real winter storm
time to reflect

time to create
time to get back outside

time to romp

time to capture

time for joy

the joy dare ~ week.four

1.27.2012

a week in photos

was challenged this week to look for the ugly~beauty...
often that can be found in the very middle of my day
for example my work space.
planners.
calendars.
phone.
text books.
schedulers.
lessons to be checked.
piles.
the ugly is obvious. it’s a mess. work to be contended with.
the beauty...not so obvious.
but here it is.
it is a life fully lived.
it is a life lived for others.
it is a life of learning.
it is a life of honing habits.
it is a life of re-do’s.
it is a life of always having the work of my hands daily in front of me.
it is a life of lacking pretty much...nothing.
it is...

the joy of never being bored
the joy of play
the joy of wonder
the joy of the busy life
the joy that i do have a kitchen...albeit in the messy midst
the joy of comic relief
the joy of afternoon refreshment
the joy of a smirky smile
the joy of being inseperable
the joy of homemade peanut butter
the joy of a new book
the joy of running free

the joy of sweet hands
the joy of a new day
ah! so thankful for this week in review time.
for a chance to be still and reflect by way of photo.
for the time to let the mistakes of the week wash away.
for a review of the gifts that i DID capture...
knowing plenty abundant blessings escaped my lense.

the joy dare::as inspired by the holy experience

the joy dare ~ week.three

1.23.2012

a week in photos

counting to one thousand gifts

(eta: to have been posted friday, jan 20.2012.)

As with every person I have ever come in contact with, life happens.
Last weeks joy dare was suppose to lead into this weeks project life|week two.
but...
life happens.
We were to visit the ER on Monday afternoon with the 16 m/o.
Seems it was his day to face plant into the counter stool...with a little help from a sibling.
Huge gash.
Lots of blood.
Intense screaming.
Trip to the hospital.

Yet so many gifts came from this that I may not had seen before...
if I was not 'looking' for them.

"We wear the habit of seeing beauty." A.Voskamp

gifts::
#154. Avery beautifully calm in the handling of the situation

#155. my sister's help

#156. Mr. Pate quickly on the scene

#157. Sawyer's sweet disposition

#158. no broken bones. no stitches after all.

at the hospital.waiting.waiting.waiting.


so those are gifts.
something given to me.
out of what could have been an ugly situation.
joy points were found.

and here are a few more from the week.

before said accident.
cold.cold.cold tuesday.
new medical adventure.
seventeen months.
the gift of organization. initiated by the girls.
gorgeous day. gorgeous light through the window.
the gift of goodness.
the gift of play. love to watch him.
the gift of progress. she is working so hard.
"The art of deep seeing makes the gratitude possible. And it is the art of gratitude that makes joy possible. Joy is the art of God. " Ann Voskamp

inspired by The Joy Dare