Addition to My Prayer Journal: Communion

I hope everyone had a wonderful and blessed Thanksgiving! 

My husband and I had a quite Thanksgiving day because I had a medical procedure the day before which left me wrung out and rather than going to my daughter's home almost an hour away and feeling less than spunky, a day of rest was needed.  

A nice surprise was an unexpected turkey dinner delivered by my son and his girlfriend, from the dinner at my daughter's.  That was really nice.  I love my family!  

Anyway, I haven't done much art due to my health and prayers for healing are very appreciated.  

Now on to my prayer journal.  It is a work in progress and the great thing about a rind binder (mine is a half-size binder) is the ability to add or subtract to it.  I find that I have removed some redundancy and added new things.  

I have added a printable on Communion  from Kenneth Copeland Ministries and my husband and I take it together and even my mom and I do over the phone occasionally.  Communion is so much more  than just the forgiveness of our sins, it is also partaking in the healing of our bodies which Christ suffered for in the cross.  To find out more or to print out the Comminion guide from Kenneth Copeland Ministries, follow the link here. It's free and no need to give email address or anything to get it. Simply print it out.   http://api.ning.com/files/omO1m2m8URAaR1uZp0s0fLMoJREb9bukBNxofJoga8bVBXMMzSuNm2X8q58Pvm4D38QJm8Yc1VYCC3pKM8Dyoa*7i-LUhW2d/HowtoReceiveCommunion.pdf

I pray that God blesses you and your family as we move into the Christmas season!  

Bible Art and Pen and ink ready for Paint!

Just a short post today.

I have been playing in Periscope lately and did this bible set live.  It was fun but took longer because is was doing a few different things all at once.  

Isaiah 58:8 is an amazing verse!

I finally finished drawing my sunflower and now it's ready for paint!  Keep watching for the finished piece, which will be for sale.  

Enchanted Forest Adult Coloring Book

I recently bought the Enchanted Forest coloring book by Johanna Basford and after my surgery last month I wanted something already drawn that I could enjoy just coloring while I recovered. 

I started coloring the first page (below) the day of my surgery while I was still under the crazy-making effects of the anesthesia and pain meds. I would color on and off over the next few days, still feeling cross eyed and fuzzy headed from the pain med but a little clearer thinking.  I was able to better evaluate my coloring skills and choices and wow, all I can say is this:

Don't color while under the influence of narcotic pain meds. I made some weird choices that I had to try and fix when I was more clear headed, lol.  Fortunately, I didn't need those meds too long and was able to switch to Advil.

The second page I did is much better.  I did a few Periscope broadcasts as I colored it. It was fun having live feedback 

and chatting.  

Now I'm starting on a new page and will be doing occasional Periscope Color and Chats.  You can join in by downloading the Periscope app and following me.  Just search for @MHotchkissArt or Michelle Hotchkiss Art and you should be able to find me.  

I am using Faber Castell Polychromos colored pencils.  I can honestly say these hare the best colored pencils ever.  The best!  I don't use anything to blend them.  They blend easily on their own and since they are oil based, they don't have a wax build up that waxed based pencils like Prismacolors have and they are much better made. No issues with broken leads, split casings or sharpening problems like Prismacolors.  Polychromos feel a little harder then Prismacolors but they also last longer and hold a point much better.  They are not scratchy, they just feel different than Prismacolors that takes a little getting used to.  I love them so much I saved up and bought almost every color Polychromos come in.  

Do you also enjoy adult coring books?  Loads of fun!  

I pray for God's blessings on you!  

NEW, REVISED AND SHORTER PRAYER JOURNAL VIDEO AND FREE JOURNAL/BINDER INSERT PRINTABLES!

Hello!!

I decided to make a shorter video of my prayer journal/binder/notebook since even I was having a hard time watching the full 40 minutes of the first video.  :)  This video thing has a learning curve and takes some practice!  CLICK ON THE VIDEO HERE!

Anyway, I have also made up two prayer journal inserts that some people may find helpful.  I have made these available on Dropbox as Word documents and as PDF's.  Just click on the links below.

They are in letter size for those who use a full size binder and can be printed out on both sides of your paper as long as you know how to do that with your printer.   They can also be printed out as half size paper (5.5 x 8.5), which fit perfectly into the half planner size that I use, or other planner sizes.

The PDF is great for being able to resize to you whatever your needs are.  The printing outcome, such as double sided pages, etc, is totally based on how YOU print these out.  Many printers have setting for half pages and double-sided sided printing or booklet printing, but some don't and all printer's are different in their settings to do this.

I apologize for the poor photos examples below of the free inserts.  I have printed mine on colored paper and decorated the edges with washi tape.

CLICK HERE
PDF: Self-Reflection & Confession/In the Last 24 Hrs, Did I?

CLICK HERE
Word Doc: Self-Reflection & Confession/In the Last 24 Hours, Did I?

I pray that you will find praying more intentionally blesses you as much as it has blessed those I am praying for and myself.


















CLICK HERE: General Prayer for Family PDF

CLICK HERE: General Prayer for Family Word Doc

Bible Art Journaling: LEAVES: Job 14:7-9

Hello everyone!



I did this quick video a couple weeks ago but didn't get it posted here due to surgery I had.

I love the verses of Job 14:7-9.    This chapter is Job talking about how death comes to all men, trees that we think are dead can actually sprout new growth when the rain falls on them.



In Job's day, he was still waiting or the promises of the Messiah to be  fulfilled.   In our day, we have Christ, who has given us the promise of eternal life.  Death is not the end for us.  Life will sprout up in us again, through  Christ, much like the dead tree that sprouts when it is rained upon.    I just love that!



In addition to these verses, this was inspired by a song my nephew, Tanner Hotchkiss, wrote and sings.  This song and his album is available on iTunes and another site for android.



Please click here to be taking to the You Tube video where you can hear the song "Leaves" in it's entirety.

"Leaves" by Tanner Hotchkiss



Materials used:

Crossway ESV Single Column Journaling Bible

Liquitex Fluid Matte Medium

Faber-Castell Pitt Artist Brush pens

paintbrushes



Please feel free to leave a comment if you have any questions!



Blessings!



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New Bible Art Video: Hebrews 7-8 Jesus Great High Priest

New video posted!  

It is stormy, rainy, windy and cloudy here in Alaska.   Winter is quickly approaching!  I'm not ready yet!

On the up side, the gazebo studio is now wired for electricity and my husband is insulating it as I type them.  Soon, it will be nice and cozy in there, yay!  

New Video: Prayer Journal/Binder Set-Up & How I Use It

Hello everyone!

I had surgery two weeks ago and didn't do much while recovering, as you can tell from the lack of posting here.  It was painful at first and the pain meds made it difficult to focus, so I took a little break.  

I did make some cute DIY foiled journaling and scripture cards that I put in my prayer journal.  I posted photos of those cards on the Journaling Bible Community Facebook group page and was asked about my prayer journal, so I made a detailed video of it.  I tried to make it shorter but I felt that I was leaving out some important things that may be of help to someone so I just decided to go with it and stick with a long video. 

Here is an outline:

Reminder:  Keep it workable!  This is not to lead to condemnation or feelings of failure, however it is a commitment.  If you can only commit to praying like this a few times a week, that is better than nothing at all!  It does get easier with practice.  The hardest part is setting up the prayer binder to what best suits your needs.  

Sections:  

1)  Daily for 2.5 minutes minimum

*Praise/Adoration

*Praying in the Spirit

*Silence/Listening 

2) Daily and Rotating Subsections.   2.5 minute time frames.

ME:

*Self-reflection and confession - Daily review of past 24 hrs

Subsections, rotate one section per day, use paperclip to track which subsection to pray that day.

*My Life in Christ

*Relationships

*Work/Art

*Health and Healing

*Emotions and Character

*Misc Prayer Requests

3) Immediate Family - Daily

* General Prayer for all family members, approximately 2.5 minutes:

   *true salvation

   *Protection

   *Health

   *Emotions

   *Favor

   *Wisdom and knowledge

   *Relying on God

   *Godly self-image

   *Character and intregity

   *Goals and dreams

   *Relationships

  **Daily: Subsection for each family member listing specific prayer needs for that person.  No set time frame. 

4)  Daily.  2.5 minute time frame.

      *Dire Situations, illnesses and emergencies:  ongoing list of people need to be held up in prayer every day. 

        Paperclip stays on the tab for this section as a reminder to pray every day.  

Daily rotating Section:

Sections that I rotate praying for daily.  Paperclip used to track which section to pray for that day.  2.5 minute time frame

If there are immediate needs, those are listed in the Dire Situations section. 

*Family.     Extended family members. 

*Friends.   Including internet friends

*Church.   The body of Christ as a whole as well as local church, missionaries, etc. 

*City/State/USA/World.   Praying for elected officials, protection, first responders, as well as local and global crises.   

Finished!! :)

I have set up my prayer journal following how Kari 

Dee of StoneSoupforFive.blogspot.com  set her's up.  Check out her video:

Kari Dee's Prayer Journal

I have also used idea's from 93 year old Ms. Edith. 

Here is the link to Ms. Edith explaining her prayer binder:

Edith's Prayer Binder

As mentioned in the beginning of the video, here is the link to make your own shiny foiled journaling cards by CreativeKelly4rmCali:

DIY Foiled Journal/Planner Cards Video

I hope this helps or inspires you to try your own prayer journal/binder!  :)

Check out my videos on Bible Art Journaling!