Sharing the experiment of
TRYING OUT
combining Tiny Scripture doodles
with the daily readings of the
Portals of Prayer devotions by
Concordia Publishing House.
I grew up with Portals of Prayers
as part of our family devotions.
I have found a process
that has drawn me back.
I printed off the August calendar
from the CPH blog.
But, the dilemma was how to tackle
keeping this format in an on the go,
in the car and airplane lifestyle.
I decided to try adapting the format
to fit my Traveler's Journal.
(American Crafts- Michael's
May have to find this online.)
I set it up by cutting it 3 column,
2 column, 2 column.
Picked 4 colored pencils
to use through the month.
Picked 4 colored pencils
to use through the month.
I added it to a graph paper insert.
Any style would work.
I have to flip it to get to the end of the week.
I usually like to see the Whole Month Story
at a glance,
but just knew that that would be hard
to make happen in this season of life.
So for each day I read the devotions
and pray that the Holy Spirit lifts up the phrase,
word, or thought for my "take-away."
It becomes my "mini-bulletin board"
that shapes prayer thoughts throughout the day.
I have moved to the large print version
of Portals of Prayer.
Enough said.
It fits right in the back of my journal,
so it goes right along on the way.
I have moved to the large print version
of Portals of Prayer.
Enough said.
It fits right in the back of my journal,
so it goes right along on the way.
The grace place for this practice ?
Get behind a couple of days?
It is simple to catch up.
Many of our Lutheran Churches
offer these devotions to
members and visitors each quarter.
(There is also an app on your phone-$9.99 a year.)
Many of our Lutheran Churches
offer these devotions to
members and visitors each quarter.
(There is also an app on your phone-$9.99 a year.)
I have September ready to go for tomorrow.
One of the things we talk about in our
spiritual formation process-
be ready.
These will be offered quarterly by CPH
and I will set up my journal-
one quarter at a time.
The calendars will also be added to the Files section
for all of the
Visual Faith Communities on Facebook.
Visual Faith Communities on Facebook.
Why don't you join us?
Follow along-
and add your photos on Instagram
with these hashtags-
#tinyscripturedoodles
#portalsofprayer
#visualfaith
#concordiapublishinghouse
Love this, Connie! Thanks for sharing it! Have you thought about just doing the calendar in two pieces with the second piece including the rest of the month, folded so it will fit into the TN? Just a thought!
ReplyDeleteKaren Field
Yes, actually I tired to figure that out that way but then there wasn't a flat surface to work on the fold out part-- often these get done in cars, airports and airplanes and I need it to lay flat- but that might work if you take the signature book out to work in it!!
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