Calendar Journaling- August 2026
Still tracking the take aways for the month.
Be still and know that I am God. Psalm 46:10
So you are in my hand. Jeremiah 18:6
Supplies:
Streams in the Desert- L.B.Cowman
Wednesday, September 2, 2026
Monday, August 31, 2026
Lainey is Five!
First day of Pre-K and turning 5.
All in the same day for Lainey Ella Christine.
Fun for big sister to have Lainey
at school with all the siblings.
Birthday breakfast is always
better with a crown to wear.
A favorite birthday gift-
a baby doll like big sister.
Such a great smile on a sweet little girl.
Lainey is always up to something
and doesn't miss anything.
The blessing of the youngest is a gift
to this Schumacher family each and every day.
Lainey Lou we love you!
Sunday, August 30, 2026
Hadley is Seven!
Hadley is seven!
A new baby to care for now.
A bit of fringe on her new cowgirl jacket.
A new backpack for school
and a sister interested in all the presents.
Batty looks over all the festivities.
A new fall jacket. Dress up in a dress her mom wore.
A new bike. Cinnamon rolls for breakfast.
A birthday treat at Culver's.
Very pretty flowers at this Minnesota Culver's.
A Dairy Queen cake and a cowgirl t-shirt.
Blessings for the birthday girl and the Schumacher family.
Proud of this growing-up-too-fast little girl.
Hadley you are a sweetheart.
Thursday, August 27, 2026
Worship into the Week- Salvation Forever
Worship into the Week
Isaiah 51:1-6- A Call to Trust the LORD
A challenging time for the Jewish exiles in Babylon.
Isaiah has a message of comfort and hope.
He urges them to remember where they come from
and to put their trust in God's eternal salvation.
Things looked futile for Abraham and Sarah
as a childless couple, yet they were blessed
with countless descendants.
The barren wilderness would become
like the Garden of Eden.
All the things on earth vanish, get used up,
or simply fade away.
But, the LORD places before us
the gift of the eternal things.
Salvation and righteousness last forever.
There is nothing that will take that away.
That is good news for us as exiles
in this world now.
Supplies:
Visual Faith Printable
Magazine cutouts
Prismacolor pencils
Permanent markers
Tuesday, August 25, 2026
Worship into the Week- My Salvation Will Come
Worship into the Week-
Isaiah 56: 1, 6-8
Blessings for All Nations
This is the call for God's people
to practice justice and righteousness.
It is time to welcome outsiders-
like the foreigners-
into a covenant community.
The community was struggling with figuring out
where they belonged and often found themselves isolated.
It was time to move beyond the ethnic and
physical boundaries so that inclusion was based on
faithfulness rather than ancestral lines.
We too, often limit who is included
in our own communities.
We have barriers seen and unseen for inclusivity.
Not much has changed across the generations.
But, we see that the LORD desires a house
of prayer for all
nations and all people.
Let our mindset be this heart of welcome.
The LORD desires salvation for all.
Supplies:
Visual Faith Printable
Distress Ink
Colored Pencils
Magazine Cutouts
Monday, August 24, 2026
Worship into the Week- Were You There?
Worship into the Week-
Job 38:4-18
The Lord challenges Job
and answers him from a whirlwind
as He shifts the focus from suffering to divine majesty.
He asks Job where he was when He laid
the earth's foundation, and created the world.
The LORD points out that the stars sang
and angels shouted for joy long before humans existed.
There is a distinct gap between the wisdom of God
and the understanding of the human mind.
Just as Job can't command the light,
neither can he plumb the depths of the ocean.
His skills become more puny as the time goes on.
You just can't out God - God.
God doesn't answer the complaints that Job has but,
instead moves the main point from human pain to
the complex order of creation.
Job is humbled by the interaction and
is moved to a silent awe, with no recourse but repentance.
If only we could see this is the first place to start,
rather than the outcome of our ranting and raving!
It is quite amazing that God puts up with us at all.
Supplies:
Visual Faith Printable
Magazine cutouts
Markers
Tuesday, August 11, 2026
Worship into the Week-Incline Your Ear
Worship into the Week- Incline your Ear
Isaiah 55: 1-5
This section is an urgent invitation from God
to find true spiritual satisfaction and life.
Everyday metaphors of water, bread, milk and wine
are used by God to call out to the hungry and poor.
There is a greater gift- His grace and
everlasting covenant.
These promises were made to King David.
"Come to me with your ears wide open.
Listen, and you will find life.
I will make an everlasting covenant with you."
We are all invited.
We can all listen.
Supplies:
Visual Faith Ministry Printable
Isaiah-55-1-children-s-bulletin-8-2-26
Distress Ink
Magazine Cutouts
Mr. Pen Fineliners
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