What is your word for 2015?

I have found a website that I’ve already mentioned, "His Kingdom Come" and I urge you to check it out.

One of the propositions in this website is logos365.


From His Kingdom Come, logos365

Pick a word that  God gives you and  use it as your  word  for 2015.

I did this on my own last year, without the encouragement of other Christians and would think about it only once in a while.

This year, I found this on “His Kingdom Come” and made a commitment to live this word for 2015.

After prayer and Bible study this is the word I picked:

I chose the word “teach” because I want to take my Bible teaching to a new level – a new commitment. I am beginning the year by teaching a six week Sunday School class on Spiritual Gifts. One of my spiritual gifts is teaching and I have not used this gift to the best of my abilities. So, I’m jumping into 2015 with both feet and making some changes – through the leading of the Holy Spirit and praying I will be effective in what I do.

Look over the website of "His Kingdom Come"  and see what challenges God hits you with!! And have fun!

One Step Forward, Two Back in Bible Journaling

I’m still experimenting – to see what I like and don’t like before my journaling Bible gets here.

On this page I used a stamp, colored the trees with colored pencils, used some stickers for the letters, and gelatos for the two sets of words.

I’m not crazy about the sticker letters, I think I would like it better if I had lettered them.

And, I realized I wrote with the wrong ink pen and the gelatos smeared the ink a bit. I do have the correct pens – just forgot about them.

Also, the sermon I was going off of was so rich with information, I may redo this one and change it up some. But, I do like the idea of being in an orchard when the fruit of the spirit is evident in my life. When I have sin in my life, it’s stepping outside of the orchard.

Only one step to take to move back into the orchard.

The sermon is Max Lucado’s “Immanuel, God In Us.” Anyway, I liked this sermon so much, I am going to use this concept in my Bible.

Do you drink 64 Ounces of Water Every Day?

I’ve always been told to drink 8 – 8 ounce glasses of water each day. This is what I found on the Mayo Clinic web site:

“Everyone has heard the advice, "Drink eight 8-ounce glasses of water a day." That's about 1.9 liters, which isn't that different from the Institute of Medicine recommendations. Although the "8 by 8" rule isn't supported by hard evidence, it remains popular because it's easy to remember. Just keep in mind that the rule should be reframed as: "Drink eight 8-ounce glasses of fluid a day," because all fluids count toward the daily total.”

 

I do drink water. I like water. I also drink coffee and tea. Once in a while I will have a soda. But I have been trying to cut down on the coffee and tea and drink more water.

 

I’ve found that having the water dispenser in our refrigerator door helps. I’ve also found another help -

 

My Infuser

I just keep this in the refrigerator and the water has just a touch of flavor. Very good, very refreshing. This has only oranges but I’m looking forward to experimenting with other fruits.