Faith journalling

I spent time doing Bible study and faith journaling on Heritage day during September.  I'm participating in Stephanie Ackerman's year long Documented Faith project, but I don't do all the weekly tasks.  I don't want this to be yet another thing on my looong to-do list, so I only do what has real meaning for me.  Here are some of my recent pages...

 

 

I'm challenged and love the idea of 'radical' faith 

Radical faith is:

• believing when I don't see it
• obeying when I do not understand
• persisting when I don't feel like it
• giving when I don't have it to give
• thanking before I receive it
• trusting if I don't get it

 I prepare the base layout of a few pages in advance, so that once I'm ready to journal, I can get straight to it.  Here is one of my pages ready for journaling; I mostly use Ranger and Dylusions spray inks

 

 

Documented Faith Project

I've been participating in Stephanie Ackerman's Documented Faith Project.  I'm not getting bent out of shape about doing every weeks' challenge.  I usually focus on this once a month, and only do what's meaningful for me. 

 

To me, it's not about making pretty pages.  I've been journaling about the monthly focus words (truth, believe and love) and the weekly verses, and digging deep to see what this really means for me.  Here are some of my pages...

 

 

  

a blank page ready for a future documented faith challenge 

Documented Faith Project 2015

I need to make stuff and be creative.  Often.  It's my way of dealing with extreme pressure and stress in my life, mostly work-related.  I don't always have the time to scrapbook (which will always be my first love craft), but I potter around with mixed media very nicely while doing other things.  I never sit down and make an art journal page.  I tend to spray some inks or lay down some paint in my journal while I'm cooking dinner and then walk away and let it dry.  I come back an hour or a day later and add some stamping and doodles, and then unload the dishwasher.  Art journaling is something I do in-between and around other things, and it suits me perfectly.  I'm a 'potter-around' art journaller.

 

 

I've been following the Documented Life Project randomly during the year.  I love the idea of DLP, even though I don't use the moleskin diary which is used in the project.  Stephanie Ackerman is taking the idea of documented life a step further in 2015 and is offering the Documented Faith Project.  It's free and it's easy; just sign up by email and join the Facebook Group.  Go take a look; it's awesome goodness.

  

all images from Stephanie Ackerman