Beautiful Word, Jan. 9th - 12th

Time for another Beautiful Word Devotion post. My two pages are certainly not as beautiful as the Word.  Not even close.  Oh, but nothing is as beautiful as the Word, is it?

So this is what snowmen 

do when we're not looking!

Both pages

It appears he's having a good time!

My page

As you can see this one has a major bleed through on the left from my page above.  Yikes!

Both pages

La-la-la-la!

Sing in your heart 

or sing out loud 

but just sing!

My page
Fabric, a sticker and watercolor brush markers.

As I do these pages, a variety of art mediums and ideas that I'd like to use come to mind.  I look forward to trying them out... eventually.  

Have a most delightful day folks!

Tootles All,

Donna

TBWD ~ January 5th - 8th

Here's the next four days of journaling in The Beautiful Word Devotional.

These first two pages are 

the final pages from my 

2019 Six-Day Journaling Marathon 

mentioned in my last post. 

Marathon?

(😂) 

You may notice on the left, the red ink 

that bled through from the previous page.

On these last two pages, you can see 

that the outline around the heart above

bled through onto the left page below.

I'm calling it The Mighty Bleed Through of 2019.

I seek to eliminate bleed throughs in the future.

The right side is my 

First Official 2022 Journaling page.

As you can clearly see, 

this endeavor is not about perfection! 

LOL

I started out messing up which created various ugly issues. After some thought, I decided to cut a piece of paper, journal on it, and then glue it over the unsightly mess with Modge Podge. It's still not what I'd prefer but it's done and I had fun.

So what is it about, you ask?

It's about:

Reading and absorbing the devotions. 

Letting go of trying to create perfect pages.

Challenging myself.

Completing each page in a reasonable amount of time. 

Learning new things and

growing in the familiar ones.

Using many types of media, such as 

colored pencils and other markers, 

stencils, watercolors and other paints, 

paper collage, 

fabric, yarn and other fibers 

and anything else that strikes my fancy.

And last but not least...

It's about having fun!

I will have access to all of my art supplies when we get into the house. They're currently in storage. I got rid of a lot but kept a lot. I can't even remember what all I have so opening them will be like Christmas. I'm certainly looking forward to it!  

That's my post for today.

Tootles Y'all,

Donna

P.S. I just updated my other blog, Smiles For Many Miles, with the latest house info if anyone is interested.

Groundhog Days Are Almost Over

Happy New Year Y'all!

Ah yes, it's 2022, a brand new year, all bright, shiny, and bursting with hope. The list of things to hope for this year is a long one. At the top of my list is that we will have an immensely kinder and much healthier USA (and world). Let's hope and pray Covid will finally bite the dust in 2022--and the sooner, the better!

~ ~ ~

2021, The Year of Groundhog Days 

Basically, every day of 2021 was exactly alike. In addition to waiting for Covid to disappear, we spent the entire year of 2021 waiting and watching for our house to be built. In fact, the waiting started in October 2020 when we purchased a lot in a 55+ community. 

Each morning since then, we drove to the lot and around the community. Then, each afternoon (and many weekends), hubby Geo went to work and I dwelled in the RV doing stuff. 

Sleep.

Wake up. 

Repeat.

As a result, 2021 will forever be etched in my mind as the year of groundhog days. 

Our in-progress home as of 1.6.22

As it stands now: 

The daily drives to the house continue!

***

Geo retired on Nov. 30th 

(BIG YAY!)

***

I've grown in the fruit of patience, 

and 

we're scheduled to close on January 27th!

Please join me in doing a happy dance?

Let's give it a whirl (literally)!

Here we go!

💃🕺💃🕺

1-2,

Cha-Cha-Cha! 

💃 🕺💃🕺💃🕺

Move those hips

Cha-Cha-Cha! 

Don't break one!

Cha-Cha-Cha! 

Okay, I'm exhausted!

It was fun though, wasn't it?

~ ~ ~

New in '22 (Again)

I started this Beautiful Word devotion 

in 2019 and didn't get very far!

I made it through the first six days!!!

With a couple more

completed days somewhere inside.

I've been reading two other devotions for 10 years or so. They don't offer a place to journal like this one but in 202I, I found myself journaling, doodling, etc., on the pages after I read them. That activity has prompted me to pick up the Beautiful Word again here in 2022. 

This time, the goal is to: 

Simplify, 

and of course, 

last longer than six days! 

😄 

Below are my first four pages from 2019.

January 1 & 2

As you can see, the left side has been decorated by the writer and/or publisher, leaving the right side to the reader's imagination as well as any other area that strikes one's fancy to journal. 

January 3 & 4

The house above was made 

from fabric and fused onto the page.

I enjoy fusing fabric on paper so 

there will be more in the future.

 

~ ~ ~ ~ ~

Here's a little Heavenly Hope: 

For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, said the Lord, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope. 

                                              Jeremiah 29:11

~ ~ ~ ~ ~

That's it for now my friend! 

I hope your 2022 is blessed and beautiful!

See you soon!

Tootles,

Donna

P.S. In case you're interested, the build has been documented on my other blog, Smiles For Many Miles.