Musings
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Seven Benefits of Writing Scripture
As a teacher, I often had my students copy notes into their own notebooks. The practice had many benefits other than keeping them busy. While typing can be done faster than writing, it does not have the benefits that handwriting does. As we get older, the more we can engage our brains, the better off
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Cultivate–What Does Cultivate Have to do With Our Faith?
Cultivate is my Word of the Year for 2026. The word cultivate may seem like an odd choice for someone who doesn’t do any yard work. I can barely keep plants alive inside or out. Did you know you have to water plants and flowers or they die? I typically wait until the spring flowers
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Gifts Are a Blessing
The celebration is over. The presents are opened; the boxes are empty; and we are stuffed. I am blessed to have a family that has little or no drama. Family gatherings are always a blessing. I know that is not the same for all families. Most of us have had experiences of giving and receiving
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Scripture Writing Challenge Starts January 1, 2026
We start our Scripture Writing Challenge tomorrow. If you need the details of the challenge, read article here. Comment below if you are joining us so I can make you a place to post your pictures of your Scripture Writing. All entries will be posted in a Facebook group. Click here to join the Facebook
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Roman’s Road to Salvation
Let’s take a road trip through the book of Romans. Roman’s Road is a concise way to show our need for salvation using just the book of Romans. I have seen many versions of this concept and the verses are not always in the same order, but I am not sure the order matters as
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Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year
Merry Christmas. I am not writing a full article this week. I am taking a week to focus on the projects that I will be working on for 2026 as well as taking some down time to enjoy Christmas.
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Who’s Ready to Join me for a Challenge?
January is often associated with new goals so I want to challenge you to do something new in 2026. Let’s set a goal for 2026 to read and write verses from every book of the New Testament. For the 31 days in January, I want to challenge you to write out specific verses and keep
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Word of the Year
In the past, I have often selected a Word of the Year to be my focus or goal for the upcoming year. In many ways, a focus word helps me to be more productive and purposeful in how I spend my time. It’s important to know that there is not one verse in Scripture that
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Exciting News
Good afternoon everyone, I wanted to let y’all know that I rolled out a new website this week. It still has a few bugs to work out, but I am learning pretty quickly. Take a look and let me know what you think. Also, the first Scripture Writing and Prayer Journal is posted on Etsy.
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Major Announcement
It’s here!!!! The Scripture Writing and Prayer Journal for Matthew and Mark is now available on Etsy. At this time it is only available as a digital download. I am working on a printed edition, but I do not have a release date for that yet. If you have ever wondered what Scripture writing is