Journal 1189

Lord, thank You for a new month. This is Your month in my life. It is not mine. It is a blank slate. Help me/us devote it to You.

The first journal entry that I journaled on Ephesians 1 can be found here: ~ https://thejournalofascribe.blogspot.com/2026/02/ephesians-1.html In that first entry, I mentioned how we are to be faithful in Jesus Christ (Yeshua), as Paul shared about how he is that (Ephesians 1:1). I would like the Lord to be able to say that about me... that I am faithful and that my faithfulness grows every single day. But in order for that to happen, it does not occur accidentally or on its own. Rather, it requires intentionality (focused; purposeful; mindful). How does this happen? How can we faithful in Him? What does that look like? I just put the word 'faithful' in my Bible app and noticed that as I look at the references starting in Genesis, God's faithfulness is mentioned first and above all. So what exactly is being faithful or what is faithfulness? Are we faithful (am I)? The very first time it is mentioned in the Bible is in Genesis 32:10 and the Hebrew word is emeth, which means:...

Note: I am going to use this page as a table of contents or index, which will help me find verses later, along with all of my journaling. (And I figure it might help you. This page will be constantly changing, so keep coming back here to see what has changed. Genesis 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 Exodus 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 Leviticus 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 Numbers 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 Deuteronomy 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 Joshua 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Judges 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Ruth 1 2 3 4 1 Samuel 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12...

This is the main page for everything I journal about Ephesians 1. - https://thejournalofascribe.blogspot.com/2026/02/ephesians-1.html - https://thejournalofascribe.blogspot.com/2026/02/ephesians-1_25.html

- Yesterday - Today, a new day to be with You and give You glory, honor, and praise - The first cup of coffee in the morning - Wisdom gained from a good friend and sister - The realization I need to have more fun in my life, as I can be too serious at times - The gifts and strengths that You have given me (counseling; coaching; mentoring; teaching) mean thinking and doing a lot of serious things and I thank You for that/these. - A cranky grey cat (Seda) - How Seda does not like to get out of bed while it is dark and how she may think of it once the sun is out... for a hour or four - How Seda snuggles with us all night long - How Sinan has to announce before he jumps on our bed - The sound of a coffee pot brewing coffee - The first smells of coffee in the morning - Being able to read all the verse of the day in all my apps first thing in the morning - Being able to read my devotionals first thing in the morning - Being able to start the day with praise and thanking You - Being able to s...

February 24, 2026, Tues. - Chai tea latte - Talking with a friend out of state - Planning on dinner - Reading a good book

- This day, which is Yours, and is not mine - Friends from out of state that are closer to you than family - Friends that are prayer partners - Friends that are always there - The things that few know about but You do - 17 pages typed of blog journaling so far - 42 journal entries on blog journal - Calls to prayer - The blog post journal entries I have written with You already this morning - I am feeling and knowing of your leading and prompting as to what You want me to do this day. Thank You - Applesauce - Multigrain crackers - Multigrain crackers dipped in applesauce (it's actually really tasty) - Being able to watch and listen to messages (sermons) online - How every moment is a blank slate

I just opened an ebook Bible that I have and opened it to Ephesians 1 and was greeted by something I did not expect. As a journal keeper, I tend to put a date in every book that I read. I put a date at the start and then try to when I finish reading that book. If, however, it is a Christian or Bible related book, I tend to put the date on whatever page I am reading, whether it is a paper book or an ebook. I want to be able to look back on it later and look at those dates in my journals to see what I journaled that day (although, it does not mean I do, it just means I can). I date daily devotionals and Bible studies in particular and do usually look at the dates and the journaling from the past of when I read that particular page, chapter, or devotional previously. Today, I opened up a book to Ephesians 1 and it says on the date my dad died: "I was reading this on the day my dad died." Huh. It was in the same week as I am reading that same page today. Huh. And I am taken back ...

Note: I am going to use this page as an index so I can find the verses later, along with all of my journaling. Genesis 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 Exodus 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 Leviticus 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 Numbers 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 Deuteronomy 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 Joshua 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Judges 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Ruth 1 2 3 4 1 Samuel 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 2 Samuel 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 1 Kings 1 2 3 4 5 6...

I am having difficulty at the moment of focusing and staying on task. I am feeling the call to pray. I sense a stirring. Something is up. It is a global call to pray. That something big could be happening. It could be a prayer to avoid something from happening or that it will happen and need to pray for during and afterward. Not sure. Abba, help me focus on You, Your Word, and be open to whatever You tell me to pray. For now, Your will be done. Bless or block it all. Help. Give me clarity as to what I should pray.

I am feeling the pull (draw; longing) to be in the book of Ephesians. Needless to say, that is what I shall do.

Abba, Father God, Lord, help me make this day about You and doing Your will alone. Not mine. My mind is all over the place. Help me have laser beam focus on You and doing Your will. Help me make You the center of my day and of my every moment. Help me know what You want me to do every moment. Help me not run ahead or walk aimlessly. I only want to stay on Your path and move at Your pace and do what You want me to do. Help me make everything I do be about You, and may it be with You and not me acting on my own. I want to bring You glory and point everyone to Jesus (Yeshua) with all I do, and ever that which I do not do today. I just want to be in Your will. This day is Your's. It is not mine.

Abba, this new day is Your's. It is not mine. Today does not belong to me. It is all about You. This is so easy for me to say. Help me actually live as though I believe it, and to do so in every moment.

- Yesterday - I am feeling better this morning but nowhere near 100% - Slept a great deal better last night than the night before - That I ordered a few days ago a new Journaling Bible - ... It will be the NASB - ... I will receive it tomorrow (it cannot come quickly enough) - I am also going to get a new Bible cover with it - That You are with Israel - Tonight is the State of the Union - While I am anticipating what is going on in the world with Iran and the US, I know that You are with the situation - The news and social media and that we can watch them to see what might be going on - That we can pray for current events ` That we can pray for our world - That we can pray for our nation - The first cup of coffee in the morning - A hug from my husband - How it is the season of Lent and Passover and Easter are coming - Books about giving thanks - How the sun has not risen, so it is still and quiet still - Being able to trust You - That You protect those who believe and follow You - That...

- Thank You for growing me in gratitude and thanksgiving - How my husband takes such good care of me on a good day - ... and when I am feeling sick - ... and when I am feeling weak - Your healing of sicknesses - Your healing of physical wounds - Your healing of emotional wounds - Your healing of mental wounds - For being the Great Physician - The beautiful brown eyes of a niece dog - The crate for the dog (if we go anywhere) and how the orange cat has claimed it as his cave - Warm rice socks to keep me warm - Warm rice socks for a strained back - Warm rice socks for an achy hip - Warm rice socks to keep a grey cat warm - My cell - My tablet - My laptop - My car - My tablet and keyboard - The app that I use for writing - The blog program I use for my blog journal - The books that I read to inspire me to give You thanksgiving and be grateful

- 15 pages of published material - 15 pages of journaling - Giving thanks, and counting your blessings in a list in a journal, provides physical proof there is a God - ...That He still actively works today - ... That He is working, and has worked, in my life - Thanksgiving is mentioned first in the Word of God in Leviticus 7, and it is a sacrifice - I want to thank You so much and so often that I have to sacrifice things in order to thank You for everything that You do for me - Having a good watchdog in the house - Watching the hackles raise when a dog is protective - I thank You, Lord, for the good things that You have bestowed upon me and my life - I also thank You for every challenge that I have ever had and am having - I also thank You for the really hard times - I thank You for the ongoing challenges that my husband, friends, and I have been, and are, enduring - I thank You for everything You have been teaching us about Your Word - The food we had earlier (even though it is making...

While my lists of blessings counted and thanks giving are personal, they can be inspirational for you in giving thanks yourself. Also, there are nuggets of wisdom and lessons there. They can also be journaling prompts. So please read the lists. They might bless you, inspire you, and change your perspective.

- A dog head rested against me as she sleeps - Grocery stores - Groceries - Having the opportunity to be still - The opportunity to stop, look, listen, and see the blessings You have given me, Lord - Texting with a friend - Trying to encourage a friend - Starting summary of every month's blessings counted - See previous... Which I can review every year - See previous two... Which forms a list to show others what God has done - See previous three. This list is my testimony. - A life of giving thanks is the door to live the fullest life - A book about many giving thanks for the blessings He has bestowed in my life - See previous... That I have read repeatedly over the last 15 years or so - Orange cat snuggles again, taking good care of me - Giving thanks repairs the heart, whether the pain thereof or the emptiness thereof. - When you see, and are exposed to the goodness, greatness, and generosity of God, it is impossible to have a heavy or empty heart over time - Giving thanks is hea...

I am feeling the pull to focus on giving thanks. It is a very strong pull. It is becoming a need. I need to do this. The truth is I have neglected this recently. To my detriment. Therefore, I am changing this and doing it. I want to live a lifestyle of giving thanks. I want giving thanks to the Father be what defines me and my life.

- Crackers (for an upset belly) - Chicken noodle soup (for an upset belly) - A good book - A good audiobook - A good story - Electrolytes - Being able to snuggle with a dog - Being able to snuggle with a dog when you are not feeling the best - Being able to snuggle with a dog when it is a cool day - How the dog has to put her two front paws on me for love and comfort - Cell phone - US military - Prayer - Being able to give thanks - How the sunlight is kissing the trunks of the trees in back back of our home - Hearing wind chimes - How giving thanks helps me to refocus - How giving thanks helps give me new perspective - Watching trees sway in the breeze

- Lessons learned - Chances to confess - Opportunities to be transformed - 32 blog journal entries - Your provision - How month after month, my husband and I are able to do a full tithe and pay our bills - How my husband and I can eat every day (Your provision) - How Your sunshine makes things grow - How clouds and rain makes things grow as well

The last six months have been hard. Very emotional. This has led to a time of great spiritual growth and transformation. After much eye-opening, evaluating, confession, and repentance. It has been a gut-wrenching tear-inducing time, filled with sadness, anguish, anger, numbness, and questions. Things have happened that I never saw coming, and about the time I start healing from a round of challenge, another hits. And it just keeps hitting. I realize that I did not do things wrong in three certain cases. And yet I have been attacked as though I did. And the attacks continue to happen, as if I did. But my conscious is clean. You, Abba, have set me free in these things. The Bible searched day after day and wise counselors consulted have affirmed this, too, but that does not mean I should not look in the mirror and see what I need to change and confess. I am not perfect and make mistakes and do wrong far too often. However, just because I am innocent with three occasions, it does not mean ...

- A lovely fleece blanket to snuggle under and be kept warm - The fleece blanket that encourages kitty snuggles - 186 people were touched by the blog journal yesterday, and for the record, I would still be thanking You if it were one, and would be just as grateful - The way my cat looks at me, it reminds me of the way that I am supposed to look at You, Abba - How my cat just put his paw on me... to connect... to have a special moment - Truth being revealed - Truth being revealed to those of us who have been blinded - Freedom from lies - Freedom from wrong thinking - Freedom from understanding the real truth - Knowing that in Him is freedom - A vocal cat - How my niece dog watches her human and is so ready and willing to do everything he says (Abba, may we be that way with You) - Unexpected surprises - How, Abba, You take the things that we say, 'we will not ever do that again' to, and You bring them to fruition, showing You are God, that Your plan is greater, and that You will ...

Father God, Abba, Lord, Most High One, Almighty God, You put it on my heart to really commit to journaling, and to my online journal, that I can share with others, as we are all in this crazy journey together, this journey of life and of living a life of faith. Where do You want this blog journal to go? What do You want me to journal? What do You have in mind? I want this blog journal to be all about You and growing in relationship to You and to Your Word. And the best way to do so is to eliminate bad habits in my life, make sure that I am fully healed from any pain I have experienced, and to depend fully on You and trust You above all. As I do this... and as I know that other believers are wanting and doing as well, as we are all in this thing together, this waiting for Jesus to return and live the best life, sharing and fully living the Good News in the meanwhile. And I assume this is part of what You want to do through this blog journal. But, it is not my will. It is only Your will ...

- Yesterday - 11 typed pages of newly written writing material - Coffee - Being able to help a friend - Our niece, who is a real dog, and we love her so much. I am looking forward to spending time with her today - The fact that today is a slow day where all I need to focus on is being with You, Lord - Getting up way before the sun rises, in the stillness of the night - The snow last night - The wind last night, that had me awake most last night, reminded me of the hurricanes and tropical storms we went through when we lived in this state two other times - A good book - A good author - The Author of My Faith - Not feeling the best this morning (upset stomach) and how it will cause me to slow down even more, and add the snow. Both mean slowing down to be with You, Abba, and be still and quiet - Nice warm slippers - Nice warm robe - Comfy pajamas - Flannel - The orange cat just joined me and snuggles - The quite loud purr of the orange cat, Sinan

- A good day - A productive day - The travel down Memory Lane - Good friends that are closer than family - This new blog journal - A cold, rainy day - Snow has begun to fall - We were in a drought. We have needed rain. And got some today and over the last couple of weeks

Let us be real here and face truth: Bag things happen. Bad things happen to us. Bad things happen to the people we love. Bad things happen all around us. Bad things happen in the world. Yes. Bad things happen. This is fact. This is truth. This is real. Furthermore, challenges arise. This is life. Things happen. The question is, how will we choose to respond when bad things happen? How will we act when challenges arise? What will we do when the unthinkable happens? Stop for a moment and ponder everything I just journaled. Take a moment to do so. Do not read ahead until you think on this. You might even consider journaling your thoughts on what you have read so far. And you might want to answer in your journal each question in the previous paragraph. Do you think it might help to think about, and plan, better ways to handle each of the questions two paragraphs ago? Why not spend a moment to do so? Grab your journal and look at this for a moment. Try to plan ahead of time a better way to ...

We need to be careful of what we think. We also need to be careful of what we speak into our lives. We also need to be careful of what we allow to speak into our lives. What we think has great power in our lives and over us. What we think can end up leading to the fulfilling of a negative self-fulfilling prophecy. In other words, what you and I think and speak into our life, can lead us to doing some questionable things (or not optimum) or allowing some bad things, and often times, they are what we fear or do not want. We forget the power of our minds and thoughts. If we think, "I will get upset if this (fill in the blank) happens..." Guess what? It can happen. If it does, we have already told ourselves we would get upset about it. If we know tomorrow is going to be challenging day, we can tell ourselves, "I will be miserable." Or, "The day will be miserable." We are speaking the negative into our lives. Why do we do that? What good can come from determini...

Yes. The biggest challenges in my life have led to the greatest blessings in my life. Hence, you could say that I am thankful for the challenges in my life. After all, I would not be who I am today if not for each and every challenge. Needless to say, I am thankful for every challenge I have ever had, am having, and will have. They have made me who I am today and have led to the people, things, events, critters, memories, and purposes that I have in my life.

Living the best life possible stems from appreciate who you are now, who you have in your life now, and what you have in your life now. News flash: If you are not happy, pleased, content, or grateful for the people, critters, events, and things that you have in your life now (today), you will not be happy with anything else. Let me re-phrase that: If you are not content with who and what you have now, you will not be content with anyone or anything else. Learn to be thankful for who and want you have now. Did you notice the first word of the last sentence? It was 'learn.' After all, we can learn to be thankful and give thanks. We can learn to look around and see the blessings in, through, and all around us. Yes. We can learn to be thankful. And we can learn to give thanks for all we have. So, how do we do this? We can learn to count our blessings and be thankful through the simple act of giving thanks to anything that comes to mind or touches the heart. Give thanks for all the ...

Adonai, God, Lord, Eternal One, Holy One, Judge, King of kings, Lord of lords, Creator, Most High One, please forgive me for not putting You first. I was wrong. Help me to learn to do so. Please help me develop a stronger want (desire) to do so, after all, I cannot do anything without You (John 15). Help me be far more mindful with putting You first. I realize I need to take my thoughts captive. I will repent and try to take active steps to do so. And why do I want to put You first? Because I love You. Not just because it is commanded. I want to spend more time with You. I want to be with You in all I do. Please forgive me. Thank You for allowing me the opportunity to change (adjust) and do things better and differently, out of love, not our of obligation. You should be first in my life, and no one and nothing else. No one else and nothing else deserves to be first in anything, never mind over and in my life.

I have an orange cat on my lap as I journal, seek the Lord, and drink some coffee, first thing in the morning. Life does not get much better. Father, thank You for creating such a wonderful, special, loyal, loving, gentle, attentive, trusting, and faithful companion and friend. Thank You for all the memories I have had with him. Thank You for trusting me with him. Thank You for his good health. Thank You for every blessing I have ever had from him and because of him. He is truly a gift.

I am in a season of change (transformation; stretching; growing). It has been a few months now and I know because of future plans that this season will last another seven months or so. The Lord is not allowing me to remain where I am. I am hardly perfect and can certainly draw closer to the Lord and pray more, thank more, focus more, and be in the Word more. My life is changing as I purge things, as I confess things, as I realize how I have been blind to things, as I need to adjust things in my life so I will put Him first in everything. Changing can be hard. It can be painful. Quite painful. But, change is worthwhile. After all, it means I am growing more into His image. I am not entirely sure where this season of change is leading. I am trying to remain open to what the Lord has in mind and open to whatever He has to teach me. Thank You, Lord, for this season of change and transformation.

Today, I have been going through my storage room of stuff. Of stuff that through a few moves. Of stuff that has not been looked at in a few years. Of boxes that were not packed to the brim and could be packed better so there was not any empty space. Of stuff I knew I needed to go through, as in the rush of past moves there was some stuff I knew that needed to be tossed or sent to a used store. I have gone through our stuff. Of miscellaneous stuff. Of stuff of memories. Of nick knacks. Of family records and photos. An old soccer patch. a fancy backgammon set that I thought was lost years ago (a very surprising and exciting find.) Two childhood board games. My intent has been to rebox, to condense, to get rid of stuff, and remember what I have. And I have done that. But I also uncovered some memories from the past that I forgot, had not thought of, or thought in the past year or so but have another memory spark. This was a project I kept putting off, as it is a pain to do so. It has been...

Why is it that there are tasks that I tried to avoid? Why do I try to avoid them when I know if I were to just get them over and done with? I can move on with life and have the box checked and no longer have to worry about it. Yet these are the ones that I avoid. This just does not make sense. And the worst part is, I know all this, but yet I still do it. Ugh. A lesson learned and a lesson remembered: just get the task done that I'm trying to avoid. The sooner I get it completed, the sooner I can move on to the important things. JOURNALING PROMPTS (QUESTIONS TO PONDER) -- What am I avoiding? Why? -- Are there tasks I am avoiding? Why? What can I do once I get these tasks out of the way? -- Am I avoiding some things from my past that I really should not? Why? What might happen if I actually deal with them, so they no longer deal with me? -- What good things am I avoiding? Why? -- What blessings am I not counting (seeing) because I do not slow down long enough to take stock of them? ...

The truth of the matter is this blog is one big journaling prompt, where you can sit with your journal at hand and read every journal entry and journal about anything that comes to mind or pops into your heart. That's another purpose of this blog journal. It is meant to be an inspiration to living better and more fully. It is meant to inspire you to journal. This blog journal is meant to inspire to help you seek God, get in the Bible, and apply the Word of God to your life. It's meant to help you heal from your hurts, look at things from a better and more healthy perspective, to be more healthy and whole, and appreciate the life you already have and everything and everyone that you already have. So, have your journal open with every journal entry you read and see what pops into your mind and heart, even if it has nothing to do with what I write. Let this journal inspire you to journal and think... and draw forever close to the Father and His Word. If you journal as you read thi...

Today is cold and rainy where I live. It is the perfect day to stay home, curl up with coffee or tea, a favorite book or the Bible, along with a journal... and just be. But, I want to be outside. I want to be doing things. I really need to walk. I really want to enjoy the sunshine. It is cold. I want it to be spring. I can focus on the fact that it is cold. Or that the sun is not out. That things just are not what they should be. That there are clouds. Or... I can focus on what I can control: my reaction to the cold, rainy day. I can choose to take something bad and look at the blessing and the good instead. I can focus on the fact that this is making me stay close to home so I can either relax, do the things I need to do (and could be putting off), I can have some more one on one time with my husband and critters, and some time to go move more slowly. I do not need to be in a rush. Today is a lot like life. I can focus on the bad or I can focus on the blessing.

How can we live the best life possible? Is this not one of the most important questions we can ask? The answer is simple: Believe (trust; have faith in) in Jesus and follow the Bible. (And I would add that being a daily journal keeper on top of trusting in Him and living the Word of God is key to living the best life possible. When we journal, we do mindful living. We are more intentional about how we live and pay attention to all we think, feel, and do.) But doesn't this seem like just the Sunday school or churchy answer? And isn't that too easy of an answer? No. That is a simple answer. But simple does not mean it is easy. Moreover, what if I don't believe in Jesus? How can I live the best life possible? The answer is this: Be a daily journal keeper. This will help you lead a mindful and intentional life. I am not kidding. This is true. (And you might want to learn about why it is advantageous to believe in Jesus and what that really means. Because it might not mean what ...

This blog journal is centered on believing in Jesus (Yehsua). This is true. But, if you do not believe, you can still get much out of most, if not every single, journal entry. I promise. You can get some great information with how to live the best life possible and how to journal from each blog post. Just search for the application and you will glean much. However, with some of the journal entries (blog posts), particularly about journaling, anyone can read and get much out of them. I will add a label to each blog post that you can read if you do not believe in Jesus. So, look at "labels" which if you look at the top of the page, at the three lines, there is an option for "labels." Click there and find the "Don't Believe" label. I will try to have specific labels like "Don't Believe: Journaling" and or "Don't Believe: Life" or "Don't Believe: Healing."

This blog is a journal. It is not formal writing. I will break all kinds of rules of grammar. I write as I speak (except in formal settings, of course). This is real and raw. I refuse to fake it, be too formal and stiff, or be someone I am not. If you want unvarnished truth, this journal is a really good place to come and sit with your favorite beverage and ponder its content. Please forgive the lack of perfection. I would rather like to think we are friends, and can appreciate one another as we are, warts and all. The same goes with my writing style.

This is the main page to start with for everything you might want to look at regarding prayer. Also, you might want to return here regularly, as there will be information added here. ~ A PRAYER FOR EVERYTHING UNDER THE SUN (MY OTHER BLOG) https://thejournalofascribe.blogspot.com/2026/02/a-prayer-for-everything-under-sun-my.html ~ PRAYER JOURNALING THROUGH THE BIBLE https://thejournalofascribe.blogspot.com/2026/02/everything-you-need-to-know-about_22.html Additionally, on this page (or any page of this blog journal), look at the top, and you will find a magnifying glass. Type in "Pray", "Prayer", "Prays", "Praying", etc. there and find more information.

I have another blog. It is a blog of different prayers. You might find it useful. Just wanted to share. https://aprayerforeverythingunderthesun.blogspot.com

It is so easy to focus on the challenge or the bad. Our thoughts tend to drift to the problem, whether perceived, anticipated, or real. This can be the human condition. Why do we not realize that the sun still shines, and still faithfully rises and sets every single day? The sun and light are still there, even if there are clouds. Why do we overlook and/or forget this? If we are honest, every single moment of our lives, there are sunshine and clouds. There is good and bad in every moment. Without fail. There are blessings challenges in every moment. The question is, are we wise and mature enough to search for the blessing and the good despite of the clouds or storm? The question is, are we going to focus on the blessing, and on Him? Or on the challenge that pushes us from seeking Him fully? (After all, when we focus on the challenge, we are not seeking or trusting Him fully.) This moment has challenge. But this moment also has hundreds of blessings (literally, let me add). So, which wi...

This is the best place to start your exploration and journey of this blog journal is here. It is also beneficial to keep returning here as more is added to this journal and as things change. HOW TO SEARCH THIS BLOG JOURNAL https://thejournalofascribe.blogspot.com/2026/02/how-to-search-this-blog-journal.html A PRAYER FOR EVERYTHING UNDER THE SUN (MY OTHER BLOG) https://thejournalofascribe.blogspot.com/2026/02/a-prayer-for-everything-under-sun-my.html PRAYER (THE MAIN PAGE) https://thejournalofascribe.blogspot.com/2026/02/prayer-main-page.html HOW TO LIVE THE BEST LIFE POSSIBLE (AN INTRODUCTION) https://thejournalofascribe.blogspot.com/2026/02/how-to-live-best-life-possible.html A JOURNALING PROMPT: THIS BLOG https://thejournalofascribe.blogspot.com/2026/02/a-journaling-prompt-this-blog.html BIBLE: A MAIN PAGE (A TABLE OF CONTENTS AND INDEX OF SORTS) https://thejournalofascribe.blogspot.com/2026/02/bible-main-page-table-of-contents-and.html

This blog journal will be full. It will seemingly hold a little of this, that, and the kitchen sink. It will appear a journal of miscellany. And it does. Except it is, believe it or not, with intentionality. In time, you will see how deliberate it was, even when it seemed a hodgepodge of this and that. You will see themes. You will see a method for the madness (craziness). I promise. It takes time to set the stage and allow things to unfold. But the fullness of things will come. You will find things make sense as individual Journal entries and as a whole. Since there is so much miscellaneous material, how can you find the information you want, need, or are interested in? By using the magnifying glass at the top right of everything you open to peruse, read, ponder, and apply in your life. That magnifying glass is how you search. Put any word, theme, or subject you might be interested in there and see what you might find. Then, keep checking back, as new material will keep being added.

This blog journal, in time, will hold everything you ever wanted to know about living a life of thanks giving (counting your blessings). Please stay tuned and keep coming back here.

This blog journal, in time, will hold everything you ever wanted to know about living the best life possible, which is whole, free, healed, purposeful, and meaningful. Please stay tuned and keep coming back here.

This blog journal, in time, will hold everything you ever wanted to know about living the Bible, the very Word of God. Please stay tuned and keep coming back here.

This blog journal, in time, will hold everything you ever wanted to know about prayer journaling through the Bible. Please stay tuned and keep coming back here.

This blog journal, in time, will hold everything you ever wanted to know about journaling. Please stay tuned and keep coming back here.

Abba, Father, Holy One, Eternal One, Rock, Strength, Redeemer, Love, I come to You on this hard day as I think of my loved one who has passed. I thank You for them, that they lived, that I was able to know them, to be part of their life, to have them as part of mine, and that You gave me all the memories I have with them. I would not be the person I am now, if not for them. Thank You for this individual. Thank You for the blessing they were and are in my life, after all, they still live in my heart, thoughts, and memory. Thank You, Abba.

This is a new day and is my second journal entry on this blog. (The first was a welcome journal entry.) If you are reading this, I am sure you wonder the intent of this blog journal and why I am sharing a personal journal in such a public way. There are many reasons actually, which I am sure you will be able to ascertain as you read this journal. Also, the truth of the matter is I have tried to keep several blog journals and have not stuck with them, as life changes and gets in the way. I hope that this one is different because of where I am in life at this time, along with the main reason why I am keeping this journal this time. I have been a journal keeper for well over 43 years, and for well over 31 of those years, I have journaled most days. Needless to say, I have some insights to share as to how to get the most out of your journaling, whether you are a writer, a person of faith, want to live the best life possible, are hurting and need healing, are burdened and need to let things...

Welcome to the new blog journal of Stacy Duplease.