Today’s non-traditional journal is quite easy and while it might require shopping it won’t break the bank! Purchase a small purse-sized datebook or calendar. You usually see these at craft stores or card stores. They all feature some kind of picture and calendar tucked into a vinyl cover.

Each evening, you write in the block for that day one instance in which you felt happy. It could be simple… Continue reading

A lot of people journal their prayers, and for some this seems like a lot of work. But writing your prayers in a journal doesn’t have to be difficult or time-consuming. In fact, the simple act of writing a one-sentence prayer can be very powerful. Instead of telling God all the ways you want him to work in an area or circumstance, how about telling Him simply how you feel… Continue reading

Today’s journal idea requires a little bit of cash, but is a fun idea to stimulate your desire to journal and a great gift idea as well.

Several series of journals out now, are nothing more than topical lists. The books range in price and design, but all feature a question or topic at the top of the page and you list your answers. Questions range from serious to… Continue reading

Today’s journal idea is one I’ve been doing for almost a month now and I LOVE IT! And I think it might just appeal to those who don’t like to journal.

For this one, you’ll need a certain kind of journal to make this work. You’ll want to find a large journal with lots of pages and plenty of room to write. The journal will need to be around… Continue reading

I recently read a great little article on journal-writing and it suggested that those who face difficulty writing in a journal might be better off answer the same set of basic questions every day. This gets you in the habit of writing, yet doesn’t require you to come up with a fresh topic or face the dreaded blank page with no idea of what to write.

Here are three… Continue reading

For every avid journaler I meet, I meet a dozen people who don’t journal. Some of them say that with a sad tone as if they wish they could journal, but just haven’t been able to make it work. Others are quite happy they don’t journal and find no need to start. I’m cool with that. There’s no Biblical mandate to journal that I can see and it really isn’t… Continue reading