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A Day in Our Cozy Life #4

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This week we enjoyed living life. We've been doing school all summer so we continued with it this week. We also took the time to cross off one of Caroline's summer to do list items - a visit to the Grand Rapids Public Museum.So on to the pictures!A few weeks ago I won this lovely giveaway from the website Isabella Alden and I wanted to be sure to share a photo. The journal is absolutely beautiful inside.If you aren't familiar with her, Isabella Alden (known as Pansy when she wrote) was a very popular Christian author in the late … [Read more...] about A Day in Our Cozy Life #4

My Journaling Bible and Devotions Book for This Year

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I received two lovely gifts for Christmas that I'm using this year for my Bible reading and devotional time. Although I have a couple of Bibles I still like to use over and over again, I also like something new.This year I was blessed to receive two wonderful presents I will enjoy using all year long. Mornings with Jesus Devotional The first is Mornings with Jesus 2019. This is a daily devotional book for women published each year by Guideposts. My parents have purchased this for me in the past, but I haven't had a new one in some time. I … [Read more...] about My Journaling Bible and Devotions Book for This Year

Free Daily Gratitude List Printable

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One of the best habits I have ever developed is taking time each evening to write in a gratitude journal. Every day before I turn off my light, I write down three things I'm thankful for that day. Sometimes they are huge events and sometimes they are the tiniest thing from the day. I created these free daily gratitude list printable pages for people who keep a planner in a binder (such as my free Creating Your Cozy Life planner) rather than a separate book.If you haven't started this practice of a daily gratitude exercise, I highly … [Read more...] about Free Daily Gratitude List Printable

Free Printable Journal Pages

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If you like to have a place to record your thoughts in a pretty way, you will want to check out these free printable journal pages I've created. These are part of the Creating Your Cozy Life Free Planner and can be used in any number of ways.Although they are labeled as journal pages, they could be used for list making, brainstorming, Bible study, homeschool planning, or any other activity that requires writing or making lists, including bullet lists. Pretty Journal Page Designs These journal pages are designed to coordinate with the free … [Read more...] about Free Printable Journal Pages

Free Printable Monthly Personal Reflections

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Taking some time to reflect each month can help us better create a cozy life that is purposeful in our pursuit of peace, understanding, and joy. These free printable monthly personal reflections provide an opportunity to think through the previous month and begin to focus on the new month.The prompts are open-ended in that they will work with many different areas of life: personal development, relationships, homemaking, homeschooling, parenting, etc. So although they say "personal" on them, you may adapt them to other uses in your life as … [Read more...] about Free Printable Monthly Personal Reflections

Free Printable Prayer Journal Pages

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For those who wish to include a faith component in their Creating Your Cozy Life Planner, I've put together these lovely free printable prayer journal pages. There are twelve different designs that highlight praise, answered prayers, and prayer requests. These could be used during your personal quiet time, family worship, or Bible time with your homeschooled children.I prefer printables that are somewhat open-ended and allow me flexibility regarding how I want to use them. For that reason, these prayer journal sheets are undated. They also … [Read more...] about Free Printable Prayer Journal Pages

Creating Your Cozy Life – A Free Planner {2019 and 2020}

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Creating a cozy life is about bringing greater peace, understanding, and joy to your home. It is focusing on purposeful, simple, and faithful living. I've written the Creating Your Cozy Life Planner to help people do just this in their lives.I truly believe every home would benefit from a woman seeking greater peace, understanding, and joy for her loved ones. I've written about that at length and will be continuing to do so since these themes are the cornerstones of my site. If you somehow missed those posts, I encourage you to read them … [Read more...] about Creating Your Cozy Life – A Free Planner {2019 and 2020}

Creative Writing Prompts for Kids All Year

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Is it time to add some fun to your writing activities? Did you know my site is full of creative writing prompts for kids in a wide variety of seasons, holidays, and topics? I've put them all into one easy-to-use post so you can find just the right ones. I've also included some writing related products that we've enjoyed and that I believe can motivate young writers. Camping Writing Prompts and Papers I created a new product just for this post. Camping Writing Prompts and Papers is perfect for heading into camping season. It includes six … [Read more...] about Creative Writing Prompts for Kids All Year

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