Journals and Journaling

I love journals... I have for a long time. So I thought I would talk about journals and journaling today.  First of all...

Those are a few reasons.  The second one is the most important - I think it's really important and helpful to remember things God's teaching me.  I just started journaling about this in detail around a year ago.  I haven't been super consistent with it, but I have an almost-full journal (it's this journal if you're interested) of songs, Scripture verses, prayers, struggles, thoughts, reminders, etc. and it's so wonderful to look back on those things and see what God has been doing.

Also, I use journals for sermon notes at church.  I think that's important, too, mostly because then you have a way to remember what was said and you can always look back on it to remind yourself again.

Electronic journals are good, too.  I love blogging, and email can be a great way to stay in touch with friends and talk about the things of God.

Although it's not as important as the other reasons I've mentioned, another reason I like journaling is because of the journals. There are so many pretty, fun, neat journals out there.  I thought I'd share pictures of a few for you to see.

Here's one really neat one from Anthropologie.

It's so pretty!  And I love the way the butterflies stick up from the surface of the journal.

This one from Moleskine is nice, too.  I love Moleskines because of how simple and useful they are, and the fact that this one's red makes it even better.

Ah, yes.  Moleskines are so nice.

I also really like these mini journals from Smock Paper.  They are so cute, and the pattern is lovely!

They're even letterpressed, which makes it all the better.

This simple notebook with a subtle pattern from Etsy is nice, too.

I like the brown - it's very simple and elegant.  And the pattern is very pretty.

And one more... a cool one I saw advertised on David Airey's blog.  It's not a typical journal, it's a calendar/diary and sketchbook.  But it is really cool, so I thought I would post it.  Find it here.

I hope you enjoyed this little sneak peek into my journaling habits, and the journal finds, too.  I'd love to know what you think of journaling!  Do you do it?  How do you do it?  It's always fun to hear other people's ideas.