Welcome to my monthly Book-ish post where I share what I’ve been reading and what I’ve been reading aloud to my children. If you missed it, check out my Reading Goals for 2018 and the 2018 Intentional By Grace Reading Challenge. I am a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed …
Tips for Choosing the Best Devotional Book
Today I’m talking about devotional books and what to watch out for when using them as your sole spiritual nourishment. I think it can be a little bit confusing when we start talking about devotional books because the Christian lingo is so diverse. We use phrases like: “spending time in God’s Word,” “doing devotions”, and …
New Book Club Starting at Intentional By Grace!
Do you want to grow in your walk with the Lord? This brand new book club will help! Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian Life, by Donald S. Whitney is one of my favorite books for Christian living. It was given to me over ten years ago, and it is easily my most dog-eared, marked-up book …
How I Set Up My Bullet Journal for 2018
My Bullet Journal is all set up for 2018, and I have to be honest with you. I really think I’m finding my groove with it. When I first discovered the Bullet Journal method of planning, I immediately fell in love. But with most things, it has taken time to figure out what works and …
10 Tips for Being Intentional Every Single Day
Want to live intentionally? Here are 10 tips for being intentional every single day! There are so many things I want to accomplish each day. The task list is ever growing, and most days the minute I check one thing off my list, I need to add ten more to it. As a work-at-home-mom, I …
Where to Start Reading Your Bible
Are you wondering where to start reading your Bible? Should you start in Genesis? Ephesians? Proverbs? This post will help! There are 66 books in the Bible – 39 in the Old Testament and 27 in the New Testament. When you’re just getting started reading the Bible, it can be overwhelming to decide where to …
My Goals for 2018
Have you set goals for the new year? I’m sharing my goals for 2018 with you today because I need accountability! I told you yesterday that my word of the year is PRESS! I set my goals with this focus in mind. Related: My Word of the Year for 2018 When I shared my 4 goal …
My Word of the Year for 2018
Have you noticed that posts seem to be flying off the press here at Intentional By Grace? I hope so because this is just a taste for what is to come in 2018! My Word of the Year for 2018 My word for the year is press. In a world where most people are trying …
4 Goal Setting Tips to Actually Achieve Your Goals
Goal setting is essential to being intentional, but sometimes we get hung up on how to actually accomplish those goals. Goals provide direction and purpose for your days. Goals give you something to work toward. When your days are overrun with the mundane tasks that don’t seem to make a difference, goals help motivate you. Goals take …
The Ten Best Books I Read in 2017
Reading is one of my favorite things to do, and last year was a record-breaking year for me! I set the goal in 2017 to read 104 books by the end of the year. I didn’t read that many, but I did read 74 books! This was the most I’ve ever read in a year. …
2018 Intentional By Grace Reading Challenge
Do you love to read? Do you want to grow in Christian maturity this year? Then I’ve got something for you – the 2018 Intentional By Grace Reading Challenge. I put together a reading challenge in 2015 which was surprisingly popular. Many of you have been asking for another one since then. Last year I …
Put Your Plans Aside and Start the New Year This Way
As we open a new calendar year, many of us are reflecting over the previous year and making plans for the year ahead. There is just something about the blank slate of a new calendar year that makes you want to start fresh, get organized, and be intentional with your time. We inevitably turn our …
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