Comments on: Journal Love

By: Lisa Mighty Oaktree

Lisa Mighty Oaktree — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 10:39:31 +0000

Total refreshing and like a good meal to a hungry soul so was your writings. I too love to write and spend many years enjoy the none eco friendly way. Smile I too love my computer where self express is in mircosoft and not on pages taken from a tree. You are and wonderful and joy stay as you are too go changing. Googling is some I too enjoy. My the Lord Bless you and yours and keep you.

By: Anna

Anna — Sat, 12 May 2007 03:51:38 +0000

I’m new to your site (I came here through xanga.com/belongtohim). I love journaling. I’ve been doing it since before I was in kindergarten (I’m in college now). It used to be more “what I did today” type things and over the years morphed into a thoughts/prayers journal. The journals I have right now are sort of a chronicle of my spiritual journey. I love going through and rereading them to see how much I’ve grown.

Love your site!

By: Sara

Sara — Wed, 09 May 2007 17:55:22 +0000

tonia…thanks for the link to that blog on memorization. Very inspiring!

Zayannee…if you Google on “organic dirty dozen” you will get a list of the 12 most contaminated foods and the 12 least. It’s a great starting point. Also, you could pick the 5 foods that you eat all the time and switch those to organic.

amy…thank you for the link to your journey with memorization. Reall inspiring and helpful!

melanie…I can relate. I’ve found it VERY difficult to have quiet time in the morning because Bella knows when I get out of bed. She has mommy radar. I just have to get up waaaay earlier to miss her “waking time” (around 4:45-5am. Ouch!)

sandy…no, you can’t gross me out I think that Colin and his family of the “No Impact Man” fame are doing it that way. An interesting alternative. Hmmmmm….tempting because right now we have to hang dry every single wipe. Thanks for sharing!

By: sandy

sandy — Wed, 09 May 2007 17:33:14 +0000

Sara,

I was reading through your archives today and came across cloth toilet paper. And i wanted to tell you that i’ve always used as little toilet paper as possible. I’m from India and we’ve a ‘hole in the ground’ (as anybody not native to India puts it) for a toilet. It is not exactly a hole in the ground though. There is just no sit-down kind of commode. You squat like a frog and use the toilet. That is the only difference. There is usually a tin cup and a bucket of water to clean yourself everytime you use the toilet(using as little water as possible each time). Then wash hands and air-dry or use a cloth towel. This works very well, if you ask me. No paper involved and if bowel habits are regularized with a diet full of fiber, you’ll need to use it for the ‘big’ thing only once in the morning, right before shower. And it’s also more hygenic to wash with water, right? But we try to use less water. We’re taught to, when we’re kids.

I feel that this is an easy and no-nonsense approach to using the toilet. Have you heard of this? And, did i gross you out?

By: Faith

Faith — Wed, 09 May 2007 17:14:01 +0000

Hi! LOVE your new blog layout! SWEET. I’ve been itching to change mine… again. Your color scheme is just GREAT and I love the little flower-dividers!!
Anyway – I just got out my journals, some are prayer journals, I’ve been journaling prayers for about two years – it’s really helped me during this exhausting season of life – and I was SO thankful for what I’d recorded, to see how God has been working in me and through me… and what He’s spoken to me, others are just “what’s going on in my life” journals and although it’s hard for me now to thoroughly record our lives I’m really greatful for what I DO have. I’m amazed at how quickly I forget…
Loved your post about trash too, you go girl!

By: melanie

melanie — Wed, 09 May 2007 12:55:30 +0000

oh…i love my journal. and how i miss it. it seems like these days if i am lucky enough to wake before my 2 babes, i quietly make a cup of coffee and curl up in my favourite chair….with my bible, journal and pen. i start writing out my heart to God, and ….”Waaaaaahhhh” or “Mama…i awake!!!!” aaaaahh! but its a season i know. as they grow i know i will be able to spend more time with my journal in the morning. i use mine as a prayer journal too…more like a conversation with God. I heard a teacher teaching about journalling, and what he would do was write out his heart to God, and then ask God to write back…he would just let his pen write what he felt God was saying back to him. This is really cool….i occasionally do that to, and its really encouraging to see how God speaks back if we’re listening…
*melanie*

By: erin

erin — Wed, 09 May 2007 02:16:13 +0000

hi sara!

i have no idea how i found your blog, but i love all your entries. you have inspired me to live a little more “green” and it has been great!

i’m an avid journal writer, and have been keeping a journal since i was 10 or 11…i love going back through them to see what was important to me five years ago, or what i was praying for.

i write out a lot of prayers, too – journaling is the best!

have a great day – keep writing!
erin

By: Dea

Dea — Wed, 09 May 2007 01:58:17 +0000

Please don’t feel bad for using paper, it’s renewable. I grew up in an area where the main industry was forestry. I grew up understanding the difference between a clear cut and selective logging. I’ve seen area that have been replanted and harvested again. Sigh. I hope you’re not offended that I mention this. I’m just very pro British Columbia and without the smell of lumber it just wouldn’t be home….

By: Charity Singleton

Charity Singleton — Wed, 09 May 2007 00:44:47 +0000

Journaling comes and goes in my life depending on what else is happening. I always process with words, but sometimes those words come out in blogs, sometimes articles, sometimes letters, sometimes journals.

I love the new look, Sara!

By: Aimee

Aimee — Tue, 08 May 2007 14:05:55 +0000

I love love love journaling…it’s so good when dealing with anger, anxiety, or depression b/c it allows you to get the feelings out instead of bottling up inside.

I love buying the composition books b/c they are inexpensive and have such wonderful wide lines. I like to take fabric and cover them with a hot glue gun…then cover the inside raw edges with ric-rac or ribbon. Add a bow or some embellishment to the front with a spot of glue! I make these journals for gifts for friends! Very fun to do!