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I've started reorganizing the Community Pages section into something I'm really excited about: a Free Scripture Library! The goal is to eventually have the books of the Bible organized into their own folders, where you'll be able to find printable wide-margin Scripture pages as they're completed. 🌿 Here's the plan: - Each book of the Bible will have its own folder. - I'll upload chapters as I create them, so the library will continue to grow over time. - The Scripture pages will always be free for community members. - I'm also considering adding alternate font styles so you can choose the one you enjoy journaling with most. This won't happen overnight, but you'll start seeing new books and chapters appear regularly. Think of it as a library that's being built one shelf at a time. 📖 Thank you for being here while Cornerstone grows. Your encouragement and participation are helping shape what this community becomes, and I can't wait to fill these shelves with resources for all of us. Keep an eye on the Free Scripture Library... it's only going to get bigger! 🌿📖

We have two always-open rooms here at Cornerstone Bible Journaling and we want you to use them! The Quiet Room — silent journaling, study, and written prayer requests. Drop in, no need to speak, just show up and journal alongside your people. The Upper Room — live community, spoken prayer, and open conversation. Come ready to connect and share. When you're jumping into a room, drop a comment here letting everyone know which room you're heading into and what you're working on. That's it — you just turned on the lights. 💡 Everyone with notifications on will see you and can come join you. To turn on notifications: hit the bell icon at the top of this post. Come join us. 🕯️

I’ll go first 🙂 I’m a mom of four, and life here is usually a mix of kids, coffee, and trying to keep something creative going in the middle of it all. I’ve spent a lot of years making things—sewing, designing, building little systems that help life feel a bit more ordered and meaningful. Lately that’s been turning back toward my faith and finding simple ways to make space for it again in the middle of everyday life. I’m not doing this perfectly, and I don’t have a polished setup—I’m literally using glue sticks and whatever I have on hand most days. But I do show up, and that’s enough. Your turn: What’s your name, and where are you right now in your Bible or journaling?

I’ve been a little scattered with my own Bible study this summer, so for August I’m doing something simple: I’m opening Esther and taking my time with it. And I thought I’d bring you along. This isn’t going to be a study where I hand you a reading schedule and homework every day. 😂 I’m going to share what I’m reading, the rabbit trails I wander down, things I learn about the history and culture, questions that make me stop, and whatever ends up in my journal along the way. You can participate as much or as little as you want. Read Esther with me. Print the pages and journal all over them. Answer the questions that interest you. Or just follow the posts and see what we discover. I’ve added the Book of Esther, ASV, in US Letter and Classic HP sizes, wide-margin format to the Free Scripture Library so anyone who wants to journal along can grab a copy. And because apparently I cannot read Scripture without eventually turning it into stickers... there will absolutely be Esther freebies appearing along the way. 👀🌿 I’m starting today with Esther 1. And before we race toward Esther herself, I want to spend some time in this strange, extravagant Persian court where her story begins. Because Esther doesn’t actually begin with Esther. It begins with a king, a six-month display of wealth, a seven-day feast... and a queen who says no. Here we go. 👑