My Story Books

If you're familiar with Bible Love Notes, you know that my usual posts are 1-minute devotions. This is an "extra" creative post, and I hope you enjoy it!

 

I thank God that He is in the Master Storyteller, and I thank Him for the many stories He's written into my life. Seeing God's hand and plan in my life is one reason this project was so meaningful for me. 

It's something I enjoy and also a conversation piece that can start a discussion about the Lord.

You'll need old books, something you can re-purpose from a thrift shop, library book sale, or even from your bookcase.

 Paint the covers with acrylic paint, I chose to do all of mine in off white, but you can make them as colorful as you like or make them fit the decor where you plan to display them.

I wanted varied sizes of books, but you can make yours all the same size, if you prefer.

I thought of titles that described different aspects of my life, picked fonts I liked, and ran them off.  For those who are interested these are the "stories" behind my titles:

1. Teen-Age Bride--I was married at 19 to my high school sweetheart. We were married in 1970, so you can do the math. 😉 I encourage you to check out my Marriage Devotions.

2. The Soldier's Wife--my husband was a career Army officer (22 years taking us all over the U.S. and Germany), and I loved the life. We met so many interesting people and saw so much of this big world! 🌎

3. Better Than Gold at Fort Knox--When we were stationed at Fort Knox (where gold is also stored), I was introduced to my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and I became a Christ-follower. This is my most important book because it means my name is written in the most important book of all time, the BOOK OF LIFE (Luke 10:20; Revelation 20:11-13). 💙

4. All Things Work for Good--This is God's promise to Christ-followers: Romans 8:28. When we know Jesus, even the bad things work for good. My life has had sadness, sorrow, pain and sickness, but the longer my journey, the more easily I see how all things, even the most difficult, have worked for my good--made me stronger, more understanding, more forgiving, less self-righteous. I encourage you to check out my YouTube video Gail's Romans 8:28 Miracle.

5. Still Crazy in Love--Our marriage has weathered a great many storms, and I'm more deeply in love with my husband now than when I married him. Who said teen-aged marriages don't work? 😊

There's probably a better way to do this next step, but I did it this way: 
1. I taped the titles where I wanted them on the book spines.

2. With a pen, I outlined the letters, pressing hard.

3. Then I traced (in pencil) the impressions my pen outlines had left.

 4. Finally, I used permanent marker to trace over and fill in the letters.

 I'd love to have you leave a comment and tell me what your five titles would be if you made a book collection of your life.

And please check out my home page that features devotions that take only one minute to read. Why not sign up for a free subscription on the top right sidebar!

And let me tell you about a different hardcover book - the devotional I wrote that has 100 one-minute devotions from Psalms and Proverbs. You can read the first 4 devotions by clicking "look inside" on Amazon. Read the story behind Wisdom for Life HERE. And find out about the two free Bible studies with purchase HERE.