In late 2018, I started participating in a local Bible Journaling group.  One of the things we do each month is share prayer requests.  I received a request for a young mom recently diagnosed with advanced breast cancer…. well, of course that struck a chord with my heart!  I decided to create a simple prayer journal to document my prayers and thoughts for her to have and fall back on during her cancer journey.I started  by combining pages I created for another journal  into a PDF file (click here —> prayer journal pages for your free pdf of journal pages!)

I trimmed the printed pages (double-sided prints) as shown in the photo to the right –>

If you like, you can only trim the outer edges (equal to top margins)…. that’s probably what I’ll do going forward – since these pages are perfectly aligned, it eliminates frustrations 🙂

I used scrapbook paper to create the cover, but you can use anything – whatever appeals to you!

For a quick and easy way to  get the right cover size, I simply placed one of the trimmed pages on top of the scrapbook paper and scootched it over about 1/4″-1/2″,  marked the corners and trimmed with my paper cutter

I folded the trimmed pages in half, added the cover, and stapled in the middle.  If you don’t have a long reach stapler, you can also punch a hole at each end and bind with thread, ribbon, or elastic.

The rest is about documenting your thoughts and prayers!  In the first journal, I added artwork & embellishments  here and there…

It can be as simple or elaborate as you like…

Check out some freebies I’ve shared previously —> FREEBIES

Also, a good FB friend has a FABULOUS Etsy shop with loads of faith printables – the link to her shop is right here —> Praise and Pray

Do what feels right to you – good luck!