a reminder (and a printable)…

Play. Create. Breathe.

Take it moment by moment.

Play helps. Creativity helps. And consciously taking a few breaths, making sure your exhale is nice and slow, also helps.

And then…repeat as needed.

If you’d like this as a printable, please feel free to save the image and print, with no need to sign up for anything. Other printables can be found here (be sure to select “older posts” to see the full selection).

writing plan tracker {free printable}

Several years ago, I made a 1-page printable writing plan tracker to keep up with weekly goals, to-do’s, and daily writing progress. And by daily writing progress, I mean anything that helps move your writing goals along: number of words or pages written, research done, submissions made, posts finished and uploaded, etc.

Although that blog post with the printable is still here on the blog, I’m offering the printable again. A new year can mean a recommitment to writing goals, so it seemed like a good time to revisit the planning sheet.

It’s a one-page .pdf file that’s free, there’s nothing to sign up for, and it’s yours if you feel it might be helpful to track your writing goals and progress. Just download the file for the paper size you want to use, and then print it as many times as you need. It covers one week at a time, but it’s not dated.

The pdf in US letter size is here.

The pdf in A4 size is here.

The pdf in A5 size is here.

Whatever writing goals you have this year, I hope you reach them.

the Lord is my Shepherd {printable}…

Something I’ve been enjoying lately is playing with my dip pen and Inktense blocks with words, phrases, Bible verses, and general doodles and swirls.

This is one of them – the Lord is my Shepherd – from the 23rd Psalm. It’s a 4″ x 6″ image, and I’ve turned it into a printable for you to download and print if you’d like to have it.

As with the other printables on my blog (you can find those here – be sure to keep choosing “older posts” to go back to see them all) there’s no charge, nothing to sign up for, no strings attached. Just download and print as you wish.

I only wrote the opening words of Psalm 23 – the Lord is my shepherd – but I hope these words will bring to mind this entire Psalm, which I’ve included below the image. The 23rd Psalm is a Bible passage that can provide immense comfort.

The .jpg file is here.

For .png format, the link is here.

And if you’d like it in .pdf format, you can get it here.

The Lord is my shepherd;
I shall not want.
He makes me to lie down in green pastures;
He leads me beside the still waters.
He restores my soul;
He leads me in the paths of righteousness
For His name’s sake.

Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,
I will fear no evil;
For You are with me;
Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me.

You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies;
You anoint my head with oil;
My cup runs over.
Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me
All the days of my life;
And I will dwell in the house of the Lord
Forever.

{Psalm 23 – New King James Version}