My Mom Morning Basket

I realized it's been a very long time since I did an update on what's in my Mom Morning Basket.  Just as we have a morning basket to start off our homeschool day, so I also have a personal "morning basket" to keep myself learning and growing as I have small moments of time.  I've realized that those small moments add up quickly, and just as the kids need life giving ideas to meditate on, so do I.  So while my basket isn't necessarily done in the mornings, I do try to touch on it throughout the day.  This is just a sampling of someof the items in my basket: 

This has been my Bible for over 20 years.  I love that it's filled with notes and dates, and growth.  This Bible has a ton of study helps, maps, commentary.  It's a great Bible for giving in deep.

I don't have this specific journal, but rather an inexpensive one from Dollar Tree.  But I love having a journal in my basket for writing down my thoughts.  Typically I spend making notes a few times a week.  But it's also really helpful to have some place to brain dump when I'm feeling distracted or for processing what's going on in life.

I also have a non-fiction book in my basket.  Currently I'm reading this one by Lysa Teurkerst and I'm hoping to review it this week.  I love having something meaty to think on throughout the day so my non-fiction book is usually the book I pick up sometime mid-morning or at lunch.  I try to read non-fiction when my brain is fresh.  Sometimes this category is history, Christian living, how-to... but it's always something that I want to learn more about in this stage of life.

Besides a non-fiction book, I also keep a fiction book in my basket.  My high schooler is in American History this year and this one if coming up quickly for her.  I saw her reading list and decided this was one that I wanted to read as well. I've never read Uncle Tom's Cabin, and being a lit major, I'm slightly embarrassed to say that.  This is a heavier book for this category, but I'm about 1/3 of the way through and it's not too bad.  Looking for books that will challenge me, but still not be as heavy as the non-fiction category.

This year I'm reading through several of these Christian Heroes books with my 8th grader.  Currently I'm reading about John Flynn and he's been one of the more interesting figures that I've read in awhile.  The content of these books is really good, but they're not so hard to read that you struggle through them.  This is a great series to inspire young and old alike.

I keep a stack of index cards in my basket as well.  They're great for writing down quotes or Scriptures that I want to remember.  There are so many uses for index cards... I can't see myself ever not wanting them in my basket.

Page Flags... with all these books, need I say more???

I always grab a package of inexpensive note cards from the Dollar Tree as well.  I try to write an encouraging note at least once every couple of weeks.  By keeping notecards in my basket, I'm guaranteed to have a note on hand when inspiration strikes.

Finally, I like to keep some sort of learning activity in my basket. Dover Coloring books are always a good option.  I've enjoyed working in various animal and bird coloring books, and I'm thinking about adding this one next.

Do you keep a Mom Morning Basket?

What do you like to included in yours?