Good Stuff!

My sweet friend Meredith got a gift for me when I was pregnant with Livy, a book called "Checklist for Life, for Moms: Timeless Wisdom & Foolproof Strategies for Making the Most of Life's Challenges & Opportunities". I keep it on my nightstand. It's so good! I have used it for almost 2 years and it encourages me so much. Thanks Mere! I just read this and thought this was very appropriate for us "Mommies" or "Mommies-to-be". I felt like I needed to blog this.

Here's a piece of today's thought... It's entitled "Shovel While It's Still Snowing"

Things were written in the Scriptures long ago to teach us. They give us hope and encouragement. ~Romans 15:4 NLT

"Since God's word is full of wonderful things, why don't moms spend more time in Bible study? One major reason: kids. Children are experts at Bible study sabotage, whether they mean to be or not. You plop down in a chair, pick up God's Word, start to read, and the baby begins to cry. Later you decide to read a passage of God's Word aloud to your child and learn something together. This time you're interrupted by a wiggly worm who needs to go potty. Your Bible ends up on the coffee table or nightstand buried under the mail or a layer of dust before you pick it up again. Trying to study God's Word with little ones in the house seems as futile as shoveling the sidewalk while it's still snowing."

It' goes on to say that Northerners shovel the snow even when it is snowing. Each time you shovel that is less you will have to shovel later. Plus the exercises make sense. Bible study is a similar principle. It goes on to say.

"Every little piece you can work into your schedule now will result in the closer walk with God, both now and later on too. Here's how to make time. Do it when it is BEST for you; in the morning, during nap times, or in the evening after the kids go to bed. Start with the easy stuff. Try a chapter of Proverbs, matching the chapter number to the date on the calendar. Continue with one chapter from one of the shorter books in the New Testament. (If you need joy, start with Philippians, If you want some daily how-to's, try Colossians.) Using your pen and paper, answer two questions: What does this passage tell me about God? What does this passage say about me? With the moments you have left, copy down one verse that stands out or means something to you in the chapters you've just read. Put the verse where you can see it; by the sink, on the refrigerator. Then finish with pray of thanks.

I don't know about you all but I have to make this a priority! It's hard to find time. If you don't one do this for a couple days, it's okay. Just try again. God's not shaking his finger at you it's about your relationship NOT rules.

Thanks again Mere for the book. It love it!

Have a good day!