I have had so much on my mind lately and not a lot of time to blog.  But I am really trying to set priorities in my life and that has meant putting my husband, children and church before my blogging time.

But I have a few minutes...no wait, my youngest wants to read a book.  I'll be back later!

We just finished up a week of Vacation Bible School.  I was so privileged to get to spend a week teaching and getting to know a great group of 5th and 6th grade girls.  The girl I mentioned before from camp came every day.  Today she told me that she had made a commitment to read her Bible every day and she showed me a notebook in which she was writing down things that God was speaking to her.  I was so excited.

Our theme for our week of Bible School was....the Bible!  We did a curriculum from Answers in Genesis that was absolutely tremendous.  Each day we learned about a different aspect of God's Word and why the Bible is God's Word, His absolute authority for our lives and the number one priority in hearing from God.  It was so cool.  I learned LOTS myself and was challenged in many ways.

One way that I was challenged was in daily Bible reading.  God's Word is our spiritual food and it must be our priority to hear from God daily in order to grow.  I do read my Bible almost daily and it is a habit but I don't think I have done a good job of helping that habit to develop in my children.  Just like brushing our teeth is a habit and not something so hard to work into our day, Bible study can and should be the same.  I am committing to helping my youngest have a daily time in God's Word.  Right now that means I read to him each day until he picks up the habit.  Then hopefully he will read on his own.

Another great theme that came from our week was the absolute authority that the Word of God has over nature, health, even life and death.  Jesus spoke and the wind and waves obeyed.  Jesus spoke and a centurion's servant was healed.  God spoke and the world came into existence.  Even Jesus obeyed God's Words when he prayed, "Not my will, but thine be done."  God's Word has the answer to whatever need I have.  I resolved to quit trying to figure things out on my own; rather, to look to the Bible for my answer to questions or needs.

Check out great resources at:  www.answersingenesis.org