Today I am feeling very humbled about who I am and what I do. As I have mentioned before, I have been visiting Ann V.'s blog, AHolyExperience for a while now. Today I read about Mega Memory Month on her blog. In truth, I have been wanting to commit some passages to memory and have asked my children to do so as well, but I have not been working toward this at all. So, today when I read about this challenge, I knew that the Lord had directed me to stumble upon it and desired for me to participate.
The Mega Memory Month is actually the inspiration of Ann Kroeker. I had never visited her site before Ann V.'s mentioning it today. I enjoyed visiting it and the blogs of the other participants of the MMM. It was in doing so that I was really humbled. When I first started this blog I had so many thoughts about my studies in the Bible and biblical things but, to be honest, I didn't want people to think that I thought I was something. It is almost as if I failed a test or something, because I have had very little along those lines that I felt like sharing since then. After visiting these dear leadies' blogs, I feel that I really missed it back there in the very beginning when I put a hamper on the things I wanted to share because of being concerned about my image or how people would perceive me. Truth be told, there is much I don't share, so as not to be perceived poorly. And here I thought I wasn't a "people pleaser". What an eye-opener!
So, I am going to participate in the Mega Memory Month but I am going to take this to prayer before starting. I want to memorize exactly what God wants me to memorize, especially since I know that He has led me to do this. So, I may not get my passage memorized by the end of the month, but I will work diligently to get it memorized, whatever it is. AND I will post about it, as I go.
I am thankful for the encouragement of these ladies to take on this challenge, and the majority of them (okay, all but Ann V.) don't know me and have never heard of me before and yet, they have been an encouragement to me. I'm going to pray for these ladies as I begin this venture and throughout the month. I'm so glad that God can lead us and guide us by people that we don't even know in person. So to the 9 participants of MMM, Thank You!!!
I feel as if I have had a course correction and am very thankful to God for His correction. I pray that my blog will be a blessing to you; that has always been my intent. So, if there are some reading this, that have yet to take on the MMM challenge, Come On! Join Us! Leave me a comment to let me know that you too are joining in this endeavor.
Hello! This is Ann (Kroeker, not the pensive and poetic Ann V., who says she's plain, but plainly is quite the opposite, but that's another story). And I just love all that you've written here. It's beautiful and honest and earnest and eager to do whatever the Lord wants. I'm honored and humbled that the Lord might use this in your life, just as I believe He will use it in all of our lives--not one word of His Word that we take in will be wasted. So even if I don't meet my goal this month, I know it's worth the risk to try. Already, I found myself thinking about the meaning as I kind of mechanically worked on committing the words to memory. I can see how once it's in there, it's easy to ponder it deeply throughout the day or even use it in prayer.
Anyway, I'm so grateful to join with you in MMM. I'm trying to keep track of everybody. I'll be writing about other things on the weekend, but check in again on Monday with my progress. I hope others do, too. I hope that the Lord shows you what He wants you to zero in on.
Hi there...I have had fun visiting other blog sites as well...
I think this time period is going to be amazing to hide God's Word in our hearts and lives. I know He will speak to you and tell you where to land.
I will be praying for your time of memorizing and that the blessings are numerous and far reaching.
I read it too...and I was encouraged to begin memorizing once again. At one point I memorized psalm 19 and then psalm 91, both I HIGHLY recommend. Memorizing scripture really helps to dive deeper and meditate on His word.
Anyway, I will be praying for you all! (And joining in without really blogging about it)
I read it too...and I was encouraged to begin memorizing once again. At one point I memorized psalm 19 and then psalm 91, both I HIGHLY recommend. Memorizing scripture really helps to dive deeper and meditate on His word.
Anyway, I will be praying for you all! (And joining in without really blogging about it)
(Me and my dd, Tiffany on an easy to climb tree limb on vacation in VA in 2007.) These are my ramblings on homeschooling and whatever else comes to mind.
Counting Down
The Holidays are over and I'm not quite ready to start a new count down yet. Maybe I should start a counting up the number of days I've stayed on my "diet".
When I first started this blog I had so many thoughts about my studies in the Bible and biblical things but, to be honest, I didn't want people to think that I thought I was something. It is almost as if I failed a test or something, because I have had very little along those lines that I felt like sharing since then. After visiting these dear leadies' blogs, I feel that I really missed it back there in the very beginning when I put a hamper on the things I wanted to share because of being concerned about my image or how people would perceive me. Truth be told, there is much I don't share, so as not to be perceived poorly. And here I thought I wasn't a "people pleaser". What an eye-opener!
☺ Oct. 3, 2008 - MMM
Anyway, I'm so grateful to join with you in MMM. I'm trying to keep track of everybody. I'll be writing about other things on the weekend, but check in again on Monday with my progress. I hope others do, too. I hope that the Lord shows you what He wants you to zero in on.