A New Year

Happy 2009 everyone!! Hope everyone had a peaceful and safe New Year's Eve. As usual, the Bennett's stayed at home. We watched tv, movies, played video games. The boys insisted staying up until midnight, otherwise I would have greeted 2009 the next morning.

This year I am trying to make a more concerted effort to delve into scripture more. I've found God's word HELPS. Life is so unpredictable and chaotic. I've found reading and studying the bible grounds me and reinforces God's purpose for me. Hopefully, it also makes me a much better human being.

I'm sharing a few of the online challenges I've found to assist me in staying on track with my scripture studies. One is from Beth Moore. She is a FABULOUS woman who ministers specifically to women. We've done a few of her bible studies at my church and they are so uplifting. Her studies have made me dig deep and face some issues I've avoided, not to mention some things I've truly never even though much about. Click HERE for information on Beth's scripture memory challenge. She is asking you to memorize 2 bible verses monthly. This will be a TRUE challenge for me.I have great difficulty remembering word to finish a SENTENCE, let alone entire verses!! I have always struggled with memory work of any kind. I am such a VISUAL learner. I need to DO to learn. Maybe writing my verses 10 times or so will help.? I'm willing to give it a try.How about you?? Come on...you can do it!! My first memory verse is 1 Peter 1:8 "Though you have not seen him, you love him; and even though you do not see him now, you believe in him and are filled with inexpressible and glorious joy." Thank you Chrys for making me aware of this marvelous verse!!

My second challenge will one I located on the Splitcoast stampers website. Click HERE for information on the His Holy Name challenge. It will be a study on the numerous names of GOD.

I will also continue the Scripture Challenge and more than likely use my memory verses from Beth's challenge to scrap. Click HERE for information on this challenge. I didn't do very well with this last year. I ran across it in September and never truly made a commitment to follow through with it. I did complete a few 4x6 cards for my box. I hope to complete at LEAST one card monthly for this.

If you would like any more information on any of these, just let me know. I'd love to have some friends join me in these challenges!!!