For a long time, I thought if I just had more time in the morning, I would finally be consistent in my Bible reading. I imagined slow, quiet mornings with my coffee, my Bible open, and no interruptions. And there were seasons when I actually had that kind of time—but if I’m honest, I still wasn’t as consistent as I thought I’d be. Somehow, even with more time, it was easy to put it off or let other things take…

At first I didn’t want to write this blog post because in all honesty – I just read my Bible for the first time in the past four days. That’s right. Even as I sit down to talk about how to be consistent I have to be honest up front: I am still learning these lessons. Everyday I have a choice (and you do too), will I work on my relationship with God or not? After missing a few days…

My Bible and I have been through a lot. Over the past thirty years of being a Christian I’ve had many Bibles. At times I’ve only highlighted or underlined my Bible, but as God began to grow in me a desire to love His word, I’ve come to see such a benefit in taking Bible notes. I’ll warn you though, this is not a one-size fits all method! My Bible doesn’t look perfect – and that’s why it works.  Throughout…

“I love your Bible! ”  The other day I was sitting in Sunday School and someone approached me and complimented my new Bible. It was a Christmas gift from my husband and it was beautiful. My new Bible has a journaling section in the margins. Here is a link if you are interested. My old Bible was also a journaling Bible. I had received it several years ago and many of the marginal pages were filled with notes, thoughts, praises,…