"What Scripture Did You Read Today?"

Josh and Annika have been talking about getting "real" bibles for some time now. I guess they wanted to be able to look up specific bible verses and the children's bibles are more of the stories. At church, they want to take Tim's or my bible into Sunday School. Tim and I thought it was a great idea to get them their own. I went online to order a bible for each of them. That in itself wasn't easy. There are so many different sizes, translations, prints and much more to choose from. I finally decided on a Princess Bible for Annika and an Adventure Bible for Josh. I had them sent to a friend in the States who brought them over yesterday. The kids loved them. They were so excited. All they wanted to do was read their bibles. The entire way home they would ask "What verse should I look up?" Josh would read what his bible said, then Annika would read what hers said. Both kids slept with them last night. First thing this morning, I was asked to read to them from their bibles. It was so great to see their excitement over God's Word. Well, this evening while I was cleaning up from dinner Annika came to me and asked, "Mommy, what scripture did you read today?" Stopping for a moment, I replied, "Well, I read to Josh from Genesis and I also read to you from Genesis." I felt that was a good response until she asked, "No mom, for you. What did you read from your bible?" All too often lately I find myself not reading my bible for me. I try to make sure the kids get a family devotion, but I haven't taken the time for my own devotion. Now that school is out and our Bible study group isn't meeting, I haven't taken that time. It is sad that my 7 year old is the one who had to remind me. It is amazing how open children are with their faith. So, I'm off to read my bible and get back on track. Thanks for the push Annika!