Our Daily Bread...

When I was a little girl I can recall sitting at the dinner table and having to pull a scripture from the "box" and read it before eating.

 This tradition was one that was passed down from my grandparents to their children.  So now that I am a mother and have found that Caileb is completely capable of remembering things I wanted to start teaching him scriptures.  I wanted to take what I remember from growing up a step further... I wanted it to be more than just READING a scripture, I want him to KNOW what the Word says.  So Monday evening (after my mother gave me my childhood promise box) I sat down with Caileb and he chose his scripture card.

After reading the scripture to him I gave him a simpler, "plain language" version to recite... "The Lord is close to the broken hearted. Psalm 34:18"  Each day I ask Caileb to tell me his scripture and we talk about what it means.  My plan is to continue this at least once per week, maybe twice depending upon how well he is able to recall the scriptures he has learned!

Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it.  Proverbs 22:6