Girls in the Word!

We have found a wonderful resource for our children! We are excited about this audio Bible that is word for word scripture with songs for memorizing strategically placed throughout the CD. I have a child who has dyslexia and attention challenges. She has amazing audio recall...but visually things are very cluttered for her. So, I was at my local Christian bookstore and found this resource.

Each morning we have a devotion time where we read the Bible verses together along with a daily verse to memorize or think on throughout the day. But, I want for my children to find way to read or listen to the Bible on their own each day. I love our time together in the Word, but I also want for them to be in the Word each day on their own...to develop a personal interaction time with God.

So, the girls have been listening to one chapter each evening in their beds (Anli is in Matthew and Virginia is in Mark) with headphones. Then, they have a journal where they either write or draw a response to what they have heard. This gives them exposure to responding to God's Word...not just listening or reading. We want them to be interacting with the Word.

We aren't really thrilled that it is only offered in the CEV Bible, but they use our favorite ESV version in the mornings to do our memorization and reading from...this listening Bible is a time for them to hear the counsel of God's Word instead of just a verse here and there. There are many other audio Bibles in lots of different versions, but this one was made with kids in mind with music and songs and pacing that is fit for kids 6-12.

I just wanted to share that even if you have children with learning challenges or attention struggles there are resources and ways to get them engaged at a young age in God's Word. But, don't let anything take the place of working WITH your child through God's Word. God commands us to TALK with them about it! And we can't be doing that if WE are not in His Word each day ourselves! So, take time to get alone with God and interact with Him yourself...you won't be able to contain it! Before long...your kids will want to be in it too! So, get creative with it and enjoy God and His Word!