Free Devotional

As mentioned last week, every day I do "Bible Time" with baby!  This is such a wonderful time for us!  I desire this to be intentional and meaningful.  I desire to instill good habits now so as baby grows reading and speaking about the bible and Jesus will be a natural daily conversation.  I pray daily for God's wisdom in raising the precious gift He gave to me!

One part of our bible time has been reading Dr. David Jeremiah's "Turning Points" magazine.  This is a FREE resource for you to obtain and begin using!  I have been very blessed by his short daily devotionals (perfect for baby's short attention span too).

You may be wondering why I don't use a children's bible or devotional since baby is only 9 months.  I have some specific reasons why I choose to use this devotional.  First, reading this daily devotional is beneficial to my own spiritual growth!  Next, the rich vocabulary in each text is beneficial to baby's fast growing brain!!  Last, I like the idea of teaching baby the bible with some real good biblical theology!!!

Of course I also have some very age appropriate baby bible books that we use as well but for bible time the "Turning Points" magazine has been working wonderfully!  If you would like to request a complimentary copy of this magazine for yourself visit this link below!  Enjoy!!

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Bible Time!

"Praise Him, Praise Him, Praise His Holy Name..."  We begin each Bible Time with a simple song I made up.  I started Bible Time with baby at about 3 months!  I simple sit her in her bouncer chair (shown in the picture above) and we read the bible!!  Children tend to like a predictable schedule and order.  This is the routine I follow each day.
1.  Sing the "Praise Him" song I made up as a cue that Bible Time will begin
2. Read a daily devotional from my "Turning Point" magazine from Dr. David Jeremiah
3. Read the bible text that correlates with the daily devotional
4. Repeat the "Praise Him" song
5. Sing a hymn (if she still has enough attention to stay in the bouncer!)
6. Pray and Challenge baby with these daily words, "baby whatever you eat, whatever you drink, whatever you do, do ALL for the Glory of the Lord)
I have found that bible time was actually easier in the beginning months but has now become more of a challenge at 8 months because baby wants to be on the move!  Sometimes I do bible time while she sits on my lap.  I have also at times shortened the length to accommodate her short attention span.  I would love to hear how you daily incorporate the bible into your little one's life!  Please share!