As a mom, I knew if I could only get one thing into my children’s minds and hearts, it would be scripture. When my oldest was two years old, I decided we would start making up songs to add to our favorite verses because the scriptures I still had memorized from childhood were put to tunes.
But, after a few years, we had created a lot of songs and didn’t have any sense or organization to review them. That is when I came across Simply Charlotte Mason’s scripture memory box idea.
It only takes a few minutes each morning at breakfast for us to review our four songs, and by the end of the month, we’ve sung every song that we’ve memorized so far.
Some days, all of us are singing in unison with gusto and other times, I’m still plugging along myself when I can’t get all of my kids to focus at the same time. But either way, this is part of our daily rhythms that everyone has come to expect and look forward to.
I love that all day long, I hear scripture as my kids are singing our songs as they are playing, doing their jobs, or just hanging out. This was an unintended outcome of our scripture memory habit, but it brings us all so much joy. My kids also love when they recognize scriptures each week at church from the speakers.
If this is something you want to incorporate into your family, start small. We started small when my oldest was two - just a new scripture every few months. Almost eight years later, my kids now bring scriptures they love from their own reading for us to memorize as a family. I love that this practice has become collaborative over time.
Check out this week’s video to see how we’ve set up the system to work for us so that we stay on top of reviewing our scriptures.
In Pursuit of Peace with Lauresa Larson [Episode 67]
Key Questions to Ask in the Evening [Episode 66]
Using Your Gifts to Bless Your Family and the World with Erin Morley [Episode 65]
Finding a Thriving Mindset in Survival Circumstances [Episode 64]
Finding Your Purpose with Kristin Brown [Episode 63]
Living Your Legacy with Emily McDermott [Episode 62]
Living into Joy with Jennifer Pepito [Episode 61]
Key Questions to Ask Yourself in the Morning [Episode 60]
It's About the Feeling We Create in Our Homes with April Perry [Episode 59]
Intentionally Building a Community with Ashley Stinson [Episode 58]
Creating a Laundry System that Works for You [Episode 57]
Making Faith a Priority with Alissa Hankin [Episode 56]
Create Your own Personal Mission Statement with Madeline Casey [Episode 55]
Synergizing in Daily Life and with Major Decisions with Madeline Casey [Episode 54]
Seeking to Understand and Thinking Win-Win with Madeline Casey [Episode 53]
One Year Celebration and What's Next for the Podcast with Jessica Jackson [Episode 52]
Expanding Your Circle of Influence with Madeline Casey [Episode 51]
Seeking For Paradigm Shifts with Madeline Casey [Episode 50]
Living Your Life in Quadrant 2 with Madeline Casey [Episode 49]
The Emotional Bank Account with Madeline Casey [Episode 48]
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