New Year's Goals, thus far

So we all know that to post how you're doing on your New Year's Resolutions 4 days into the New Year is not only premature bragging but usually also a guarantee that you won't continue. Oh well.

We have, as a family, begun reading through the Bible. Our pastor puts out a nice little guide to reading through the Bible in one year and we've started with that. I can usually get to, oh, February and then I get behind and then I just stop. But this year is different and every evening, usually when I am making dinner, Mark has begun reading, and usually I'll finish it up. So that is part of my goal of growing closer to the Lord and bringing my children with me.

We have read: Genesis 1-9, Matthew 1-3, Proverbs 1-3. And then I read a chapter from Little Pilgrim's Progress (an easier to understand version of Pilgrim's Progress) and with the boys at night I read the Little Boys Storybook Bible and go through the "Man of God" section with them. I'm not sure I really am digging the Little Boys Storybook Bible as it's not only reeeeeeeeally casual but it also is a little silly, ie: having Noah's sons act like young boys even when it's mentioning their wives! But it is getting them to think a little differently about the stories so I'm going to try it a little longer. And the Man of God parts are good.

So, if you'd like to follow our reading, tonight is Genesis 10-12, Matthew 4 and Proverbs 4. We read the King James Version.