Bible in 90 Days

Earlier this year a blog that I follow mentioned starting the schedule to read the entire Bible in 90 days.  I thought it sounded like a cool adventure but I wasn't up to task.  However on July 5th, I decided that it was time.  I embarked upon the quest to read the Bible straight through in 90 days in conjunction with Mom's Toolbox.  On Thursday, September 30th, I finished...on Day 88.  It was a great feeling to make my goal.  I rarely was on schedule during the weekly check-ins but the most I ever fell behind was 4 days.  I read quickly and spent 40-50 minutes most days reading.  I usually had to break it up into two chunks...one during 'rest-time' and one after the kiddos were in bed. It was a great way to get me back into the habit of having daily time devoted to my spiritual life, which had been very hit-and-miss since X's arrival.  I forced myself to spend less time on the computer and doing other 'trivial' things...sometimes that included some housework.  It was difficult to manage on some days but I always managed to find a way to do it when I made it a priority.

It was a great adventure.  I'd never made it through Leviticus before and when you only had to read it for a couple of days...its seemed much more manageable.  It was very interesting to read all the OT history in such a short time span.  I found myself wanting to beat my head against the wall with the antics of the Israelites, but then decided that God probably does the same things with us....wondering why we can't seem to figure it out either.  The prophets were difficult for me but it was still much more interesting to read them with all the OT history so fresh in my mind.  It made it more clear.  Reading all the Gospels in a week was eye opening also...it allowed me to see the whole picture so clearly.  Reading the entire Bible in 90 days gives a greater understanding of it all together and showed just how truly amazing God works everything together.

Mom's Toolbox is starting another 90 day read on January 3rd.  I highly recommend the program.  I needed the accountability that the website provided to keep myself on track and on schedule.  There is a weekly check-in and twitter discussion of the week's reading (however, I don't tweet and didn't use that tool).  I was assigned a mentor to help keep me focused on my goal.  Amy @ Mom's toolbox does a great job with encouraging everyone to be successful with the reading.