Hey Friends!
Welcome back to the A to Z Memory Verse Challenge 2012! I’m so glad you are here! If you are new to the A to Z Challenge, you can read all about it here ! You can join in at anytime!
Today is the perfect day to start memorizing verses with us!
Here are the verses we’ve learned so far….
A – As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord. Joshua 24:15b
B – Believe in the Lord Jesus and you will be saved. Acts 16:31
C – Create in me a pure heart, O God and renew a steadfast spirit within me. Psalm 51:10
D – Devote yourself to prayer, being watchful and thankful. Colossians 4:2
E – Every good and perfect gift is from above James 1:17
F – For God did not give us a spirit of timidity, but a spirit of power, love, and of self-discipline. 2 Timothy 1:7
G – God is our refuge and strength, an ever present help in time of need.
H – How awesome is the Lord Most High, the great King over all the earth.
And now for our “I” verse –
It is for freedom that Christ has set us free! Galatians 5:1
Memorizing Ideas ~
* My daughter Manda likes to jump rope around the block saying her verses at the same time. (My neighbor/friend Lori saw her the other day and said to Manda, “Yes, you are your mother’s daughter!)
* Don’t forget the dry erase marker idea. Write the verse on mirrors in your home. (Send me a pic when you do!)
* Put it on a note card by your toothbrush. Say it aloud each morning & night when you brush your teeth.
* For families, you may want to print off a letter “I” on colored cardstock. Write the verse on the “I”, and hang it on your refrigerator.
* Get crafty! My friend recently sent a pic of some fun verse cards that she recently made with her gang. So cute!
For more ideas of memorizing verses, check out this great list!
**Feel free to share your favorite tips, ideas, even pictures. I’d love to share your suggestions and/or link to you in the weeks to come!
Giveaways ~
I am thrilled to share another GREAT GIVEAWAY with you!
This week I have a “CD 5 pack” of awesome Christian music! The CD pack includes music from Planet Shakers (featuring Israel Houghton), Michael W. Smith, Burlap to Cashmere, Elevation Church, and One Sonic Society.
**A huge note of thanks to Tom Brown, music rep for Provident Music, for his willingness to share these great CD’s with a *She Sparkles* friend! 🙂
To Win this week’s Music Giveaway: Share with us who you are, where you are from, and what verse you are memorizing this week.
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RULES: Starts today, Monday, April 23 and ends Wednesday, April 25th at 9 PM. Winners will be posted on my blog during the week on April 30th.
If your email address is not connected to your ID, please leave your email address with your comment or email it to me at cindy.bultema@gmail.com with the subject “Giveaway”.
If you are a blogger, please leave your blog address in the comment section. What fun to blog hop and see how you are implementing the verses. Friends, if you are able, please stop by and say hello to these fun A to Z Participants too!!!!
Thanks for stopping by *She Sparkles*. Happy Memorizing!
P.S. Verseability has also made a custom A-Z Versepack that contains all 26 of the verses for the year. The Versepacks are business card sized and perfect for carrying in your purse or pocket and are available for a special price of $ 5.00, plus shipping. You can order them by e-mailing: darlenedykstra@yahoo.com. Be sure to mention *She Sparkles* to get the special rate.
Disclosure: I was not provided with any financial compensation for this giveaway, and as always, all opinions are mine.
Dear cindy,It was such an honor getting to meet you Saturday! Thank you for your sweet comments on my blog! I think this verse thing is so cool. And what a great way to break it down (especially helpful to memorization-phobes like me).
Great verse.
I'm Lacey, from Grand Rapids area…Still working on verse "H" with the kiddos, and hopefully moving on to "I." Although, I think I already have I down because of a great Shane and Shane song…Have you heard it? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ywZU7g_YQLI&feature=relatedLove them!Thanks again, Cindy, for encouraging all of us to keep God's Word at the forefront!
Oh, PS, I subscribe in Google Reader, and I love the picture of the scrapbooky verse cards! Cute idea!
It's like the verses are coming up just when I need them most! I told my Sunday school class about this last sunday! Sadly forgot my cards at home but I'll bring them next Sunday!!! 🙂 GFC Shannon Johnsonshannonjean14(at)gmail(dot)comhttps://twitter.com/#!/IandSsmom/status/194858882911322116
Good Morning Cindy:I love these giveaways!. How nice that you can pass themalong.This week I have been memorizingH-How Awesome is the Lord Most High, the great King over allthe earth.I have not been able to find it in the Bible, I did a worksearch on “the Bible”. Every morning and evening when I walk my dog, Reuben James,I recite the BibleVerses to him. He’s the best listener. He does not “bark”in while I am teaching him.When I read the Bible in the morning, he lays by me feet orbehind my chair. When I read my devotions at night with a plate of food on mylap, he sits very attentively. (do you think he wants meTo toss him a scrap of food?) I love music, I hope I am a winner, Love to you, Diane