Author Archives: Irene

This time last week I was a full 6 days behind in my reading.  I should have been at Day 42 but I was stuck at Day 36 as a result of assorted illness and afflictions that ravaged our household.  Not only was I 6 days behind, but I had, what I personally believed to be, the most challenging book to read ahead of me: the Book of Job.  I honestly felt the enemy was at hand. No matter.  I may have been behind but I sure wasn’t going to allow the enemy to keep me from goal.  So here are 5 things I did to get myself caught up: I didn’t panic. This is a biggie.  Panic has a way of taking our eyes off the mark.  Every day that went by that I wasn’t permitted to read, I refused to panic.  I kept assuring myself that God would help me find a way to get to it the following day.  And I KEPT reassuring myself even when after a week I  was still behind.  God is sooo good! I doubled up on my reading. I figured if I could read two days worth of reading in one, I … Continue reading →

I’m 85% of the way through this 90-day challenge and, yikes!… has it ever started to FEEL like a challenge these past few weeks! I didn’t expect that AT ALL considering the content in the New Testament is so much easier to read than in the Old Testament. But I did underestimate my available time during the course of my day as our homeschooling work load increased and as our events calendar quickly started to fill up this month.  For the first time during this journey, I found myself consistently 2-3 days, sometimes 4 days, behind schedule.  The good news is I was able to get all caught up thanks to a camping trip that took my husband and boys out of the house this weekend. A major milestone that I reached on this challenge so far was reading the entire Old Testament from start to finish for the first time in my life. Woot! Woot!  As of this writing, I’m in the book of Acts in the New Testament. Reading the first four gospels in a row in a matter of days was a personally moving experience for me. It was more powerful to me than reading it during … Continue reading →

Yes, I’ve been quiet for a few weeks on this topic but not because I fell out of the “Bible in 90 Days Challenge”.  To the contrary: I am still in it and am more than halfway through!  It’s been a busy season as of late as homeschooling has taken the forefront after returning from our travels.  It’s exhausting!  But I’m current on my reading and so happy about my progress.  We’re in Isaiah now. T-minus 40 days and counting!

Whew!  Still on track after 34 days on the Bible in 90 Days Challenge! And exactly half of those days we were vacationing and/or traveling, including a 2-night side trip to get my eye lasered in San Diego!  Other than carrying it with me (via iPad) everywhere I go, one of the keys to my success so far has been to READ THIS BOOK FIRST before I pick up any other.  This essentially has meant that I have not been reading any other books for the last 34 days simply because my day doesn’t allow for anything extra.  I’m not complaining, though.  To the contrary: I’m THRILLED to have gotten this far and continue to feel that reading the bible in 90 days is absolutely 100% achieveable.  In fact, for the past few weeks I’ve actually been looking forward to the following day’s reading; a first for me where bible reading is concerned! The only personal disappointment I’ve had during the past few weeks is not being  able to participate in the weekly tweet-ups with my fellow B90-ers because of our vacation/travel schedule.  All that should normalize in about another week, however. Keep lifting us up, oh, faithful B90 Prayer Warriors! T-minus 56 days…and counting!

Officially, I’m on Day 11 of the Bible in 90 Days Challenge. Unofficially, I’m really on Day 16 (yay me!).  I’ve been reading ahead whenever and wherever possible (have trusty iPad, will travel). The reason I have never been successful in previous (year-long) bible reading plans is because I inevitably get behind in my reading during periods of travel, of which our family takes many each year, then quickly become overwhelmed and discouraged by the backlog. Ultimately, I give up from such pathetic discipline. Not this time. This time I’m ahead of the game. And staying there. I wonder if my B90 facilitator and assigned B90 mentor praying for me all the time has anything to do with it???  Thank you, Amy and Jennifer! T-minus 74 days…and counting!