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Last week, I talked about the importance of feeding our souls even when we feel like we're too tired to eat, and today I want to share some practical ideas for how busy/sleepy mommies can find time when no time is to be found. The law of the Lord is perfect, reviving the soul; the testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the simple; the precepts of the Lord are right, rejoicing the heart; the commandment of the Lord is pure, enlightening the eyes; the fear of the Lord is clean, enduring forever; the rules of the Lord are true, and righteous altogether. More to be desired are they than gold, even much fine gold; sweeter also than honey and drippings of the honeycomb. Moreover, by them is your servant warned; in keeping them there is great reward. (Psalm 19:7-11) The Bible, On Reading the Bible One of my favorite motifs in the psalms is this idea of meditating on God "in the night watches."  David was on the run for so much of his life as a military man, and he mentions r...

Most kind and loving people have admirably low expectations for mothers of young children.  People constantly reassure me that my failures are okay, whether it’s that I forgot to bring something, do something, answer an email quickly, or even if it’s something more important: “Nobody can be perfectly patient all the time.”  “I didn’t read the Bible for years when we had littles.”  “They won’t remember the bad times.”  “The important thing is that you’re trying.”  “God knows what we need even when we’re too tired to pray.” Even great pastors like D.A. Carson and Martyn Lloyd-Jones are hasty to reassure us of the legitimacy of our struggle, the impossibility of being a mother of young children and a devotee of Scripture at the same time. There is much kindness in such reassurance.  I have no doubt that it is well-meant. But while pithy reassurances are comforting, they aren’t necessarily biblical or helpful. My heart is bleak ; I am not strong enough to stop burying myself in the Word ...