Can I brag?

I love my kids. Five hundred seventy-eight days ago, Jacob and I decided we really wanted to find a way to make sure and read from The Book of Mormon everyday as a family. We were doing fine on the whole, but letting it slip more than it should have. What do you do when you want something done right? Put your kids in charge of it. So we sat the kids down, explained what we wanted to do, and asked them to be in charge of making sure that we read our scriptures every night before going to bed. I made a simple chart to keep track of our progress.

Two hundred twelve days into it, we were still going strong. We had not missed once. Then on a trip home from Utah, we decided at the last minute to keep driving instead of stopping for the night in St. George. We made it home at 2:00am and completely forgot to read our scriptures. Didn't even think about it until the next morning. Although the kids (and their parents for that matter) were pretty devastated, we decided it was good for us and started from the beginning again.

Tonight we sat together in our family room and talked about our favorite stories from The Book of Mormon. Jacob read a few verses from each person's chosen story and then that person had an opportunity to bear their testimony if they wanted. When we were finished, we had read together as a family for 365 days straight. One year. I am so proud of my kids. As I type this, I find myself with tears in my eyes to think of what they have done. I love the Lord. I love The Book of Mormon. I love my amazing children. I love that tomorrow is three hundred sixty-six.