This past week I’ve been reading a fairly simplistic picture storybook Bible designed for very young children.  (This isn’t my review, but keep an eye open for my full thoughts on The Big Picture Story Bible in the near future.)  For the purposes of this post it is enough to say that it skips many of the traditional details found in more detailed story Bibles.

My three-year-old has been busy asking questions, my 1.5 year old runs over to look at the pictures from time to time, and my six-year-old?  She’s busy gasping in shock at all of the parts that are missing!  ”But Mom, they missed the part about the golden cow!  They’re skipping stuff!  That’s not fair!”

As a homeschooling mom I find that incredibly encouraging.  Yes – she’s listening.  Yes – she’s learning.  Yes – she knows more about Bible stories than I did at her age.  Yes – she’s passionate about the details of God’s revealed Word.

It’s so easy to feel like I’m not doing enough.  That I could be teaching more Bible, more deeply.  But it’s sinking in, and I’m incredibly thankful for the One who takes my miniscule efforts and multiplies them in the lives of my children.  Thank You.