Here are links to all of the Siesta Scripture Memory Team posts from 2009. We plan to do another round of SSMT in 2011.
Introductory post
Tutorial videos
Verse one
Verse two
Verse three
Verse four
Verse five
Verse six
Verse seven
Verse eight
Verse nine
Verse ten
Verse eleven
Verse twelve
Verse thirteen
Verse fourteen
Verse fifteen
Verse sixteen
Verse seventeen
Verse eighteen
Verse nineteen
Verse twenty
Verse twenty-one
Verse twenty-two
Verse twenty-three
Verse twenty-four
Disney pictures, please.
Y’all must have read my mind! Just this morning I spent my Quiet Time trying to iron out whether I had missed a verse, so thank you. Can’t wait for the conference, my scripture are already proving so helpful it’s unbelievable.
Also, I got my packets in the mail from Compassion last week and have sent off my first correspondence to my two new sponsor children in India. It is so exciting and rewarding already- thanks for all you guys do to aid us in our walk of faith!
Hey ya’ll! I’ve posted each time, but I haven’t used a google blogger name. Is this okay as long as our name is included in each actual post? I really want to come to Houston, but now I’m afraid you don’t know the posts were from me. Thanks for your help.
Natalie Jeffcoat
Camden, SC
Welcome back, Amanda! Next time you visit Orlando, give a shout out to us girls who live here! (we tend to know the Disney ropes scary well…my hubby has worked part-time at House of Blues for almost ten years now, and we get to go to Disney free because of it!).
Happy (late) Mother's Day <3
Praying now for the time and the funds to be there!
Kim
Can’t wait to get these 24 verses in my brain! I love God’s word so much! Thank you for offering this reward for us.
I’m planning to come to Oklahoma City for the Deeper Still conference in December and my husband agreed to let me come to Houston the very next month! I just love that man of mine! He wants God’s best for me.
I’ve still got a couple of verses to catch up on since I got in on this thing a little late. I had no idea there were tutorial videos! Just finished watching them. Loved it, Beth! Thank you. I’ve been memorizing the Word since my childhood, but I needed the reminder to need it and to wield that sword! Love you guys for letting us be on this ministry ride with you.
Hope you had a great time on vacaion. We missed hearing from you, but know you will share later. I can hardly wait for January! This has been such a neat thing, something I have never done as an adult before. It has proven to be so helpful I will continue this discipline every year! Looking forward to hearing more.
Jan
i joined the scripture memory team late but when I went back to check previous comment sections, my name/verses were not posted. Does this mean I am not officially signed up? I check the anonymous box every time I post- is this what I am supposed to be doing?
Susan
Nashville, TN
Thank you Amanda, I had no idea I would find this memory challenge possible(I’m almost 60 and my memory disappears on occassion)- however I have been able to memorize all so far- if you and Beth have time, would you mind sharing with us all the positive results you have found with this process? I also find it interesting how a “theme” develops with the verses we select. Kathy, Austin
I AM ALSO LOOKING FORWARD TO THE CONFERENCE I HAVE BEEN POSTING SINCE WE STARTED THIS THIS AN BEEN AN AWESOME TOOL IN MY LIFE ESPICALLY HERE IN MY WORK PLACE THANKS SO MUCH AMANDA AND OUR SWEET BETH AND BIBLE LADY YOU ARE OUR SPIRITUAL MOM AND I LOVE YOU
CAN’T WAIT FOR PICTURES FROM DISNEY LOVE YOU AMANDA
CAROL ALBUQUERQUE NM
Working on the scriputres and must admit am having a tough time!!!
Had a feeling it might be Disney…pics please….my favoirte is It’s a Small World……
Welcome home
I wish we had known you were at Disney – we would have come over- I would LOVE to meet you or Melissa or Beth in person!! It had to be so much fun seeing Disney through Jackson’s eys! We live about an hour away and are over there 2-3 times a month!! We’ve been going to WDW for 32 years and are so grateful the Lord moved us close by where we can enjoy it more than 2 or 3 times a year (the Lord moved us from Chicago to Florida in 2003).
I’m also enjoying the scripture memory challenge! Number 10 coming this Friday!
Thanks for the updates! I still have my sun tan lotion out and ready to go. Yep – me, my Bible, my verses and my Coppertone. What else can I possibly need?
Looking forward to Houston in January,
Warm in Alaska.
Thank you for the update! I’m really excited to hear all the testimonies and fellowship at this event!!
This may seem like a “truly silly” question, but I am wondering if any of you (Beth, Amanda, & Melissa) could explain in a post sometime what your quite time with the Lord looks like. I understand that it should be something between you and the Lord but any outline or examples of what you do during that time I think would be helpful to a lot of “new believers” that hear other woman talk about having their quite time but may be too embarrassed to ask them what exactly they do in that time. I feel like from what I have heard other woman express about this time it is vital to your relationship strengthening and going deeper with the Lord. Maybe many of us are doing the same thing others are but feel maybe that isn’t “right”….I don’t know if this makes any sense or not!!!!!!????
Any insight would be VERY much appreciated!!
For me the hard part is memorizing the “handle”, where the verse is located! Any tips?
Sandy
Houston
Welcome back!
J.
Welcome home Amanda! We missed you. Prayed for you to have the best time, and it sounds like you did!
I’ve already got my hotel room and 3 bff’s to share it with me, for Houston!!!
Melana in Wyoming (T minus 10 days till Laramie LPL!!!)
Thank you! I’m excited. And I want to see if now my name has a picture 🙂
Edna
Pics please!
I’d like to join the scripture memory team! I cannot wait to start memorizing God’s word! I know I have some scripture to catch up on!!! A friend told me to check out your blog and I already love it. I am doing my first bible study with you…Esther…and it has been such a blessing! Thank you so much!
Britni Zobrisky
Dunkirk, Maryland
I must admit I have fallen off the memory team, and by fell I mean jumped… I just am not “feeling” it at all.. I know that is what the enemy wants me to feel…
My scripture memory verses have blessed me beyond belief. Living Proof has given me the push I needed to start doing scripture memory – I will never be the same! Praise God. And to think I get another reward for memorizing -can’t wait to meet you all!
Amanda,
Great to have you back! Glad you had a great time! Disney is so fun with little kids. I bet Jackson was just amazing to watch! You were very courageous to do that with your Annabeth! Good Job!
Hope you all reaclimate well! Revisiting boundaries all over again. I remember all too well.
Jina
I can’t tell you how excited I am about the Houston celebration in January. I’m completely on fire with this scripture memorization journey…maybe even a little over the top. I’ve memorized the 9 to date, and additionally – I accepted a challenge to memorize Psalm 119 – yes, the LONG one, and I have 68 verses under my belt so far. I honestly can’t believe I’ve stuck with it, but I’m so grateful that I have!
I really would appreciate prayers, however, that I would be able to attend the event in January. I’m afraid that it may be a financial burden, as my family will be traveling to Kansas (20 hours away) in December to visit my new nephew born last week. Additionally, my daughter’s 13th birthday is on January 23, and I don’t want to miss even an hour of it. So, if I attend – then the whole family will have to join me, making the trip costlier. I know my God can make all things happen, and if I am to be there physically – I will be. If not, I’ll be there in spirit celebrating with all my Siestas! Thank you, in advance, for praying!
Hi Amanda,
Welcome home! I, too, am anxious to see pics of those beautiful children of yours at Disney World. I mean,it’s not like you posting pics or anything, right?
Glad that you are home.
I am praying about attending the conference. You know, I have the most difficult time remembering the references, no matter how hard I try. I am more of a I know it’s in this book, on the left hand side of the page…will that count against me???
Kels
This year has been such a blessing, and memorizing the scriptures with all 2,000+ ladies has been a wonderful blessing. The anointing this journey is bringing to our lives something that overwhelms me at times. Thank you for your prayers and looking forward to the conference.
Kim
Knoxville, Tenn.
#9 for #9
I am just waiting for the OK; like what I need to do, then buying the place ticket.
Fired up about the conference!!! Would it be possible for you to list some hotels near FBC? This country girl has a hard time driving around the big city!!! Thanks a bunch!
Yay! Exciting! I’m loving this discipline and so hoping I can come to the conference. I am finding that as I go along, I can still remember my verses from earlier in the year, but I’m jumbling up my references. Still practicing, though. Thanks for inspiring this challenge. It’s making a difference in my life.
whohoo! I have a Houston friend I will be staying with and now I can tell her she can still be in on things if she does the work. yipee!!!
Hi Amanda,
I’m working on my verses… I’m doing fine memorizing each individual verse, and once I see the first word, I can remember the entire thing, but I was having trouble remembering that first word. So I’ve been taking the first word from each verse and trying to string them together into a sentence, in hopes I’ll remember them that way…. Does that make sense? So my “sentence” thus far is:
“But therefore, Oh so let the LORD, because if can….” and I’ll keep adding to this with the first words from the remaining verses.
I am so looking forward to Houston!
Love,
Adrienne
I am in with the verses, but not in for Houston…I wish I could but I am limited to one trip a year, and this year I am giving that to my daughter who really needs a trip more than me. But thanks for the verses, and some direction on memorizing…
Hey girls!
Its been a while-I’ve missed you all! I love your new blog page design. Our church just did a presentation on Compassion Int’l, and I was moved to action when I saw it again on your site. Thank you for your hearts-I’m so encouraged by LPM!
Love, Angela H
Anonymouse, I know how you feel about driving around the big city. I lived in Houston for 6 years and never got over it. I don’t have fond memories of living in Houston. Maybe if I get caught up on the memory verses and I’m able to go to Houston in January it will change that feeling. I think I will just bring my husband and let him do the driving. 🙂 Hope to see you all there.
Amanda,
I have posted each time, but last time I couldn’t find my post..there are so many that I may have missed it, but I want to make sure I “qualify” for the Siesta event! 🙂
Thanks!
Tara
Greensboro, NC
I am planning to come to Houston but will need the help you are planning for us Amanda. I live in Alberta, Canada and have never been to Texas so I won’t have any idea of where to stay or how to get where I need to go:) I am so looking forward to meeting you all and visiting Texas!
Lynn in AB
Welcome back from holidays Amanda. The memory verse event will be my first holiday alone (Mommy only time) in a decade and I can’t wait. The other day I was counting the points/rewards on my credit card to cash in for the ticket, so as soon as the details are up, I’ll book my flight. Hooray.
I take my spiral on my morning walk, the verses are finally starting to stick in my brain. It almost always takes me the full 15 days for any sort of real retention. It is taking some real brain training and prayer for me to have any hope of completing the year. Worthy hard work.
The Journey Continues ~
Can we do a Siesta’s Scripture Simulcast for US that are un able to attend?
It is my son’s birthday and also will have family at our place that weekend!!! I am so bummed that I won’t be able to give my Siesta’s a HUG and meet them face to face!!! 🙂
Or what about this, Can we have a facebook like blog for the Siesta Scripture Weekend!?
Amanda, How was your vacation?
Photos please!!
Melissa, More stories from India.
Beth, WE would like photos from your NDOP too!!
With “Heaven Bound” blessings,
Kim Safina
Thank you for “issuing” this challenge. The first verse(s) I memorized in January were Tit. 2:11,12. I didn’t realize (when I memorized them) how these verses would come into play in the Bible study I would be leading in April (the Daniel study). The first half of Daniel is about living with integrity in today’s world. These verses (from Titus) encourage us “to say no to ungodliness and worldly passions and to live self-controlled, upright and godly lives in this present age.” You can insert the descriptive word “Babylonian” before the word “age” and have it fit perfectly!
My heart will so be with you in January- I probably cannot come as I have major surgery tentatively booked for Janurary so I can take the long winter months up here to recover -I,ll be ready for lpl summer events like the summer similcasts or hopefully a live one again in Detroit, just across the border from us. I have so been blessed with the memory course and thru the verses He specifically has chosen for me, He has enabled me to minister to others and pray them over them also. What a treasure we have in the Word.!
Kathy from Canada
I can’t wait to meet all the Siestas who will be meeting together there in Houston in January! There may be some of us who would like to share hotel expenses with another siesta….someone we haven’t even met. Any chance of organizing something along those lines? Anyone out there wanting to cut expenses besides me???? Just a thought.
Regarding the memory work…I’m absolutely amazed at how well the verses are coming back to me as I speak them aloud and keep reviewing them over and over. This ole brain of mine seems to be doing okay thus far…..imagine that!!
Blessings to everyone!
Ginger
Wetumpka, AL
I am going to make every effort to go!! So exciting!
I agree with Anonymous Siesta. I struggle with quiet, uninterrupted time but that's getting better since my 6 & 3 year olds don't rely on me as much anymore. But, still being a "new" believer (it's been hard getting bible time before now!!) I struggle with meditating on the verse ~ really reading & understanding it the way God wants me to. I imagine we all take away different meanings ~ three of us could look at the same verse and God is probably speaking to each of us in three different ways.
I pray for that "on fire" understanding of the word and that means I have to keep plugging at it everyday. Deep down I know I'm heading in the right direction. But I am curious to know how my more experienced Siesta's spend their time!
Thanks for the update. Welcome back Amanda!!! I can’t wait to see the Disney pics!!! I have loved this Scripture Memory time – I have looked differently at some of the verses I have known all along, but have started pulling them apart for context meaning and understanding (Need it) I am amazed that I can still memorize – (eventhough I don’t remember where I put my glasses!!!)
We are glad to have you back – but loved hearing from Melissa and traveling to India through her eyes and heart!
I am so excited to finally become an active and not silent siesta! I have read these posts from the beginning and been so incredibly blessed! I have memorized my verses with this post decided I did not want to miss out in Jan. So, this computer challenged siesta figured out how to post. woo hoo!
I’m in, oh please I’m in 🙂 It’s not too late is it? I started with this last week and am already having a ball. I will go back and add the scriptures to my book just to have them, but I have lots of my own too. Yeah this is so fun.
Lisa, Mckinney, TX
OK girls – I just have one question…I use my iPhone for my memory verses. Do I need to go out & get a notebook?
Oh and another thought, since money is tight these days – what do the Houston girls think about offering to host an out of towner in their homes instead of having them shell out for hotels? I'll have to talk it over with my room mate, but i could probably host a Siesta or two at my place.
Hello,
I have been memorizing scriptures each month even though I am not signed up. I have one question – I am able to memorize & remember the scriptures fairly easily, but for the life of me I can't remember most of the references. Does anyone have any tips???
Thanks,
Penny G
Disney World….I hope you have pictures of the prince and princess to share with blog-world!! I’m sure you have pictures of the prince having a very good time! AND I bet there is a picture of the princess grinning from ear to ear!