Women Teaching Women

You may remember that I wrote a post previously on memorization back in January, which you may read here if you need a quick refresher. Over the past few months, as I’ve continued with my goal of memorizing the book of Colossians, I’ve stumbled over a few more thoughts that I would love to share with you. I’ve been thoroughly enjoying dedicating time to memorizing this year, something that I’ve never made a priority before. Lately I’ve been researching just how memorizing is scientifically beneficial for you, but I’ve not compiled enough on that yet to share in this post. After more study, I would love to share what I learn! In the meantime, I’ve been learning things through my personal experience in memorizing that I think are interesting observations. These are things that I did not notice earlier this year when I began to memorize Colossians and wrote my initial post, but are some insights that I’ve paid attention to as I’ve continued with this goal. Insights on Memorization Fir...

I memorized a lot of Scripture when I was a child. Growing up in a pastor's home meant that we were heavily involved in the AWANA program, and I was privileged to participate as early as Cubbies to TNT clubs and beyond. In Bible college, Scripture memorization was a major portion of our grades. I was thoroughly saturated with the importance of memorizing Scripture... So I was naturally great at it, right? The truth is, I've always struggled with memorization. Nearly everything I memorized was crammed for one reason or another, and whatever wasn't done last minute wouldn't stick with me long-term. I can hardly remember any of the verses that I memorized in AWANA clubs, and I have only a vague recollection of what I memorized during college (which was not very long ago, mind you.) My strongest memories are the agonizing frustrations of trying to recite to a professor, or writing down for a test, only to be met with a blank wall of complete forgetfulness. I didn...