Fresh start... again

Yesterday we harvested the corn. That involves, picking, husking, blanching cutting the kernels and bagging every ear of corn. Thankfully we had a big crew for the toughest part, husking. We started just after 9am and finished around 6:30pm. Later my mom asked if I was disappointed that it took so long and I said it didn't seem that long, I remember it taking all day when I was younger. (The end count was 131 quart size freezer bags of corn)(Thanks everyone who helped, you're awesome!!)
Anyway. Today I was pretty tired out.
During the sermon at church I was drifting in and out of focus, ironically part of the message was about how women are so tired these days because of expectations placed on us by culture or ourselves. In a moment of focus Bill (www.4roofcrashers.blogspot.com) talked about Ruth Graham (Billy Graham's wife) and how she was raising their 5 children when Billy would be on the road at revivals. During that season of life Ruth struggled to find time to meet with the Lord and so she set out open Bibles through the house so that on her way to children or chores she would stop and read a passage.
I used to read a chapter every night between when Chris would get to work and I would go to bed. I got out of the habit when we went to Canada last month, between the late nights and Arwen sleeping in our room, I didn't find the time. Today's sermon inspired me to get back in the habit.
I picked up where I left off, Deuteronomy chapter 10. Taking a lesson from my mom I've been reading through the Bible in different versions to continually gain new perspective, this time through is New Living Translation. I told my mom what I was reading and she said "ah, 'The Second Telling'". I've really enjoyed Deuteronomy this time through. I like to read it like a girl in high school. I told my mom that reading it with the voice and everything you can just hear the conversation, as if the Exodus was Jr. High and now they're in High School and so much more mature. "Yeah, so like, God made these tablets and while I was gone, you guys, like, went all psycho and started to worship a calf you guys made my brother Aaron make, and then God was like, 'dude, do you see what they're doing? I'm gonna kill 'em. You better get down there." and I was like 'great, what else can go wrong' and then I got all ticked at you guys being stupid you made me throw the tablets and then I had to go back and tell God what happened. We're gonna take really good care of these new tablets and be so much better, I can't believe how immature we were." See, a little imagination and the Bible facts are awesome! Hmmm, side thought, I should write a Valley Girl Bible paraphrase, I think I could stand to read it once or less but still fun to do.
After church Children's Ministry had our semi-annual Empowerment get together. During that our Children's Director, Kathy, covered the bases of where we'd been and where we were going. Still drifting in and out of focus I heard her talk about fasting. I've been thinking for a while that I should cleanse my television viewing pallet and start fresh.
This week's goals, 1. read a chapter of my Bible everyday, 2. Watch only the shows that I've planned on; Hell's Kitchen and The Office.