How I Fit In Bible Time With a Baby!

[@oilinmylamp]

Yes! Always content on healthy routines!

[@MissAbria]

Sometimes to stay consistent I have to allow myself to just read and meditate on scripture instead of doing a deep study every day. Sometimes I go through my old Bible journal notes or my prayer journal and just read over what God has already done in my life. It’s a great refresher to see the faithfulness of God and usually gives me the strength I need to go back into my deeper studies.

[@coffeeandbibletime]

Thanks for sharing! I totally agree with you. Sometimes just reading and meditating is exactly how I need to start my day refreshed :)

[@Tamar.x]

Yes please, love healthy routine videos!❤

[@coffeeandbibletime]

@@Tamar.x ❤️❤️❤️

[@kennibrooke]

this is so encouraging! thank you for posting this with us! my husband and I are so excited, we are expecting our first child in march of this year and I enjoy my quiet time when I get to sit down. so seeing this was a reminder of how simple but powerful time with God can be, especially as a new mama! thank you for the encouragement! your love for jesus is so inspiring!🤍

[@rileyjoyly3950]

I've been using the Youversion Bible app reading plans for my quiet time recently! I'm doing a reading plan with my dad which has been amazing. I tend to overthink things, but that keeps it simple for me so I can just enjoy listening and reading. And it keeps me consistent! I'm not a mom, but I'm in incoming senior in high school trying to juggle homeschool, family, and my passion for violin and music so my time has been all over the place lately.

[@coffeeandbibletime]

@@rileyjoyly3950 wow! You are busy, but it sounds like you have found something that works for you! I love that you can enjoy Scripture by listening to it! That’s so beautiful and so amazing friend ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@samanthapike6457]

OMG ! Theo is 7 months already ! so fast. He is a gorgeous baby. God bless him. Regarding my quiet time, it has been a challenge, because I help my daughters with their kids, plus my ministry is Worship so I go a lot to church and I am studying to become a Christian Counsler. So yeah, its a lot but Im trying figure everything out. On another note, you guys are great, I enjoy every video. May God Bless all of you. Sending my love from Puerto Rico.

[@rebeccaly]

I can’t believe Theo’s growing up so fast! I’m currently using the Tony Evan nasb study Bible and reading through the Bible in a year! I read about 2-4 chapters a day and I spend time reading the commentary, trying ti find answers to my questions (sometimes with the help of google) and I always write down anything I learn, and I have a highlighting color code system that I use. It’s been working well for me and I’ve been consistent. If I can’t find time during the day, I’ll stay up late to read my Bible and spend time with God ❤

[@coffeeandbibletime]

That is SOOO incredible!!! You go girl!!!❤️❤️❤️

[@reallife.realjoy.9555]

I have 8 children, 18 down to 2. I found that in the morning they get along the best and are happy playing. I also teach them early to get their own breakfast and help the younger ones. We always have cereal, oatmeal, toast and eggs they can make, sometimes with help from an older sibling. I get up and make myself coffee and breakfast, and take it right back to my room and lock the door! I'm able to eat, read my bible and have some prayer time. Sometimes they knock (or just yell) on the door because they need something, or someone spills, or the 2 year old wakes up soaking wet and needs a change. I take care of it and tell them I'm still doing my bible study and try to go right back to my room and lock the door! If the doors not locked, they will just come in to ask me questions that can wait til later. After years of doing this, I can now have a decent quiet time most mornings. I did start setting my alarm earlier so I'd have extra time with Jesus recently too! This came about after many years of struggling to find time. It is a lot harder when you only have little ones that need you all the time. I think you have to really make it a priority and be flexible. That's just a season though, soon you will have bigger kids that can fend for themselves and also be great helpers.

[@coffeeandbibletime]

Wow - thank you so much for sharing! It sounds like you have found a routine that works wonderfully!!! I am so encouraged to hear that even with 8 children (all different ages) you still prioritize your relationship with Jesus as the first thing in your morning! You are an incredible mom!

[@paulamullinax8710]

I love the bible studies. I feel like you and taylor and mentor mom is so encouraging. Thank you to.all of yall

[@coffeeandbibletime]

Thank you friend!

[@paulamullinax8710]

@@coffeeandbibletime your welcome friend

[@niki3773]

2:58 amen! That's just beautiful Ashley. What a holy thing to aspire to. May the Lord help you in that pursuit ❤

[@kathleengill1273]

My quiet time depends on what's going on and how busy I am. This is a busy week so my quiet time is in the evening. Some weeks my life is all over the place but I always make time to read and study my Bible. I enjoyed this and seeing Theo roll over was so cool!

[@coffeeandbibletime]

:) I love how you keep it flexible. Life is always changing so it's important to be flexible. But to also still keep your quiet time consistent is a beautiful thing!

[@Braveh3artGirl]

Hey Ash thank you so much ❤ as a solo mum im so overwhelmed ive been fighting for time with God. Some days im so tired i just pray in tongues. I have a 3 yo about to be 4 and its been full on being the provider, cook, counsellor, play buddy etc ❤ lots or love

[@SarahNicholewithloveandhope]

It’s going to be okay friend. May not feel like it but you’re doing a good job. ❤

[@KariandChris-jr5rl]

Yes I would love a what you eat healthy edition

[@jessicadix1317]

I have a 2 yo & my step daughters are 17 & 15. Some mornings I have my 2 yo watch Chosen Kids so I can read and other times she’ll sit in my lap and I’ll read it to her. Always points and says mamas Bible 🥰. Other days I listen on the Bible app. It all depends on how cheeky my toddler is acting. The main thing is getting into the word doesn’t matter how. Motherhood is a ministry that God has given me and as she gets older I’ll get more time back but I’m enjoying a simple reading/listening plan that isn’t to involved but I can still do something.

[@coffeeandbibletime]

BEAUTIFUL I totally agree motherhood is a ministry! Thank you for sharing! That is so encouraging, friend!

[@ruthschrager6052]

Hi Ashley, my quiet time is mornings and bedtime. Jesus is showing me how to be more intentional in my non believing relationships where I get distracted and pulled off course. He told me to remember to abide minute by minute, and just say his name, and refocus. And he gave me the scripture, the name of the lord is a strong tower, the righteous run to it and are saved. So simple and quick, just return to his name. Thank you for your videos. Theo is growing up so fast! You are both great parents! Have a great night! Much love and peace! Ruth 💖 💖 💖 xoxo

[@haleylewis9587]

You are doing what you can, so be proud of yourself! I have to get up before my kids (around 5:30) to start my reading tasks for the day. It is crucial, because I do not get another time throughout day to read until afternoon nap time! With 3 kids, you just basically have to sacrifice sleep to get essentials done… but you’re already used to not sleeping so it’s not much of an adjustment!

[@emilylomurphy]

Currently I’ve picked back up a Bible in a Year plan I started well over a year ago 😂 now that my babies are almost 3 years old and 14 months old I have more focus. I typically use our afternoon nap time to read and study. Over the years whenever I have found it difficult to get into the Word I always return to the Psalms. I use Don Whitney’s Psalm of the Day, and God’s Word instructs my heart on how it should feel.

[@coffeeandbibletime]

@@emilylomurphy incredible!! You are doing amazing mama ❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@jenniferholmes5218]

I have friends who listen to the Bible as they drive to work…or as they do housework at home. And I love the idea of listening to God’s word with the kiddos around. I wish I’d thought of that when mine were little, and they couldn’t read. Or that I read the Bible TO them more, when they were little. We did sometimes. Eventually, they had scheduled time to spend time with Jesus each day, but I didn’t think about playing Scripture FOR them then.

[@elienvos9633]

Thank you for all the cosy videos!!

[@madieworden2080]

Hey Ashley! I feel what you’re saying so much. I feel like every age and season is so different. And finding quiet time and what it looks like is every changing and will look different in every season with a child. Now, I only have a 4 year old but when she was younger I struggled to find the time. I resorted to after I put her down for the night. Which worked great when she was younger. And honestly, I just try to read and study whenever I get the chance whether she’s awake or asleep. She doesn’t really nap anymore but she does do her own quiet time in her room and that’s when I will do mine in the living room. She’s also school age so if I’m not busy during while she’s at school. I will say with each year that passes so far, it’s gotten easier and easier to find time to do quiet time. The initial introduction of be doing a Bible study in front of her when she was old enough and mobile was a little rough but I stayed consisted and now at 4 she knows what I’m doing and will come up and say “momma Bible study?” And will keep her self busy with toys. She knows now to give me time but she also comes and sits in my lap while I read and we both enjoy it. Snuggles and reading the Bible?! The best! I also encourage her “interruptions” I guess is the best word here? Because then I use the interruption time to teach her what I was just learning before the interruption. It helps me solidify what I was just learning and in turn getting to be able to teach her and wash her with the Word. And getting to be able to train her up in the way she should go. Hope this helps! Thank yall so much for making these videos! You all are always so encouraging and light to my days! 🫶🏼

[@candicesmith8543]

love my quiet times so much

[@jenniferholmes5218]

It was a huge transition for me, going from having a very quiet daily study time to trying to do that once I had kids! When my first was born, she didn’t wake till around 8am, and then she played in her crib till 830/840, so I got up and had my coffee and time with God before getting her most days! My second, however, woke for the day between 5-530 am, so my days were QUITE different! And so my days were more kids running amok while I read and prayed. I think sometime around them being toddlers is when I started writing my prayers, vs praying more in my head, just because I couldn't keep things straight, or focused, unless I wrote it down! A few years later, my husband’s job schedule changed, and instead of him leaving at 445am for work, he started leaving around 915! So my days were more everyone is home and doing stuff, while I was reading and praying. We have an open LR/kit, so it was all of everything going on…much much different than my silent quiet time days before we had kids! We got into a routine where we’d all sit together while the kids and my husband ate breakfast, and I drank my coffee, then the kids would do their chores before starting school (homeschooled), and my husband would get his shower, and I had about 15 min of them all being busy, where I could sit and be with God. And then it changed to me sitting with God AFTER my husband left for work, and the kids were busy with school (they were older and did school more on their own then). There were days, too, where I sent the kids to their rooms to have their own time to talk to God…and we’d do our quiet times at the same time. I started scheduling them to have time for this before they could read…but they did have several picture Bibles, and they prayed to Him. As they got older, they chose what time they would spend with God, and it was different for each kid. I remember sitting at my mil’s, when we were in for a visit, and it was my kids + my niece and nephew + mil, fil, and my husband all playing/chit-chatting, and she asked me how on earth I could sit there and have my quiet time with everyone doing whatever, lol! I was just used to it at that point! Now, it’s back to quiet again, with one moved out and the other working. I have my coffee, a dog in my lap to snuggle/nap, and I still write out my prayers (I process thru writing), and then read my Bible. I can spend more time with this now, again. Lol! It’s quieter and can be longer!

[@jenniferholmes5218]

When my kids were like 3-5ish, I had my quiet time after we made/ate breakfast. I told them to go play…that I needed my time with God…so I could be a nice mommy and not a mean one! 😂😂 They ran like the wind! No one wants the mean mommy!!!

[@WhitneysReadingJourney]

I am a first time stay at home mama who breastfeeds. My girl is 15 months old now and she still takes almost every single nap on me lol and when she is awake she requires/wants a lot if not all of my attention. So it has been challenging to say the least lol Ways I have started to get back into a routine is by holding my baby before her first nap and I put worship music on the tv. We sing and worship together and she loves this! When she goes for her first nap, I will put my air pods in and listen to scripture! Something else I do occasionally is pull out my physical Bible while she plays and has a show on in the background. I don’t do this often because I don’t want her in front of the screen but if I have to in order to get Bible reading in…I will. We are all so different and our babes are so different so I’m trying to remember that and give myself grace when needed.

[@coffeeandbibletime]

@@WhitneysReadingJourney my friend, it is SO amazing that you are seeking the Lord as a new mom. You are doing INCREDIBLE! God is smiling down on you ❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@WhitneysReadingJourney]

@ thank you so much! 🥹💕

[@elle366]

I listen to a Bible verse , talk to God and pray in the car on my way to work. Yes! Would love a daily healthy routine, since tonight I ate a bag of medium size bag of potato chips a half of a candy bar an hour before dinner!

[@coffeeandbibletime]

Thank you friend :) I will try and make that video soon!

[@TheALife23]

So in the morning after I get my daughter ready for school I then come to the living room and I have my Bible and my journals and I have a Bible app on my phone I follow along with my Bible and then I journey what's been on my mind or I journal what God has spoken to me or even my dreams I journal I been journaling them since 2022 and then afterwards I listen to Gospel music I have a battle song playlist or my Slow down Gospel playlist.

[@amandalowe7944]

The Lord blessed us with triplets last year, which would make five girls 4 and under. It’s just me here while my husband is at work and I’ve struggled so much with where do I have quiet time. None of these babies sleep at night so getting up early is just not a thing right now. It’s honestly constant guilt everyday just talking to Him- where Lord where can I sit and read and study?! I feel- just talk to me -in my spirit and at night I read when everyone goes to bed. Like many others, I’ve started the Bible in a year and it’s been nice so far. I fit it in at night or daytime if I’m ever able to get that time. Thank you for all your videos, calming voice, study guides and honesty❤

[@Purity10101]

You're doing great mama! When I had my babies- things were quite zooey for awhile, especially in that newborn phase. At that point, it's just survival mode- sleep when baby sleeps, do the bare minimum. As they approached 8mos-a year they naturally had fallen into their own sleeping routine. I would have my time to do what I wanted during naptimes, also called quiet time. We kept quiet time a mandatory time in the afternoons as they got older and now none of our 5 kiddos nap anymore! But we STILL have designated quiet time where everyone can do something enjoyable, a quiet activity in their own space. It's a must for sanity sake! I do distinctly remember once complaining to the Lord during one of my children's baby phase because it seemed I could hardly find time as before to just be in His Word and have a set time frame. Everyday was different. I felt like I was struggling in my emotions- snappy, grumpy, and the enemy was piling shame on me that I wasn't a good mother or wife. I told the Lord- "God- can't you just make my baby to sleep so I can have time in the Word? Don't you want me to be a good mother & wife?" The Holy Spirit replied "Do you think I care more about you reading My Word or living My Word?" Woooow. Of course the reading was important, but God showed me that day His Word becoming flesh in my own life, being sewn into my heart and expressed thru my life and actions was what He was really after! God bless you on your journey!

[@ariguzman3090]

Great video!

[@coffeeandbibletime]

Thanks!😊

[@weronika6717]

Oh yes.. healthy routine is something that I need now since I’m pregnant and can’t stand eating almost any food 😭 I feel so bad

[@juststeph6940]

For me as a busy mom/business owner with kids with behaviour disorders I have learnt to let go of the perfect routine, let go of the I have to spend x amount of time each day in Gods word. I have learnt to be adaptable and prioritize what matters. Maybe my house is a wreck one day but I’m needing time in Gods word or time in Prayer, let the house be messy. Sometimes I can find time to be with God early in the morning, sometimes my child is awake early and needs my attention. Sometimes I have 20 minutes in between clients and that’s what I have that day with the word. I used to let perfectionism control my life to the point where I wouldn’t do anything because it wouldn’t be perfect. Thankfully after much prayer God has broken me of that. Do what you can ladies whenever you can. No time no matter how long or in-depth it is is time wasted when it’s rooted in God.

[@coffeeandbibletime]

❤️❤️❤️😭😭😭😭😭 definitely needed to hear that! Thank you.

[@juststeph6940]

@ your welcome. We all have times when we need to hear this even myself.

[@chadmeyers404]

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[@coffeeandbibletime]

@@chadmeyers404 😍😍😍 we are creating something special with Moody Publishers coming soon!

[@chadmeyers404]

@@coffeeandbibletime can't wait

[@bonniesouter3026]

I have dyslexia so I usually listen to the audio bible, often while doing things around the house.

[@coffeeandbibletime]

Beautiful!!! Listening to the Bible is so refreshing!

[@ajoyfullsound]

I have a little one almost a toddler now. I have to do bible in the evening after he goes to bed. We are in full on velcro mode lol.

[@coffeeandbibletime]

Love it!!😊

[@IsadellaEstelPolanco]

I love getting up while if still nighttime, if possible, and that usually starts by going to bed early. I then feed my cats and drink some water and then begin my devotions to the Lord with prayer. I put on worship music and many times I sing to Him in the middle of our conversation. Then I read a book from the New Testament. Right now, I'm in Luke. Then I have my alarm set for 6:45am as Coffee Date with Jesus and it literally is that. At that time, I get dress and start making hot coffee. I feed the cat's outside and then drink my hot coffee as I watch the sunrise that the Lord created for us, as I sip my coffee and talk to Him, sing to Him, and compliment Him on His artwork. Then I go inside after a few minutes after the sunrise and hearing the birds chirping, and continue my devotions by reading from devotional books, journaling, and reading an Old Testament book. I also do the same at nighttime. I go outside in my sweater, and have a cup of coffee, and just watch the moon and stars in the sky and talk to the Lord as I drink my coffee, and praise Him, talk to Him about anything that's bothering me, compliment Him on His artwork at night and give Him thanks for the day, while the cats eat. I'm still in my single era, so my morning routine looks a little different than that of someone married or with children.

[@coffeeandbibletime]

Okay. Wow. That is incredibly beautiful and inspiring. Thank you SO much for sharing! ❤️

[@user-tz3nd6xb7o]

I do mine in the morning. I have to sacrifice sleep, but that’s okay!! Jesus Christ IS WORTHY of it! I will journal, read through “The valley of Vision” prayers from the puritans. Then I’ll dive into Scripture. I’m reading the New Testament chronologically. I’m in 1Timothy rn! Lately I’ve been going back into Gods Word on my lunch break! Some of our churches in California are doing 21 days of prayer and fasting so I’m fasting food and staying in the Word🤎

[@coffeeandbibletime]

Incredible. Thank you so much for sharing. That is so inspiring and encouraging to hear. I am lifting California up in prayer now and will continue to do so. Sending you hugs!

[@moon.c]

What time zone is your weekly Bible study zoom?

[@coffeeandbibletime]

@@moon.c CST. Thursday nights at 6:00

[@kJ-wd9wk]

I love this I have been really leaning into my one year Bible 💓 Random sn: I love your rug where did you get it lol❤

[@ninahoffman7199]

In bed early morning when they are still asleep or when they are playing.

[@KariandChris-jr5rl]

I need help .. so I've tried everything I don't want my 5 year old on certain you tube videos because it's corrupted even kid stuff is turned evil. What can I do .. I want her eyes and ears to receive God's love and light and example

[@SarahNicholewithloveandhope]

Usually I spend time listening to Christian worship music with my kids. And doing deep study when they sleep

[@SarahNicholewithloveandhope]

And I also do pray and read the Bible with them on my “travel” bible

[@Alice-hi7pi]

you can handle them,huuu, but it seems so cold there😭. one day i dearmed about Jonny, and he died. is it a nightmare😂❤ very young?

[@labetbhachyrmang2948]

ask God for time to spend with Him..works everytime