As a busy mother of young ones, it’s sometimes difficult for me to have one continuous thought, let alone meditate on anything during the day. I’ve finally found a tool that has helped me greatly:
I found this French board all alone way up high on a clearance shelf. It was marked down by 90% to $1.50! I was jumping up and down when I found it. Dan wasn’t so sure why I was so excited. 
I’ve wanted to purchase one of these boards for a long time, but the price just seemed too high for me. This one just “happens” to match my apple-themed kitchen and is the perfect size for the boring space above my sink. I spend lots of time standing here during the day since we don’t have a dishwasher.
This board has become “encouragement/conviction central” for me during the day. What do I put on this board?
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Scriptures that I’m working to memorize
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Points or ideas from a book I’m reading that I want to incorporate into my day
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New (good) habits that I want to make a part of my life
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Pictures of my smiling children – this helps me to have a good attitude about them when things aren’t going so well
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Encouraging blog posts that I’ve read, such as one from Holly entitled “What will they see?”
In my alone time in the morning, I often read things (in the Bible or other book) that are very insightful and instructive. As the busyness of the day commences, however, many times those concepts fly right out of my brain. This board helps me to have a general focus to the day (or week) because I revisit this area of my house repeatedly throughout the day.
What tools or methods do you use to learn things and remember them?
Anna~ I like your new board! What a wonderful way to help keep a positive focus during your day. I may try this in my home…..except I’ll put it on our fridge cause it’s where I go a lot
That is both lovely and creative. I use our refrigerator as a place to put photos so I remember to pray for people. I like the idea of habit & idea reminders. There is a window above my sink, the fridge would have to do for that.
The boys also have a dry erase board & bulletin board for prayers and memory verses near the table for school things.
Praying you had a lovely Easter.
Julie
When I am down about something that doesn’t have an answer, I seem to lose focus of the positive. I leave a little spiral book next to my bed with a pen and when I wake up, the first thing I do is write a list of everything I am thankful for. It’s amazing how fast those pages add up, and somehow my spirits are lifted. Even if I don’t have a solution to the problem, I know that the One who has given me all of those blessings will also help me with anything when the time is right.
Luke 11:11 “If a son shall ask bread of any of you that is a father, will he give him a stone? or if he ask a fish, will he for a fish give him a serpent?”
I believe God’s Word is true, so then I feel better.