Two of my resolutions this year involve a lot of memorizing. Even if I weren’t attempting to memorize John or learning Greek vocabulary, I think memorizing something helps exercise the brain, and memorizing scripture has immense value.

One thing I’ve found useful in memorizing things is having visual reminders to think about it, especially in places where I find myself waiting or doing something that doesn’t involve serious thinking. I don’t use all these places, and it would probably just leave a cluttered feeling to your house if you did, but consider finding one or two that work for you. You can post a single verse, a vocabulary list, the first letter of each word in an extended passage, or whatever works for you. Here are 10 places to consider posting memorization material:

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I enjoy marking the New Year. In particular, I enjoy thinking about how to improve my life. Since I no longer have to fill out 4-H paperwork, I like setting goals (ok, so even when I was in 4-H I enjoyed having goals for running, school, and other things, just not 4-H).

This year, I missed out on that a bit. We got back to the cities on New Year’s Eve, and I hadn’t done any serious contemplation on New Year’s before that. That would probably have been ok, but I’ve been exhausted this week. I knew some of my general goals, but I hadn’t worked out much of the specifics. Now that I’ve had time to think about it, it seems a bit late to post my New Year’s goals...

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