Fulltime Mama My name is Elizabeth, and I am the happy wife of ten years to Fabio and fulltime mama to four beautiful children: Joshua-9, Dominique 7, Israel- almost 5, Johann-3 and expecting a new baby in April 2012! We are currently living in Brazil as missionaries and life never ceases to be an adventure!!! I love motherhood with a passion and am passionate about providing a place here at MamaKnowsBest where mothers can learn, grow, and share ... pooling the wisdom of many into one big jackpot for mothers. View all articles | Contact author

If you are like  me, it is hard to have a "quiet time", since the house is rarely quiet! So, I thought I'd share something that has been a real blessing to me lately: the Bible on CD!

We have had the children listening to these CDs for several years now at night while they are falling asleep, but I only started a last summer, when I picked up an extra CD player at a garage sale. I used to think I wouldn't like to listen to anything at bedtime, but I have found it to be wonderful! 

Many times, I have a hard time controlling my thoughts after the lights are out. I don't think about anything bad, but I can't seem to shut my thoughts down to be able to fall asleep! Trying to focus on the Bible playing has helped me to keep my thoughts from wandering a million different directions while falling asleep. And, as I usually keep the same CD in for a week or more, it has really helped me to "lock it in" my mind and heart, and I often contemplate during the day what I listen to at night.  Sometimes if I'm up with the baby in the night and feel wakeful, I will push play then too.

I still try to read my Bible during the day, but getting it in at night provides a richer quantity of Bible time than I would be able to do only by my reading.  I highly recommend it, for yourself and for your children!