Hey friends, Merry Christmas season! I love that this episode drops in your podcast feed the day after Christmas, and I hope it finds you well rested and joyful. Our little Langr crew has been sick this past week, so we’re enjoying quiet family time and praying for everyone soon.

But this episode also finds you just a few days before the first day of 2023. There are many resolutions that I’ve made throughout the years, but one that I keep making ….and failing…is reading the Bible from cover to cover.

Some years, I’ve tried to read from Genesis to Revelations, falling off the wagon sometime around Leviticus. Then, I tried reading through with Fr. Mike Schmitz and his podcast and I made it PAST Leviticus, and then just stopped listening.

I WANT to read through the Bible, and you might too - but how?! And where do we find the motivation to get past the boring parts (I’m looking at you, descriptions of the ark of the covenant), the run-on sentences from St. Paul, and the parts that just leave you confused?

In this episode, I’m sitting down with Meg Hunter-Kilmer. She’s an itinerant missionary and the author of a brand new Bible Journal. Oh, and she’s just wrapping up her 21st read through the entire Bible, so she has some great advice if that’s your goal this upcoming year, to!

We’re talking about what Meg’s very first read through scripture looked like (she was thirteen! It took her five years!) and the unique way she recommends reading the Bible so you don’t get bogged down in 1st and 2nd chronicles and Meg shares one of my new favorite saint quotes on scripture that I hadn’t heard until our conversation today.

If you want to spend time in God’s word every day and grow in your knowledge and love of Scripture, sister, this letter is for you.

Topics we talked about in this episode:

• Meg’s life as a hobo missionary and how she surrenders and trusts God to provide
• How Meg wrote her new book, A Year in the Word Catholic Bible Journal on Instagram
• How Scripture has impacted Meg from her first read through at age 13 to today
• Meg’s recommended reading plan to help you make it from Genesis to Revelations
• What to do with Scripture passages that confuse (and bore!) you
• The Bible verses Meg keeps close to her heart
• How Meg lives out the feminine genius

Resources you should check out after listening to this episode:

• Grab a copy of A Year In the Word Catholic Bible Journal
• Explore Meg’s website
• Listen to Meg and Chloe’s previous conversations about  surrender and the saints 
• Pick up a copy of the Letters to Women book
• Check out the sponsor for today’s episode, The Little Catholic Box

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