Aletha Cress Oglesby, M.D.

If you’re making new year’s resolutions about eating, exercising, saving money, or listening to your spouse better, here is one I hope you will try.

Listen to or read the Bible this year. There are many ways to read the Bible but I invite you to join me in listening to the Bible at Daily Audio Bible.

Brian Hardin reads the Bible every single day- a selection from the

Old Testament,
New Testament,
Psalms, and
Proverbs

so that he completes the Bible in one year. He and his team offer a unique Bible reading/listening opportunity.

If you don’t know much about the Bible, don’t worry. You will when the year is over.

Brian doesn’t just read the Bible; he

explains it,
points out its relevance to our world today,
encourages us to apply it to our lives and
to share its good news with our friends and family.

Besides English, several other languages are available, including Spanish, French, Chinese, Arabic, Portuguese, and Japanese.

There are special versions for

KIDS and TEENS,

a daily Psalm and a daily Proverb

and a Chronological version-reading the books of the Bible in the order the events happened.

Daily Audio Bible formats

Daily Audio Bible Mobile App- Download on the App Store

Daily Audio Bible Podcast-Listen on Apple Podcasts

With some versions, you can also read along while you listen and you can enter your thoughts in a journal. You can bookmark favorites.It even checks off the episodes you have listened to.

From the DAB Core Values

In all that we do we have the goal of irreversible change.
It’s not education, though that certainly happens,
it’s not inspiration, though that may be a result and
it’s not encouragement, though we hope it happens…
It’s irreversible change – the transformation of hearts and lives that in turn empowers an awake and alert heart to influence those within their sphere of influence for irreversible change.

One of the best parts -DAB offers this wonderful opportunity free of charge.

You pay nothing for the app and use of the web site.

Of course, it costs money to produce something of this quality; generous donations and the sale of books and other items on the website fund the project.

So please use the links above to check it out- you have nothing to lose. I’ll check in with you in a few weeks to ask how it’s going or you can let me know now.

Brian Hardin is a music producer, ordained minister and author of several books including

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PASSAGES: HOW READING THE BIBLE IN A YEAR WILL CHANGE EVERYTHING FOR YOU

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Sincerely, Dr. Aletha

With people living such long lives now, most of us will spend a large portion of it as grandparents, even great-grandparents. But today’s grandmothers aren’t just sitting in rocking chairs knitting.

updated December 23, 2023

Modern grandmothers do everything. They run businesses and run for office.

There have been grandmothers in Congress and on the Supreme Court.

Grandmothers run marathons, teach yoga, and compete in ballroom dancing (like me).

Some retire from long successful careers and some start new careers.

And some grandmothers write blogs that cover a wide variety of subjects, including marriage, family, travel, cooking, fitness, retirement, faith, genealogy, crafts, gardening, books, health, DIY, and of course grandchildren.

find hidden opportunities hidden in each new day — Michael Josephson-ethics law professor– affiliate link

2019 New Year’s Resolutions

Several of the other grandmother bloggers I know shared their New Year’s resolutions online. Here is what I wrote-

I’m a stickler for definitions so I checked to see what “resolution” means. It is

a “firm determination to do something” or the “act of solving a problem.”

I don’t make “New Year’s” resolutions because I think we should be making resolutions all the time; if we think of it as just a once-a-year process, we miss multiple opportunities to accomplish new things or solve problems.

I resolve to continue learning new things and improving my skills. In 2019 I will be required to recertify as a family physician, so I have a “firm determination” to pass the exam. (And I did.)

I also want to improve my ballroom dancing skills and learn new steps and routines.

I want to update old blog posts with newer information and address important medical topics that I haven’t tackled before.

I want to spend quality time with my friends and family, nurture my faith, and find new ways to give back to my community.

This bright new year is given to me to live each day with zest-William Arthur Ward — William Arthur Ward- author and pastor– affiliate link

More grandmothers’ resolutions

Here are summaries of what other grandmothers shared with a link to their blogs.

Kimberly – Passing Down the Love:

finalize my retirement plans,
move my feet a little more and
look for happiness in the little things.

Donna – Retirement Reflections:

healthy diet and increased exercise.

Sylvia – Grace for a Gypsy:

to organize and publish my family research

fully transition my DIY blog to a grandma blog.

To simplify my life.

Cathy – Life of 2 Snowbirds:

Start my healthy diet and exercise more.

Nikki – Gwin Gal Inside and Out:

to host more family get-togethers much more frequently in the coming months.

Pat – Mille Fiori Favoriti:

to live even more healthfully, with more exercise, and to
be proactive about going to exams and tests to monitor our health.

Marisa – All Our Way:

I’m signing on with an agent which leaves me free to work on my blog
I want to double my page view by next year.

Christie – So What? Now What?:

to accomplish or experience things during 2019, focusing on health, joy, learning, and relationships.

Your turn to resolve-

How about you? What do you resolve, plan, hope, or want to achieve this year? And if you are fortunate enough to have her, why not ask your grandmother what her resolutions are?

The object of a new year is not that we should have a new year, but a new you.

exploring the HEART of health all year long

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Author: Aletha Cress Oglesby, M.D.