Greg and I are memorizing verses together in 2009. I am very excited about this, but he pulled out the important but intimidating Romans 3:21-26 for our first verses (for those of you who listen to Greg ever, you will not be surprised by this choice!). It is wordy and challenging and in my mind I know a mix match of the NIV and ESV. We are memorizing the ESV.
I am excited I got the whole thing perfected while cooking vegetable beef soup yesterday. As I cut vegetables, I repeated the phrases and meditated and memorized. I am going to start redeeming the time that seems mundane (cooking, cleaning, etc) by thinking on scripture. What a blessing that time was. Instead of worrying about something pointless, my mind was turned toward the gospel! I usually write scripture over and over to memorize it, but I held onto this passage while doing something else.
So, try it, and let me know what happens!
The Art of Coming Alive 
My mom made me do that for Bible Drill. At the time, I wasn’t keen on repeating words over and over again while peeling potatos, but now I am so grateful.
Thanks for the tip-yes isn’t it good to have our minds fixed where they need to be?!