For those of you that are new around here, I release bonus episodes that serve a niche part of my

audience. I have listeners of all faith backgrounds that listen to the podcast. This episode is coming

from a Christian perspective. So if that's something that doesn't fit what you're looking for,

check out one of the several episodes that dropped this month or join me back here tomorrow for a

conversation that you don't want to miss. The Bible is for you. And I say that with full conviction,

belief, not just because I believe it for myself, but because I've experienced it and seen it

for others. Are you getting caught with your Bible open? Are you making time as though it is urgent

to know what the Bible says if we say we believe it. Hey, the Bible is for you

and really does in a very inviting, disarming way, tells stories, draw connections, and gives them

the most beautiful arms wide open introduction into God's word. I want it to not be a should. I want it to be a could. I want it to be an invitation.

This is Diane Bowden, and you're listening to the Minimalist Moms podcast. Today, I sit down with

Rachel Myers, co-founder of She Reads Truth, to explore the inspiration behind the new book

the Bible is for you. Despite our best efforts or even innate desire to get into

scripture on a regular basis, it is a challenge for so many of us. And my hope is that this

conversation will empower you, inspire you, encourage you to make Bible reading more of a priority

in your life. But before we get there, if you have yet to leave a rating and review for the

minimalist moms podcast and have been enjoying the content, I ask you just to pause for a brief moment, hit five stars, tell me your favorite episode, your favorite guest. This is the best way to help the podcast continue to succeed and grow. And as I always say, it doesn't go and notice that you could be listening to so many podcasts and that you continue to listen to the minimalist moms. So thank you, thank you for all the support.

And with that, let's get into this conversation with Rachel.

So it's so funny with your book, it is just super beautiful. I love the painting on the front.

But my husband saw it sitting on the couch. And he's like, oh, no, what happened to your book? Did George get the binding? George is our great Pyrenees. He's like, what happened? And I was like, no, I think this was really intentional. So before we get into the content of the Bible is sweet, I want you to share about why you chose to create the book looking the way that it does.

Sure. Yeah. That's hilarious. I love that. And that he was like concerned. Also, maybe does your dog have a history of doing this?

He was. He's destroyed several library books, which is incredibly unfortunate. He's kind of growing out of that stage,

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