Intimate Conversations- Devotions to Nurture a Woman's Soul by Alicia Britt Chloe
There are three daily activites that a mother does each day. They are so set in stone that we don’t schedule them. There is no entry in the Blackberry, no red pen on the calendar. However, these are three things that each of us do. Every. Day.
We listen – to our kids, to our bosses, to our husbands, to our friends who vent over coffee, to the telemarketer who calls with an automobile survey. It’s what we do. And if we weren’t good listeners before kids, we certainly are now. Endless “Mommy. Mommy. Mommy. MOMMY” and “Why? Why? WHY? Must be answered. AND NOW.
We talk –We’re women. It’s what we do.
We share — We teach our children to share. We share food, drink, time, maternity clothes, hand-me-downs, dinner with neighbors, and stories. Oh the stories. Okay, so maybe it’s called bragging and not sharing, but we do it…with fervor. At the park, the bookstore, the doctor’s office, we’ll tell a story about our kids to anyone who is listening (Or even people who are not listening—aka your husband at the end of a long day).
The one thing we don’t always do it stop and take a few minutes to spend with God. We put it off, we say “I’m too busy”, “I’ll do it later”, we have every rational reason in the world as to why we can’t possibly stop and take the time- for ourselves, for our family. Author Alicia Britt Chole’s book initmate conversations- DEVOTIONS to NURTURE a WOMAN’S SOUL shows ultra busy Mom’s and women how we must take the time to stop, and pray, and then wait and listen for the Lord to show us what His will is. The book is a collection of short devotionals that are easy to understand as they don’t take but a few minutes to read; the key however is to then use the Discussion and Reflective Journaling at the end of each devotion and apply it to your own life. This book can be read and used as a daily reminder of how much God loves us, and how much He wants to help us each and every day, in every situation, if only we take the time to STOP, PRAY and LISTEN.
Author Alicia Britt Chole brings the messages of the Bible into your home in this book, she writes with sound Biblical guidance and a gentle spirit that doesn’t force issues, but yet shows readers how just the simple act of allowing the Lord into your life and having Him direct your every day decisions can make such a big difference in how you live. This is a great book for new believers or those that have been believers for a long time. I highly recommend this to any Mom that just needs that gentle nudge to show yourself a little grace, take a load off and read one devotion a day- it can change you!
Available September 2009 at your favorite bookseller from Revell, a division of Baker Publishing Group.
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