Beloved Devotional and Giveaway

Beloved: 365 Devotions for Young Women

Written by Lindsay A. Franklin

If you are or have a young woman in your life, you area aware of the many pressures being faced by this age group today.  Its a broken world in which we live, and the influences affecting young people today are often scattered with poor options, poor role models, and false information.  It is so important for them to have safe, Godly people and resources to reach for.  Thankfully, companies like Zondervan continue to reach out with resources.  One of their latest, a devotional written just for young ladies, is a nice addition to the list of books available.

The "Beloved" devotional draws from Biblical women and their stories to help young women deepen their faith and grow in their relationship with Christ.  Women such as Ruth, Esther, Mary and Abigail appear in this book and help to cover topics such as inner beauty, friendship and other relationships, the future and more.  With 365 days, there is a devotion for each day of the year.  Each daily reading is accompanied by a scripture verse about a woman from the bible to whom readers can look to for inspiration and wisdom.  In addition to the scripture verse and devotional, there is a small area to journal.  This space offers 4 lines to write on, so it is not a big space, more a place to jot a thought or idea than to actually journal.

This devotional is definitely for the older end of young women.  There are very mature topic discussed, such as Tamar's story and the idea that there is healing after sexual trauma.  This is not a book for tweens.  However, for girls age 15 on, it has appropriate topics, encouragement, instruction and guidance from a Biblical viewpoint.  With a pink floral cover and embossing to make it shine, colorful edging on each page and a pink ribbon book mark, it is an attractive book that catches the eye. 

You can find a copy of this book here

Giveaway

You can win a copy of the book by commenting with your favorite Christmas song.  A winner will be drawn on Monday, November 26, 2018

“Disclosure (in accordance with the FTC’s 16 CFR, Part 255:  “Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising”):  Many thanks to Propeller Consulting, LLC for providing this prize for the giveaway.  Choice of winners and opinions are 100% my own and NOT influenced by monetary compensation.  I did receive a sample of the product in exchange for this review and post. Only one entrant per mailing address, per giveaway.  If you have won a prize from our sponsor Propeller /FlyBy Promotions in the last 30 days on the same blog, you are not eligible to win.  Or if you have won the same prize on another blog, you are not eligible to win it again.  Winner is subject to eligibility verification.

Ellie Claire Art Journals

I am so excited about the product I am currently reviewing.  I enjoy journaling, when I can squeeze in in, and have been trying the adult coloring books and even a little of the hand lettering on my own, So, when the opportunity came for me to be able to try the beautiful and amazing Art Journals from Ellie Claire, I jumped on it.

 I had not heard of Ellie Claire Journals before, but I was immediately impressed upon opening my box and very excited to dig in.

The "Illuminate Your Story" Journal

 This journal walks the user through the history of lettering and offers tutorials for each letter of the alphabet in a couple of different formats with room to practice.

 It also includes artistic elements often included in this historical art form.

 To add to the fun, there is a pocket at the back for keepsakes and a built in bookmark to keep your place as you go through the alphabet.

 The "Faith & Lettering" Journal

 This journal is all about taking time to hand letter verses and thoughts.  With practice pages to get the user started

 as well as blank pages intended for journaling however the writer chooses, artistically or otherwise.

 The "Illustrated Word" Journal

 This journal is created to be an illustrated Bible coloring journal.  There are blank pages for journaling, but also pages that can be colored, with the actual artwork displayed in full color.  It takes the adult coloring book to a new, spiritual and worshipful plane.

 These journals are sturdily constructed, and I love that they look aged and artful in themselves.  The covers are hard and thick, and the paper is a nice, quality, thick paper that does not bleed through, even with fountain style pens.

 The "Illuminate Your Story" and "Faith & Lettering" journals come with an elastic pen loop fixed to the binding for convenient storage of your chosen writing piece.  The instructions are very clear and easy to follow, with plenty of explanation for each technique, including historical background, examples and vivid images. 

Right now, my favorite by far is the "Faith & Lettering Journal".  I have loved diving into this journal, learning different styles of lettering and really finding the value in meditating on a verse as I spend the time working on each word one at a time, in an artful way.  Though not an artist by any fashion, I find I can make the words come alive and take meaning with some creativity and color.  Already, I have found myself putting two verses into memory from practicing and making my pen flow across the pages.

I have enjoyed digging into these journals and bragging about them to my friends.  They are a beautiful addition to the Bible study time at my house and have actually encouraged me to want to dig in more because they are so fun.  I am looking forward to filling them over the coming months.  I am also already planning to give them as gifts.

You can find these journals here:
Illuminate Your Story
Faith & Lettering
The Illustrated Word

* I received these journals for free in exchange for my honest and un-biased review.