Devotions From the Garden
Life is like a garden. Complete with seasons of dormancy and growth, preparation and harvest. A winter, spring, summer, and fall of the soul.
Devotions from the Garden is a collection of short faith devotional readings covering topics such as tilling the hard soil, composting, planting, watering, weeding, thinning, insects, harvesting, and blooming as they relate to life. If you are a gardener or are looking for inspiration to face life’s seasons, this devotional guide will plant seeds of hope in your soul.
Be Like A Tree
Discover the keys to a fruitful life as you embrace the Biblical promise to “…be like a tree planted by the water that sends out its roots by the stream. It does not fear when heat comes; its leaves are always green. It has no worries in a year of drought and never fails to bear fruit.” ~Jeremiah 17:8
Within the pages of this practical devotional, unpack the essence of what it means to truly be like a tree. Learn how to:
•Put down deep roots and survive the drought.
•Identify and prevent the things that hinder spiritual growth.
•Let personal growth become a support for others.
•Be attractive, scatter seed, and grow fruit.
•Embrace your unique potential.
After all, who doesn’t want to live a fruitful life?
Creation Declares
God’s fingerprints are all over His creation.
Just like a sculpture, painting, symphony, or poem reveals clues about the one who created it, all creation reveals God. Nature screams about God without uttering a single word, and the deeper we look, the more we discover of His infinite creativity and attention to the smallest detail.
In this 50-day devotional, you will:
- Learn how creation continuously speaks of God’s power and divine nature.
- Gain a deeper understanding of God’s invisible qualities through His creation.
- Discover the beauty and complexity of nature and how it reflects God’s character.
- Find new ways to connect with God and deepen your relationship with Him.
- Reflect on God’s fingerprints in your own life and how He is constantly at work.
Don’t miss out on this eye-opening and transformative devotional journey through God’s creation.
With All of Creation
Creation declares God’s glory and points us heavenward.
This compilation includes the following titles for well over 100 devotions using examples from nature plus Scripture to challenge the reader toward spiritual growth.
Devotions from the Garden — Explore the seasons of the soul
Be Like a Tree — Discover the keys to a fruitful life
Creation Declares — Reflect on God’s infinite creativity
Let us join with all of creation in worship.
Pigskin Parables: Devotions from the Game of Football
Life is like the game of football.
Teammates preparing for battle. Mentors coaching from the sidelines. Opportunities to persevere through trials, recover from injuries, regroup during a timeout, adjust after penalties, and celebrate the victories.
As the wife of a high school football coach, Candee Fick has learned a lot about life as illustrated on the football field. This collection of devotional readings covers many aspects of the game of football as they relate to the faith-filled life.
Pigskin Parables: Exploring Faith and Football
An eleven-week devotional journey exploring what faith and football have in common.
As the wife of a high school football coach, author Candee Fick has climbed metal bleachers in all kinds of weather to see firsthand the battle for field position and points. In addition to discovering the benefits of a comfortable stadium chair, she has seen many lessons about life illustrated on the playing field including coaching, preparation, strategy, teamwork, protection, criticism, rules and consequences, perseverance, time outs, and rewards.
This updated and reformatted version of an earlier book combines aspects of the game of football, personal anecdotes, practical examples, and Scripture to illustrate biblical truths about life. Each week includes an introduction, five daily readings, application drills, and a topic review.
Making Lemonade: Parents Transforming Special Needs
When life gives you lemons, you need hope.
And a way to handle them. Because how you approach, process, and transform life’s difficulties makes all the difference, especially for parents facing the sometimes sour experiences of raising special needs children with developmental, behavioral, and/or health needs.
Structured around the steps of a recipe for making lemonade, emotional stories from special needs parents, including the author, are woven together with practical strategies from a Christian world view. The result is a transformational, uplifting, virtual support group that will encourage you to face whatever lemons you face in the kitchen of life.
MAKING LEMONADE is a must read for not only parents but for professionals who work with children with special needs. (Specific issues covered include autism, mosaic Down syndrome, cerebral palsy, tuberous sclerosis, Cornelia de Lange syndrome, cancers, and ADHD.)