Beloved

Originally posted on Creative Madness Mama.I have to admit that one thing I look forward to as the new year turns around is not a diet plan or resolutions but starting a new planner and devotional. For the last several weeks, my oldest daughter and I have been blessed with the opportunity to spend time dwelling within the pages of this gorgeous hand-sized hardcover with satin ribbon devotional. These 371 pages in Beloved: 365 Devotions for Young Women contain 365 devotionals to take you through the year from Zondervan.

At first, AppleBlossom was set on not starting until the new year, but I had to convince her that wouldn't go over very well as far as writing a review was concerned. She asked where I was within my personal readings and I told her that I had been skimming and skipping around a bit to get a better idea of what to tell people who wanted to know what the book was like. Her response was along that lines of, “...but what if you miss something important?!” She was eager to jump in, but wanted to make sure she gave it its due.

While the targeted age audience for these devotions for young women is 13-18 years old, my daughter (9.5 and a very advanced reader) has been able to enjoy the few devotionals she has read through. As have I, and I'm a decade and some beyond that target as well. This little book has so much to offer in its beautiful cover and durable pages to help any woman read through topical devotions and truly find their identity as a beloved woman of Christ.

A digital preview is available on the book-specific website as linked in the first paragraph if you would like to peruse the first several devotions. In the preview, one can see the beautiful illustrations that line the borders of each page and see the white space available with lines below perfect for doodling or journaling along as you journey through the inspiration left to us by women of the Bible from Esther, Ruth, Naomi, Mary, Leah, Rachel, Abigail, Sarah and more. Yet the devotions are not only on the females as there is plenty of material from the men in their lives as well.
This review was originally posted on Creative Madness Mama.