THE ONE YEAR HOME AND GARDEN DEVOTIONS BY SANDRA BYRD

This book is good and solid, sure to please pretty much everyone. A great item to give as a gift to an older woman in your life, even if you don’t know her well, but can be enjoyed by younger people as well. Sandra Byrd, already established as a prolific fiction author, has a simple and relaxing style in this devotional. Each day of the year has a cute—typically amusing—little anecdote from her own life or the things she has noticed in nature around her. The anecdotes encourage you to think about a scripture verse written below.
 
The little stories were often very funny, but some of my favorites dealt with serious topics such as disillusionment with churches, wistfulness over dead friends, broken relationships, and the growth of inner darkness (accurately compared to mold growth!) I wasn’t able to go through this whole devotional in the leisurely, year-long way I ideally should have, because I needed to get this review up in a reasonable amount of time! But I intend to start it again in January, which is where the book’s layout begins. It’s one of my first devotionals and I really like it.

I was given this book by Tyndale in exchange for my honest review.