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The One Year Be-Tween You and God: Devotions for Girls

Sandra Byrd (Goodreads Author)

4.49 · Rating details · 45 ratings · 12 reviews

This One Year book is a diary-style devotional for tween girls (9 to 14) that emphasizes their growing, special relationship with God. Each devotion begins with a statement, thought, or question to God. Every girl is likely to make these statements and ask such questions . . . many of which they may not want to share with other people.The book emphasizes that tween girls c ...more

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Dec 22, 2020 Faith, Fun & Fridays rated it it was amazing

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From teen blogger "A": I have a LOT of devotionals at home, but Sandra Byrd's One Year Be-Tween You and God is one of my favorites. Each day's devo opens with a question that a girl might ask about God, life, school, relationships, or another a topic, and in the body of the lesson, Byrd expertly unpacks the question while tying it in with encouraging Biblical truths. Each devo concludes with a well-picked Bible verse and a prompt for girls to think through or act upon.

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Jul 26, 2017 Kim Justice rated it it was amazing

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Right off the top I will say this review will be nice, sweet and short.

I Loved this devotional! As the title say's it is for Be-Tween Girls (9 to 14). The cover is a gorgeous teal. The pages are beautifully illustrated. Each daily devotion is geared toward girls fears, joys and:

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Aug 27, 2013 Seekingmylord rated it it was amazing

This review is months overdue, but that is because my daughter has actually been and still is using The One Year Be-Tween You & God Devotional for Girls by Sandra Byrd. I had become discouraged about reviewing devotionals for tween girls until I found this one, which I can highly recommend. In the mornings, we have done it together and she has done it independently...without being reminded most of the time. I even caught her reading through it in the afternoons.

First let me judge this book by i This review is months overdue, but that is because my daughter has actually been and still is using The One Year Be-Tween You & God Devotional for Girls by Sandra Byrd. I had become discouraged about reviewing devotionals for tween girls until I found this one, which I can highly recommend. In the mornings, we have done it together and she has done it independently...without being reminded most of the time. I even caught her reading through it in the afternoons.

First let me judge this book by its teal, leather cover with impressed flowers and butterflies that my daughter found so pretty and I found so functional. It has a journal-like quality, being under 7½ x 5½ in size, making it rather convenient to carry along. It also has a gold ribbon bookmarker that keeps her place quite nicely. I was at first disappointed that the book was not in pink, previously my daughter's favorite color, but lately she has been liking teal, so she was thrilled.

Inside is not colorful, but not boring either; the pages have a girl-appeal, journal-like quality with decorative sections. A tab layered in flowers at the top with a date and beside it a note in a clean handwriting font with a question addressed to God, common and relevant to many pre-teen girls generally and specifically. Although the more specific might not be relevant to the child that day, the body of the message is still beneficial.

Dear God, I'm afraid my grades will start to fall if I get one bad grade on a test, even though I'm usually a good student.

Dear God, One of my friends gets mad if I "dare" to have another friend. I hung out with other friends, but I don't tell her. I feel dishonest. What should I do?

Dear God, I'm only a kid, really. What can I do to tell others about you? I'm afraid if I speak up, people will laugh at me.

The body of the page starts with: Consider this..." It is not preachy, but helps lead the child into a deeper thinking and change of perspective as a good devotional should. The advice given is gentle but firm, Biblical, and quite age-appropriate, like something a grandparent might say.

At the bottom of each page is another note-like section that begins with "God says..." with a scripture. Next to it is "How About You?" with one or more questions to make it even more relevant and help the child to put what was learned into practical use.

The one thing it lacked is a reminder to pray at the end of the pages. Personally, as an adult, I find such reminders in my devotionals annoyingly unnecessary, particularly when it is written about for what I should pray as if the devotional itself was not adequate to prompt a person on its own. However, considering the target age, I think a reminder to talk with God at the bottom of the page might have been beneficial for the girls who would be doing this devotional independently. So, I would suggest to parents, to begin with the child guiding her through the devotional time process ending with a time for prayer, until the child seems prepared to take the initiative to spend this precious time independently with God guided with devotional.

I received a complementary copy of this book from Tyndale House Publishers for my honest review. ...more

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Nov 16, 2012 Ann rated it it was amazing

It saddens me to see how much pressure there is on young girls to act a certain way, dress a certain way and be a certain way. Our tweens face challenging issues daily. Friends, peer pressure, media influences can leave these young girls confused uncertain. Sometimes they feel comfortable talking to their parents and sometimes they don't. And even when they do talk to parents, parents don't always know how to answer their questions. And even if they do, a reinforcement might be needed. And then, It saddens me to see how much pressure there is on young girls to act a certain way, dress a certain way and be a certain way. Our tweens face challenging issues daily. Friends, peer pressure, media influences can leave these young girls confused uncertain. Sometimes they feel comfortable talking to their parents and sometimes they don't. And even when they do talk to parents, parents don't always know how to answer their questions. And even if they do, a reinforcement might be needed. And then, unfortunately, sometimes, these young girls may just lack spiritual guidance.

The One Year Be-Tween You & God, Devotions for Girls by Sandra Byrd is a lovely book that provides spiritual guidance and reassurance to tween girls. The book poses real questions that young girls might have, such as: Dear God, I have a friend who has everything. Shes pretty, she's rich and she's nice. I admit that I am jealous. What can I do? and Dear God, why do people think it's okay to say Oh My God? to Dear god, why won't my parents allow me to do what other girls are allowed to do, even if the other girls and their families are Christians?

Each daily reading presents a new question, a scripture related to the question and a "How about you" section that helps readers explore how the question, or a similar question, might be evident in their life.

This is a beautiful book, measuring about 6"x 8", with a soft, flexible, durable cover, easy for young hands to hold. The turquoise cover is embossed with flowers and butterflies. The pages are printed on a medium-weight durable paper. The questions really are things that young girls might wonder about in regards to God, life and everything in between. The answers to the questions give solid Christian advice and explain things at a level that young girls can understand. This is a beautiful book for any young girl in the 9-12 year old age range whether be your daughter, niece or any other young lady you care about.

My eight-year old daughter reviewed the book as well. This is what she has to say about it:
I like Be-Tween You and God Devotions for Girls. It is a Christian book and I like that. I like it because it has questions that girls my age would ask and answers. It has questions about things girls might worry about. The answers are really good because they make it fun. They explain the question and they are very good answers because the answers relate to everyday things, like being bitten by a mosquito.I like the cover because it feels like leather and I like the turquoise color, too. It also has pretty flowers and butterflies on it.

Disclosure: I received a complimentary copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. ...more

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Oct 10, 2012 Heather rated it really liked it

The One Year Be-Tween You and God Devotions for Girls is a beautiful devotional book, and it immediately captured my daughter's attention. The teal leather-like material makes it look and feel more grown-up than many other devotionals for young girls. It's well made, and the pages are sturdy so they won't tear easily. The small attached yellow ribbon bookmark is a nice contrast to the teal cover. It's a perfect fit for a young lady who is transitioning from a little girl to a young women.

The dev The One Year Be-Tween You and God Devotions for Girls is a beautiful devotional book, and it immediately captured my daughter's attention. The teal leather-like material makes it look and feel more grown-up than many other devotionals for young girls. It's well made, and the pages are sturdy so they won't tear easily. The small attached yellow ribbon bookmark is a nice contrast to the teal cover. It's a perfect fit for a young lady who is transitioning from a little girl to a young women.

The devotional itself is set up in a format which allows the tween girl to read one devotional a day for the entire year. The devotionals are each one page in length and feature a "Dear God" question, the devotional, a scripture passage about what God says about the topic, and a "How About You?" question. The questions are ones that many tween girls will ask during this time of their life such as:

*Sometimes I feel to unimportant to do anything special for you. I mean, what can I actually do?
*Sometimes I am unhappy with the way you made me. I am so tall, the boys in choir call me Godzilla.
It's embarrassing. Can anything be done?
*Why does everyone have to be so prejudiced?
*Telling others about you is kind of hard to do. Will it even make a difference?
*I'd really like to trust you more. How can I do that?

The devotionals then go into answering the questions. Normally, the scripture passage includes a single verse or a couple of verses that have been written out, so the tween does not have to use a Bible for the devotional. This is one area where I feel the devotional book fell short. I would have liked to see additional verses, scripture passages so the girls could dig deeper into what the scripture says about the topic. Some of the devotionals felt a bit shallow (my daughter agreed), and I believe the additional reading would have helped overcome this.

The questions at the end allow the girls to think a little more on the subject and make it applicable to their lives. I have found that these type of questions work great for mother/daughter talks as talking these types of questions through with me helps my daughter develop her thought process more than if she would to do it on her own. Since these are meant to be personal devotionals, it might be nice if their were a little note here and there about talking something over with your parents.

Overall, from the devotionals that we read, I believe it's a good personal devotional book for this age group, and I think it will appeal to the target audience.

Disclosure: I received a copy of the above mentioned book as a member of the Tyndale Blog Network to help facilitate the writing of a frank and honest review. A positive review is not guaranteed, and all opinions are my own. ...more

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Oct 14, 2012 Kathie Phillips rated it really liked it

I was thrilled to receive a copy of "The One Year Be-Tween You and God" devotional book for girls. As a mom of a teenage daughter, I am always on the lookout for great resources to help her grow in her relationship with Christ.

The book contains 365 devotions, one for each day of the year. Each devotional contains a "Dear God" question (written from the prospective of a "tween"); a "Consider This" devotional thought written by the author; a follow-up question; and a passage of Scripture. The scri ...more

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Aug 29, 2013 Brandi (Rambles of a SAHM) rated it it was amazing

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Back to school season seems to be the perfect time to begin some great habits in your children. One of the best habits to form is the daily study of the Bible. Sandra Byrd has put together a wonderful year long devotional book designed for your nine to fourteen year old girl.

From the teal colored leather cover to the daily devotional layout, I think your girl with find this book engaging. Each day is generically dated making it possible to start at any point in the year. There is a nice attache ...more

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Oct 30, 2012 Alecia Simersky rated it it was amazing

I was lucky enough to be able to review The One Year Be-Tween You & God devotions for girls, by Sandra Byrd, this past month. I have been looking for something age appropriate for my daughter and me to do together and this devotional was perfect.

The devotional's weren't too long and the message was just deep enough to get her thinking. I even had my son sit in on it too and he got something out of most of them, they really applied to both. If you are a mother of a tween, then like me you have co ...more

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Nov 02, 2012 Gail Welborn rated it it was amazing

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Best-selling author Sandra Byrd encourages tween and teen girls to spend time with God in her October release, The One Year Be-Tween You & God Devotions for Girls. There they find 365-devotions that inspire girls to develop a life-time relationship with their Lord. Where they gain knowledge of who God is, why they can trust Him and how scripture applies to their daily lives.

The devotions, written for ages 10 to 14, help shape the “…most formative years of a young girl’s spiritual life” and are ...more

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Oct 27, 2012 Ann rated it it was amazing

I received a complimentary copy of One Year Be-Tween You & God for review purposes and gave it to my 11-year-old daughter, Alli. She was immediately drawn to the look and feel of the book, but beyond the pure aesthetics, I have noticed that she is continuing to read it every day. When I asked her opinion, she said, “I like the wording.” When I pressed further, she explained that the devotions are easy to understand and she enjoys reading them. From a middle-schooler, I’ll take that as a five-sta ...more

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Jul 18, 2016 Edith Kurie rated it it was amazing

The wisdom shared in soft whispers to a young girl as she searches for answers, or help, or hope found in this book is something I wish I'd had in my pre-teen years. 365 questions, quandaries, issues that almost every young girl will encounter in her life (and some answers I found most useful, even now) are given profound consideration and helpful suggestions as to how to address each one with kindness, godly wisdom yet maintain the natural boundaries of conscience and strength. All young girls ...more

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Oct 29, 2012 Elizabeth Dyck added it

Besides the point that the book has a beautiful cover and cute butterflies/flowers on the pages, it has the Word of God in it. A devotional book for tween girls a page for everyday of the year.

I have read a number of the devotionals for the days that they are written and will continue to use it as a devotional book throughout the coming year. Even though I am in my higher teens already.

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Bestselling author Sandra Byrd has published fifty books over her editing and writing career. Her traditionally published books include titles by Howard Books, a division of Simon and Schuster, Tyndale House Publishers, WaterBrook Press, an imprint of Penguin Random House, and Bethany House Publishers.

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