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Girl Talk: 52 Weekly Devotions
A Faithgirlz Guide to Life By middle school, a lot of new, sometimes strange, things start to happen, and it can be overwhelming. You have new responsibilities, new opportunities, and a whole new set of problems, and sometimes it can feel like no one but you can understand what it’s like to be you. Well, you’re not alone. This one-year devotional is filled with stories about girls who feel just like you, and who are going through things like embarrassing moments in front of friends, putting up with mean girls at school, having a huge crush on that cute boy, or just dealing with what it’s like to become a young woman. As you read their stories each week, and fill in questions about how you think each girl should react, you’ll learn new ways to deal with the pressures around you. Through prayer and journal exercises, you’ll also discover there is someone out there who knows exactly how you feel. And he’s more than ready to listen.
432 pages, Paperback
First published October 1, 2009
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January 13, 2017
*This review is by Lé Wifey on behalf of Yoni to give a female perspective.*
This book consists of two parts for each week. Part one of the weekly devotional is a story about a girl that is faced with a certain challenge and how they make choice along the way that in the end teach the reader valuable lessons, each week a different story is presented. Topics such as perseverance, anxiety, fitting in, confidence, secrets, honesty, friendship, and many more. With each weekly devotional girls are challenged to look at their own lives and reflect on the importance of making good life choices and how those choices impact themselves and the other people in their lives. Part two of the weekly devotional the reader will find 7 questions, one for each day, that will prompt the reader to reflect on their own life and journal their thoughts to the question presented. Each questions is designed to help young girls be honest with themselves and take a deep look at what is going on in their lives and inside themselves as well as reflect on past experiences so that they can take steps to making better and good life choices. At the beginning of each weekly devotional a scripture is provided that pertains to the challenge the story focuses on and at the end of each devotional a prayer is provided that challenges girls to seek wisdom from G-d.
There isn’t really anything to say about this part! The only thing I can think of is: Each devotional is written in a way that is easy to read and to apply to one’s life. The devotionals are also short but packed challenging issues that will help young girls put themselves in the shoes of the girls that are in the story they are reading. Overall, this devotional is a beneficial and relevant resource for teen girls ages 12-15 that parents can utilize in their daughters lives to help build upon their faith foundation and help them implement good choice making in their lives.
Disclosure: I have received a reviewer copy and/or payment in exchange for an honest review of the product mentioned in this post.
This book consists of two parts for each week. Part one of the weekly devotional is a story about a girl that is faced with a certain challenge and how they make choice along the way that in the end teach the reader valuable lessons, each week a different story is presented. Topics such as perseverance, anxiety, fitting in, confidence, secrets, honesty, friendship, and many more. With each weekly devotional girls are challenged to look at their own lives and reflect on the importance of making good life choices and how those choices impact themselves and the other people in their lives. Part two of the weekly devotional the reader will find 7 questions, one for each day, that will prompt the reader to reflect on their own life and journal their thoughts to the question presented. Each questions is designed to help young girls be honest with themselves and take a deep look at what is going on in their lives and inside themselves as well as reflect on past experiences so that they can take steps to making better and good life choices. At the beginning of each weekly devotional a scripture is provided that pertains to the challenge the story focuses on and at the end of each devotional a prayer is provided that challenges girls to seek wisdom from G-d.
There isn’t really anything to say about this part! The only thing I can think of is: Each devotional is written in a way that is easy to read and to apply to one’s life. The devotionals are also short but packed challenging issues that will help young girls put themselves in the shoes of the girls that are in the story they are reading. Overall, this devotional is a beneficial and relevant resource for teen girls ages 12-15 that parents can utilize in their daughters lives to help build upon their faith foundation and help them implement good choice making in their lives.
Disclosure: I have received a reviewer copy and/or payment in exchange for an honest review of the product mentioned in this post.
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December 19, 2016
About the Book:
As you grow up, a lot of new, sometimes strange, things start to happen, and it can be overwhelming. You have new responsibilities, new opportunities, and a whole new set of problems, and sometimes it can feel like no one but you can understand what it’s like to be you.
You’re not alone. This one-year devotional is filled with stories about girls who feel just like you. As you read their stories each week and fill in questions about how you think each girl should react, you’ll learn new ways to deal with the pressures around you, embrace the opportunities God has given you, and make choices that give you the opportunity to dream. Through prayer and journal exercises, you’ll also discover there is someone out there who knows exactly how you feel. And he’s more than ready to listen.
My Review:
When girls go through that magic age of puberty, they feel like they are the only ones that have ever experienced it and they feel like no one understands what they are going through. But besides that they can feel that God has abandoned them and everything is turned upside down and mixed up but their parents and most importantly God know better. While encouragement from these two sources are a help it is also good o hear about others experience with it to be able to grasp the milestone even better and to not feel so alone.
This devotional is long enough to last your daughter for the entire year. Each one gives a scripture and a short lesson on what the scripture may be teaching along with some lesson learning questions and even an area to doodle some thoughts about the devotional lesson. I love the prayer at the end of each days lesson. This devo is the perfect way to get our girls focused on God and what He wants to reveal to them.
**Disclosure** This book was sent to me free of charge for my honest review from the author. All opinions are my own.
As you grow up, a lot of new, sometimes strange, things start to happen, and it can be overwhelming. You have new responsibilities, new opportunities, and a whole new set of problems, and sometimes it can feel like no one but you can understand what it’s like to be you.
You’re not alone. This one-year devotional is filled with stories about girls who feel just like you. As you read their stories each week and fill in questions about how you think each girl should react, you’ll learn new ways to deal with the pressures around you, embrace the opportunities God has given you, and make choices that give you the opportunity to dream. Through prayer and journal exercises, you’ll also discover there is someone out there who knows exactly how you feel. And he’s more than ready to listen.
My Review:
When girls go through that magic age of puberty, they feel like they are the only ones that have ever experienced it and they feel like no one understands what they are going through. But besides that they can feel that God has abandoned them and everything is turned upside down and mixed up but their parents and most importantly God know better. While encouragement from these two sources are a help it is also good o hear about others experience with it to be able to grasp the milestone even better and to not feel so alone.
This devotional is long enough to last your daughter for the entire year. Each one gives a scripture and a short lesson on what the scripture may be teaching along with some lesson learning questions and even an area to doodle some thoughts about the devotional lesson. I love the prayer at the end of each days lesson. This devo is the perfect way to get our girls focused on God and what He wants to reveal to them.
**Disclosure** This book was sent to me free of charge for my honest review from the author. All opinions are my own.
October 10, 2016
What better way to dispel some of the teenage angst than with a daily meditation and devotion? Girl Talk by Lois Walfrid Johnson is a book of weekly devotions, with daily questions and thoughts to ponder.
What makes this devotional different than other teen devotionals is that each week you will read a story about a girl who may have situations, thoughts, and feelings just like you. You will then learn ways to process those feelings, the best ways to react, and how to follow God's word in these situations.
We found that these real life situations make this devotional more relative and easier for pre-teens/teens to apply the week's lesson to their own life. I've decided that this will be part of our religious ed lessons.
This book was given to us by BookLook Bloggers in exchange for my honest review.
What makes this devotional different than other teen devotionals is that each week you will read a story about a girl who may have situations, thoughts, and feelings just like you. You will then learn ways to process those feelings, the best ways to react, and how to follow God's word in these situations.
We found that these real life situations make this devotional more relative and easier for pre-teens/teens to apply the week's lesson to their own life. I've decided that this will be part of our religious ed lessons.
This book was given to us by BookLook Bloggers in exchange for my honest review.
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