The Faith Series Devotionals, 30-Day Bible Study Devotionals
When I first started writing, I envisioned writing to a woman. I am a female and felt that I could relate primarily to ladies. So I added the tag line “For Women” on my books. Now I have brave MEN reading my books, and loving them, and wondering why I say, “For Women.”
My devotionals occasionally include female pronouns, but other than the cover (all with a silhouette of a woman) and the feminine script for the chapter title font, there is nothing else that is strictly feminine about my books. If you like what I write, you can do three things:
1. Thank God for His help and His wisdom in helping me relate His Word.
2. Thank my team of editors. Many authors have one editor, but this girl needs a whole team! I currently have a total of four different editors — one woman and three men. Each one of them brings a unique slant to the editing process, and I am so thankful for all of them and their “red ink.”
3. Suggest them to others. I am an independent author, that means I get to do my own marketing. I don't have a huge publishing house like Tyndale behind me promoting my work. Word of mouth by people like YOU helps me get discovered. So I thank you in advance.
How The Books Got Started
I always wanted to write a book, but I didn’t know what to write about. I knew that I liked writing non-fiction with the desire to make it as interesting as fiction.
I was teaching Sunday school at my church and my friend, Verna, who was in her 60s at the time, was my assistant. She volunteered to help in my class because she said, “I got saved late in life and I never learned the Bible stories.” Not only was she great at helping me with the kids, but she was also a great student.
At that time, I was teaching children between the ages of 10 to 12. These children could read well independently, so I challenged them to read a portion of their Bible every day.
When I was a young teen, my Sunday school teacher encouraged his class to do this, and his encouragement started me with my personal, daily discipline of having a time of Bible reading and prayer.
Unfortunately, my Sunday school students, when I told them to read the Bible daily, all stared at me blankly, looking at me like I had two heads! What a strange idea this was to them.
Every week I would reiterate this fact, but I was not getting through. I didn’t ask if they did what I had asked them to do because I knew from their blank stares that they had not.
Then, one Sunday, one of my students came to me with a list of Bible chapters she had read that week, one chapter a day, and a list of questions that she had while she was reading. It was Verna. Her actions thrilled me!
When I started teaching about the life of King David to my Sunday school class. I wanted to make what the Bible recorded of his life come alive, to be both fascinating and interesting. Plus, I wanted to make practical applications to his experiences that would help my students in their own lives.
When I was finished with the life of David, I moved on to my favorite book of the Bible — Esther. Again, I wanted to teach exactly what the Bible said while making it practical.
Soon, I realized what I was teaching my Sunday school students would make a great month-long devotional book: daily Bible reading, daily teaching on a Scripture passage, and a practical application to everyday living. I also added a suggested prayer to encourage the reader in their own personal prayer life.
My first book was “David’s Faith” followed by “Esther’s Faith.” Then the rest of the books happened!