Hope For Today

Dear Friends, I recently finished reading "Still Emily" by Emily Owen and I have to say it's in my top ten books I've ever read. It's a book about an incredible woman of faith (I don't know she would describe herself that way, but it is my opinion of her. Why not read her book and see for yourself?) She was diagnosed at the age of sixteen with NF2 (Neurofibromatosis Type 2) of which I knew nothing about until I read her book. It is a really terrible illness which has robbed her (and her family) of so much. And yet, Emily never gives in to it. She doesn't let it rob her of her faith in God. Neither does she allow it to define who she is. Her faith and her identity as a child of God shine through and she is still the same person she was before her diagnosis. I think there are two reasons why she is able to overcome such hard struggles. First, because of her faith in God which she was grounded in from a young age, having been brought...

Dear Friends, I am thrilled to have Emily Owen with us today. You may remember I reviewed her latest book, 'The Power of Seven'. If you missed my review and would like to read it please click  here . Emily is an a uthor and speaker. She is the winner of the Association of Christian Writers Award for Outstanding Contribution to Christian Publishing 2018. Her books are available from various stores and online. She has written several '30 Days with...' You can check out her books on  Amazon . Today she has provided us with an excerpt from her book ' 30 Days with Mary: A devotional journey with the mother of Jesus' . Just right for Advent. As you read and meditate on the excerpt below I know you will be blessed as I have been.  Not only that, Emily has also generously provided a free copy of this book to give away to one person. Which I'm very excited about. 😃 Anyone who leaves a comment at the bottom of this post by Sunday 25th November 6pm wil...

Dear Friends, I recently watched an episode of Living Transformed Lives on TBN UK in which Emily Owen was interviewed. Her testimony is such an encouraging one and I emailed her to thank her for sharing it.  Having heard her speak I was interested in reading her latest book, "The Power of Seven: 49 devotional reflections, 7 biblical themes, Genesis to Revelation” and she kindly sent me a free copy in return for an honest review.  Coming from the understanding that seven is a biblically significant number Emily chose to explore it more for herself. This devotional book is based on what she learned. There are seven sections in her book, each one concentrates on a particular theme surrounding the number seven.  The first section is Creation and each devotional in this section looks at one of the seven days of creation. The other sections focus on: God is; The Lord is my shepherd; I Am; Echoes from the cross; Add to faith; and the final section, Revelation Ch...