~AN EARLY VALENTINE

We had the prettiest snowfall this weekend...

perhaps it's an early Valentine.

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"He says to the snow, 'Fall on the earth.'"

~Job 37:6a (NIV)

"Have you entered the storehouses of the snow?"

~Job 38:22a (NIV) 

"Purify me from my sins, and I will be clean; wash me, and I will be whiter than snow." ~Psalm 51:7 (NLT)

"Snow-crown the peaks with splendor, scatter rose petals down your paths." ~Psalm 65:11 (MSG)

"He spreads the snow like wool and scatters the frost like ashes." ~Psalm 147:16 (NIV)

"She doesn't worry about her family when it snows; their winter clothes are all mended and ready to wear." ~Proverbs 31:21 (MSG)

"His appearance was like lightning, and His clothes were white as snow." ~Matthew 28:3 (NIV)   

~A NEW YEAR--A NEW DEVOTIONAL

The start of a new year is the perfect time to start a new devotional.  Daily devotions may be short, but they're definitely sweet.  A good one can carry a nugget of truth that's so clearly elucidated, it will stick with you forever.  Here is a list of titles, many of which are on my own reading list--I had better start reading!  And by the way, I haven't included devotional Bibles--perhaps that will be my next list ;)

There are also devotionals that aren't on this list that are specifically for men, children, teens, engaged couples, married couples, singles, parents, grandparents, families, and more.  You can find all of them and read excerpts from them at christianbook.com.

• 365 Daily Devotions for Women - Jewell Johnson 
• 365 Daily Treasures of Wisdom: Inspiration from Your Favorite Christian Authors - Ken Abraham
• A Cup of Comfort Devotional
• A Grand New Day: A Year of Daily Inspiration and Encouragement - Women of Faith
• A Woman After God's Own Heart: A Daily Devotional - Elizabeth George
• Babes with a Beatitude: Devotions for Smart, Savvy Women of Faith - Kozar and Woody
• Breaking Free Day by Day: A Year of Walking in Liberty - Beth Moore
• By Love Transformed: A Collection of Life-Changing Readings - R.T. Kendall
• Daily Guideposts - various authors
• Days of Grace Through the Year - Lewis B. Smedes
• Diamonds in the Dust - Joni Eareckson Tada 
• Each New Day: 365 Simple Reflections - Corrie ten Boom
• Edges of His Ways - Amy Carmichael
• Faith Alone: A Daily Devotional - Martin Luther
• Fascinating Facts of Faith: 365 Daily Readings from Christian History
• Fascinating People of the Bible: 365 Daily Readings from Biblical History
• Grace Notes: Daily Readings with a Fellow Pilgrim - Philip Yancey
• Hugs: Daily Inspirations for Women: 365 Devotions to Inspire Your Day
• I Want to Live These Days with You: A Year of Daily Devotions - Dietrich Bonhoeffer
• Ignite Your Faith: 365 Devotions to Set Your Faith on Fire
• Jesus Calling: Enjoying Peace in His Presence: Devotions for Every Day of the Year - Sarah Young
• Knowing God Through the Year - J.I. Packer
• Look unto Me: The Devotions of Charles Spurgeon
• Lord, I Give You This Day: 366 Appointments with God - Kay Arthur
• Meet the Bible: A Panorama of God's Word in 365 Daily Readings and Reflections
• More Precious Than Silver - Joni Eareckson Tada
• Morning Devotional - D.L. Moody
• My Utmost for His Highest - Oswald Chambers
• Nothing is Impossible: A Daily Devotional - Women of Faith
• Pathways to His Presence - Charles F. Stanley
• Pearls of Great Price - Joni Eareckson Tada
• Streams in the Desert - L.B. Cowman
• The Hungry Heart: Daily Devotions from the Old Testament - Jan Carlberg
• The Joy of My Heart - Anne Graham Lotz, Max Lucado, and more
• The One Year Devotions for Women - Jill Briscoe
• The One Year Devotions for Women on the Go - Arterburn, Farrel
• The One Year Great Songs of Faith: 365 Devotions Based on Popular Hymns 
• The One Year Wonder of the Cross: 365 Daily Bible Readings to Renew Your Faith - Chris Tiegreen
• This Day with the Master: 365 Daily Meditations - Dennis F. Kinlaw
• Truth for Today - John MacArthur
• Unto the Hills: A Daily Devotional - Billy Graham
• Voices of the Faithful: Inspiring Stories of Courage from Christians Serving Around the World (Volumes 1 & 2)
• What Did Jesus Say?: A Daily Devotional Journal - William S. Epps
• Women of Faith Daily Devotional: 366 Devotions - various authors
• Women of the Bible: A One-Year Devotional Study of Women in Scripture - Spangler, Syswerda 

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SPECIALTY DEVOTIONALS:

Teachers: 

• 365 Meditations for Teachers by Teachers
• Morning Meetings with Jesus: 180 Devotions for Teachers - Susan O'Carroll Drake (contains a devotion for each day of the student school year)

Nurses:

• On Call: Daily Encouragement for Nurses - Lois Rowe

Health, Wellness, & Coping with Illness:  

• 365 Days of Healing: Powerful Devotions and Prayers to Help You Recover and Keep You Well - Mark Brazee

Help for Difficult Times:

• 365 Days of Hope: Encouragement for Those Facing Loss, Pain, & Disappointment - Joni Eareckson Tada & Dave Dravecky
• Hope for Each Day: Words of Wisdom and Faith - Billy Graham

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