Encounter in-the-moment encouragement, guidance, and spiritual refreshment that addresses your heart and life’s daily needs. What do you need? When is the last time someone asked you this question? If it’s been too long or you can’t remember, this book is for you. Really think about it (we’ll wait). Take a deep breath. Sit in that stillness for a minute. Listen to what your heart, mind, or soul is truly longing for. Then, give that request its due attention. Do you need… a fresh start? boldness? to hear everything will be okay? a day at the beach? prayer for a future and a hope? You can have it…and much more. Author Hope Lyda is at your service and here to provide insight, understanding, levity, a listening ear, and coaching for that inspired next step. Each chapter comes with a “care package” that contains a special wish for you, wisdom from God, practical application, and a personal affirmation. Gift this one-of-a-kind book to a loved one when you can’t be there to offer support or embrace this opportunity for some well-deserved self-care. Receive what you need today.

The hope you need today is not found in the things of this world. Money and fame can disappear quickly. The hope you need is found in the One who created the world. Jesus died on the cross and rose from the grave. He conquered death and now is alive in Heaven. This book is designed to draw you closer to the One who created you, has seen your every breath and knows you better than anyone. God pursues a relationship with you through His Son, Jesus. When you spend each day reading this book, you will discover hundreds of qualities about God and find endless promises that He has given you. A few minutes each day learning about God and reading a few verses will increase your faith in Jesus and provide you the reassurance that He is with you right now. His Word will provide the hope you need today to thrive and overcome obstacles in life. When you learn the attributes of God and remember what He's done for you in the past, you quickly realize the hope you need today is found in Jesus!

Many of us have heard the parables of Jesus all our lives, and we might even know them by heart. So why study them again? Why take another look at the parable of the talents, the parable of the prodigal son, the parable of the wise and foolish virgins, and nine others? As our life experiences accumulate, we bring a fresh eye to the Scriptures. This is especially true of the parables, as they deal with people and life and everyday events. In many ways, reflecting on the parables in light of our own lives can bring us closer to Jesus. Whether you are encountering these parables for the first time or for the first time again, you will find them leading you into the mind and spirit of Jesus and offering lessons for living in the kingdom of God. Sessions:Introduction "He Said Nothing to Them Without a Parable"1. What to Do While Waiting for the Judgment Wise and Foolish Virgins (Matthew 25:1-13)2. The Power of Persistence Ask, Seek, Knock (Luke 11:1-13; 18:1-8)3. How to Deal With Demons The Empty House (Matthew 12:38-50)4. Good for Nothing The Barren Fig Tree (Luke 13:1-9)5. Serendipity The Treasure and the Pearl (Matthew 13:44-46)6. How to Escape Being Posessed by Possessions The Rich Fool (Luke 12:13-34)7. Our Most Common Sin Pharisee and Tax Collector (Luke 18:9-17)8. Practicing Humility Places at the Table (Luke 14:7-11)9. How Do We Get Rid of Evil Without Destroying Good? Wheat and Tares (Matthew 13:24-30)10. What to Do When You Have Been Forgiven The Unforgiving Servant (Matthew 18:21-35)11. What to Do With Your Assets The Talents (Matthew 25:14-30)12. Lost and Found The Prodigal Son (Luke 15:1-32)

Author Fern Buzinski writes with the heart of a teacher and the wisdom of a mentor to bring us As Sure as the Dawn. She communicates truth in clear and uncomplicated ways. This daily devotional flows from the deep well of life experience and personal study with daily prayers that touch heaven. Let the reader beware: Hope will rise!

This is the first book in the series The Diary Of A Country Girl - a collection of inspirational readings designed to encourage and motivate you to walk out your purpose in Christ, by divulging certain truths, nuggets of wisdom and revelations I believe were given to me by the Holy Spirit through my own personal experiences. This book is designed to be an easy read. A quick read at lunchtime or on a bathroom break. A moment of serenity before a busy and challenging day. A breath of fresh air during the torrents of life. Each segment designed to uplift and motivate you, ending with supporting scripture and a challenge. A challenge that just might create avenues for further self-examination, devotion, decision and change. The kind of change that will allow you to feel the presence of God and desire to know Him more. If not, then I've failed miserably in what I was called to do. But still, I won't give up. I will do what I must do. So, in order to speak into your life and to encourage you, my life has to measure up. I have to be an example of what I'm saying. How can I guide you without knowing the way? How can I relate to you, to anyone, without the experience of knowing the change that is possible through God at work in my life? So, to give, I have to first receive. I cannot give anything except that which I possess. So I wait on God, and I pray, and I live expectantly. Because the revelations He gives brings life... and joy... and peace... and knowledge... and wisdom... and insight into the things that touch us the most. He is a loving God and He knows exactly what each of us needs.