Every Time I Turn Around I Bump into God! : Finding God in the Daily-ness of Life

by Boswell, Barb

• ISBN13: 9781579215170
• ISBN10: 1579215173
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-05-01
• Publisher: Winepress Pub

Summary

This book of devotions is about taking ordinary life situations and finding God in the middle. At the close of each devotional story, the author adds a Reality Check . . . a statement or question(s) which refers the reader back to the point of the story. Then closes each lesson with a Prayer Point . . . asking God for help, guidance, and direction, or simply giving thanks.

Author Biography

Barb Boswell works by day as a church secretary, by night as wife and mother in her hometown of Woodland, WA

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. 11
Foreword	p. 14
Friendly Fire, I Mean Advice	p. 16
Make Me a Blessing	p. 19
Wake Up, Get Up, and Go!	p. 23
Bottoms Up, So to Speak	p. 27
Sowing Seeds	p. 32
Relief Is Just a Whacko Away	p. 36
It's OK to Cry	p. 40
Stop! My Head Is Spinning	p. 44
Don't Get Picky	p. 47
Rub a Dub, Dub, Go Soak in the Tub	p. 50
Win, Lose, or Pig Out	p. 53
The Richest Prize	p. 57
It Wasn't Very Pretty, but It Was Mine	p. 60
Caught in the Lint Trap of Life	p. 65
Yes, God--I'm Awake	p. 68
I Can Do It Myself, Thank You Very Much!	p. 73
When All Else Fails, Just Say Thanks	p. 77
Visiting the Neighbor Next Door	p. 81
Wake Me When You Are Ready	p. 85
Just Flip the Switch	p. 88
Ctrl "S"	p. 91
Whoa, Nellie!	p. 95
Over the River and Through the Fog	p. 99
Making the Vision Come True	p. 103
All the Colors of the Rainbow	p. 108
Fessing Up	p. 113
Time Flies When You're Having Fun	p. 117
And Where She Lands, Nobody Knows	p. 121
Fishing for the Big One	p. 125
Do You Believe in Magic?	p. 129
Pick a Number Between One and Three	p. 133
Here Comes the Judge	p. 138
It's a Battle Out There	p. 143
Not Again!	p. 147
Nah Nah, Nah Nah, Nah Nah	p. 151
Get Out of the Box	p. 154
Fine Wine in a Paper Sack	p. 158
You Gotta Draw the Line Somewhere	p. 161
You Can Run, but You Can't Hide	p. 165
Feed the Need	p. 169
My Best New Friend	p. 172
Celebrate	p. 176
Hard-Headed Mama	p. 180
Four Frisbees, Three Golf Tees, Two Megaphones, and a	p. 184
A Man After God's Own Heart	p. 189
These Are a Few of My Valuable Things	p. 193
True Confessions--a Baby Boomer Speaks Out	p. 198
The Oxymoron	p. 202
Let There Be Peace on Earth	p. 206
Here's Mud in Your Face	p. 210
Bless Me? Indeed!	p. 214
Grandma's Hankies	p. 218
An Act of Betrayal	p. 222
The Lord Said to Noah, Build a Big Boat	p. 226
Float Like a Butterfly, Sting Like a Bee	p. 231
Live Boldly ... Make a Statement	p. 235
A Storm's A'comin'	p. 240
The Eyes Have It	p. 243
Revisiting the Painful Past	p. 248
The Tattooed Lady	p. 253
One Hundred Divided by Two = Yikes!	p. 256
Whatever!	p. 260
This Is Not the Package I Signed Up for	p. 264
The Prize at the Bottom of the Box	p. 270
When You Pray It, Believe It!	p. 274
Resting in Him	p. 278
Endnotes	p. 282
About the Author	p. 285
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