Overjoyed! : Devotions to Tickle Your Fancy and Strengthen Your Faith

by Patsy Clairmont, Barbara Johnson, Marilyn Meberg, Luci Swindoll, Sheila Walsh, and Thelma Wells

• ISBN13: 9780310226536
• ISBN10: 0310226538
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1999-02-01
• Publisher: Harpercollins Christian Pub

Summary

What do you get when you mix courage, faith, humor, and a few spunky women? You get OverJoyed!, a brand new devotional by six irrepressible authors who know how to squeeze the maximum amount of gladness out of life. These 60 sparkling devotions combine fun, candor, and biblically based wisdom that can help you trade gloom for glory even in the midst of great adversity. With the same trademark humor and insight that characterize their conferences across the country, the Women of Faith team offer you such devotions as . . . Rats Giggle, God is Good Anyway, Butcher, Baker Candlestick Maker, The Night Winter Ran Away, Help, Lord, There's a Cat on My Face . . . and others that show you the link between faith, godly character, and a merry heart. Each devotion includes a Scripture passage, a meditation, and a closing prayer. If you're ready for a boost that will energize your day far better than one more cup of coffee, reach for this book. OverJoyed! will lift both corners of your mouth. . .and your outlook as well!

Table of Contents

Contents

Part One

Over the Top: Flamboyant as We Wanna Be

Rats Giggle by Marilyn Meberg

Hair Today . . . Gone Tomorrow by Sheila Walsh

Sticky Situation by Patsy Clairmont

The Infamous Bra by Thelma Wells

Too Huge by Luci Swindoll

Dream On by Barbara Johnson

I Think I Can, I Think I Can by Sheila Walsh

You-nique and Chosen by Thelma Wells

What a Guy by Marilyn Meberg

Part Two

Move Over Misery: Move in Joy

God Is Good Anyway by Barbara Johnson

A Joyful People by Marilyn Meberg

Tub Talk by Thelma Wells

My Boat Is Sinking by Sheila Walsh

Sweet, Wise, and Spiritual by Luci Swindoll

Part Three

Undergirded: For the Overtired, Overloaded, and Overwhelmed

Flighty by Patsy Clairmont

Pressing On — and We Ain’t Talkin’ Ironing

by Thelma Wells

Is Anyone Awake? by Sheila Walsh

Join the Joy Squad by Barbara Johnson

Butcher, Baker, Candlestick Maker by Luci Swindoll

What a Pain by Patsy Clairmont

A Song in Her Heart by Thelma Wells

Cast Those Cares Away by Barbara Johnson

Giddy Gifts by Marilyn Meberg

Are You Finished with That? by Sheila Walsh

Part Four

Turning Over a New Leaf: And Finding the Joy

The Main Line by Thelma Wells

The Night Winter Ran Away by Sheila Walsh

Championship Play by Patsy Clairmont

Storm Warning by Marilyn Meberg

A Heart-y Ha, Ha, Ha! by Barbara Johnson

Mothers I Have Known by Luci Swindoll

Never Too Late by Marilyn Meberg

Part Five

Over and Over: Thoughts Worth Repeating

Here a Verse, There a Verse by Luci Swindoll

Lastly by Patsy Clairmont

The Whole World in His Hands by Barbara Johnson

Hey . . . It’s Not My Fault! by Marilyn Meberg

Zsa Zsa Walsh by Sheila Walsh

No Coincidences by Thelma Wells

Never Cage Joy by Barbara Johnson

A Fluffy, Vulnerable Heart by Luci Swindoll

I See . . . Sorta by Patsy Clairmont

Take Me Back by Marilyn Meberg

Part Six

Overalls: Covered in Righteousness

At Your Service by Luci Swindoll

I Said I Was Sorry! by Thelma Wells

God’s Garage Sale by Barbara Johnson

Something Worth Holding On To by Sheila Walsh

Oops, I’ve Fallen by Patsy Clairmont

Life, Death, and Turtles by Marilyn Meberg

The Rabbi and I by Luci Swindoll

Saving Grace by Sheila Walsh

Bridging the Gap by Patsy Clairmont

Part Seven

Over and Above What We Dreamed: God’s Surprises

Help, Lord, There’s a Cat on My Face by Sheila Walsh

Through It All by Marilyn Meberg

Masterpiece by Patsy Clairmont

He Knows My Name by Luci Swindoll

Payday by Thelma Wells

Honey, Did We Shrink-Wrap the Kids? by Barbara Johnson

When Words Matter by Luci Swindoll

Firsthand Knowledge by Thelma Wells

Stargazing by Barbara Johnson