Thank you Netgalley for giving me an ARC of this book. All opinions are my own.

I was really excited when I saw a Janice Thompson book on Netgalley. I've read a few of her books and I have really enjoyed them. Her writing style is really great so I was looking forward to reading a devotional style book written by her. I'm really glad I did. This is such a sweet book. I think this would be perfect for girls aged 10-14 but I think anyone of any age can enjoy it. Each page offers a prayer and a bible verse. This is especially good for those who feel like they don't know how or what to pray. It gives great examples of prayers that you can say or they can offer you inspiration to come up with new prayers of your own. It shows that talking to God shouldn't be difficult and should be like talking to a friend. The prayers are broken down into multiple categories including friendship, peer pressure, death, and how to have a relationship with Jesus. I highly recommend this book and I look forward to reading more of Janice's books.

About this book:

“The all-powerful God we serve is interested in everything we have to say! . . .
This devotional prayer book is a wonderful reminder for the girls in your life to talk to their heavenly Father about whatever is on their mind. Dozens of just-right-sized prayers touch on topics that resonate with readers ages 8 to 12. Topics include: Forgiveness, Friendship, Joy, Serving, The Future, Difficult Times, Thankfulness, Trust, and more. Each prayer is perfectly paired with a relevant scripture selection--a great way for courageous girls to begin or end their day in quiet time with their heavenly Creator.”


Series: As of now, no. A stand-alone devotional prayer book.


Spiritual Content- This is a devotional prayer book featuring 180 devotionals with a prayer and Scripture(s) in each one; ‘H’s are capitalized when referring to God; Completely full of mentions of God, Jesus, prayers/praying, church, worship, being Blessed, living your life for God, being a Christian, & sharing about God with others; Mentions of those & events in the Bible; A couple mentions of Heaven; Mentions of missionaries & possibly being a missionary when you grow up.


Negative Content- A couple devotional/prayers mentioning divorce; A devotional/prayer about struggling with jealousy (the prayer talks about already being blessed); Mentions of gossip, lying, & lies; A few mentions of bullies & abuse; A mention of a country at war;
*Note: A mention of Instagram.


Sexual Content- A couple devotional about friends’ crushes and being too young for any serious boy-girl relationship; A mention of not having to worry about dating;
*Note: A devotional mentioning about physical changes (nothing specifically mentioned); A mention that God doesn’t care if you have freckles or a chubby waistline (He loves you regardless); A mention of having a messed-up body image (thinking your hips are too big or your thighs are too chubby; being reminded that God created you exactly how He wants and He doesn’t make mistakes); A mention of some girls focusing on their figure; A mention of not wanting to wear short shorts or skirts that don’t cover you (under the Modesty devotional that mentions clothes, but also not using not bad words or saying dirty jokes).

Prayer Devotional
192 pages

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Pre Teens- Five Stars
New Teens- Four Stars
Early High School Teens- Three Stars
Older High School Teens- Three Stars
My personal Rating- Four Stars

This was a really sweet devotional prayer book! I think it would be best for ages 8-12 because it’s more on the younger side with the topics of friends, drama, and popularity, but I still enjoyed it and those a bit older could possibly use it as a companion book to their Bible reading.

There’s a sections with handful of devotionals under each topic (Friends, Family, Relationship with God, Attitude, Beautiful in Him, Peer Pressure, Good Choices, Hard Work, Salvation in Jesus, Growing Up, Tough Stuff, Joy and Thanksgiving, Serving, Big Stuff Ahead!, The World Around Me, Trust, Ups and Downs, & Discoveries).

I have to add that I really liked that the devotional titled “Modesty” didn’t only mention clothing and outward appearance. It also mentioned about not wanting to use bad words or make dirty jokes. The prayer is asking to be pure and spotless in every area of the girl’s life.

A pro and con to this devotional would be that it’s a bit basic as it only has a prayer and Scripture. That’s a pro because there’s no possibility of twisting Scriptures like in other devotionals that expand on one verse for a couple paragraphs, but can also be a con because it’s not a very in-depth devotional, if you’re looking for that. It was still a cute devotional, though, and I liked a lot of the prayers.



*BFCG may (Read the review to see) recommend this book by this author. It does not mean I recommend all the books by this author.
*I received this book for free from the Publisher (Barbour Publishing) for this honest review.

This is a great prayer resource to have for young girls. I really enjoyed it and can’t wait to buy a copy to put away for when my daughter is old enough.

I received access to the book via Netgalley, but my opinion is all my own.
This book is broke into many pertinent categories with a small introduction to each category. The prayers and verses are great. I believe this would be very inspiring to girls as well as relatable while helping them grow spiritually. To be honest after only reading and skimming the first third maybe I found myself trying to purchase a copy for my niece before realizing I'm viewing an early copy and couldn't. Therefore I clearly recommend it and will be purchasing a copy or more once it comes out...