Devotions, like bedtime stories & getting tucked in, are often a treasured family routine. Some families prefer to do them in the morning to start the day off right. Most devotionals are geared for a 365 day time frame. ‘Make It Count’ uniquely offers one with a 180 day time frame, starting with Day 180 & counting backwards, to coincide with the school year.
Sue Christian, a former teacher & a Pastor’s wife, designed this devotional for elementary school aged children. It is simply illustrated and has a special topic for each day.
The Scriptures consist of a sentence or two. They are the perfect length for memorizing and parallel the thought or quote on the page. Topics include: working hard in school, idolatry, & using God’s name properly. Scripture text comes from the Common English Bible’s translation and spans the Old & New Testaments.
My 9 year old son really enjoyed these. We read through several & have agreed to restart on the first day of school. The length of each devotional is just enough to hold the attention span of younger readers. It is also written so that he could easily read them himself at a fourth-grader’s level. But, in our time-crunched days, they are just the right size to provide a proper message without feeling rushed or losing his interest.
There certainly are endless offerings in the field of Christian nonfiction-especially in devotionals. This one, however, could be considered a go-to for any family. If you are in the market for a devotional that is simplistic without being too babyish for your elementary school kid, I would highly recommend ‘Make It Count’.
It definitely achieves a 5 of 5 stars from my son & me.
- Paperback: 192 pages
- Publisher: Abingdon Press
More information about Sue Christian’s work can be found at www.abingdonpress.com. For information on the Scripture text used in the book visit this www.commonenglishbible.com.
I received one print copy to facilitate my review. No other compensation was provided. I was under no obligation to write a positive review.
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Thanks for the info about this! I love doing devotions with my kids. It’s one good way to help keep their hearts focused on God.
This sounds like a good book that my family would enjoy reading! It would be easy to incorporate it into our daily homeschool life. We enjoy devotionals, and this seems like a good book to plant a thoughtful seed for the day.
This is awesome—Dianna, my wife,starts the day with devotion with the kids– sometimes, its right in the middle of breakfast– but its the only way she knows how to start the day. I’m crabby if I don’t have coffee– she is if she doesn’t have a morning of devotion–We enjoy it. Now we may have to get this
Looks like an interesting book to look into. Nice review.
This sounds awesome! I love this review!