Short Devo's

Faithful to the End Joan of Arc (1412-1431) "When I am afraid, I put my trust in you. In God whose word I praise, in God I trust; I shall not be afraid. What can flesh do to me?" Psalm 56:3-4 Joan never learned how to read or write as she was born to peasants in France. She was very religious and received her first vision at the age of twelve. When she was seventeen, heavenly voices told her to save France. At that time, English invaders had taken much of the French territory

Not Afraid to Die Lady Jane Grey (1537-1554) "For me to live is Christ, and to die is gain." Philippians 1:21 When Jane was nine, she was sent from her family to live with the Dowager Queen, Queen Katherine, to learn how to be a queen. Jane was very happy living with Queen Katherine and learning from her much more than just how to be queen. She learned to be a Protestant and loved God more than anything. In 1548, when Jane was ten years old, Queen Katherine died a few days af

Just Six Miles Lydia Darragh (1729-1789) Snow swirled around a hunched figure and threatened to steal the flour sack she grasped in her cold hands. The wind slowed her down, but she never stopped. Every step brought her closer to her goal and every second counted as she trudged on. Would she be too late to save her country? Lydia Darragh was a Quaker wife, mother to 9, and had a brave spirit. In 1777, when Lydia was nearly 50 years old, British General Howe’s troops moved in

Let Me Go Margaret Wilson (1667-1687) "Truly I tell you, today you will be with me in paradise." Luke 23:43 Margaret had been good with kids from a young age and cared for her two younger siblings, Thomas and Agnes, with love. Thomas and Agnes looked up to their older sister, so when Margaret agreed with a group of people during that time called Covenanters, Thomas and Agnes followed in her steps. Covenanters were groups of people who wanted the Scottish church to turn back t

I began posting every other week not long ago because life went a little wacky and became extra busy (and I have to post on Everything In Between as well). I think I'm ready to post more consistently again. Instead of going full out post every week, I'm going to post three times a month. One devo, one story, and one or two short devotions (currently from my devotional, 21 World Changing Women.) I started sharing these with my subscribers, but now I'm going to post them for ev