This Day Has Great Potential: The Plans I Have For You {book review & giveaway} #PlansIHave #flyby

"For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD. "Plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you a HOPE and a FUTURE."

If you know anything about me at all, you know that Jeremiah 29:11 has long been my favorite Bible verse. I have taught it to it to my children at home and have taught it to the kids that have come through my ministries for the past 25 years. I love that GOD has a plan for my life and I want everyone I know to understand that key promise. I love knowing that HIS plan is better than any other plan out there. I have lived my life trying to make sure that I follow GOD's plan -- Plan A -- for who I am supposed to be. My biggest fear is arriving in Heaven and hearing GOD say that while Plan B (my plan) worked out and was "okay", HE had so much more for me with Plan A (HIS plan).

It is my heartfelt mission to share GOD's plan with everyone I know -- especially my children. Amy Parker's new Devotional and Journal, The Plans I Have For You, is a great tool for children to physically begin dreaming about their future as they focus on faith, love, joy and JESUS. It encourages creativity as it helps you recognize that GOD has a plan and purpose for each of us.

The 90-day Devotional is bright and colorful and user-friendly with funky fonts that make it super-inviting. Divided into 6 sectors of 15 days each, students dive into GOD's Word through Scripture, explanations, discussions, and questions to ponder as they look at GOD's PLAN and PURPOSE for their lives realizing HE doesn't do things small. What a perfect reminder that there is absolutely NOTHING that you can't do with GOD by your side. HE will help you find the ONE thing that HE has created you to do. In bite-sized chunks, the Devotional is perfect for learning to spend time with GOD and enjoy every moment.

The Journal offers a complementary hands-on activity guide to the Devotional. It really takes kids a step further in their understanding and walk with GOD as they process what they've read through fill-in-the-blank questions, lists, doodles, and creative writing exercises with a fun twist. The cheerful illustrations help students build a lasting foundation for quiet times spent in relationship with GOD. It encourages creativity and focus on GOD's plan for your life.

About The Plans I Have For You Devotional: The devotional is an illustrated 90-day devotional written by bestselling children's book author Amy Parker and illustrated by Vanessa Brantley-Newton, teaching and inspiring kids to dream about their future, to focus on faith, love, and joy, and recognize that GOD has a plan and purpose for each and every one of us.

Hardcover; 160 pages

Age Range: 8-12 years

About The Plans I Have For You Journal:

The journal prompts creative thinking and exploration of the talents and personalities that make us special, and then helps explore how GOD may use our unique traits to spread love and joy and make the world a better place.

Stationery; 208 pages
Age Range: 11-14 years

About author Amy Parker:

Amy Parker has sold more than thirty books for children, teens, and adults. She has also collaborated with authors ranging from New York Times bestsellers to her very own son. Two of these collaborations are recipients of Christian retailing's Best Awards, and she has also won three Mom's Choice Awards. But Amy's greatest reward is being a wife to Daniel and a mom to their amazing sons, Michael and Ethan.

About illustrator Vanessa Brantley-Newton:

Vanessa Brantley-Newton is a self-taught illustrator, doll maker, and crafter. Her passion for children's books began when she came across The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats as a child in the 1960s. Growing up in a musical family who loves to sing, Vanessa's illustrations are as fun and whimsical as a beautiful melody. Vanessa currently makes her nest in Charlotte, NC with her husband of 20 years, their daughter, and a very rambunctious cat named Stripes.

For more information about these great resources, please visit the following Social Media sites:

The Plans I Have For You Devotional Official Website

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How's this for a fun way to help your children get a great start to the New Year? I'm loving this Journal and Devotional set for my Princess and I'm sharing it with the parents of children at church. Check it out for your children -- and enter to win a free The Plans I Have For You set for someone you love.

I highly recommend both of these books for you and yours.

Following HIS plan,

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