Beach Devotions: Refreshing Your Soul With Lessons From The Beach - Paperback

by Laura Vae Gatz (Author)

Experience the cool sand between your toes, feel the sun, warm on your face, and enjoy the fresh breeze as it plays with your hair. Drink in God's awesome creation, and apply these lessons from the beach to your daily life. As you read this collection of 30 devotions, you'll be taken back to carefree days on the beach; those days away from your daily responsibilities, when God seems so close. These devotions evoke the many aspects of life at the beach, each accompanied by a relevant Bible verse, and wrap up with a short prayer. Each devotion is short enough to read in a few minutes. Their themes and applicable suggestions will help you keep your thoughts centered on Christ throughout the day, and enable you to draw strength, joy and peace from scripture and from our awesome Creator.

Author Biography

Here's what readers are saying: "God has used these devotions to touch important parts of my heart and spirit." Pastor Bill Yonker "This book is an amazing read. Each devotion was very uplifting, and I could relate to every situation. I loved the way that each section really spoke to me. This book is not only a great read the first time through, but it's great going back through different devotions periodically." B Warren "This is such a great devotional book! Each devotion has really touched me and through Laura's words, God is challenging and encouraging me. A great book to use on vacation or anytime! And each devotion has an awesome background picture to help illustrate the message. I highly recommend it!!" J Tang "Anyone who has spent any time at the beach knows that nature calls to you there. These devotions bring to mind days at the beach - wonderful days and challenging days...all wrapped up with a story and a prayer." E Grimm About Laura: Laura Vae Gatz was given a camera at a young age, and has yet to put it down. An avid adventure traveler, landscape and nature photographer and writer, Laura travels the world capturing word and visual images of culture, creatures, and the inevitable dialogue in one's head while traveling alone. Last year a friend pointed out to her that she'd traveled to all 7 continents in just 13 months. She's published a dozen coffee table photography books from her travels, available online. In 2009 Laura published a limited edition photo book of a vintage Christian family camp on the shores of Lake Michigan. In 2011 She published Africa Via Antarctica, the tales and photographs from her around the world, two-month sabbatical. Beach Devotions is her first devotional book. Laura lives with her husband Rob on the shores of Lake Michigan, in Arcadia, Michigan.