Thank you so much to NetGalley and Our Daily Bread Publishing for my copy of God Hears Her, A Joyful Christmas by Our Daily Bread, Anne Cetas, Elisa Morgan, Xochitl Dixon, Patricia Raybon, Lori Hatcher, Bree Rostic in exchange for an honest review. It published October 5, 2021.
This devotional has a great set-up, of daily morning and evening readings throughout the whole month of December, it doesn't just stop at Christmas. This is a great way to prepare your heart and keep you joyful during a cold and dark time of year. This would make an excellent gift for any Christian woman in your life.

This is such a wonderful daily devotional for Christmastime.
The morning and evening devotions make this Advent devotional so unique and meaningful.
I highly recommend
I was given an advanced copy by NetGalley. This review is my honest opinion.

A wonderful and encouraging daily devotional. What I enjoy about this variety of devotionals is the short story that tags in with the devotional reading of the day.

I want to thank NetGalley for allowing me to enjoy and experience this amazing book. I plan on keeping it close.

This devotional felt a lot like the Chicken Soup for the soul books. Really good for what it was. I enjoyed it and it added to the enjoyment of the season.

I appreciate that Our Daily Bread doesn't shy away from depressing testimonies. Although this was a Christmas edition, this season can still make people feel inadequate and depressed. When people overcome these feelings, Our Daily Bread is able to touch more people than an individual could do on her own. In my opinion, this would make a great coffee table book or books churches can leave in the lobby. The cover catches the eye and the title makes you want to flip through.

This book filled me with so much joy and hope during the Christmas season. It brought me closer to God💗

This advent focused devotional gives you two reflections a day - one for morning and one for evening. It is a great book to begin on December 1 and do every day leading up to Christmas. It provides one scripture a day and reflects on how that relates to the season. The writers of each devotion are women that write for Our Daily Bread. Although they are rather short, you could easily use this as a starting point to dig deeper into the scripture for the day. With that being said, Christmas is a busy season for most so this devotional will allow you to start and begin your day with God even if time is limited.

A wonderful companion at Christmas. A chance to reflect on the more spiritual elements on the season and take a break during the chaos of the holidays.

The devotions in this book were okay. I tend to like a little more meat to my devotions something I can chew on a bit more. However, the fact these were so short and had one for morning and night allowed me to begin and end my day in my favorite way. The shorter passages were great for the holiday season because life can get a bit crazy. Overall, a good, quick, and easy devotional.

Loved the twice a day devotionals leading up to Christmas. Starting and ending the day with connecting through a great devotional is a bookends having an amazing day. The devotionals qere quick to read.

Love devotional books and am always glad to find a new one. Thank you netgalley and the publisher for an e-arc in exchange for a review.

🎁Book Review🎁
Title: A Joyful Christmas: 31 Morning and Evening Devotions
Author: Our Daily Bread
Publisher: Our Daily Bread Publishing
Published: October 5, 2021
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Thank you to NetGalley and Our Daily Bread for allowing me the opportunity to read and review this book. All opinions are my own.

➡️From Amazon: Exchange the stressful pursuit of happiness for true joy this Christmas. Begin and end your day with one of the 31 morning and evening devotional readings from God Hears Her, A Joyful Christmas. These Advent-focused meditations will help you relax and allow God to fill your heart, mind, and soul throughout the busy month of December.
Each devotion is for women and by women, from Our Daily Bread writers including Poh Fang Chia, Xochitl Dixon, Elisa Morgan, Amy Boucher Pye, and Patricia Raybon. With the attractive leatherlike look, four-color interior, and ribbon marker, this timely devotional makes an excellent gift for the Advent season.

➡️My review: OK so I know it isn't Christmas anymore, but I still wanted to take the time to review the book I read over the Christmas season.
In the midst of the hustle and bustle, I posted about having gained some new perspective and being reminded what the season is all about. This was the book I was reading. Until 2021, I had never done an advent devotional, but I'm glad I did. The short Devotions and passages of Scripture really helped keep me focused on Christ amidst the craziness.
Honestly that's something I could use more of not just with Christmas, but all year long.
Consider using this advent devotional for your own family in 2022.

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A beautiful, thoughtful way to acknowledge and celebrate the advent season! I thoroughly enjoyed adding this devotional to my morning bible study practice during the month of December and will revisit it again in 2022. I purchased a copy for a family member and she is delighted.

These hope-filled Bible verses and reflections remind readers of the real meaning of Christmas. They are simple stories, but deep, and reading them each day in December is a lovely way to prepare to celebrate Christ's birthday. Unfortunately, I read them after Christmas, but I will read them in December this year!

I received this free ebook from NetGalley in return for an honest review.

With two short reflections per day beginning December 1 and ending December 31 - 1 morning, and one evening - the women writers of Our Daily Bread provide sweet devotions for the Christmas season. Each takes a single verse, relates it to the Christmas season or the Christian walk, and focuses readers on why we celebrate at this time of year.

I loved "hearing" the different voices in this book, all proclaiming the joy of serving Jesus. I read it in a few days (I had a death in the family then was sick for two weeks, so I couldn't do it on the prescribed days.) I think it would have been a great thing to start Dec. 1 and move through it slowly and reflectively, instead. I definitely recommend putting this on the bookshelf for NEXT December!

This was a really nice journey through Advent. The inclusion of both a morning and evening reflection was nice, although admittedly, I often chose one or the other to read. the reflections were short and simple, so they do not overwhelm the reader. A good choice for adults looking for spiritual direction during the Christmas season.

Another beautiful book by Our Daily Bread. I really enjoyed the layout, the devotionals, and the focus on God's Word. This was a great book for the Advent season and would make a great gift for other Christian women. I appreciated the way that it was laid out, and the fact that it was designed to do devotions both in the morning and the evening. I liked that it was for the whole Christmas season (31 days) and I imagine the printed version is beautiful.

I enjoyed this short devotional. It took maybe 3 minutes to read each passage. It focuses on the month of December only.

During the Christmas Season is a perfect time to read this, I think. It gets you focused on the true meaning of Christmas.... Jesus' Birth, instead of the commercial aspect. We all know how commercialized Christmas is now, and this helps bring you back.

I can see reading this devotional every December. I recommend it, especially if you are looking for a quick devotional every day during December.

Thanks to Netgalley, the publisher and writers for the Kindle Version of the book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

A nice devotional book with readings for morning and evening during December. It was made I guess more interesting by having different women who work at Our Daily Bread (publisher) write the Devos.

I received this book from the publisher via net galley in exchange for an honest review.

Such a treat for the holiday season. A wonderful reminder of what Christmas is truly about. Heartwarming without being preachy.