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Jessica Brodie is an award-winning journalist, author, blogger, editor, writing coach, and devotional writer with thousands of articles to her name. Since 2010, she has served as the editor of the South Carolina United Methodist Advocate, the oldest newspaper in Methodism, which has won 123 journalism awards during her tenure. Her latest book is Preparing Our Hearts: An Advent Devotional to Draw Closer to God at Christmas.

She has won more than 100 writing awards and is a seasoned speaker and frequent contributor to Christianity.com, BibleStudyTools.com, and Crosswalk.com, among many others. She has a weekly faith blog at https://www.jessicabrodie.com/ and is part of the team at Wholly Loved Ministries, with her work included in many of the ...more

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What If What You See Isn’t What’s Real

By Jessica Brodie

Have you ever seen an optical illusion that made things seem far worse than they are?

Last week, my husband and I were driving home late at night after a work event. It was a long drive, around two hours, and my eyes were bleary—thankfully, he was driving. As I gazed ahead, I saw what appeared to be billowy plumes of gray smoke in the forest lining the interstate before us.

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	The Memory Garden: A Contemporary Small-Town Christian Novel (The Dahlia Series Book 1) 4.68 avg rating — 237 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tangled Roots: A Contemporary Small-Town Christian Novel (The Dahlia Series Book 2) 4.61 avg rating — 115 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Preparing Our Hearts: An Advent Devotional to Draw Closer to God at Christmas it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 5 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A God-Centered Life: 10 Faith-Based Practices When You’re Feeling Anxious, Grumpy, or Stressed 4.20 avg rating — 5 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Darkness to Light: Finding Jesus in the Valley of Mental Illness by Jessica Brodie (Goodreads Author), Kelly Black (Goodreads Author), Bill Barnier 4.25 avg rating — 4 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Memory Garden (The Dahlia Series) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Memory Garden: A Contemporary Small-Town Christian Novel (The Dahlia Series, Book 1) by Jessica Brodie (Goodreads Author), Nicole Halton (Narrator) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Called By God: 30 Inspiring Call Stories from South Carolina United Methodists 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	More Like Jesus: A Devotional Journey: Forty Days of Self-Reflection as We Strive to be Followers of Christ 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Feed My Sheep: A 40-Day Devotional to Develop a Heart for Hunger Ministry 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Winter Garden

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I just finished this devotional and absolutely loved it. I appreciated the workbook style format, which made it easy to focus and complete. I've now passed it onto my 18-year-old daughter, and she's appreciating it just as much as me! It offers a gre ...more
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Jessica Brodie rated a book it was amazing Can You Get Better? Sure You Can!: 14 Approaches Guaranteed to Help You Become a Better You. by Anthony Hodge	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
This was well written and extremely helpful. I recommend it!
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