Overjoyed: 60 Devotions to Tickle Your Fancy and Strengthen Your Faith

by Patsy Clairmont, Sheila Walsh, Barbara Johnson

These sparkling devotions, read by the authors, will lift both corners of your mouth . . . and your outlook as well!

Genres: Devotional

Audiobook

First published December 31, 1999

About the author

Patsy is a bookish woman who loves words and has a penchant for dark chocolate sorbet. Since spelling bees in grade school, childhood Scrabble games, right up to her current addiction with Words with Friends she has been known to spell it out, to say it like it is.

Much to her surprise Patsy has written a stack of books that continues to light her passion for the printed page. And nothing pleases her more than to share her faith through laughter and tears and to encourage others to flourish.

A former agoraphobic Patsy never imagined the expansive plans God had in mind for her. She just wanted to make it to her neighborhood grocery store and safely home again. Instead, for the past 35 years she has been traipsing throughout the U.S. and Canada, interspersed with trips to Israel and Africa and she has even spoken at the Pentagon for the Flag Officers Bible Study. Patsy has spoken to millions of women (and men) offering spiritual and emotional hope.

Patsy has written books in several genres including devotional, fiction, children’s, and gift offerings. She is one of the founding speakers at Women of Faith and trains people for the platform.

Patsy is the author of over 35 books best-selling books and currently lives in Franklin TN.

Reviews

[Debbie Phillips · Rating 4 out of 5]

A fun devotional. I read it little by little. I should have finished it sooner... but I finished when I finished. All the devotionals were good. Some were more impactful than others. Here is one part of one of my favorites.

"We can't change these seven realities:
-Things are always changing.
-It rains on the just and the unjust.
-We are aging by the minute.
-The rules aren't fair.
-You can't please all the people all the time.
-You can't heal another person's wounds.
-God is good anyway!
...
You don't have to be wealthy to start giving to the poor. You don't have to be perfectly organized to start giving of your time. You don't have to have a beautiful home to invite other people in. You don't have to be especially gifted to start making a difference in this world." (pg 41)

A wonderful little book. Great for devotions. Little stories for each day, just right to go along with your Bible reading.

[Traci · Rating 3 out of 5]

While there was one author whose essays and voice I really liked, there was one author whose essays seemed pointless and whose voice grated on my nerves. The other authors were fine. A 'meh' kind of book overall.