A Christmas Gift

Growing Strong in the
Seasons of Life -
paperback edition

With the quiet days she was having the past couple of days, the Swallow decided to read a book that she had not touched for a long time.

Looking at the books in her home library, the Swallow's eyes fell on the book "Growing Strong in the Seasons of Life" by Charles R Swindoll.  The book was a Christmas gift from her youth leaders, twenty years ago.  The Swallow cannot recall whether she had finished the book, but two decades is a long time and whatever was read would be worth another reading.

The author centres the book, which can be read devotionally, around the four seasons of the year.  He describes winter as a season of reverence, spring as a season of renewal, summer as a season of rest and autumn as a season of reflection.  He aims to help readers become stronger Christians as they both hear and do the Word of God.

The Swallow hopes, as she reads this book in the days and seasons ahead, to be encouraged in her Christian walk, and to grow stronger in her faith and in the knowledge of her Lord and Saviour.