The Secret Garden Devotional by Rachel Dodge

 

Do you remember reading The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett? I do. It was an enjoyable read as a young person and I read it again while homeschooling my child a few years ago. Now Rachel Dodge has written a devotional to go along with this book. 

The Secret Garden Devotional is a small hardcover book that is beautifully written and illustrated. There are 30 days worth of readings that go along with the book. (There is also a ribbon marker to keep your page so you know where you left off.) Each Day's reading includes a Bible verse, a short reading that invites the reader to see how God could be working through the book. Then there is a personal application to relate the book, the Bible and the day's reading to your own life. A prayer concludes each day's reading. 

The Secret Garden Devotional is truly lovely in many ways. I like how thoughtful the readings are. Dodge clearly puts a lot of time and effort into writing a book that Christians can relate to and also to relate to the classic itself. The book starts out with an introduction too where Dodge shares her experience of receiving this book from her grandmother in fourth grade and how it impacted her life. Then she shares how she hopes her devotional book will impact the reader's life. There is also an author's note at the end as well as a 2-page spread discussing the food of The Secret Garden book, which I also found interesting. I enjoyed this little book. It would make a nice gift along with a pretty hardbound copy of the classic to a young person or anyone who enjoys the book.

I received a copy of this book from the author through the publisher. All opinions within this review are my own.