Any time an email begins with, “My cousin gave me a copy of your book while we were at a funeral,” I know I have to keep reading. Is that a “thing” now, I wondered, and imagined pews of mourners passing down tissues and copies of my books during “I’ll Fly Away.”

No, it’s not a “thing,” but regardless, that’s how one sweet reader came to discover Guilt-Free Quiet Times and choose it for her winter Bible study with her group of over-60-year-old gals.

“We are all in our sixties and have been believers for many years, but all of us were struggling with the idea of a quiet time.” – Neva

I’ll admit, there is a part of me that is disappointed that Guilt-Free Quiet Times resonates with women who are over 60. Why? Because it’s proof that quiet time guilt does not discriminate against age. It gives generously to the struggling mom of preschoolers and the empty-nesters alike.

The bad news is, if you’re struggling with quiet time guilt now and you don’t do something about it, you will still struggle with it as you age.

But the good news (as this sweet group of ladies discovered) is,  it’s never too late to conquer the guilt!

But don’t take my word for it. Here is more of what this sweet group of ladies had to say:

May I say, we were so pleased with all aspects of your book. You have captured the essence of spending time with God without all the hard and fast rules that folks our age have struggled to live up to for years. Your sense of humor is great! My gal friends said that some of the things you said sounded like me—that’s kind of scary for you!:)

I love the 5 word prayers and the fact that I can have my quiet time anywhere with music and nature. All freeing and peaceful concepts of time with God. I realized that I have use some of these concepts all along—just didn’t realize it!:)

I will continue to refer to your book and will recommend it to all who might need it because it totally pertains to all ages, young and older and all Christians in between. It would be especially good for a new Christian!

Thank you for sharing. Maybe I’ll get to meet you some day—

Sincerely, Linda

Emily’s use of humor practicality, and understanding of human nature makes this study of what a quiet time is and isn’t easy to read and understand. Easy to see she’s “been there, done that”.

It is refreshing to hear that you are a unique individual, so should your quiet time be unique to you, your current situation and to your personal relationship with God.

It is so uplifting to find a guide that leads you to the freedom of quiet time instead of the rules and restrictions and makes you laugh at the same time.

Thank you, Barbara

Recently two of my closest friends and I used your book Guilt Free Quiet Times for our Bible study.  We are all in our sixties and have been believers for many years, but all of us were struggling with the idea of a ‘quiet time’.  Obviously we don’t have small children at home, but each of us had reasons we weren’t being as obedient as we could be or even as we wanted to be.  Therefore, the title of you book was appealing to us.

As we have finished our study I wanted to share with how refreshing your book was for me.  I enjoyed your writing style blending humor with truth as you debunked each of the ‘rules’ many of us have come to take as fact.  I appreciated the way you related how the myth would affect our relationship with God and then revealed how the truth would deepen that relationship.  I felt you were careful to remind us that you were not being flippant, but that your goal was to strengthen our walk with God as you tore away these roadblocks.  It was interesting as we discussed the myths how each of us in some way fell into those traps at some time during our walk.  I feel the book is written for us as longtime believers as well as for those just beginning their walk and personally I especially would recommend it for all new believers as they begin  to deal with this thing we call quiet time.  I also enjoyed going to the Word as you related the truth to Scripture.  It was enlightening to see familiar scriptures in the light of truth relating to our time spent with God.  Your helpful hints such as the five word prayers to start the day and the quiet time ideas were great. I have been using the morning prayers since I read that chapter.  Lastly, I think my favorite part was the last chapter on sacrifice.  I knew a quiet time was something I needed to do and I am always blessed, but I don’t think I ever really thought of it in that way. Those few pages have given me a lot of food for thought as I move forward with my Guilt-free Quiet Times.

Thank you for writing this book. I hope you will continue writing and I look forward to reading your future works!

Neva

Thank you to Linda, Barbara and Neva for your encouraging words. You remind us that we’re not alone when we struggle, and that it’s never too late to get rid of quiet time guilt!