Books

Do your heart and soul need encouragement, a new outlook and inspiration? Anne Neilson’s Angels is an exquisite 40-day devotional from beloved artist, writer, and philanthropist Anne Neilson. Each section explores one word along with a new angel painting by Anne, a thoughtful definition, a Scripture reading and prayer, and two pages of Anne's reflections from her life that offer joy and comfort.

 PREORDER:  Growing up launches this Saturday at Ye Peddler. Courtney will be at the shop from 12-2pm autographing copies.  If you would like a special message written in your book from the author, please email rachel@yepeddler.com.

As we begin our professional lives, begin a new career path, or begin an uncharted season of life, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed and under supported. You may feel like you’re drowning in expectations and to-do lists. You may struggle with fear and anxiety or comparison and control. You may wonder how your faith really affects how you work.

I wonder these same things. Growing Up is not about having all the answers and it’s not about how to make it big time in your career. It’s about recognizing where you are and learning to face struggles and success with God on your side. The stories in this book are personal, real life struggles from a real life young professional. This is not a how-to book. This is a welcome-to book. Welcome to the beginner’s club, the space we meet and say “I struggle with this, too,” and we don’t stop there. We link arms and we step forward knowing that we are not alone in navigating the world of work and the Word of God. You are not alone. You are chosen. You are loved. You can do this.

About the author:

Courtney Grace Watson is an author, an accountant, and an avid coffee consumer. Her book, Growing Up: Navigating Life Between the Office and the Altar is a call to live a life rooted in Christ in order to face struggles and success with God on our side. She is also the creator of the Faithful Fireworks blog where her desire is to encourage, equip, and empower women to build their lives on Christ and the Made for Monday emails where her hope is to deliver a reminder of Christ and our status as image-bearers as we begin another work week.

No matter where we are—on a walk in the woods, in a sacred building, or in a dusty refugee camp—signs of love abound. When we allow ourselves to embrace both ordinary and extraordinary experiences, we can feel the divine anywhere.

You’re invited to search this path with Becca Stevens, as she explores what it means to be practically divine. Woven throughout the narrative strands are poetry and rants, as well as ruminations on her mother’s wit and wisdom—and the passion she instilled in Becca for creating something from nothing.

Embracing the practically divine compels us to do something, anything, to share in the feast of love together. When we start from wherever we are, we can recognize the potential for humor, wonder, and freedom. 

One flicker of hope. That’s all it takes to catapult yourself into the life you’ve always imagined.

Success is not born out of skill, school, where we’re from, who we know, or what we scored on the SAT. None of us were born ready. None of us started life knowing how to fly a plane or launch a company or knit a sweater for our dog.

Whatever age you are—16 or 60—you can always reshape how you define yourself. To honor what has been and tap into what can be. This activity book is an exciting place to imagine, craft, and create what comes next.

Inside you’ll find quotes, exercises, and prompts to help you mindfully embrace your past while intentionally building an incredible future. It’s a messy, creative, and even beautiful place of rediscovery.