Rachel Dodge - The Anne of Green Gables Devotional: A Chapter-by-Chapter Companion for Kindred Spirits

Praise for The Anne of
Green Gables Devotional

Rachel Dodges devotional is not only a chapter-by-chapter companion to Anne of Green Gables but also a day-by-day companion to the modern reader seeking encouragement, enlightenment, and holy scope for the imagination. An absolute joy to be immersed in the deep, abiding roots of kindred spirit living.

Sarah McCoy, New York Times, USA Today, and international bestselling author of Marilla of Green Gables

Rejection, disappointment, lonelinessways to cope with these and many other of lifes challenges are highlighted in this book of devotionals drawn from L. M. Montgomerys classic Anne of Green Gables. Rich spiritual themes and truths found in each of the thirty
eight chapters inspire and encourage us to find joy, beauty, and serenity in our own lives. A valuable addition to Anne collections everywhere.

Carolyn Strom Collins, author of The Anne of Green Gables
Treasury, Anne of Green Gables: The Original Manuscript, etc.

This book is a treasure. I loved it! Rachel took some of our favorite moments in the classic Anne stories and infused them with deeper insights by pairing them with scripture. If this charmer of a devotion were a dress, it would have puffed sleeves. The puffiest.

Robin Jones Gunn, author of the Haven Maker
series and Christy Miller series

The Anne of Green Gables Devotional is a delight from cover to cover! Rachel Dodge has filled its pages with beautifully crafted reflections and prayers inspired by the beloved novel. This is a stirring, timely devotional for all of us who seek to belong and yearn for our loving, forever home.

Julie Klassen, author of the Tales From Ivy Hill series

The Anne of Green Gables Devotional paints vividly on the canvas for us the subtle themes of faith, chapter-by-chapter, that are sprinkled throughout the beloved story of Anne Shirley. Kindred spirits, this is the scripture-based introspective book weve all been missing from our Anne collection and need to immediately add to our bookshelves!

Jen Smith, book collector, photographer, and curator
of Storybook Style (@storybookstyle)

What a gift to Anne fans! Our favorite literary heroine has much to teach us about love and acceptance, and Rachel Dodge does a beautiful job unwrapping the complexities of Annes story within the context of the greatest adoption story of allshowing us how we too can be transformed by the gift of true belonging.

Jenny Williams, artist and owner of Carrot Top Paper Shop

In this soul-rejuvenating book, Rachel Dodge takes these gleaming treasures out one by one and hands them to her readers.

Lorilee Craker, author of 15 books, including Anne of
Green Gables, My Daughter and Me: What My Favorite Book
Taught Me About Grace, Belonging and the Orphan in Us All;
Money Secrets of the Amish; Through the Storm with Lynne
Spears; and My Journey to Heaven with Marv Besteman

Heartwarming and truly inspired, a must-read for anyone whos ever felt rejectedthats all of us.

Wendi Lou Lee, author of A Prairie Devotional:
Inspired by the Beloved TV Series

This book is perfect for any age, including the young lady in your life who is meeting Anne for the first time. It is the perfect companion to a beloved book and is a wonderful gift for yourself and others!

Julie Fisk, co-author of The One Year Daily Acts of Kindness
Devotional and The One Year Daily Acts of Friendship Devotional

Copyright 2020 by Rachel Dodge. Originally published in English by Barbour Books, an Imprint of Barbour Publishing, Inc. 1810 Barbour Drive, Uhrichsville, OH 44683. www.barbourbooks.com

Digital e-book versions copyright 2021 by Two Words Publishing LLC, by arrangement with Barbour Publishing, Inc. www.twowordspublishing.com

ISBN 978-1-95544901-4

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Scripture quotations marked esv are from The Holy Bible, English Standard Version, copyright 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

Scripture quotations marked hcsb are taken from the Holman Christian Standard Bible Copyright 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2009 by Holman Bible Publishers. Used with permission by Holman Bible Publishers, Nashville, Tennessee. All rights reserved.

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Cover and interior illustrations by Jana Christy.

Published by Barbour Books, an imprint of Barbour Publishing, Inc., 1810 Barbour Drive, Uhrichsville, Ohio 44683, www.barbourbooks.com

Our mission is to inspire the world with the life-changing message of the Bible.

To my loving family,
for their encouragement and support

Its a million times nicer to be
Anne of Green Gables than Anne
of nowhere in particular, isnt it?

Anne Shirley

Contents

A Kindred Spirit Welcome

Reading and rereading Anne of Green Gables by L. M. Montgomery is a favorite tradition of mineand I know Im not alone. Anne Shirleys story of adoption and belonging has delighted generations of readers from around the world for over one hundred years. Set in the fictional town of Avonlea, against the picturesque backdrop of Prince Edward Island, Anne of Green Gables brims with charming characters and heartwarming moments.

Annes story is beloved because it expresses some of lifes most universal longings and assures us that goodness and beauty still exist in this world. Annes character inspires us to love the loveless, see the good in others, give people second chances, dream big dreams, and embrace life with open arms. Her grit spurs us to press on through lifes challenges. We understand her feelings of rejection and loneliness, her longing for a family and a home, and her many trials and tribulations. And our hearts swell when Anne finds what we all want most: unconditional love, a safe place to dream and grow, and the freedom to explore her place and purpose in the world.