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by Carol McLeod (Author), Susie Larson (Foreword by)
Don't Just Live the Day--Activate It!
Too often, we let the days slip by--some feeling mundane, others overwhelming. But what if today wasn't just something to pass through? What if today was a verb--an opportunity to act, embrace, and fully live?
In Today Is a Verb: Open the Gift of Now in Every Ordinary Moment, bestselling author Carol McLeod challenges you to stop waiting for "someday" and start living with intention today. Each chapter explores a powerful, action-oriented word--such as pray, trust, celebrate, forgive, and persevere--helping you unlock the joy, purpose, and faith hidden in your everyday moments.
- Transform your mindset--learn how to see today as a divine gift, not just another date on the calendar.
- Take action in your faith--discover practical ways to deepen your walk with God through Scripture, prayer, and daily declarations.
- Embrace joy in every season--whether life feels ordinary or overwhelming, learn how to cultivate gratitude and purpose.
- Step into your destiny--because God's plan for you isn't just in the future; it's in how you live today.
Perfect as a 30-day devotional or a life-changing perspective shift, Today Is a Verb will inspire you to stop waiting for the perfect moment and start living in the fullness of God's grace right now. Your best life isn't someday--it starts today. Start living with purpose!
Author Biography
President and CEO of Carol McLeod Ministries, Carol McLeod is a best-selling author and popular speaker at women's conferences and retreats, where she teaches the Word of God with great joy and enthusiasm. She encourages and empowers women with passionate and practical biblical messages mixed with her own special brand of hope and humor.
Her last two books with Whitaker House received prestigious awards. At Home in Your Heart won second place in the 2023 Selah Awards in the devotional category. Rooms of a Mother's Heart, a devotional for moms, won the 2022 Director's Choice Award from the Blue Ridge Writer's Conference. Carol's recent titles include Timeless: The Living and Enduring Word of God, which dives into the book of 1 Peter, and Meanwhile: Meeting God in the Wait, which examines the life of Joseph Genesis 37-50 and what it means to "wait well" as God labors behind the scenes to work all things together for our good and for His glory. Her teaching DVD, The Rooms of a Woman's Heart, won the Telly Award for excellence in religious programming. Carol's Significant Women podcast, which encourages women in every season of life that their story matters, ranks in the top 10 percent of all podcasts internationally. Carol has also written twenty-five devotionals for YouVersion that have been downloaded nearly four million times around the world. Her weekly blog, Joy for the Journey, has been named in the Top 50 Faith Blogs for Women. Carol also writes a weekly column in Ministry Today. She was the first women's chaplain at Oral Roberts University and received the university's prestigious Alumna of the Year award for distinguished service to God in 2021. Carol wed her college sweetheart, Craig, in 1977. She is the mother of five children in heaven and five children on earth. Carol and Craig also happily answer to "Marmee and Pa" for their captivating grandchildren.
