Books with author Cathy Johnson

God is My Creator! helps children treat God as Creator as they: Learn God thought of everything when he made the world Explore the many ways in which God made them unique and special Develop a thankful heart toward God who formed them like a potter forms clay Discover that God enjoys them Start to enjoy God, praise him and do the things he created them to do This 4-week devotional includes daily activities to engage the child in the content and a final activity to help the child engage personally with God. Bonus Leader’s Guide also available! This guide prepares you for a 10-15-minute weekly conversation with the child. The emphasis is to provide support and encouragement as the child pursues a personal relationship with God. Each weekly guide includes prompts for: Understanding the Content Asking a Question Telling a Personal Story Praying Over the Child This devotional gives children a solid foundation for their identity as valuable, precious creations of a God who delights in them! God is My Creator! can help children see who they are in God’s eyes and discover the reasons he made them.Other devotional titles in this series include: God is My Friend!, God is My Shepherd!, God is My Father!, and God is My Creator!

Dreams . . . Most consider them to be merely trivial, mysterious, or ridiculous. In the world of Sallensia, however, dreams can be dangerous. Dreams can even kill. That is why people suffering from nightmares will summon a Dreamcaster--an individual trained to interpret and manipulate dreams in order to heal the dreamer. Fourteen-year-old Imber Starshine is apprenticed to a Dreamcaster. She is struggling to make her master proud when her life takes a startling turn--her master inexplicably disappears. In his absence, Imber is enlisted to help King Azare who is suffering from horrible nightmares. Alone and unsure, Imber must learn to overcome her fears to heal the king, must use all her courage to discover what has happened to her Dream Master, and must face death to save other Dreamcasters from a monstrous fate.

Mikey's Bad Day is a story of a little five year old boy who is struggling to remember the do's and don'ts that he's been taught. He's smart and energetic and has a great sense of humor but sometimes he makes mistakes. He finds out that by making a few mistakes, people can learn a whole lot, and what he thought was a not so nice day turned out to be fine.

‘Come with me... Join me on a journey far beyond this world... far beyond what is known...'Stella is the 'Queen of the Night', a professional spirit-talker. Standing on stage in her gauzy silver cape, looking out with her big brown eyes, she makes people believe she really can talk to the dead.It's all pretence, of course. Stella couldn't do it without her guardian, Nana. Then Nana dies suddenly, leaving Stella to survive on her own. And she finds that it can be a lot harder dealing with the living than with the dead..

God is My Friend! teaches children how to develop an intimate relationship with God as they:Talk to God with simple words from their heartEnjoy time together with GodImagine God’s word in actionListen for God’s voiceTrust God, their always and forever friend!This 4-week devotional includes daily activities to engage the child in the content and a final activity to help the child engage personally with God.Bonus Leader’s Guide also included! This guide prepares you for a 10-15-minute weekly conversation with the child. The emphasis is to provide support and encouragement as the child pursues a personal relationship with God. Each weekly guide includes prompts for:Understanding the ContentAsking a Question Telling a Personal Story Praying Over the Child This devotional focuses on helping children understand practically their personal relationship with God. It’s easy to focus so much time and effort on filling children’s minds with knowledge about God that we forget their souls were created for something more. People were created for an intimate relationship with God. And this includes children! God is My Friend! can help children actually know God and not just know about him. What an invaluable foundation to lay in their young lives!Other devotional titles include: God is My King!, God is My Shepherd!, God is My Father!, and God is My Creator!

This is the tale of how good friends can work out solutions to difficult unexpected situations. Mish's forest is usually a peaceful, happy place but suddenly it is overrun with unfriendly characters . They make things very uncomfortable for the good creatures of the forest. Mish and his friends put their heads together and come up with some creative ways to deal with the troublesome invaders.

God is My King! helps children grow in relating to God as King as they: Acknowledge God has the right to be in charge Understand that God’s heart is good and can be trusted Follow God’s ways and do his will Ask for God’s kingdom to be seen in their actual, daily lives Praise and sing to their great God and King This 4-week devotional includes daily activities to engage the child in the content and a final activity to help the child engage personally with God. Bonus Leader’s Guide also available! This guide prepares you for a 10-15-minute weekly conversation with the child. The emphasis is to provide support and encouragement as the child pursues a personal relationship with God. Each weekly guide includes prompts for: Understanding the Content Asking a Question Telling a Personal Story Praying Over the Child This devotional gives children a picture of life in God’s kingdom under the rule of a good King. Having God be overall and in charge is the best way to live! The more children understand the true nature of their King, the more their hearts will respond in adoration and praise of the King of kings. God is My King! can help children learn to love, trust, and serve their great God and King!Other devotional titles include: God is My Friend!, God is My Shepherd!, God is My Father!, and God is My Creator!