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Daughters of the King – 30 Days with God for Girls – Book 3
Growing Up: your feelings, your changing body, wise choices, and God’s calling
Book 3 of 3 in Daughters of the King – 30 Days with God for Girls
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Introduction: Growing Up
About this book
Daughters of the King is an original Ochorus devotional series for girls aged 9 to 12. Book 1 taught a girl who she is, and Book 2 how to be brave. Book 3 walks with her into growing up, and it opens with a prayer from Psalm 144:12 that daughters would be “like corner pillars carved to adorn a palace”: strong, and shaped with care.
The first week is about feelings: anger, sadness, embarrassment, moody days, and taking every thought captive. The second speaks openly and simply about puberty: growth and body shape, breast development and body hair, periods, hygiene, and hormones and changing moods, all as part of God’s good design. It leaves questions about sex and reproduction to parents, and every day sends a girl back to her mother or a woman she trusts. The third week is about wise choices: crushes, money, time, being careful online and a pure heart. The fourth is about calling: gifts, dreams, and God pouring out His Spirit on His daughters. The fifth is about mentors and finishing well, with Naomi, Elizabeth and Anna.
Every day follows the same short pattern: a Scripture from the Berean Standard Bible, a teaching, a question to think about, one thing to try, and a prayer. Each week ends with a true story from our Brave for God books: Amy Carmichael, Ida Scudder, Gladys Aylward, Lottie Moon and Mary Slessor. A note for parents recommends reading the growing-up week together.
“…a time to weep and a time to laugh, a time to mourn and a time to dance.” — Ecclesiastes 3:4 (BSB) Have you ever noticed that your feelings seem bigger than they used to be? One minute you’re laughing so hard your stomach hurts. The next, you’re crying and you’re not even sure why. Something small annoys you way more than it should.
Contents
- 1 Introduction: Growing Up 3 min
- 2 Day 1 — A Time to Laugh, a Time to Cry 2 min
- 3 Day 2 — When You’re Angry 2 min
- 4 Day 3 — When You’re Sad 2 min
- 5 Day 4 — When You’re Embarrassed 2 min
- 6 Day 5 — Pour It Out 2 min
- 7 Day 6 — Captain of Your Thoughts 3 min
- 8 Day 7 — Your Body, God’s Design 2 min
- 9 Day 8 — Changing Shape 2 min
- 10 Day 9 — Growing Up Is Good 2 min
- 11 Day 10 — Your Period 3 min
- 12 Day 11 — Taking Care of Your Body 2 min
- 13 Day 12 — Feelings on a Roller Coaster 3 min
- 14 Day 13 — Wisdom Is Supreme 2 min
- 15 Day 14 — Crushes and Feelings 2 min
- 16 Day 15 — Money Wise 2 min
- 17 Day 16 — Plans in God’s Hands 2 min
- 18 Day 17 — Don’t Believe Everything 2 min
- 19 Day 18 — Clean Hands, Pure Heart 3 min
- 20 Day 19 — Made for a Purpose 2 min
- 21 Day 20 — Different Gifts 2 min
- 22 Day 21 — Dream with God 2 min
- 23 Day 22 — Sons and Daughters 2 min
- 24 Day 23 — Small Beginnings 2 min
- 25 Day 24 — Here Am I 3 min
- 26 Day 25 — Naomi’s Advice 2 min
- 27 Day 26 — Three Months with Elizabeth 2 min
- 28 Day 27 — Be a Big Sister 2 min
- 29 Day 28 — Anna Never Stopped 2 min
- 30 Day 29 — Still Bearing Fruit 2 min
- 31 Day 30 — Renewed Day by Day 3 min
- 32 Conclusion: A Daughter Growing Up 2 min
Questions and Answers
What is Book 3 of Daughters of the King about?
Growing up. Over thirty short daily devotions it helps girls handle big feelings, understand how their bodies change, make wise choices, discover their gifts and calling, and learn from older women who love God.
Does it talk about puberty and periods?
Yes. Week 2 explains simply and accurately how a girl’s body changes: growing taller, body shape, breast development, body hair, periods, hygiene and changing moods. It presents all of it as God’s good design, nothing to be ashamed of, and encourages her to ask her mother or a trusted woman her questions. Sex and reproduction are left for parents to discuss.
Should parents read it with their daughter?
We recommend it, especially for Week 2. A note for parents at the start explains exactly what that week covers, and each day of it ends by pointing a girl to her mother or another woman she trusts.
What does it say about crushes and dating?
Day 14 uses Song of Songs 2:7, “Do not arouse or awaken love until the time is right.” It tells girls that crushes are normal, that there is no need to rush into dating, that their worth does not depend on whether a boy likes them, and to talk openly with their parents.
Which women does it include?
From the Bible: Ruth and Naomi, Mary and Elizabeth, and Anna the prophetess, among others. From history, in the weekly true stories: Amy Carmichael, Ida Scudder, Gladys Aylward, Lottie Moon and Mary Slessor.
Is this the last book in the series?
Yes. Daughters of the King has three books: Beloved, Brave and Growing Up. Its companion series for boys is Sons of the King, and our Rooted series is for all young readers.
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