You Can Rest

Preteen girls have lots to be anxious about these days, and Katy Boatman, who has worked with them for 15 years, understands that. With an authentic voice and mentor mindset, Katy wrote You Can Rest to help young listeners calm their hearts and minds by focusing on the one who brings true rest: Jesus.

Each day is structured with a Bible verse to open, a devotion to ponder, and a prayer to close. With journaling prompts throughout the book, this 100-day devotional helps listeners reflect on their everyday anxieties from a biblical perspective, leading to hope in Christ. Topics include illnesses, isolation, friendships, schoolwork, appearance, the news, the future, being misunderstood, and even falling asleep at night!

Packed with grace and truth and sprinkled with humor and delight, You Can Rest shows preteen girls that our worries and fears do not have the final say. Jesus does.

1. Opening Credits
2. Introduction
3. Day 1: You Can Rest
4. Day 2: When You’re Scared
5. Day 3: When You Want to Do It All Yourself
6. Day 4: When You’re Afraid of the Dark
7. Day 5: When It Storms
8. Day 6: When You’re Worried About Tomorrow
9. Day 7: When You Hate Not Knowing What’s Coming
10. Day 8: When You’re Too Excited to Sleep
11. Day 9: When It’s Hard to Be Still
12. Day 10: When You Have a Nightmare
13. Day 11: When You’re Waiting for an Answer
14. Day 12: When You Think No One Takes You Seriously
15. Day 13: When Everything Is Spinning
16. Day 14: When You’re Not a Good Enough Friend
17. Day 15: When You Want to Hide
18. Day 16: When You’re Not Sure if God Loves You
19. Day 17: When You’re So Tired You Could Cry
20. Day 18: When You Have to Be Patient
21. Day 19: When You Don’t Know How to Pray
22. Day 20: When You Feel Left Out
23. Day 21: When You Can’t Wait to Have Fun
24. Day 22: When You Need to Be Honest
25. Day 23: When You Wish Things Had Gone Differently
26. Day 24: When You’re Trying to Get Everything Right
27. Day 25: When You Don’t Know What to Wear
28. Day 26: When You Know It’s Going to Hurt
29. Day 27: When Friends Are Mean
30. Day 28: When You’re Sick
31. Day 29: When You Feel Too Much
32. Day 30: When You’re Bored
33. Day 31: When There’s Too Much to Get Done
34. Day 32: When the News Is Scary
35. Day 33: When Your Friends Don’t Get You
36. Day 34: When You’re Lost in a Crowd
37. Day 35: When You Can’t Sleep
38. Day 36: When You Feel Too Young
39. Day 37: When You’ve Got the First-Time Jitters
40. Day 38: When You Need Help but Don’t Want to Ask.
41. Day 39: When You’re in a Fight
42. Day 40: When You Are Trying to Be Like Them
43. Day 41: When You’re Worried About Having What You Need
44. Day 42: When You’re Trying to Stay Out of Trouble
45. Day 43: When You’re Not Sure if God Can Hear You
46. Day 44: When Your Heart Hurts
47. Day 45: When You Don’t Know How to Be a Good Friend
48. Day 46: When You’re Not Sure if Things Will Get Better
49. Day 47: When You’re Scared at School
50. Day 48: When You’re Overwhelmed
51. Day 49: When You Have a Lot of Questions
52. Day 50: When Taking a Test
53. Day 51: When Your Friends Leave
54. Day 52: When You’re Not Sure What’s True
55. Day 53: When Following the Rules Is Hard
56. Day 54: When You Keep Messing Up
57. Day 55: When You Have to Decide
58. Day 56: When to Pray
59. Day 57: When Everything Is Too Loud
60. Day 58: When You Don’t Know if You Can Trust God
61. Day 59: When You’re Worried You’ll Oversleep
62. Day 60: When Your Family Feels Different Than Everyone Else’s
63. Day 61: When You’re Nervous About Jobs
64. Day 62: When You Want All A’s
65. Day 63: When You Want People to Like You
66. Day 64: When You’re Having a Bad Day
67. Day 65: When Everything Is Changing
68. Day 66: When You’re Worried About Your Family
69. Day 67: When It Feels Like Everyone Else Is Better Than You
70. Day 68: When You Don’t Know What to Pray
71. Day 69: When You Have to Be Brave
72. Day 70: When You’re Dreading Something
73. Day 71: When Your Feelings Are Hurt
74. Day 72: When You’re Missing Your People
75. Day 73: When You Can’t Fall Asleep
76. Day 74: When You Are Disappointed
77. Day 75: When You’re Having Friends Over
78. Day 76: When Your Nerves Are Getting to You
79. Day 77: When You Need to Laugh
80. Day 78: When You Need to Find Things to Appreciate
81. Day 79: When You Think God’s Going to Give Up
82. Day 80: When You Like a Boy
83. Day 81: When the Next Step Is Hard
84. Day 82: When You’re Scared to Ask God
85. Day 83: When Your Small Mistake Has a Big Impact
86. Day 84: When Your Body Is Changing
87. Day 85: When You Need to Calm Your Mind Before Bed
88. Day 86: When You Think God Is Going to Change His Mind About You
89. Day 87: When You’re Worried People Don’t Like You
90. Day 88: When You Need to Stand Up for What You Believe
91. Day 89: When You Don’t Want to Get Sick
92. Day 90: When You Think About Heaven
93. Day 91: When You Feel Like You Don’t Matter
94. Day 92: When You Can’t Stop Thinking About Something
95. Day 93: When It’s Not What You Had Planned
96. Day 94: When Both Ideas Are Good
97. Day 95: When You Regret Something
98. Day 96: When You Are Weary
99. Day 97: When You Feel Stuck in a Hard Place
100. Day 98: When You Need Some Quiet
101. Day 99: When You’re Afraid to Go to Sleep
102. Day 100: The Worry Won’t Last Forever
103. Acknowledgements
104. Closing Credits