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  As the title of the blog post says, here are the comments on Everybody's Little Book of Everyday Prayers (Cynthias MacGregor) by two reverends: This book is a keeper. It gets to the heart of our communication with God by offering to any individual or family a collection of suggested prayers for a variety of occasions. The words ring true. The language is simple and from the heart. The prayers are suitable for those of any religious belief, including those who have no affiliation but still believe in God, Spirit, our Creator…whatever name you know Him (or Her) by.             Cynthia MacGregor has provided a much-needed resource for people who want to open their hearts and lives to God but are stuck for the right words. She’s got them…and she shares them here. I recommend this book to anyone who wants to make prayer a meaningful part of his or her life. Rev. Grant A. Houser, M. Th.   I have had the pleasure of previewing Cynthia MacGregor’s new book, Everybody’s Little Bo

  Today, we pay deference to author Cynthia MacGregor ( Everybody's Little Book of Everyday Prayers ) who died a while back. We did not know because her kin did not tell us. We figured something as up when mail boomeranged. Finally, thanks to the eveything-you-might-want-to-know, we found out. You can say good-bye to her now, with these 11 collated Cynthia MacGregor podcasts . In lieu of an obituary...enjoy! For more posts about Cyn and her book, click HERE .

  This interview was taken several years ago but never ended up un the blog until now. Although Cyn has passed (recently), it seems as good a time as any to share her interview (and her legacy). Name: Cynthia MacGregor Book: Everybody’sLittle Book of Everyday Prayers Date of Interview: 8/4/18 Who are you? What do you want readers to know about you? I’m the author of over 100 books, some for adults (mostly nonfiction ), some for kids (mostly fiction). I also do freelance writing for clients (biz writing, blog writing, ghostwriting, etc—just about anything except grant proposals) and editing (books, biz materials—whatever’s needed) Why are you qualified to write this book? Although I’m an ordained New Thought minister, I feel my true qualification for writing the book is not my ministerial status but rather my desire to help other people connect to God as I have, and my God-given ability to write, which enabled me to create the prayers in the book. What is the message of your b

  From the publisher --  The story behind Everybody's Little Book of Everyday Prayers  by Cynthia MacGregor -  This book was originally published as an e-book (and perhaps that is the better format). However, when Cyn came to me after the original publisher went out of business, I saw a happy coincidence in that we had an artist, Zhenya Yanovich , respected and beloved in his native Russia, who was very talented at drawing for children. It seemed like a perfect marriage. So, we offered Cyn a small advance, got Zhenya to draw (his cover drawing is one of my favorites to date), and on we moved. The book has times of being loved and times of being forgotten. It does not help that both author and artist have died, the latter at a very young age and very unexpectedly. Still, the book sells, and more important, it provides prayers for those who may be struggling for words on just about any time. For more posts about Cyn and her book, click HERE . Sign up for the MSI Press LLC newsletter

  Recently released: audiobook version of Everybody's Little Book of Everyday Prayers by Cynthia MacGregor. People are often at a loss to find the right words to say in prayer. Whether you're a believer but unchurched or are a devout member of a religion, if you wish to expand your home worship, finding the right words to say to God can be a problematic issue. The prayers in Everybody's Little Book of Everyday Prayers are nonsectarian-suited for Protestants, Jews, and Catholics, as well as unaffiliated deists who believe in God but not in organized religion. They cover a raft of occasions on which individuals or families may wish to say a prayer. If prayer is an integral part of your life, or you would like it to be, you'll find the help you want in Everybody's Little Book of Everyday Prayers. For more posts about Cynthia MacGregor and her book, click HERE . Purchase this book at discount from the  MSI Press webstore . Use Coupon Code FF25 for 25% off. Sign up for

  Introduction about the book: Sometimes you want to talk to God when it isn’t an occasion or a specified time of day and when there isn’t something happening in your life that you want to ask God for or thank God for. You just feel a need to reach out to Him and talk to Him. You might be inspired by an especially pretty sunset, or there may be something else that you want to say that doesn’t fall under a particular prayer category.                 I’ve always wondered whether maybe God likes those prayers best, when He hears from us at times when we want to talk to Him not to ask him for something, or to pray at a time we think we’re supposed to, but “just because.” Don’t you appreciate the phone call from a friend who says, “I was thinking about you, so I thought I’d pick up the phone and say Hi”? Don’t you appreciate the spontaneous kiss from your child—or from anyone else—that isn’t a Hello kiss, a Goodbye kiss, a Good morning kiss, or a Good night kiss, but is a kiss on the spur o

  Multi-published author and freelance editor, Cynthia MacGregor, has also formerly hosted two TV shows, “Solo Parenting” and “Younger Every Day,” both of which were seen in the South Florida area, where Cyn (as most people call her) has lived since 1984. In addition to the more than 100 books she has published, Cyn also writes plays, both for adults and for kids, and has had all but one of them produced in her community. In addition, one show, for kids, was produced in New York. Cyn works seven days a week at her craft of writing and editing and loves every minute of it. Calling herself “arguably the happiest woman there is,” she says, “There’s no one in the world I’d want to trade lives with.” Cyn’s book,  Everybody’s Little Book of Everyday Prayers , illustrated by Russian artist Zhenya Yanovich, was released in September 2015.

General Prayers – Communicating with God – for Adults and Children Sometimes you want to talk to God when it isn’t an occasion or a specified time of day and when there isn’t something happening in your life that you want to ask God for or thank God for. You just feel a need to reach out to Him and talk to Him. You might be inspired by an especially pretty sunset, or there may be something else that you want to say that doesn’t fall under a particular prayer category.               I’ve always wondered whether maybe God likes those prayers best, when He hears from us at times when we want to talk to Him not to ask him for something, or to pray at a time we think we’re supposed to, but “just because.” Don’t you appreciate the phone call from a friend who says, “I was thinking about you, so I thought I’d pick up the phone and say Hi”? Don’t you appreciate the spontaneous kiss from your child—or from anyone else—that isn’t a Hello kiss, a Goodbye kiss, a Good morning kiss, or

We are happy that we have been able to bring back a couple old favorite books: Everybody's Little Book of Everyday Prayers by Cynthia MacGregor Forget the Goal, the Journey Counts by Alfred Stites While the kindle versions of these books have always been available, the paperback version went out of print. Now, they are back! The covers have changed, but the contents have not! Happy reading!

Congratulations to Cynthia MacGregor for snagging  a mention in a listicle for her book Everybody's Little Book of Everyday Prayers as a "gift beginning with E." Check it out! GIFTS THAT BEGIN WITH E