Hi Ed,
My first experience with Guideposts was at least 30 years ago! I was young, married, had 2 children, and worked full time as a kindergarten teacher in the local elementary school. Yes, I was busy! Guideposts Magazine was perfect for my lifestyle~ the articles were inspiring and could be read in just a few minutes. My mother had a friend in her Sunday School Class who received the magazine. When Louise would finiish reading the magazines, she would pass them to my mother. When Mom finished, she passed them along to me. When I finished, I either passed them to a friend or left them in a doctor's office. As time went on, I got my own subscrption for the magazine and Daily Guideposts. About 15 years ago, I served as Chaplain for my teachers honorary group. I needed inspiring stories, so I relied on Guideposts for my material. I horded the magazines! Before I retired in 2007, I passed a box full of montly Guideposts on to a friend at school. Passing along inspiration is such a joy!

Through the years, the writers of Daily Guideposts have become like personal friends. Each year when my new copy arrives, the first thing I do is look for who is back. I cried when Van and others left us. Now, that I am retired, I can keep up with each day's devotional. (I am still almost a year behind with the magazine!)

PS I still have all of my Daily Guideposts. Recently I heard that a newly commissioned US Naval ship had no money for books for their onboard library. Sounds like a great place for my collection to find a new home!

First my mom got me the guidepost magazine, then i discover that you were on line cause the family fell on some hardtimes and when I found you online I was so happy do many of your own stories were same simliar stories each that i encounter plus your stories are so uplifting . you our the right man for this job

Desperation as the doorway to destiny. I'm glad you made it through.

Hi Ed,
I came across "Guideposts" while surfing the web. I was part of a corporate downsizing and have been out of work for a while. Feelings of shame and failure had built up to a crisis point. I finally concluded that my only option was to turn to God for strength and guidance. Having neglected my spiritual health for a very long time, I didn't know exactly where to start. So, I googled "prayer" and discovered ourprayer.org which was full of many messages which spoke directly to my soul. A link on the site brought me to "Guideposts".

It's difficult to express just how invaluable both websites have become to me. They're part of my morning prayer ritual. I always come away from them uplifted. They're trusted friends that offer support when I despair and encourage me to move ahead with hope. Thank you for shining such a healing light in cyberspace.
Susan