Norma L. Brumbaugh

Selah: Pause and Consider is a daily devotional book written by Idaho author, Lois Tupyi, director of Love, Inc., a Christian business that helps people with reconstructing specific areas in their lives. This devotional book is worth purchasing just for the pictures! Each reading features a seasonal photo from rural farming, family life, or the Idaho countryside. The viewing is a pictorial collage of joy. Each day’s reading consists of five features: A photo, an encouraging spiritual thought, a four-line hymn verse, a question, and a follow-through challenge. I have read through Tupyi’s devotional book two different years, with a couple of years between the two, as part of my daily quiet times. For some reason, the second time I found it more enjoyable, uplifting, and encouraging. Tupyi’s love for God, music, family, and service to others are themes that run through this book’s offering. She is an overcomer who has grown and learned, and now shares her journey with the rest of us. This book is quiet and non-flashy. It is well-designed and is nicely constructed.