‘The author is a trustworthy guide,’ says Presbyterian Outlook’s Spring Books Edition review

“The author is a trustworthy guide,” announced the review of Spiritual and Walking Guide: Leon to Santiago on the El Camino by Presbyterian Outlook’s Spring Books Edition released this month. Presbyterian Outlook’s Spring Books Edition included ‘Spiritual & Walking Guide’ on page seventeen of their annual spring book review publication. The book recommendations and reviews are compiled by Roy W. Howard, Outlook book editor.

“The author has walked the Camino de Santiago several times and provides a devotional guide for pilgrims walking the portion from Leon, Spain, to Santiago de Compostela,” states Howard.

Link to Presbyterian Outlook’s Spring Books Edition

To learn more about the Camino devotional written by Stacey Wittig, go to Amazon.com. The Camino guide includes scriptures for The Way, recommendations for places to sleep, questions for reflection and pages to journal thoughts.

The Presbyterian Outlook’s Spring Books Edition review reads:

Spiritual and Walking Guide:

Leon to Santiago on the El Camino

Stacey Wittig

Spiritual Walking Guides, 104 pages

The author has walked the Camino de Santiago several times and provides a devotional guide for pilgrims walking the portion from Leon, Spain, to Santiago de Compostela. The guide includes daily Scripture readings, mediations and questions for personal reflection. There are details about where to sleep and how to navigate your way without maps. The author is a trustworthy guide.

Advertisement

‘Spiritual & Walking Guide’ featured resource in REI Bay Area lectures

This month, REI in the Bay Area offers seminars about walking the Camino de Santiago pilgrimage in Spain from experienced walker and Camino Guide, Nancy Reynolds. The book, Spiritual and Walking Guide, is featured in her list of resources.

“You will get a sense of the challenges and rewards of walking this ancient path, plus practical information for planning your own pilgrimage. Whether you are looking for adventure, a fitness challenge, or a spiritual pilgrimage, you will learn enough to know if the Camino de Santiago is the walk for you. You will also get some expert tips and tricks for getting the most from your Camino experience, whether you will walk for a week, or plan to take every step along the 500-mile path,” states the REI website.

Nancy Reynolds, Camino hiking expert and owner of The Camino Experience recommends the Camino devotional “Spiritual & Walking Guide: Leon to Santiago” by Stacey Wittig as a guidebook in the Resource Guide that she hands out at the REI lecture.

Order your own copy of The Way devotional entitled, “Spiritual & Walking Guide: Leon to Santiago,” on Amazon in paperback or on Kindle, click on the link below:
Spiritual and Walking Guide: Leon to Santiago on El Camino (Spiritual and Walking Guides) (Volume 1)

Download the Camino Resource Guide (Camino Checklist) here: Reynolds-Camino-Talk-Handout-Final

Praise for ‘Spiritual and Walking Guide’

Anne Childs, writer

Author Stacey Wittig was blessed to receive this email from reader, Anne Childs:

---

Good morning Stacey,

I wanted to write a quick note to thank you for the copy of your wonderful book. I’m reading it right now and am moved by the scripture meditations and thoughtfulness of the book.

I also love the personal experiences and insights you’ve shared from your own journey. I think the fact that the book speaks even to someone who is not even doing the pilgrimage speaks volumes. It’s obviously very versatile and you can see the fingerprints of the Lord on it!

---

Thank you, Anne! Good to hear that the book speaks to those who have not done El Camino de Santiago pilgrimage. The Camino devotional contains scriptures selected to reflect the changing environment through which the Camino pilgrim passes each day. Order the book directly from Amazon by clicking on the link below:

Spiritual and Walking Guide: Leon to Santiago on El Camino (Spiritual and Walking Guides) (Volume 1)

Camino Pilgrims Using Spiritual & Walking Guide

Missy Smith Lawson of Kansas City reported on Facebook today that she and her husband Brian will be using The Spiritual and Walking Guide: Leon to Santiago as a guide for the spiritual part of their Camino de Santiago Pilgrimage.

“While on the Camino, I’ll be using this devotional/guidebook to guide the spiritual part of my pilgrimage…Brian and I had the privilege of meeting the author at the American Pilgrims on the Camino Gathering. Thank you, Stacey Wittig, for answering God’s call to write this spiritual walking guide!”

Thank you, Missy for the kind words! God bless you both as you follow the pathways of your hearts along The Way of St. James in northern Spain. Let me know what you think of the scriptures for The Way that are listed for your contemplation.

Order the book on Amazon by clicking here: http://www.amazon.com/Spiritual-Walking-Guide-Santiago-Camino

Follow Brian and Missy’s trek at https://www.facebook.com/groups/627522590667089/

Link to the video in the Facebook post: http://youtu.be/AB0nvI6vef8

 

 

Spiritual and Walking Guide: León to Santiago

What about pilgrimage helps you let go of fears and find peace that passes understanding? How can you be still and hear God’s voice as you trek the ancient pilgrimage route? How will you prepare your heart for a closer walk with God on El Camino? Find answers to these and other questions in Spiritual and Walking Guide: León to Santiago, a daily devotional and walking guide.

Click here to read more on Amazon…

Included in the spiritual walking guide:

• Daily scripture readings – no need to carry a heavy Bible
• Meditations that help you hear God’s direction for your life
• Questions for reflection to make the most of your pilgrimage
• Details about where to sleep, daily distances walked and essential websites
• Cool insider travel tips
• How to procure a Pilgrim Credential
• How to follow the route without maps.

Here then is a guide ideally suited to you, the pilgrim, who is seeking direction, both spiritually and geographically while walking El Camino from León, Spain to Santiago de Compostela.

With space to journal thoughts and revelations, you’ll hold onto this book as a keepsake of your pilgrimage along The Way for many years to come.

The three-in-one book by award-winning travel writer, Stacey Wittig, offers daily devotionals with scriptures for The Way and thought-provoking questions, space to journal, and a walking guide.

If you are starting your Camino pilgrimage at León, Spain, or a place west of León, then this is the book for you. Click here to learn more or buy now.

Book reading at American Pilgrims Northern AZ Chapter gathering

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — At last week’s American Pilgrims Northern Arizona Chapter Pilgrims Gathering, author Stacey Wittig was invited to read from her new book, Spiritual and Walking Guide: León to Santiago on El Camino. The writer chose to read a devotional from DAY FIFTEEN entitled, “Keep my feet from stumbling.”

Audience enjoys tapas and wine while listening to book reading.

“When I first walked a portion of the Camino in 2005, I looked for a sort of three-in-one book: a daily meditation, a Bible and a way guide,” explained Wittig. “I hoped to find a small personal devotional that I could easily carry with me as a daily guide for my spiritual journey. I was hoping for a book that would direct my path physically as well as spiritually. Since I would be walking and carrying all my belongings, I was interested in reducing the amount of ‘baggage’ that would weigh me down.” When she could not find such a guide, she decide to write one. Her lightweight but comprehensive book was just released last month.

“Keep my feet from stumbling” is probably the most edgy of the daily readings,” revealed the author. “I share my own pilgrim experiences and then ask questions for reflection that hopefully get the reader to dig inside. I pray that this book not only guides El Camino de Santiago pilgrims along the physical path, but also helps usher them along the pathways of their hearts.” For people who have been inspired to walk El Camino de Santiago by the movie, The Way, this book is a valuable Santiago devotional and guide, complete with scriptures for The Way.

Read excerpts from the walking and spiritual guide by clicking here.

Wittig hopes to read from her book at The American Pilgrims on Camino (APOC) annual gathering near St. Louis, Missouri later this week. The agenda offers a 5×5 Open Mike where pilgrims have five minutes to share favorite Camino stories.

The American Pilgrims Northern Arizona Chapter Pilgrims group met on Saturday, March 29, 2014, 6:00 pm in Flagstaff, Arizona, USA. For a schedule of upcoming events, click here.

Spiritual and Walking Guide: León to Santiago now available on Amazon.com

What about pilgrimage helps you let go of fears and find peace that passes understanding? How can you be still and hear God’s voice as you trek the ancient pilgrimage route? How will you prepare your heart for a closer walk with God on El Camino? Find answers to these and other questions in Spiritual and Walking Guide: León to Santiago, a daily devotional and walking guide.

Spiritual and Walking Guide: León to Santiago is now available on Amazon.com as both a small, portable paper book and on Kindle for your tablet or phone.

Click here to read more on Amazon…

Included in the spiritual walking guide:

• Daily scripture readings – no need to carry a heavy Bible
• Meditations that help you hear God’s direction for your life
• Questions for reflection to make the most of your pilgrimage
• Details about where to sleep, daily distances walked and essential websites
• Cool insider travel tips
• How to procure a Pilgrim Credential
• How to follow the route without maps.

Here then is a guide ideally suited to you, the pilgrim, who is seeking direction, both spiritually and geographically while walking El Camino from León, Spain to Santiago de Compostela.

With space to journal thoughts and revelations, you’ll hold onto this book as a keepsake of your pilgrimage along The Way for many years to come.

The three-in-one book offers daily devotionals with scriptures for The Way and thought-provoking questions, space to journal, and a walking guide.

You’ll find handy recommendations for:

• daily stop and start points,
• accommodations,
• and travel plans.

The journal-like guide gives you pages to write your thoughts and revelations. There is space to document dates and distance walked on El Camino de Santiago.

Author Stacey Wittig has walked over 880 km on Camino pilgrimage routes in Spain and France. Years of backpacking experience coupled with her love of the Lord makes a winning combination for those looking for a lightweight, all-in-one, daily Camino devotional and walking guide for El Camino de Santiago pilgrimages. The scriptures for The Way devotional were prayerfully considered for your Camino guide.

If you are starting your Camino pilgrimage at León, Spain, or a place west of León, then this is the book for you. Click here to learn more or buy now.