When the Lights Come Down

By Angelique Phoenix

What if you entered the new year with faith instead of pressure?

Christmas is supposed to be joyful.

But real holidays can include laughter and loneliness. Celebration and grief. Beautiful traditions and complicated families. Gratitude for what happened this year-and disappointment over what didn't.

And then January arrives, bringing a brand-new calendar and approximately 847 reminders that you're apparently supposed to reinvent your entire life immediately.

When the Lights Come Down offers another way.

In this warm, relatable, and gently humorous 21-day Christian devotional, Angelique Phoenix invites you to slow down during the Christmas season, reflect honestly on 2026, and enter 2027 trusting the God who has been faithful through it all.

The devotional is divided into three meaningful journeys:

CHRISTMAS GRACE
Rediscover Jesus beneath the shopping, wrapping, gatherings, expectations, family dynamics, and holiday rush.

GOODBYE, 2026
Remember what God carried you through, celebrate the small victories, process disappointment, release regret and resentment, and recognize grace in an imperfect year.

HELLO, 2027
Leave behind the pressure to reinvent yourself and begin the new year with prayer, purpose, healthy priorities, small faithful steps, and hope.

Inside you'll find:

- NIV Scripture readings
- Relatable, faith-centered devotional lessons
- Gentle humor for the realities of holiday life
- Holiday Heart Check reflection questions
- Practical daily pauses
- Guided prayers
- Holiday Grace Notes and journaling space
- Goodbye 2026 reflection exercises
- Hello 2027 faith and intention pages
- Space for prayers, gratitude, goals, and Scripture for the year ahead

This isn't about creating the perfect Christmas.

And it isn't about becoming the perfect version of yourself by January 1.

It's about slowing down long enough to recognize that the God who carried you through every beautiful, painful, unexpected, and ordinary moment of 2026 is already waiting for you in 2027.

So grab your Bible, your favorite pen, and something warm to drink.

Take a break from the lists.

Ignore the Christmas lights that mysteriously stopped working.

And spend twenty-one days making room for what matters most.

The lights will come down.

The calendar will change.

God will remain.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0HHDFWFZQ
• ISBN13: 9798170318797
• Release Date: September 2026
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 152 Pages
• Weight: 0.42 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"