Beauty Beyond the Thorns Study Guide: Discovering Gifts in Suffering is a companion to the book, Beauty Beyond the Thorns: Discovering Gifts in Suffering. In this study guide, you will be led to write about your journey of suffering so that you can find the beauty often hidden behind hardship. Each chapter draws information from the book, encouraging you to personalize its teachings so you not only read stories of healing, but you also experience personal healing. Study Guide for Beauty Beyond the Thorns: Discovering Gifts in Suffering is a study guide...
Posted by Darci Steiner on 08/06/2022
You Are Beautiful! Devotions to Help You Understand Your Worth & Purpose POCKET EDITION contains the same great lessons as the first edition but with updated content, a fresh, new look inside and a compact package outside! Ecclesiastes 3:11 tells us, "He has made everything beautiful in its time.” Everything—which includes you! Do you have trouble believing that? If so, you’re not alone. As girls and women, it's easy to become insecure about our appearance when we're bombarded with images depicting "perfection.” Comparison becomes part...
Posted by Jennifer Cadamore on 08/06/2022
Hair Goddess is an anthology of stories about hair -- how we wear it, and how it wears us. The contributors -- 14 women and one man -- explore the issues of hair, both natural and processed, curly and straight, as it relates to race, culture and the societal standards of today. "Hair Goddess" is filled with a variety of viewpoints: diverse, humorous and poignant. ...
Posted by Yvette Walker on 04/18/2022
Song lyrics are poems at heart. Words that come from a deep discovery of the love of God. These poems are song lyrics – some realized, some needing music – that Yvette wrote at the same time as the devotional, Whispering in His Ear, came to life. We talk to God. Sometimes. But we really don't expect a response. Neither do we look for him in everyday situations. Yvette does, and she tells of her simple but poignant life lessons with God in these lyrics! Yvette Walker's testimony drives this book of poetry: that you can be a believer all your life without fully understanding...
Posted by Yvette Walker on 04/18/2022
We talk to God. Sometimes. But we really don't expect a response. Neither do we look for him in everyday situations. Yvette does, and she tells of her simple but poignant life lessons with God in the car, at home, at church, and even going to the post office! This book of devotions allows you to look at your assumptions and spend time with God with scripture in three popular translations (ESV, NIV and the NBLA in Spanish). Follow prayers and exercises to still yourself and come into His presence as you enter into conversation with the Lord. Yvette Walker's testimony drives this book:...
Posted by Yvette Walker on 04/18/2022
Mary Dittman is an award-winning professor, writer, and speaker. She is the creator of College On Fleek and One-Derful Life. Mary's journey of singleness through her 20's, 30's, and 40's will help and inspire you as you create a life you love, even if you're single and you don't want to be! "I always wanted to get married and have a family," Mary says. "But, I'm well over 40 and that never happened for me. And I spent a lot of years feeling sad about it because part of my definition of a fulfilled life includes being a wife and mother. But I realized...
Posted by Mary Dittman on 04/14/2022
As precious as they are, pearls don’t come easy. They take years to develop, and they start with a tiny grain of sand—an irritant. Something that doesn’t belong. Something painful and unwanted. Something you wouldn’t wish on anyone. Yet, over time, that grain of sand is transformed into something new. Something beautiful and priceless. Something you wouldn’t trade for anything. The “Pearls of Wisdom” in this book were born out of pain and hurt, both physical and emotional. Yet God took that pain and breathed purpose into it. Perhaps you’re wondering...
Posted by Shana Grooms on 02/21/2022
Life can be messy. Life can be difficult. Life can be painful. It's part of being human. Experiencing the struggles in life, in a way, reminds us we are alive. Yet through these struggles and often times pain, we can find beauty once again. For God is able to take our deepest disappointment and use it for His greatest good. The "Pearls of Wisdom" in this book were born out of pain and hurt, both physical and emotional. There were questions, doubts, and many tears. There was also restoration, healing, and a new understanding of God's grace. Whether you are currently enduring...
Posted by Shana Grooms on 02/21/2022
Empowered Parents: Putting Faith First is a Christian faith-based guide for the real world of raising children, filled with both successes and challenges. Each chapter walks readers through one of twelve godly characteristics and how to implement them within the family. Written by two parent educators. Each chapter contains thought provoking questions, parenting tips and a specific prayer. ...
Posted by Lori Wildenberg on 02/01/2022
Have big sighs and rolling eyes entered your home? Are you feeling challenged? Does it seem as if your child has morphed into someone else? You must be the parent of a tween or teen. You need supernatural love to raise that big kid! Raising Big Kids with Supernatural Love reveals fifteen qualities of love to infuse into your family. These characteristics are demonstrated through vignettes and the authors’ conversational style, bringing 1 Corinthians 13 love to life in your parenting and in your young person. • Realize the difference between kindness and enabling. • Discover how...
Posted by Lori Wildenberg on 02/01/2022
Have full blown tantrums and high-pitched whiny voices made their way into your home? Do you feel a little frustrated? Do you wonder what happened to your precious baby bundle and your patience? You must be the parent of a toddler to nine-year-old. When parenting little ones, big love is needed. Raising Little Kids with Big Love reveals fifteen qualities of love. These are demonstrated through anecdotes and the authors’ conversational style, bringing the characteristics of 1 Corinthians 13 love to life in your parenting and in your youngster. Discover how to: •increase your child’s...
Posted by Lori Wildenberg on 02/01/2022
As parents, we long for our kids to have family relationships that last a lifetime. But how do we create an atmosphere for connection while living in the messy moments of parenting? The Messy Life of Parenting shows you small changes you can make now to build lasting relationships, even when the going gets tough. By applying God’s design for interdependence, you’ll be able to: strengthen family relationships, encourage leadership skills, distinguish between enabling and helping, discuss without creating division, and so much more. ...
Posted by Lori Wildenberg on 02/01/2022