The unwanted intrusion of a nosy neighbor? The exasperating antics of the teenager who constantly pushes your buttons? The infuriating behavior of a co-worker. Mary Southerland has encountered her share of abrasive people, and learned the secrets to dealing with those kinds of people. Imagine what life would be like if you knew how to: Confront someone constructively to make your relationships more meaningful.Discipline your responses to difficult people to eliminate their control in your life.Address the sandpaper tendencies in your own life to become more compassionate....
Posted by Mary Southerland on 03/01/2019
Get Your Spirit On! is for girls and young women who are already cheerleaders, aspire to be cheerleaders, or simply wish to cheer for God. This upbeat devotional offers one entry per week for 40 weeks (which should cover a typical cheer season) and features a prayer (Megaphone to Master); a scripture (Strength Training); a thought-provoking question (Fire Up!); a journaling section (Ready. Ok.), a say it out loud declaration (Give a Shout!) and an action step (Jump Into Acton!), as well as Fit Tips, Fast Stats about cheerleading, and words to actual chants and cheers. Whether done on your...
Posted by Michelle Medlock Adams on 02/26/2019
Fabulous & Focused addresses the issues that business women encounter every day, including communications, relationships, opportunities, integrity, professionalism, and achievement. This devotional is a helpful companion and an inspiring start to every day. Written with humor and insight, the authors share hard learned lessons and provide guidance for the many challenges and opportunities that women face in their career. (Co-authored with Gena Maselli.) ...
Posted by Michelle Medlock Adams on 02/26/2019
Finding Glory in the Thorns tells the inspiring true story of a community who embraced a little girl with special needs. In their expressions of love, they discovered that God is truly near, accessible and powerful in good times and in bad. For those personally walking through struggles and for others who are attempting to provide help along the way, each learns to see the adventure in adversity. The book also provides a practical Road Map tool that shows how to navigate questions about faith, hope and relationships when faced with a life challenge. ...
Posted by Lisa Jamieson on 01/31/2019
In the Church and in the world today, people feel detached from God and skeptical about His tangible presence and power. Yet God remains alive, active and accessible in our midst. Let's get real with each other about the imperfect but growing faith we have. Let's encourage each other by lifting our voices and proclaiming evidence from our daily lives that this faith is based in reality. Let's rejoice and confirm, "Our God Still Reigns!" LISA JAMIESON explores what happens when Christians freely share their stories of stumbling but exhilarating faith in Jesus....
Posted by Lisa Jamieson on 01/31/2019
A delightfully visual exploration of basic prayers for the young and young at heart. "Jesus, Let's Talk" helps children, early readers, and people with developmental differences enjoy the sweet basics of conversation with Jesus. There are many ways to worship and this natural approach to prayer inspires both the young and young at heart. Colorful photographs of children and young people celebrate that the fingerprints of God are on all people, all around the world. The book also highlights key prayer words using American Sign Language. Young ones who are not...
Posted by Lisa Jamieson on 01/31/2019
Kelly was bored. Growing up in a quiet Amish town in Northeastern Ohio in the 1970s, she was always on the hunt for excitement. Meeting Dace was an unexpected thrill. Home from the U.S. Navy, this handsome young musician shared his drugs, music, experiences beyond her naiveté. She never dreamed his charming façade hid a misogynist, eager to take control of her life. This is Kelly's journey from pregnant teen bride to a brainwashed wife, begging God to kill her abuser. As life became more dangerous she had to flee to protect herself and her two toddlers. Her search for independence...
Posted by Kelly Stigliano on 01/31/2019
C ry, Laugh, Cook! -New Book- How often do we talk about our lives growing up? Do we think about how our relationships with our siblings have changed over the years? Do we recognize the humor all around us? What lessons have we learned, what traits do we embrace, and what foods take us back home? This is the fabric of our lives—our history. Re- cording the experiences and ideals that carry us through life is one of the greatest gifts we can give to our family. This book is an example of one way to share the gift of who we are. The book will not be read just once. The threads...
Posted by Yvonne Conte on 12/17/2018
Look great and do it in less time - so you can spend more time doing what's important in life! A beauty and time management book specifically designed to help women get out the door in 15 minutes in 4 simple steps that will transform your life: Evaluate, eliminate, anticipate and accentuate. Discover how to renovate your closet, learn the secret to easy accessorizing, discover your signature colors and style, master makeup in minutes and create a grab-and-go wardrobe that works! Jill's personal story in shared in the last chapter of the book and emphasizes the importance...
Posted by Jill Swanson on 12/06/2018
Love God. Love others. More and More. When we seek God, we know God, because He is love. Over the next 90 days, we’ll unveil love together. We’ll take a journey through Scripture to highlight what God says about love. We’ll explore how we distort it, and we’ll receive God’s encouragement to see love the way God intends. As we seek and yield, we’ll grow in our relationships with God and each other, because as God fills us with His love, we will overflow with it. He provides abundantly. Each day begins with the key Scripture and is followed by...
Posted by Susan Lawrence on 09/24/2018
Faith isn’t just believing. It’s knowing. We don’t have to be certain about everything in order to be certain in faith. Certainty of faith is certainty of and in God. It’s saying, “I know God” even when I don’t know the answer. It’s replacing our search for answers with a search for the personal God who wants a relationship with us so he can progressively reveal himself to us. Certainty of faith is replacing the “what ifs” with the “who is.” Perhaps you’re not certain about God. You believe you hold the certainties...
Posted by Susan Lawrence on 09/24/2018
Emotions saturate Scripture. God is an emotional God—not in the same way we talk about an emotional woman or emotional person. But God is certainly aware of the runaway emotions we’re referring to when we put a negative spin on emotions. We can’t escape God’s presence. That means he sees and hears alongside us, including our (often messy) emotions. If we let him, God will replace those untruthful messages we’ve learned about emotions along the journey of life with the truthful messages reflecting his character, will, and commands. God didn’t mess up his design...
Posted by Susan Lawrence on 09/24/2018
