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No parent likes to see their child struggle, especially with dark emotions like anger, fear, and depression. Family counselor and bestselling author Norm Wright addresses these emotional issues in a compassionate, family-friendly way that will help parents to communicate more freely with their children.
Included in this parenting manual are conversational guidelines and learning activities for children that encourage them to work through these difficult...
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Finding the Right One for You is rich with guidelines and practical exercises developed by marriage enrichment expert and author of the bestseller Before You Say "I Do" Norm Wright. Designed to help people in the process of dating make the choices that will lead to the kind of marriage they've always longed for, this book is a must for every person involved in or hoping to be involved in a relationship.
Those seeking God's direction in their decision...
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When author and counselor H. Norman Wright's beloved wife, Joyce, passed away, he grieved the loss of his partner and the life they shared. Even in his state of sorrow, he knew he had to find a way to live without Joyce, to forge a hopeful path, and to move forward in God's grace and strength.
With vulnerability and emotional insight, Norm shares from his deeply personal journey and illuminates the way back to living when someone you love is gone....
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Life is marked by a variety of losses, says certified trauma specialist H. Norman Wright. Some are life-changing, such as leaving home, the effects of natural disasters or war, the death of a loved one, or divorce. Others are subtle, such as changing jobs, moving, or a broken friendship. But whether readers encounter family, personal, or community disaster, there is always potential for change, growth, new insight, understanding, and refinement. Writing...
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Author Norm Wright provides the help couples need to nurture their marriages. In just a few moments together each day, couples will discover a richer intimacy with each other and with God. They are encouraged to share their fondest dreams and deepest thoughts-creating memories in these quiet times together.
A couple will look forward to closing the doors on the frenzied world and taking turns reading the devotions. The Scripture verses and meditations...
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Yes, parents! It is possible to talk so both children and teens will listen to you. Take the frustration out of your interactions with your kids by learning Childspeak and Teenspeak. You can learn to package what you say in such a manner that kids and teens want to hear you. The communication principles found in this book are time-tested and proven approaches that will change and improve all family communication.
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All of us talk to ourselves, carrying on inner dialogues much of the day. Some of this self-talk frees us, but much of it keeps us captive to negative patterns that have a corresponding negative impact on our emotions and actions. But we do not have to remain prisoners of fear, anxiety, despair, disillusionment, regret, or stress! The bestselling author of A Better Way to Think shows readers how to truly bring every thought captive under Christ, thereby...
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Let Comfort Find You in the Quiet
There are no words to instantly take away the deep pain of your loss. Grieving is a personal path-one that takes time to traverse. But genuine expressions of comfort and understanding can help you make gradual steps toward healing.
H. Norman Wright, a respected Christian counselor, offers these daily devotions from a heart that has endured difficult loss-yet found God faithful through it all. In these profound...
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Start Your Days Together
For a marriage that works, you must work at it. Whether you just put a ring on it, or have been married for years, you don't have to figure marriage out on your own.
Bestselling author and relationship counselor H. Norman Wright has mentored millions of couples with his easy-to-use books on marriage. Through Scripture, storytelling, and thought-provoking questions, this devotional will minister to your heart and draw you closer...
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Open Your Heart to Build a Lasting Love
Before you tie the knot, make sure the rope is strong. Let these insightful and inspiring devotions minister to your heart as you begin to develop a daily of spending time with God daily.
Bestselling author and counselor H. Norman Wright's has mentored millions of dating and engaged couples with his practical and easy-to-use books on marriage. Through Scripture, storytelling, and thought-provoking questions,...
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How can a young couple start off on the right foot, helping to ensure that their marriage remains strong and vibrant? This dynamic sixty-day devotional from well-known Christian counselor H. Norman Wright is written expressly for pre-engaged, engaged, or dating couples. The Starting Out Together devotional allows engaged couples to spend quality time together, learning what God says about marriage success. This beautifully designed devotional is a...
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The Key to Your Man's Heart dispels the common misconception that men desire only surface relationships. Women will be led to recognize that men, too, want a closer connection. It's their method of expressing this that differs. Wright's breakthrough concepts will help women understand the way men share their deepest thoughts and feelings about their dreams and desires. No matter how long they have known the men in their lives, women can improve their...
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H. Norman Wright, bestselling author and noted Christian counselor, encourages readers with ways they can decrease stress and achieve the simpler life they desire. Through helpful stories, hands-on examples, and down-to-earth practicality, Wright provides steps anyone can take to have more energy for the things that really matter by…
• simplifying work and home life
• establishing livable goals and priorities
• taking control of finances
• releasing...
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Every daughter knows how important Daddy is. And when dads disappoint us we can be profoundly affected for the rest of our lives. Whether your dad neglected you, abused you, or left you, the result is a wound that desperately needs healing. Here you'll find help to face your hurt and repair the damage. Topics covered include:
• Losing your father through divorce, death, or abandonment
• Seeing denial for what it is--and how it holds you back
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What does it take to make a marriage intimate, loving, and fun? It all starts with communication, the key to a vibrant, happy, lifelong partnership. In this new updated edition of the bestselling classic, trusted marriage and family counselor Dr. Norman Wright does not just show readers the different ways men and women communicate. He shows how to do it right! Readers will find practical ways to reduce marital conflict, manage anger, build up one...
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I'll Never Forget That Day
The unexpected strikes each of us at some point in our lives. Those days when the sky feels as though it's closing in and our world is crumbling around us. A loved one dies... We survive a natural disaster... We witness a horrific event or act of terrorism. And we live in fear of what might happen as we step onto an airplane or watch as someone we love is admitted into the hospital.
How can we best respond to such...
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Is Your Yesterday Getting in the Way of Today and Tomorrow?
Release your past to God once and for all with the help of respected Christian counselor H. Norman Wright, who has worked with grief-stricken individuals in the aftermath of 9/11, Hurricane Katrina, and mass shootings.
Whether you've experienced a major ordeal or a series of disappointments, it's impossible to move forward when painful emotions remain unaddressed and broken relationships...
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Your Guide Through the Valley of Loss Losing a family member is one of life's most difficult experiences, and the weeks and months that follow such a loss can be overwhelming. Experiencing the Loss of a Family Member is a trustworthy companion for your journey through grief. With gentle honesty and wisdom, bestselling author and respected family therapist H. Norman Wright discusses topics, such as: · The World of Grief · The Loss of a Spouse ·...
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One of the most devastating losses a family can experience is the loss of a child. Whether the loss is through illness, accident, drugs, suicide, or other tragedy, the pain is overwhelming and often paralyzing. Often we think of "loss" as death. However, in our broken world there are many ways to suffer the loss of a child. This book discusses how a family can learn to cope with loss of a child due not only to death, but also to a custody battle,...
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Enrich your brain, enrich your life!
Do you ever feel like you're losing your way around your own brain? Words you know vanish off your tongue, and you write down all your appointments so you don't risk forgetting them. These changes can be alarming, but the good news is they don't have to be permanent.
In How to Keep Your Brain Young, bestselling Christian counselor H. Norman Wright breaks down the basics of how your brain works and gives you easy...
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