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You are so loved explores the love and precious thoughts a mother has for her baby. With beautiful illustrations and scripture to accompany, it's also a lovely reminder of God's love and protection that is always with us.
Every child is loved and special. What better way to remind them than through You are so loved?
A perfect gift for a new baby, baptism, dedication, birthday, baby shower, or any occasion to share the love between mother and child....
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Although Zack Taylor has become an alcoholic after asking his drug-addicted wife to leave the home, he has two delightful children, Sissy and Danny, who implement a search for their grandparents that Zack and Elaine had excluded from their lives. Zack is neglecting the children with gambling and alcohol consumption. After losing a tidy sum to Zack in a betting card game the loser, a drug cartel kingpin, abducts Zack eventually transferring him to...
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New York Times bestselling author Jefferson Bethke delivers a powerful critique of the Western notion of the nuclear family and calls us to a sweeping new paradigm that brings not only longed-for stability but also radical blessings to the world.
The West's multi-century experiment with the nuclear family has failed. Its toxic hyper-individualism has left us with an unprecedented number of broken homes and rampant confusion over what a family is supposed...
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Have A Pie Have A Party is an illustrated poem about the thoughts of a young, special needs boy as he watches his mother and grandmother make fruit and cream pies at the family bakery. His desire to eat a piece of pie grows as he recounts the process from start to finish. Will he get to eat a piece of pie? Which is his favorite? Will there be a party at the end? Author, Daniel Moore, and illustrator, Rob Smith, team up to provide words and scenery...
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Everyone's truth is in their own perspective and choosing. What you choose to believe becomes your accepted truth. However, just because you accept something as truth, does not mean it is real. Some truths can be subjective, but real or absolute truth remains constant and unchanging and will ultimately be revealed whether you believe it or not.
This easy-to-read book uses humor, life experiences and stories to give valuable insights on truth and perspective....
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A Father's Prayer Journal offers a meaningful collection of prayers and reflections to draw fathers--and soon-to-be fathers--closer to God so they can effectively nurture their children's spiritual development.
This journal provides a practical, interactive resource for fathers to take notes, capture personal thoughts and develop their own devotional messages to complement the prayers in this collection.
Author Kelly Gebert instilled the lifelong...
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Studies show that how we deal with our hurts will make or break the relationship connection. The HEAR Process provides a predictably productive, positive, effective, and truly healing way to deal with hurts and conflict. By consistently applying this process to our communication, we will be set free from the hurts that inevitably occur in any long-term relationship. This healing leads to forgiveness and the removal of anger and bitterness. This results...
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No one seemed to notice. Or if they did, it was the cuteness: bangs and big brown eyes speckled with gold when the sun hit. Johnny wasn't very tall at age 5 when his life on the streets began, so crowds, sometimes reckless, passed without even seeing the child. They couldn't know he was an orphan, hungry, living alone, frightened, feeling physical pain from his loss and abandonment; that he slept on a cot in a fetal position covered only by sheets....
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Mildred Smith was the author of this book which can be used as a devotional. In 1976, she received the Baptism of the Holy Spirit. It wasn't too many months after she received the Holy Spirit that she began to receive letters from the Holy Spirit.
She would sit down with a paper and pencil and thoughts would form in her mind. She would write them down, word by word as they came to her. These were thoughts that she did not form by herself. They were...
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Within these pages I hope you get to know me. Mostly, I hope you come to realize my intent to carry out my calling by God to raise my own sons to know their Heavenly Father. I enjoyed a good loving human father but only for the first 18 years of my life. Raising my sons had to be done without his help. But, rather than being at a disadvantage, I knew I had a great opportunity to lean on a promise to those in submission to the Holy God found in the...
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The Lame Take the Prey / For King and Country is a voice of reconciliation and hope- a welcome relief to a torn nation under God. Though a direct contradiction to circumstance, it's a timeless principle of Scripture- that in brokenness there's strength. From this framework comes God's view on "greatness" - that it's not just assumed as a birthright, or belongs only to the ages, but finds a home in us, as God calls us to be a cut above the rest. Brokenness...
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Fatherhood is a lifelong journey that twists and turns, has its ups and downs, like a long country road. Nothing quite prepares you for the start of the fatherhood journey, there is no map. However, we can learn from other who have traveled down that same unpredictable road. The book "Welcome to Fatherhood. Real Talk." is an introduction to fatherhood for new dads who are in the whirlwind of fatherhood. The author taps into his past as a new father...
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Greetings to my Christian Siblings,
This book is presented in a straightforward and conversational style. Each chapter is scripturally based and simple to understand. The problem-solving action steps, regarding the Christian Issues discussed here, are user friendly. But I caution you that breaking old habits takes dedication and stamina. These action steps are not for the faint-hearted, for they ask us to delve past the surface of our daily interactions...
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Help My Husband Doesn't Love Jesus is the practical, theologically sound book you've been craving. No more empty seats next to you in church. No more frustrating rejected invitations to church. No more nagging. The wisdom shared in these pages will take the hassle and irritation out of marriages where one spouse is passionately in love with Jesus while the other is . . . well let's just say they don't have a relationship with Jesus - at least not...
15) Let's Talk About: Sharing the Gospel: Evangelizing and Discipling your Children's Suitors and Others
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Do you struggle with sharing your faith intentionally? If so, read this very practical guide to sharing the Gospel with those you love, including serious boyfriends or girlfriends of your children, close friends, or even strangers. It all starts with a heartfelt desire for others to know the Gospel truth that Jesus is the only way to be saved from their sins and the wrath we all deserve. Learn how to take the time to talk with others about your faith...
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Most of us spend the majority of our time on this earth at home, school, and the workplace. If you're in school, you may also be spending time on any number of extracurricular activities, and if you're in the workplace, you may also be spending time on additional work-related activities such as traveling to meet with customers, attend conferences, and participate in offsite training and team-building activities, just to name a few. In other words,...
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Shattered Dreams-But Hope by Drs. Laquita and Elton Higgs, is a book of both testimony and advice: testimony born out of the school of trial and suffering, and advice born out of practical experience in being long-term caregivers. Laquita and Elton have for the last 26 years been caregivers to two adopted daughters with early onset Huntington's Disease (HD), which is hereditary, and they offer a gripping account of their extended experience in adjusting...
18) Thank You, God!
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Thank You, God! is a Christian book for children and families. The book is intended for parents to read to their children or children can read on their own about what God has done. The words rhyme and repeat to make reading fun. Rhyming and repetition of books are great ways for children to recognize sounds of language as well as remember the words of the books. The visuals are colorful and relatable to children, in addition to being easily identifiable....
19) Twice A Hero
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Ten-year-old Ben Walker's story is set in the late 1800's. His family moved to the remote Ozark Mountains when there were very few settlers in this region. The rugged pioneer life is woven into Ben's story, as well as the beauty of the area.
Ben is the adventurous brother, while twelve-year-old Ray feels compelled to look after Ben, setting up a conflict between the brothers. In spite of this, their brotherly love prevails, as they explore Jam-Up...
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Have you ever been in a restaurant and heard raucous noises coming from a table full of children next to you? Or perhaps those children were yours and their behaviour made you want to crawl under the table in embarrassment? Well, this book is for you!
For years I have closely studied children and their behaviour. I've witnessed the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat. Navigating the world can be difficult. Making friends, learning how to...
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