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This is your time. This is your moment for change. Speaking positive words can change your thoughts. Walk with confidence. Hold your head high. As you put these principles into action, you will step in a new level of change. It is Gods desire to change the things you cannot change that have held you back from His blessings and favor. Yes, you can do it. You are a winner.
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Even after all the pain that a person goes through, there is still hope. A lot of famous people have been formed through adversity in life. This book helps to uncover that which lies beneath the pain. It is concise and straight to the point an easy read that provides solutions based on the Word of God.
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In 1982, a young couple with small children received devastating news. Jim Oakley and his wife, Beverly, were told he had a rare chest tumora malignant thymomaone known not to respond to treatment. He was given three to six months to live. Though their world had been turned upside down, the couple chose to remain hopeful. With the love and support of friends, family, and our Lord, the two were able to face seemingly insurmountable odds with great...
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We are all looking for life to be joyful, happy, and at peace. Life is not easy and can be very complicated. The simpler we make our life, the easier it becomes. We have mentioned numerous ways to overcome stress and accomplish peace. We may never accomplish complete peace, but we will feel less stress and more at peace during our life. It all depends on how we manage our life, relationship with God, family, friends and others. We face ups and downs...
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En el mundo ideal, las parejas se aman y se demuestran su amor. Son mutuamente comprensivos. Se dedican tiempo. Se respetan y velan por los intereses uno del otro. En el mundo ideal las parejas permanecen unidas a pesar de sus diferencias. En el mundo real, las parejas pueden lastimarse. Fantasean con la idea de encontrar al hombre o mujer de sus sueos y creen que en alguna parte del planeta, su alma gemela los est buscando. En el mundo real las personas...
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Speak up! (see 1 Peter 3:15-16; Colossians 3:16; Proverbs 31:89; 2 Timothy 3:16.) I am stepping up and speaking out to increase self-awareness and understanding for single men and women, divorcees, and widowers on the subject of romantic relationships. Romantic relationships are an exciting part of life. Problems are inevitable. Relationships are hard to develop and even harder to maintain. To have a relationship, certain things must be present (see...
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Trey Rawlins is a fourth grader who wrote this book about hope and courage to help other families going through a similar experience. Trey was four years old when his mom was diagnosed with breast cancer. He explains how he felt when he was told the news and what they went through during her treatments. He talks about how he helped his mom around the house and how they survived this illness together. Illustrated by Jean Sanchez.
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There are over twenty-five million children growing up in America today without their biological father in the home, and single parents account for approximately 37 percent of all households. Yet, there is still a huge lack of Christian-based ministries for single parents, especially when it comes to the dads. Based off of his experience as a single dad himself, Matt Haviland shares with us his journey of joy, trials, and grace that has brought him...
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Three Loves is a brief look at the three kinds of love involved in dating, courtship, and marriage. C.S. Lewis, in his book, The Four Loves, proposes that there are four kinds of love based on classical Greek. However, only two of his Greek words for love are found in the Bible. For the purpose of looking at the love between a man and a woman, it makes sense to look at three kinds of love romantic, committed, and sexual.
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Parenting is like rafting down a beautiful, rushing mountain river that is never the same, always changing. Just as I could not imagine white-water rafting without a guide, neither can I imagine parenting without Jesus. Only He knows how to take each parent down each unique river. Only He knows His passengers intimately, and only He is there at all times to offer guidance on everything from discipline and sibling conflict, to facing weaknesses and...
11) Finding God in the Seasons of Divorce, Volume 2: Spring and Summer Seasons of Renewal and Warmth
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This daily devotional addresses the emotions and difficulties of divorce. While autumn and winter dealt with divorces difficult early days, the promise of spring and summer addresses emerging hope and the reordering of life in a new context. This volume deals with the tough questions of priorities and life directions, as well as haunting issues of the past and inevitable future complications. Author Richard Crooks brings Scripture to bear on the issues...
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I call her Adah. She's the nameless woman from Scripture who met Jesus at the well, and hers is a story that details the pain of rejection and the deep scars of betrayal, as well as the miraculous healing and deliverance from the hopelessness of a life tortured with bitterness. Adah found freedom, and you can too! If you've ever been betrayed, hurt, or rejected when you didn't deserve it, this book is a must read! You will be enthralled as you follow...
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Fiona OBranyll was subject to severe abuse in the most tender and vulnerable years of her young life. How did she survive? This engaging story gives a vivid and practical picture of how the power of faith in God, and hanging on to His words, becomes a sustaining and permanent refuge during and after the worst of times. On her journey through loss and into peace, Fiona's faith ignited miraculous optimism within her, sustaining her spirit and soul throughout...
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In Chef and King: Fundamental Ingredients for Healthy Relationships, you will learn the essential ingredients needed to create a healthy, lasting, home-cooked relationship. This book reveals that the Chef and King is none other than God, who will feed you through His limitless spiritual provisions as your Chef and lead you in every aspect of your life as your King. This book further points out that all good relationships are like well-prepared food....
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The teenage years are some of the most difficult years any of us pass through. While issues with identity, relationships and an emerging value system are universal, each generation in addition struggles with their own unique set of cultural challenges. Some struggles are often unseen to those around us as we fight an inner battle. Twenty one year old Rachel Hamilton is a voice for today's youth speaking into the issues young women grapple with. Speaking...
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A woman reunites with her mother, Mabel, through a dream. The dream takes the daughter to heaven, where she and Mabel spend time together reviewing vignettes from Mabels childhood in the fictitious town of Shoal Crossing, Alabama, in 1918. Mabel shares visually dramatic scenes that arise around her family in a time of war, rampant diseases, racial tensions, and economic hardship. In spite of all the tribulations in her childhood, Mabel graphically...
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If you will ever have to face another tough conversation, this book was written for you. Tough Conversations with the Heart of Jesus offers a Biblical perspective on how to anticipate and engage in these encounters in a way that will achieve the best results for everyone involved. The key to success in tough conversations lies in the heart. Skills are important, too, but if you have the right heart for tough conversations, the skills come more easily....
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His favorite flower was a snapdragon. It was a tall, lovely flowering plant with spikes of flowers, but when pinched slightly, would open and make a face. Dad was like that flower. He was tall and good-looking but snapped like a dragon and scowled more than he smiled, especially at his daughter. In this father-daughter saga of real-life drama, the rubber meets the road, and family relationships are slugged out in the trenches of everyday life. Just...
19) The Prodigal Brother: Making Peace with Your Parents, Your Past, and the Wayward One in Your Family
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Most people know the story Jesus told of the prodigal sonthe child who demanded his inheritance and then threw it away on wild living. But there were two sons in the story: the older son watched events unfold and told his father, I stayed with you all these years and you never threw a party for me! Those who grew up in a family with a prodigal understand that cry. Sue Thompson shares her own story of struggle and hope in The Prodigal Brother. She...
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My Kids Are Trying to Kill Me is a hilarious, yet honest look at parenting. Mittelstet shares stories of her own parenting mishaps to help encourage other parents. She offers insight that she's learned from her journey, not only as a parent but as a former teacher as well, to help other parents who might be struggling. My Kids Are Trying to Kill Me reminds you to laugh with your kids, give yourself a break from the stresses of parenting, and make...
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