Download or read book The Happiness Dare written by Jennifer Dukes Lee and published by NavPress. This book was released on 2016-08-02 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Would you like to be happier? No matter who you are or how you feel, chances are you would answer yes. And Jennifer Dukes Lee was no different. For years, she wrestled with a constant nagging sense that she wasn’t as happy as she could be. At the same time, she felt guilty for wanting something so “shallow.” After all, doesn’t God only care that we find joy in our circumstances? Or is it possible that God really does want us to be happy? Determined to get answers, Jennifer embarked on a quest to find out whether our happiness matters to God and, if so, how to pursue it in a way that pleases him. In The Happiness Dare, you’ll learn what she discovered, including how to: Understand the five happiness styles and maximize yours Overcome the four biggest obstacles that stand in the way of your happiness Find your happiness sweet spot—the place, relationship, or activity that gives you the greatest sense of well-being Discover what you can do in just five minutes a day to be happier Will you take the dare? Join Jennifer in the pursuit of your truest, most satisfied, and most faith-filled self.

Download or read book Raising My Rainbow written by Lori Duron and published by Crown. This book was released on 2013-09-03 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Raising My Rainbow is Lori Duron’s frank, heartfelt, and brutally funny account of her and her family's adventures of distress and happiness raising a gender-creative son. Whereas her older son, Chase, is a Lego-loving, sports-playing boy's boy, Lori's younger son, C.J., would much rather twirl around in a pink sparkly tutu, with a Disney Princess in each hand while singing Lady Gaga's "Paparazzi." C.J. is gender variant or gender nonconforming, whichever you prefer. Whatever the term, Lori has a boy who likes girl stuff—really likes girl stuff. He floats on the gender-variation spectrum from super-macho-masculine on the left all the way to super-girly-feminine on the right. He's not all pink and not all blue. He's a muddled mess or a rainbow creation. Lori and her family choose to see the rainbow. Written in Lori's uniquely witty and warm voice and launched by her incredibly popular blog of the same name, Raising My Rainbow is the unforgettable story of her wonderful family as they navigate the often challenging but never dull privilege of raising a slightly effeminate, possibly gay, totally fabulous son. Now with Extra Libris material, including a reader’s guide and bonus content

Download or read book A Light Has Dawned written by John Hallcock and published by . This book was released on 2017-04-26 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Two family's lives are turned upside down when a man from Nazareth enters the region along the Sea of Galilee; teaching, healing and performing great miracles. The religious leadership is at odds with the stranger; yet even they will be confronted with having to decide whether he is who he claims to be. All of their decisions will be the difference between life and death.Can the ancient scriptures from the book of Isaiah provide the answers as is pointed out by a Scribe from the synagogue in Capernaum? Among the tyranny of the Roman occupation, the answers are unclear, but the word of God, of which He promised to preserve from generation to generation, is very clear..."Nevertheless, there will be no more gloom for those who were in distress. In the past he humbled the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, but in the future he will honor Galilee of the nations, by the Way of the Sea, beyond the Jordan- The people walking in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of deep darkness a light has dawned."

Download or read book I Love Jesus But I Want to Die written by Sarah J. Robinson and published by WaterBrook. This book was released on 2021-05-11 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A compassionate, shame-free guide for your darkest days “A one-of-a-kind book . . . to read for yourself or give to a struggling friend or loved one without the fear that depression and suicidal thoughts will be minimized, medicalized or over-spiritualized.”—Kay Warren, cofounder of Saddleback Church What happens when loving Jesus doesn’t cure you of depression, anxiety, or suicidal thoughts? You might be crushed by shame over your mental illness, only to be told by well-meaning Christians to “choose joy” and “pray more.” So you beg God to take away the pain, but nothing eases the ache inside. As darkness lingers and color drains from your world, you’re left wondering if God has abandoned you. You just want a way out. But there’s hope. In I Love Jesus, But I Want to Die, Sarah J. Robinson offers a healthy, practical, and shame-free guide for Christians struggling with mental illness. With unflinching honesty, Sarah shares her story of battling depression and fighting to stay alive despite toxic theology that made her afraid to seek help outside the church. Pairing her own story with scriptural insights, mental health research, and simple practices, Sarah helps you reconnect with the God who is present in our deepest anguish and discover that you are worth everything it takes to get better. Beautifully written and full of hard-won wisdom, I Love Jesus, But I Want to Die offers a path toward a rich, hope-filled life in Christ, even when healing doesn’t look like what you expect.

Download or read book The Greatest Love Story Never Told written by Richard Orion and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2015-10-30 with total page 488 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This story is based on a true love story that spanned almost two decades. The names and places have been changed to protect the privacy of the individuals involved in this affair. The chronological sequence of events has been maintained for continuity. All the stories and experiences are based on facts. This book is about a love story that was kept secret for 18 years and perhaps shouldve remained a secret. The first book related to this love story was a book of poems entitled Somewhere, Sometime, Somehow: Love Poems and Short Stories published in 2008 by this author and Xlibris. For the perceptive reader of this book one can trace the ups and downs of our love relationship. These 18 years were filled with robust love and passion for each other. Perhaps it was fantasy; perhaps it was the most real thing we will ever experience. The heartbreaking part of this love affair is that I am not really sure my lover ever really understood or appreciated my profound and unconditional love for her. I opened my heart to her through poetry and thoughtful letters, but she rarely showed me what was in her heart. Perhaps it was a one-sided love affair, but I surely think and hope not. I was convinced that she truly loved me through her words and actions. At least I experienced a pure love that I had only dreamed was possible. The story is told mainly through the exchange of letters and emails to each other. Perhaps readers can experience and hopefully feel the deep love we felt for each other.

Download or read book The Cure for Sorrow written by Jan Richardson and published by . This book was released on 2020-08 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Jan Richardson unexpectedly lost her husband and creative partner, the singer/songwriter Garrison Doles, she did what she had long known how to do: she wrote blessings. These were no sugar-coated blessings. They minimized none of the pain and bewilderment that came in the wake of a wrenching death. With these blessings, Jan entered, instead, into the depths of the shock, anger, and sorrow. From those depths, she has brought forth words that, with heartbreaking honesty, offer surprising comfort and stunning grace. Those who know loss will find kinship among these pages. In these blessings that move through the anguish of rending into the unexpected shelters of solace and hope, there shimmers a light that helps us see we do not walk alone. From her own path of grief, Jan offers a luminous, unforgettable gift that invites us to know the tenacity of hope and to recognize the presence of love that, as she writes, is "sorrow's most lasting cure."

Download or read book When You Love a Prodigal written by Judy Douglass and published by Baker Books. This book was released on 2019-09-17 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Loving a prodigal is a long and desperate journey, filled with fear, worry, anger, self- recrimination. You wait for the phone call--will it be from jail or the hospital? You plead with your loved one. You search for help. You feel the shame. You cry out to God, "How long, Lord?" Author Judy Douglass knows these lovers of prodigals well. She is one herself and has created a large and growing community with others. When You Love a Prodigal is a collection of 90 essays--90 days of perspective on what God offers to you as you love your prodigal. At the end of each brief essay, response questions will help you process how God intends to use the wilderness journey to mold your spiritual life. You can work through it day by day, or you can read it straight through. Judy has traveled this road with her own prodigal--reading, learning, praying, and seeking God. Over and over he continued to give her wisdom, he sustained her, he covered her with grace, and he filled her with hope. May you, too, be strengthened and filled with hope as together you discover how God will take you through your own valley.

Download or read book The Mirror written by Margaret Safo (Mrs.) and published by Graphic Communications Group. This book was released on 2005-05-21 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Rainbows for Blake written by PrayerForPreemies.com and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2006-02 with total page 394 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This paperback book reveals the struggle of Micro-Preemie, Blake Michael Johnson, born 10/16/04, 14 weeks premature, weighing only 1 lb, 6 oz. Blake's survival required 14 months of Children's Hospital Intensive Care Support before he was healthy enough to go home with his parents to his waiting nursery. He triumphed over multiple serious issues such as: Bacterial Infections, Chronic Lung Disease, Severe Pulminary Hypertension, PDA Surgeries, Heart Banding Surgeries, Heart VSD Surgery, Hernia Surgery, ROP Disease requiring Laser and Vitrectomy Eye Surgeries, Liver Complications and Ventilator Support Issues, and more. This story focuses on how his parents supported his struggles and how a community of family and friends supported all three with a continuous outflowing of love and prayer utilizing an online journal for daily connection to everyone. Prayers focused on God's promise of the HOPE to be found at the end of HIS Rainbow (after the storm of struggles).

Download or read book Thank You Jesus You Never Change written by Frances Purnell-Dampier and published by Trafford Publishing. This book was released on 2015-04-27 with total page 153 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You have cancer! These are chilling words to hear, which no human soul should ever have to hear, but that was the case for this author, like so many unsuspecting souls. This bold, serious, jaw-dropping, inspirational journal explores the stark, undeniable facts about the disease and the psychological and physical toll it takes on the mind and body. It permeates the mind of the authors as she investigates ways to combat the disease. She becomes a fierce warrior against the disease. Because of the deep faith in God possessed by the author, the journal becomes instrumental in helping not only her but uses the journal as a means of helping others who maybe questioning Why me? and going through the same insurmountable journey. The spiritually filled journal provides many valuable tips on how to remain serene, healthy, and positive as she maneuvers through chemotherapy and radiation. It gives clues to avoid falling into dangerous routines and false information. The author enjoys soulful southern cooking, which became a lifeline for her very survival. She uses this somber time to write, reflect, and experiment with delicious recipes, which accounted for her positive outcomes and the most satisfying, mouthwatering recipes one would ever hope to devour. Although struck with a horrifying disease, this author took the high road and determined that with God, all things are possible and that nothing could interfere with the life and goals she still needed to conquer. Cancer was only a tool to a much greater means. Her mission was to reach as many people as possible to let them know that God would provide them with life abundantly.

Download or read book 936 Pennies written by Eryn Lynum and published by Baker Books. This book was released on 2018-02-06 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Make the Most of Your Time with Your Children On the day of their baby dedication, Eryn and her husband were given a jar of 936 pennies. The jar contained a penny for every week they would raise their child until graduation, and they were instructed to remove one penny each Sunday as a reminder, placing it into another jar as an investment. At some point every parent realizes time is moving swiftly, and they ask themselves, How am I investing in my child? Through personal stories and biblical examples, 936 Pennies will help you discover how to capture time and use it to its fullest potential, replacing guilt and regrets with freedom. Meanwhile, your kids will see how simple choices, like putting the cell phone down and going on a family hike, will make all the difference. Together you will stretch time and make it richer. Craft a family legacy in tune with God's heartbeat as you capture a new vision for your children and learn the best ways to spend your pennies.

Download or read book 48 Days to the Work You Love written by Dan Miller and published by B&H Publishing Group. This book was released on 2010 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Practical instructions from leading vocational thinker Miller reveal how to approach work as more than just a paycheck, but as part of the calling God has placed on each life.

Download or read book Help Her Be Brave written by Amy Ford and published by Moody Publishers. This book was released on 2021-01-05 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover your place in the pro-life movement. What if we lived in a world where every woman with an unplanned pregnancy always felt empowered to choose life for her unborn baby? To create that kind of change, it will take all of us. As the church, we can play a powerful role in making abortion unthinkable. With Help Her Be Brave, you can discover your part in saving lives and find your pro-life passion. This includes how to: Learn practical ways to get involved using your unique gifts and talents Find women with unexpected pregnancies and connect them to support Use your influence and be a voice for the voiceless Make your church a refuge for abortion vulnerable women If abortion became illegal today, the church isn’t ready to help women practically, spiritually and emotionally. It’s time to change that. We can’t look away any longer. This is our moment for us to stand up and help her be brave.

Download or read book Sunrise To Sunset written by Edward G. Buro and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2004-05 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Strands of Memory written by William R. Tracey and published by Trafford Publishing. This book was released on 2012-08-01 with total page 191 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Strands of MemoryMy Swan Song is a collection of sweet and bittersweet memories that reveals the authors successes and failures, dreams and fantasies, strengths and weaknesses. It tells stories and draws word pictures celebrating life in more than 140 poems. The author shares thoughts and feelings about his experiences over a period of more than eighty-five years. It commemorates people in the authors life and their loves, friendships, courage, and strengths. It tells stories and draws word pictures about love, family, friendship, work, war, nature, life, and death. The collection also sings the songs of his life, his joys and sorrows. It chronicles incidents, events, and the things that have troubled, hurt, and pleased the author and his family and friends. In short, the book describes relationships and events that have made his life more meaningful and rewarding as well as challenging. The events and situations described in both rhyme and blank verse include many to which readers will readily relate because they have shared similar experiences. In short, the poems will touch the readers heart, mind, and soul.

Download or read book Signatures of the Heart written by Carley Short and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2015-02-25 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Giving and reflection on lifes curves, and its ups and down, enables us to take ordinary everyday things and turn them into inspirations. Who wants to grovel in the mud, run through sharp thistles, and squeeze through the thorny hedges of life? Not me! I trust encouragement will be in multiplications of hope and abundant freedom of the I love living life people around you even when life sucks. Sharing brings us into a realm of happiness and joy. Use something from this book and pass it on, then add something new and fresh of you own. Blessed By God to Be a Blessing You are blessed by God to be a blessing. We receive power beyond ourselves To do what we already know, Its because in the beginning was the Word, Speaking blessing upon blessing like snow. We are blessed to be a blessing, For Gods blessing became flesh and blood, And moved into the neighborhood To live among those he loves. Remember how God spoke to Moses . . . Tell Aaron to give blessing to my land. So he cried, The Lord bless you, protect you, For his face radiates upon you with joy. Paul passed on Gods grace to the Church, His grace, his love, his communion now ours To pass on to others around us. Weve freely received, so let us freely give out. God speaks blessing and still speaks From the beginning of time until the now, So lets pass it on like Moses and Paul Hes blessed us to be blessings galore. Yes, were blessed by God to bless others. Carley 17.11.14

Download or read book The Mirror written by E.N.O Provencal and published by Graphic Communications Group. This book was released on 2000-02-19 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: