We know God wants to be our Father. But how can we trust Him, if our own earthly example failed? Many of us have known the opposite of heaven when it comes to our earthly fathers. Many of us have memories that should never have been made: memories of disappointment, anger, and even fear. "But that was never the way it was supposed to be." In these 52 stories, Christy tells about her dad and how through him, she came to know the Father. Nobody is perfect, but there are some who are kind and loving. Throughout this book, may you come to know the love of a father, and believe enough to place your life in God's hands. "You can trust Him with your heart.
Let Scripture guide you through tough times with these comforting devotions for women When life gets hard, connecting with your faith empowers you to move through stress and grief to find new hope every day. Thriving in God's Word is filled with simple and modern Christian devotions that offer comforting Scripture and the opportunity to write down your thoughts and feelings, so you can find solace no matter what you're going through. Discover reflections tied to meaningful Bible verses that will help you manage heavy responsibilities, resist bad habits, grow your patience, and more. These devotions are a welcome reminder that the Lord is always here to help you find the strength to carry on. This standout among Christian devotionals for women features: Uplifting devotions—Inside you'll discover 52 devotions, one for each week of the year, but you can do them as frequently as you feel the need. Ways to read, write, and reflect—This inspirational journal includes writing prompts, stories, and Scripture so you have multiple ways to connect with God during hard times. Answers to challenges big and small—This devotional is focused on everyday stress and struggles, as well as the challenges of life-changing events. Go beyond other inspirational books for women with a devotional that brings you light in the darkness.
Have you ever taken a long, quiet pause, to consider the way your housekeeping choices and rhythms affect the hearts, minds, and bodies of you, your family, and your guests? An unexpected, temporary job as a professional cleaner afforded me the precious gift, for hours every week, of focusing on carefully cleaning and preparing vacation rentals for new guests. The cabins and condos I cleaned became sanctuaries, with abundant time to talk to the Lord about cleaning and tidying and preparation and why it all mattered so much. No matter how long you've been at your housekeeping role, I hope you find in these pages some fresh thoughts on how to care for your house and a deepened sense of value in being a woman who is building a home.
Let Scripture guide you through tough times with these comforting devotions for women When life gets hard, connecting with your faith empowers you to move through stress and grief to find new hope every day. Thriving in God's Word is filled with simple and modern Christian devotions that offer comforting Scripture and the opportunity to write down your thoughts and feelings, so you can find solace no matter what you're going through. Discover reflections tied to meaningful Bible verses that will help you manage heavy responsibilities, resist bad habits, grow your patience, and more. These devotions are a welcome reminder that the Lord is always here to help you find the strength to carry on. This standout among Christian devotionals for women features: Uplifting devotions—Inside you'll discover 52 devotions, one for each week of the year, but you can do them as frequently as you feel the need. Ways to read, write, and reflect—This inspirational journal includes writing prompts, stories, and Scripture so you have multiple ways to connect with God during hard times. Answers to challenges big and small—This devotional is focused on everyday stress and struggles, as well as the challenges of life-changing events. Go beyond other inspirational books for women with a devotional that brings you light in the darkness.
There is a Blessing in the Lesson is the open and honest testimony of a single mother of three. Life is a lesson and there is a blessing in the lesson. This book was written to encourage people to grow through life.
Born to a French trader and a Lenape woman. Reared by Quakers. As the French & Indian War rages, one man strives for peace-between Pennsylvania and its Indian tribes, and between his own heart and mind. As 1756 dawns, Isaac Lukens leaves the Pennsylvania wilderness after two years with the Lenape people. He's failed to find the families of his birth parents, a French trader and a Lenape woman. Worse, the tribe he's lived with, having rejected his peacemaking efforts, now ravages frontier settlements in retaliation. When he arrives in the Quaker community where he was reared, questions taunt him: Who is he-white man or Lenape? And where does he belong? Elisabeth Alden, Isaac's dearest childhood friend, is left to tend her young siblings alone upon her father's death. Despite Isaac's promise to care for her and the children, she battles resentment toward him for having left, while an unspeakable tragedy and her discordant courtship with a prominent Philadelphian weigh on her as well. Elisabeth must marry or lose guardianship of her siblings, and her options threaten the life with her and the children that Isaac has come to love. Faced with Elisabeth's hesitancy to marry, the prospect of finding his family at last, and the opportunity to assist in the peace process between Pennsylvania and its Indian tribes, Isaac must determine where-and to whom-the Almighty has called him. A Cord of Three Strands weaves fact and fiction into a captivating portrayal of Colonial-era Quaker life, including Friends' roles in Pennsylvania Indian relations and in refuting slavery.
Immensely talented… Christy’s muscular, vivid writing and John le Carré-esque talent for thrusting us deep into unfamiliar territory ensure that what could lapse into cliché instead sounds fresh and exciting… Klay is a great, flawed hero, in the vein of the classic hard-drinking, hard-living, hard-loving loner.”--New York Times Book Review In this intricate and propulsive thriller--from National Geographic's founder of Special Investigations--Tom Klay an investigative reporter leading a double life as a CIA spy, discovers that he has been weaponized in a global game of espionage pitting him against one of the world's most ruthless men. Tom Klay is a celebrated investigative wildlife reporter for the esteemed magazine The Sovereign. But Klay is not just a journalist. His reporting is cover for an even more dangerous job: CIA agent. Klay's press credentials make him a perfect spy--able to travel the globe, engage both politicians and warlords, and openly record what he sees. When he needs help, the Agency provides it to him, and asks little in return. But while on assignment in Kenya, Klay is attacked and his closest friend is murdered. Soon Klay's carefully constructed double life unravels as his ambition turns to revenge. The CIA has an answer. Klay is offered a devil's bargain to capture the man who killed his friend by infiltrating the offices of the woman he once loved, South Africa's special prosecutor, Hungry Khoza. But Klay soon discovers that he and Hungry are part of a larger, more lethal game--one that involves a ruthless mercenary and a global superpower. The deeper he digs, the more Klay realizes that everything he thought he knew about his work may have been a lie, and his sworn enemy may be his only ally. In this riveting, timely thriller, the lines between good and evil blur, and absolutely nothing is as it seems.
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