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Enough Mother is a book for all mothers, not just those of young
children, which shows how God can help mothers turn anxieties and
stresses into growth points. It explores the fruit of the Spirit and how these can be used to grow parenting skills, written from the author's experience of raising three children over two decades.
For all who care for children, whether in a professional or voluntary capacity, this book examines the care needed for a child to develop into mature adulthood. The encouraging feature of the book is the realization that these five elements for love can be found in the most unlikely places and situations, and where they are present, in whatever form, love is able to grow.
Bible Readings for Special Times series
Confirmation
,
moving house
,
going to college
or welcoming a
new baby
into the family are all experiences that can lead us, more than at other times, to seek the word of God to speak into our particular situation. Undated and with 24 readings, each with a prayer or point for reflection, these booklets make excellent gifts for loved ones, people under your pastoral care or, indeed, for yourself.
This positive little book covers questions such as how to find peace and comfort despite our circumstances, how to learn to sense God's voice more clearly, and, most importantly, where we can find relevant help and hope in the Bible.
See also In the Palm of God's Hand
Handles issues such as what bereavement feels like at different times and in different situations, how we can grieve so as ultimately to be comforted and directs us to where we can find help and hope in the Bible.
This six-month diary follows a very personal journey to rediscover sabbath and establish a more sustainable rhythm of life. His reflections are breath of fresh air, inspiring and contemplative without losing sight of the pressures and realities of everyday life. One man's journey to rediscover a day. One week at a time.
For every mother who has ever felt that parenting young children is something of a desert time, these short Bible-based reflections will help to bring God’s comfort and assurance into everyday life. Drawing on her writing from Day by Day With God Bible reading notes, among other sources, Alie Stibbe shares her own story of postnatal depression and healing and some of the ways she discovered of finding God in the most mundane of everyday tasks. From ironing to cleaning, this book depicts a 'domestic wilderness' that will be all too familiar to many people! The author leads us back to hope and peace through patience, perseverance and faith in God’s unending love for us. Even when we are 'barefoot in the kitchen' we may in fact be standing on holy ground.
A day-by-day account of coming to terms with a diagnosis of advanced cancer and the trauma of treatment.
A gentle story, delightfully illustrated, that takes young children through the questions of how life starts and who they are. Sensitively dealing with concerns that there won't be enough love to go round, this book is ideal for parents expecting their second child and anyone whose child is beginning to ask wondering questions.
Where did Grandad go? aims to help very young children to come to terms with the idea of death and missing somebody very much, remembering all the good things about them. Tackling a difficult question with sensitivity and compassion, this book aims to guide young children to an understanding of the special place that God has for those who love him when they die. Ideal for one-to-one reading.
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