Adult

It’s in our weirdness that God’s perfection exists. What if who you are right now is exactly who God meant for you to be? What if the weirdest, most annoying things about you exist on purpose --- for a purpose --- to bring life, joy, strength, and healing to this world? Author and certified life coach Laurie Wallin wants us to stop fighting ourselves and start following God. And the first step, she says, is to embrace our weirdness.

SURPRISED BY MOTHERHOOD is Lisa-Jo Baker’s story of becoming and being a mom, and in the process, discovering that all the “what to expect” and “how to” books in the world can never truly prepare you for the sheer exhilaration, joy and terrifying love that accompanies motherhood.

Women increasingly find themselves pulled in many directions, striving to balance the needs of others with the need to nurture themselves. This pull is often exhausting and, sometimes, can lead to resentment or burn-out. So how do we manage our work and family and faith and ministry lives if we aren’t able to take care of ourselves as we also take care of others? RENEWED helps women understand the need to put themselves on “the list.”

The Bible’s frequently referenced chapter of Proverbs 31 defines godly womanhood. In RAISING A PRINCESS, greatly respected child advocate John Croyle asks, "How do you equip a daughter to become the kind of woman who is described in Proverbs 31?" Croyle keeps the Proverbs 31 woman squarely in view as he looks at what parenting techniques help the reader to raise a princess who will someday be a queen.

Independent single mom Claire Summers is doing her best to make lemonade out of the lemons life has handed her. Workaholic Keith Watson is interested only in the bottom line --- until a letter from Claire's 11-year-old daughter reaches his desk and changes everything. Irene Hannon offers readers this tenderhearted story of family connections that demonstrates how life is like lilacs --- the biggest blooms often come only after the harshest winters.

Happily retired in the village of Three Pines, Armand Gamache, former Chief Inspector of Homicide with the Sûreté du Québec, has found a peace he’d only imagined possible. While he doesn’t talk about his wounds and his balm, his neighbor Clara Morrow tells him about hers. Peter, her artist husband, has failed to come home, and she wants Gamache’s help to find him. Having finally found sanctuary, Gamache feels a near revulsion at the thought of leaving Three Pines. But he does.

HOTEL FLORIDA traces the tangled wartime destinies of three couples against the backdrop of a critical moment in history. From the raw material of unpublished letters and diaries, official documents, and recovered reels of film, Amanda Vaill has created a narrative of love and reinvention that is, finally, a story about truth: finding it out, telling it and living it --- whatever the cost.

Written for women on the go, by women on the go, this devotional offers 180 readings that revolve around real heart issues. Carefully selected passages from THE MESSAGE, Eugene H. Peterson’s contemporary Bible translation, are paired with contemplative devotions that use the lectio divina method of study. This classic approach allows you to truly experience God’s Word by reading, thinking about, praying through, and living out Scripture.

GOD'S TENDER PROMISES FOR MOTHERS is the perfect tribute to Mom --- to encourage and inspire, and provide wisdom, guidance and support. This lovely booklet is filled with words of gratitude and blessing for all that Mom is and does, followed by scripture from the New King James Version to complete each entry with a promise from God.

Bo Stern realizes life is full of fierce and unexpected battles. When her husband was diagnosed with a terminal illness, she knew she had found her Goliath. With winsome sincerity, Bo points to the battle plans available to us in Scripture and to our God who brings beauty from the struggles we face.