The Life We Never Expected

The Life We Never Expected

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  • Author: Andrew Wilson
  • Publisher: Crossway
  • ISBN: 1433551020
  • Category : Religion
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 128

Sometimes life throws you a curveball. Andrew and Rachel Wilson know what it means to live a life they never expected. As the parents of two children with special needs, their story mingles deep pain with deep joy in unexpected places. With raw honesty, they share about the challenges they face on a daily basis—all the while teaching what it means to weep, worship, wait, and hope in the Lord. Offering encouragement rooted in God's Word, this book will help you cling to Jesus and fight for joy when faced with a life you never expected.


The Life You Never Expected

The Life You Never Expected

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  • Author: Andrew Wilson
  • Publisher:
  • ISBN: 9781783593521
  • Category : Religion
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 154


Surprised by Motherhood

Surprised by Motherhood

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  • Author: Lisa-Jo Baker
  • Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.
  • ISBN: 1414391005
  • Category : Family & Relationships
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 241

A lawyer with a well-stamped passport and a passion for human rights, Lisa-Jo Baker never wanted to be a mom. And then she had kids. Having lost her own mother to cancer as a teenager, Lisa-Jo felt lost on her journey to womanhood and wholly unprepared to raise children. Surprised by Motherhood is Lisa-Jos 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. Set partly in South Africa and partly in the US (with a slight detour to Ukraine along the way), Surprised by Motherhood is a poignant memoir of one womans dawning realization that being a mom isnt about being perfectits about being present.


The Life Intended

The Life Intended

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  • Author: Kristin Harmel
  • Publisher: Simon and Schuster
  • ISBN: 1476754179
  • Category : Fiction
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 368

Sliding Doors meets P.S. I Love You in this richly told novel from the author of The Sweetness of Forgetting about the struggle to overcome the past when our memories refuse to be forgotten. After her husband’s sudden death over ten years ago, Kate Waithman never expected to be lucky enough to find another love of her life. But now she’s planning her second walk down the aisle to a perfectly nice man. So why isn’t she more excited? At first, Kate blames her lack of sleep on stress. But when she starts seeing Patrick, her late husband, in her dreams, she begins to wonder if she’s really ready to move on. Is Patrick trying to tell her something? Attempting to navigate between dreams and reality, Kate must uncover her husband’s hidden message. Her quest leads her to a sign language class and into the New York City foster system, where she finds rewards greater than she could have imagined.


A Different Beautiful

A Different Beautiful

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  • Author: Courtney Westlake
  • Publisher: Barbour Publishing
  • ISBN: 1634099230
  • Category : Religion
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 157

When Courtney Westlake’s family was given the shocking news that their daughter, Brenna, was born in 2011 with a severe, life-threatening skin disorder, they began to discover a new and different beautiful in their lives–one that values extraordinary differences and appreciates the wonderful sameness found in humanity. In A Different Beautiful, Courtney explores what her family has discovered in raising a child with physical differences and what she has learned about true beauty. Through her personal insights and experiences, Courtney shares how you, too, can learn to find and celebrate God’s version of beautiful in your life, especially within our differences and struggles.


Not What I Expected

Not What I Expected

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  • Author: Rita Eichenstein PhD
  • Publisher: Penguin
  • ISBN: 0698169751
  • Category : Family & Relationships
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 272

Finalist for a Books for a Better Life Award A pediatric neuropsychologist presents strategies to help parents of special-needs children navigate the emotional challenges they face. As diagnosis rates continue to rise for autism, ADHD, learning disabilities, and other developmental differences, parents face a maze of medical, psychological, and educational choices – and a great deal of emotional stress. Many books address children’s learning or behavior problems and advise parents what they can do to help their kids, but until Not What I Expected: Help and Hope for Parents of Atypical Children there were no books that explain what the parents are going through - and how they can cope with their own emotional upheaval – for their own sake, and for the wellbeing of the whole family. With compassion, clarity, and an emphasis on practical solutions, Dr. Rita Eichenstein's Not What I Expected: Help and Hope for Parents of Atypical Children walks readers through the five stages of acceptance (similar to the stages of grief, but modified for parents of special-needs kids). Using vivid anecdotes and suggestions, she helps readers understand their own emotional experience, nurture themselves in addition to their kids, identify and address relationship wounds including tension in a marriage and struggles with children (special-needs and neurotypical), and embrace their child with acceptance, compassion and joy.


A Good and Perfect Gift

A Good and Perfect Gift

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  • Author: Amy Julia Becker
  • Publisher: Baker Books
  • ISBN: 1441233776
  • Category : Religion
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 240

An Honest, Hopeful Look at Unexpected Challenges Challenging surprises often lead to unexpected joy. Amy Julia opens eyes and softens hearts as she brings readers into her own story of disappointment turned to blessing. This is a journey of discovering strength through weakness, and the author learns to embrace the face that we are all dependent on God and one another. This books will inspire readers who appreciate beautiful writing coupled with deep insights about life and faith. "Amy Julia Becker has the courage and grace to tell the truth. Whether you are a parent or not, whether the children in your life are 'typical' or not, this story will shake you, change you, and encourage you."--Andy Crouch, author, Culture Making


The Moon Is Always Round

The Moon Is Always Round

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  • Author: Jonathan Gibson
  • Publisher: New Growth Press
  • ISBN: 1645071332
  • Category : Religion
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 33

Even young children want answers to the hard questions about God and suffering. In The Moon Is Always Round, seminary professor and author Jonathan Gibson uses the vivid imagery of the moon to explain to children how God’s goodness is always present, even when it might appear to be obscured by upsetting or difficult circumstances. In this beautiful, full-color illustrated book, he allows readers to eavesdrop on the conversations he had with his young son in response to his sister’s death. Father and son share a simple liturgy together that reminds them that, just as the moon is always round despite its different phases, so also the goodness of God is always present throughout the different phases of life. A section in the back of the book offers further biblical help for parents and caregivers in explaining God’s goodness to children. Jonathan Gibson reminds children of all ages that God’s goodness is present in the most difficult of times, even if we can’t always see it.


You Will Dream New Dreams

You Will Dream New Dreams

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  • Author: Stanley D. Klein
  • Publisher: Kensington Books
  • ISBN: 1575665603
  • Category : Family & Relationships
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 294

A collection of personal writings from parents of children with disabilities shares how they were able to cope, survive, heal, and eventually rediscover happiness, and provides messages of encouragement for parents facing the same challenges.


I Heart My Life

I Heart My Life

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  • Author: Emily Williams
  • Publisher: Hay House, Inc
  • ISBN: 1788173104
  • Category : Business & Economics
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 288

Written by entrepreneurial phenomenon Emily Williams, I Heart My Life is a guidebook for women to change their money mindset, get clarity on what they want and start living the life of their dreams. I Heart My Life is a guide for living life in a different way to everyone else--going for your desires and no longer letting doubt, shame, insecurity or other people's judgment stop you from moving forward with that "something big" you know you're meant for. It brings together mindset, money beliefs, success principles, vulnerability, and real-life stories of women who have made their career and life dreams come true. Emily Williams once couldn't even get a job at Starbucks. Yet she went on to move to a new country, clear $30k in credit card debt and build a seven-figure coaching business from scratch. Having worked for years with thousands of women around the world to release what holds them back from the success they want, Emily is now sharing all her most powerful tools to help women radically transform their lives. In this book, you'll discover how to: * cultivate a success mindset and trust the intelligence within your heart * become clear about what you really want--then, go after it * embrace gratitude as a driver for your ambition and success * get big results and handle things when they don't go as planned * be consistent, persistent and confident on the path towards your dreams Whether you're dreaming of starting your own business, getting ahead in your career, or just experience more joy, adventure and fulfilment in your life, I Heart My Life will catapult you toward your greatest desires.