America's most celebrated illustrator couples her many maternal illustrations with special passages from, about, and devoted to moms in this touching and inspiring collection. In the pages of Words for Mothers to Live By, there's something special for every type of mother: new mothers, seasoned mothers, famous and not-so-famous mothers, and even grandmothers. This beautifully produced gift book is the type of inspirational keepsake you'll want to buy for the most important woman in your life.This is the perfect all-occasion gift for any mother. Mary's insights into motherhood cover all ages and stages. Here you will find Abraham Lincoln's famous saying "All that I am or hope to be I owe to my mother," as well as the tender touches of a new mother gazing into the adoring eyes of her newborn child. Mary Engelbreit captures those magic moments and celebrates, encourages, and honors mothers in this wonderful keepsake book.
Regardless of what you find yourself facing as a parent, you can find peace and comfort in the eternal truths of Scripture curated in this beautiful devotional for moms. Encourage your heart and soul as you read through God’s Words of Life for Mothers, a book of specially chosen NIV Bible verses and thought-provoking devotions to inspire you in every season of motherhood. God’s Words of Life for Mothers includes: hundreds of verses carefully organized by the topics you need most—grace, rest, wisdom, prayer, and many more over 40 devotional thoughts to help you dive deeper into the verses journaling lines to encourage reflection and growth a beautiful fabric pattern cover designed by Amy Butler and unique pages with scalloped edges Filled with encouragement, reassurance, and motivation during any season of motherhood, this devotional is great for moms on Mother’s Day, birthdays, or baby showers. The God’s Words brand has sold more than 3 million copies. No matter what you need on any given day, find the inspiration you need straight from the Word of God.
No matter what your age, memory and reminiscence open a richer, fuller understanding of who you are as a family. Let this memory journal be a starting point--…a door into discussing and sharing the unique qualities of your life. Whether you choose to complete the journal in a few days, weeks, or over the course of a year, the questions will take you on a journey through the times and seasons of your life.
What if fear is the new brave? That's the question that you need answered if you are living afraid. Finding courage begins with fear itself--fear of the Lord. I Choose Brave reveals a countercultural plan to help you where you are--knee-deep in fears of parenting, the future, your marriage, and a world that feels unstable. When you're feeling fearful, the last thing you need is a social-media meme telling you to simply "power through" your fears. In I Choose Brave, Katie Westenberg digs deep into Scripture and shows that finding the courage to overcome our fears must start with fear of the Lord. Hundreds of passages speak to this foundational truth, yet we have somehow relegated them to antiquity. In sharing her own compelling story of facing her worst fear, Katie serves up theological truth with relatable application. In this book, you will · discover a fresh take on an old truth that displaces fear once and for all · understand why the culture's idea of "fearlessness" is a farce · access the holy courage you were made for With this new knowledge comes tremendous freedom. Hidden in the cleft of the Rock, the One truly worthy of our fear, you will begin to understand the only path to real courage.
USE YOUR WORDS introduces the art of creative nonfiction to women who want to give written expression to their lives as mothers. Written by award-winning teacher and writer, Kate Hopper, this book will help women find the heart of their writing, learn to use motherhood as a lens through which to write the world, and turn their motherhood stories into art. Each chapter of USE YOUR WORDS focuses on an element of craft and contains a lecture, a published essay, and writing exercises that will serve as jumping-off points for the readers’ own writing. Chapter topics include: the importance of using concrete details, an overview of creative nonfiction as a genre, character development, voice, humor, tense and writing the “hard stuff,” reflection and back-story, structure, revision, and publishing. The content of each lecture is aligned with the essay/poem in that chapter to help readers more easily grasp the elements of craft being discussed. Together the chapters provide a unique opportunity for mother writers to learn and grow as writers. USE YOUR WORDS takes the approach that creative writing can be taught, and this underscores each chapter. When students learn to read like writers, to notice how a piece is put together, and to question the choices a writer makes, they begin to think like writers. When they learn to ground their writing in concrete, sensory details and begin to understand how to create believable characters and realistic dialogue, their own writing improves. USE YOUR WORDS reflects Kate’s style as a teacher, guiding the reader in a straightforward, nurturing, and passionate voice. As one student noted in a class evaluation: “Kate is a born writer and teacher, and her enthusiasm for essays about motherhood and for teaching the nuts and bolts of writing so that ordinary mothers have the tools to write their stories is a gift to the world. She is raising the value of motherhood in our society as she helps mothers build their confidence and strengthen their game as writers.”
Moms, where can you find wisdom and support when you really need it? Right at your fingertips, thanks to Encouraging Words for Mothers—Daily Devotions to Lift Mom’s Soul! This 365-day devotional book is by a mom—award-winning writer Michelle Medlock Adams—for moms. Especially for women with children still at home, Encouraging Words for Mothers offers brief, relevant, and biblical reflections with monthly themes such as worry, unconditional love, discipline, and praying. Each will show you how scripture applies to your everyday life—and equip you to be the best mom you can be.
A mother is unique, in her own way. I know my mother was. And because she was so unique is the reason why this book was written. Her spoken words came from her uniqueness, for she had a unique heart. The words she spoke yet live on in her family. This book of her spoken words will encourage and enlighten all those who read it. This book is intended for all mothers, women, and everyone to enjoy. This book will take you on a journey of my mother's spoken words and unique quotes""my mother's love, care, insight, and wisdom for her family and others.
Women are strong, powerful, loving, caring, gentle, ruthless. We possess every strength and weakness you can think of. We are mothers, daughters, lovers, wives, sisters. We possess wisdom and wit. And you can see our wit, our wisdom, our capacity for life nowhere better than in these great quotations. 365 of them, split into months and days to live your life by. Inspirational quotes, motivational quotations, mother and daughter quotes, relationships, divorce, men, children; the power of women is served up in these life changing quotations. Racism, freedom, relationships, sex, family, mother daughter relationships and much, much more is covered in the pages of this gem. The first half of this inspirational book deals with family, with relationships, with mothers and their feelings. Agatha Christie on being a mother: “A mother's love for her child is like nothing else in the world. It knows no law, no pity. It dares all things and crushes down remorselessly all that stands in its path. “ Jodi Picoult about her mother: “My mother... she is beautiful, softened at the edges and tempered with a spine of steel. I want to grow old and be like her.” JK Rowling on the love of a mother: “Love as powerful as your mother’s for you leaves its own mark … to have been loved so deeply ... will give us some protection forever.” How about Florida Scott –Maxwell: “No matter how old a mother is, she watches her middle-aged children for signs of improvement.” Or Phyllis Diller:" We spend the first twelve months of our children's lives teaching them to walk and talk and the next twelve telling them to sit down and shut up." The next 6 months gives you quotes from some of the greatest women that have ever lived. The great poet and advocate of women, Maya Angelou; the wonderful Germaine Greer, Susan B Anthony, Eleanor Roosevelt, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Helen Keller and Rosa Parks. There’s a mini biography to go with each one just in case you know nothing about them. Hang your head in shame! My thanks to Wikipedia for the mini biographies. Love quotes from Helen Keller: “The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched - they must be felt with the heart.” Inspirational quotes from Harriet Beecher Stowe;” The longest day must have its close - the gloomiest night will wear on to a morning.” Funny quotes from Eleanor Roosevelt:” I once had a rose named after me and I was very flattered. But I was not pleased to read the description in the catalogue: no good in a bed, but fine up against a wall.” Quotes about life from Maya Angelou; “I’ve learned that making a ‘living’ is not the same thing as ‘making a life’” and from Rosa Parks: “. Each person must live their life as a model for others.” And on sex and love from Germaine Greer: “I have always been principally interested in men for sex. I've always thought any sane woman would be a lover of women because loving men is such a mess. I have always wished I'd fall in love with a woman. Damn.” These only scratch the surface of the wisdom of women.365 great quotes to live your life by. Writers, artists, business women; women from all creeds, centuries and societies have their say. Oh, there is the occasional quote from a man but don’t let that put you off. We do need them sometimes, after all!
