With a pack of condom in my hands, I looked at my parents’ faces, who were proudly smiling at me! Is it a part of parenting or some trick to find out what I am going to do with this? Well, I heard my father loud and clear, “Put that to good use…”

There is no one-size-fits-all parenting bible. Parenting is something we need to constantly adjust as our child grows, no matter if we have a plan or not. And the chief reason we keep adjusting and adapting is that every child is unique and the most effective way to ensure they are reared and nurtured the way they deserve is when parents give their best into understanding what their children are good at, help them realise their potential and then fulfil their purpose in life. In this book, Joseph and Sharon share many of their own experiences as parents themselves and entreat all parents to be perfect parents for their children without being perfect themselves. They do this by talking about what they did well and also the mistakes they made so that parents reading this book can learn from them. They invite all parents to make becoming the perfect parent a journey…a work-in-progress… so that, like them, every parent can constantly adjust and adapt to new discoveries about their children. This book offers many perspectives about parenting – all what Joseph and Sharon have been through themselves – that parents everywhere can use or at least try, if the situation fits. Because every child is different, even twins, parents need all the help they can get to make the most appropriate decisions regarding their children. Parenting is not easy but it is a noble calling. Our children deserve our very best. This book hopefully helps all parents become the perfect parent…one day.

As the United States approaches its 50th year of mass incarceration, more children than ever before have experienced the incarceration of a parent. The vast majority of incarceration occurs in locally operated jails and disproportionately impacts families of color, those experiencing poverty, and rural households. However, we are only beginning to understand the various ways in which children cope with the incarceration of a parent – particularly the coping of young children who are most at risk for the adversity and also the most detrimentally impacted. When Are You Coming Home? helps answer questions about how young ones are faring when a parent is incarcerated in jail. Situated within a resilience model of development, the book presents findings related to children’s stress, family relationships, health, home environments, and visit experiences through the eyes of the children and families. This humanizing, social justice-oriented approach discusses the paramount need to support children and their families before, during, and after a parent’s incarceration while the country simultaneously grapples with strategies of reform and decarceration.

The Book Description This book sincerely and directly reveals: the definitions and power of Intercession the knowledge about Deceitful Intercession the life God expects Intercessors to be living the divine rewards for Intercessors biblical truths about Reconciliation the Author's belief about Thanksgiving the special practical gratitude expression of the author to God the departments of the Gratitude Ministries 52 biblical researches about Thanksgiving the author's special praise to God and messages with prayer contents of Intercession, Reconciliation and thanksgiving unto the Living God. The book provides unique practical methods of Intercession for your family, country, friends and loved ones, provides unusual practical methods of individual and united thanksgivings unto God and practical ways of reconciling to God with prayers that correct wrong mindset, wrong relationship and open divine opportunities to settle issues. Grab your copy now.

Author Joyce A. Hawkins has experienced life challenges so bitter that she could not bear the thought of allowing anyone else to suffer needlessly without warning. As you read about her experiences, evaluate her responses, and notice the consequences of her decisions. Then be prepared to make better choices when it is your turn. Remember, God controls everything ~ - Lifes tests always turn into Testimonies so, keep the Faith - When hard times try to knock you down, dont backup - And, when you cannot see your way clearly, definitely dont blink - After youve done all you canstand.

As parents, we want to shape our children into emotionally mature and healthy human beings. But we cannot effectively shape our children's emotional well-being until we've addressed our own traumas and emotional needs. In It Starts with You, marriage and family therapist and parent coach Nicole Schwarz offers a nonjudgmental, shame-free guide to parenting children with a calm confidence. Working from a place of grace and compassion, she encourages us to explore how our history, thoughts, and assumptions impact our parenting decisions. Moving away from traditional discipline strategies, Schwarz focuses on the importance of having a calm brain, connected relationships, respectful conversations, and a coaching mindset with our kids. It Starts with You lays out a five-step process you can turn to whenever you're stuck in a difficult parenting situation. Each step is grounded in research and presented in a way that is easy to understand. Rather than adding unnecessary pressure, we learn that kids do not need perfect parents, but parents who are willing to learn, grow, and move forward with them in a positive direction.

"Rarely do I ever find myself agreeing with everything I read in a book. But Parenting the Wholehearted Child is the book I wish I'd written. Jeannie has given parents a profound gift within its pages." -- Kathie Lee Gifford, actress, singer, playwright, songwriter, and cohost of the Today Show's Fourth Hour Your kids aren't perfect. And you don't have to be either. Are you exhausted from the pressure to be a perfect parent raising perfect children in this imperfect world? Do you ever wonder, "How did these precious children get stuck with a parent like me?" If so, let these grace-drenched pages saturate your heart with God's unfailing love while also equipping you to be a vessel of God's unconditional love to your children. With authenticity, conviction, and a lively sense of humor, Jeannie guides you on a transformative journey into raising wholehearted--not perfect--children, who live from the freedom found in being wholeheartedly loved (and liked!) by God. Parenting the Wholehearted Child equips you with biblical wisdom and practical ideas to teach your children that they are fully accepted by God, not because of anything they do or don’t do but because of everything Jesus has already done for them. Woven throughout the book is the good news that it is God's extravagant grace--not your perfect performance--that transforms the hearts of children.

Containment is based on lies. For twenty-five years I accepted lies about how a Christian wife should respond to an abusive husband. For twenty-five years, I prayed, complied, and cried. For twenty-five years I was beaten down emotionally until I finally accepted the lies that I was unacceptable and undeserving of respect. On Wednesday, January 14, 2004, truth came and the lies were exposed. Truth gave me the strength to stand. Truth set me free. If you do not know the truth, you cannot fathom how much God loves you. If you do not know the truth, you cannot comprehend your value or the enormous price paid to redeem you. If you do not know the truth, you will believe the lie that you possess little value, that it is OK for you to be mistreated, that you deserve neglect and that it is OK to be controlled, manipulated, beaten, or abused. If you do not know the truth you cannot stand. This book will offer you truth and challenge you to stand. This book will expose Satan's scheme to contain you. It was his plan all along. He knows your potential is still 100 percent intact. He knows what will happen when truth comes to set you free. I pray the truths in this book will set you free and give you the strength to stand.

Life can be overwhelming. Life can even leave us raw and broken, both spiritually and physically. And as Christians, we may often wonder how God is present in our personal and global world. Yet God is there for us, even in these moments of brokenness and struggle. In Inspirations for Today, author Dorothea Erdmuth Lotze-Kola responds to the pressures of the world with a heartfelt daily devotional that you can use to find inspiration in prayer and meditation. Offering biblical verses and quotes of wisdom from noted authors, poets, activists, and world dignitaries, Dorothea engages in a daily dialogue where she shares her perspective on faith and life as a marriage and family therapist, as a pastor, and as a wife and a mother with teenaged girls. It can be hard for Christians to engage with today’s world—especially when they feel doubt about God’s presence in their lives. But with daily reflection on God’s Word and time set aside for spiritual meditation, you too can be reminded, each and every day, that God is with you and that he is working in the world as the Holy Spirit.

Have you ever had one of those days . . . ? Let’s face it. Living in this world can be extremely challenging. It’s hard enough just to make it through our days and years—let alone in a way we’re proud of, living a life that is pure and good. Sometimes it all feels so overwhelming. But here’s the good news: As a child of God, you can call upon the Lord, and he will help you take your life back from the daily pressures, worries, habits, and conflicts you face. In Take Your Life Back Day by Day,you’ll find 365 Scriptures, inspiring reflections, and thought-provoking questions to help you recognize when you’ve reached your limits allow God to care for you and comfort you experience God’s freedom when you are overburdened and his joy when you are downhearted replace the stress in your life with joy and peace It’s time to take your life back and live it for God. Keep your eyes fixed on him day by day—because with his help, you have what it takes to prevail.