Gentle Hugs for Hurting Hearts is filled with encouraging and comforting Christian devotions written from the perspective of one who understands living with chronic illnesses. It is time to get secured in your favorite easy chair because, as you open this book and begin reading, you are going to embark on an amazing journey back to the joy you once knew. You will no longer wonder if you are able to serve the Lord, because you will find that your Heavenly Father has a fresh and wonderful purpose for your life. As you read the devotions, the scriptures, and the prayers, you will discover the exciting truth that there is beauty from ashes and blessings from trials. Our Heavenly Father is, in fact, the God of all comforts. Open your heart and discover the golden nuggets along the pathway to joy.

someone you know needs a hug today...it may even be you (R)Hugs communicate so much -- and they're especially important for the hurting. Hugs express comfort, empathy, understanding, and a passing of strength from one to another. Every hurting person needs to feel the comfort and warmth that flows through a hug.He pages of this very special book are filled with all kinds of hugs that are written to comfort the heart of the hurting. Whether it's a warm, encouraging story by John William Smith, an inspirational quote by a well-known person, a powerful, personalized scripture by LeAnn Weiss, or one of the many inspirational messages by an anonymous disciple, you'll find that these hugs reach deeply into the heart and say just what's needed.Whether it's for you or a cherished one who's hurting, share a hug that will last a lifetime.

Hugs communicate so much -- and they're especially important for the hurting. hugs express understanding, empathy, commitment, and a passing of strength from one to another. Every hurting person needs to feel the comfort and warmth that flows through a hug. The pages of this very special book are filled with all kinds of hugs that are written to strengthen the heart of the hurting. Whether it's a warm, encouraging story by John William Smith, an inspirational quote by a well-known person, a powerful, personalized Scripture by LeAnn Weiss, or one of the many inspirational messages by an "anonymous disciple," you'll find that these hugs reach deeply into the heart and say just what's needed. Whether it's for you or a cherished one who's hurting, share a hug that will last a lifetime.

In this examination of mainstream Christian parenting practices and the doctrinal beliefs behind them, best-selling author L.R.Knost debunks common cultural and theological beliefs about spanking, original sin, sin nature, submission, authority, obedience, breaking a child's will, and more along with providing grace-filled, gentle solutions to behavior issues.

In a gently parented home, boundaries are focused on guiding rather than controlling children and are maintained through empathetic and creative resolutions rather than harsh punitive consequences. Written by best-selling parenting and children's book author and mother of six, L.R.Knost, 'The Gentle Parent: Positive, Practical, Effective Discipline' provides parents with the tools they need to implement the Three C's of gentle discipline--Connection, Communication, and Cooperation--to create a peaceful home and a healthy parent/child relationship. Presented in bite-sized chapters perfect for busy parents and written in L.R.Knost's signature conversational style, 'The Gentle Parent' is packed with practical suggestions and real-life examples to help parents through the normal ups and downs of gentle discipline on the road to raising a generation of world changers.

Communication is the key to peaceful, effective interactions between parents and children. When normal childhood behavior is viewed as normal instead of something to be corrected and controlled, communication creates the bridge to developmentally appropriate growth, maturity, and independence. Written by best-selling parenting and children's book author and mother of six, L.R.Knost, 'Whispers Through Time: Communication Through the Ages and Stages of Childhood' is a rethinking of mainstream parenting's perception of normal childhood behaviors coupled with simple, practical approaches to parent/child communication at each stage of development from tots to teens.