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Developmental Couple Therapy for Complex Trauma: A Manual for Therapists
by Heather B. MacIntoshDevelopmental Couple Therapy for Complex Trauma provides therapists with comprehensive and practical guidance for integrating DCTCT into their work with traumatized couples. The book includes an evidence-based framework which emphasizes the importance of containing conflict and helps clients to build emotional regulation and mentalizing skills. The framework is an invaluable asset to all clinicians working with couples dealing with the ravaging impacts of complex trauma, who may not be able to benefit from traditional forms of couple therapy due to challenges in regulating emotions, mentalizing and other aspects of the complex trauma response that limit capacity to engage in relationships and couple therapy. The chapters guide you through the four key stages of DCTCT: Psychoeducation, Building Capacity, Dyadic Processing, and Consolidation. Each stage has accompanying activities and narratives in which to engage traumatized couples and includes a variety of case transcripts to illustrate the approach. Throughout the manual the author provides the reader with: insights from real-world scenarios based on her extensive clinical experience; worksheets that can be used as part of the therapeutic process; systematic analyses of the therapeutic process from the therapist’s point of view; comprehensive recommendations for further reading so that you can develop your expertise in any area of DCTCT. Never losing sight of the fact that the therapist plays an essential role as a coach and mentor for those undertaking couple therapy, this manual is a valuable tool for any clinician working to engage traumatized couples and equip them with the skills they need to develop and maintain a strong and vibrant couple relationship.
Developmental Milestones Guide: Parent Edition
by Laura Hall Andrea Busch Felicia Myott Mollie RackleyCurious about your child's developmental journey? Check out this comprehensive guide to child developmental milestones from birth to 21 years. It has many more areas of development than most other guides. It is so easy to use! This reference guide has a concise format so you don't have to read through an entire book chapter trying to find the developmental age you are looking for. Just find the developmental area you want in the table of contents and flip to that page. Easily explore the development of your child in 9 areas: Fine Motor, Gross Motor, Visual Perception, Self-Care, Cognitive, Academics, Technology, and Language. Created with parent friendly language so it’s easy to understand and follow. <P><P>All areas have been thoroughly researched using multiple sources for accuracy. Written by pediatric specialists with 30+ years experience in the field of child development. This easy to understand developmental milestones guide can be shared with grandparents, aunts, uncles or any family member or caretakers who are interested in your child’s development. Do you own a daycare or after school program? This developmental guide can help you and your families with planning activities that are appropriate for different ages. This guide is not intended to be used as an evaluation tool. Each developmental area gives an age range of expected mastery. Children develop at different rates. It can be just as important to look at the sequence in which skills are acquired in each area rather than focusing on a specific age that a skill is mastered. Don't miss out on the this easy to use, comprehensive developmental milestones guide!
Developmental Play Assessment for Practitioners (DPA-P) Guidebook and Training Website: Project Play
by Karin Lifter Emanuel J. Mason Amanda M. Cannarella Ashley D. CameronDevelopmental Play Assessment for Practitioners (DPA-P) Guidebook and Training Website: Project Play offers a comprehensive assessment of naturally occurring play activities for evaluating young children’s developmental progress accurately, so that useful interventions can take place as early as possible. It can be used by practitioners in a wide range of educational and therapeutic settings and is designed to support developmental progress through planning interventions in play, and using what we know about a child’s progress in play to plan play-based interventions in cognition, language, motor, social-emotional, and self-help skills. The guidebook and training website provide a comprehensive introduction to how to successfully use the assessment with infants, toddlers, and young children with disabilities or at risk for disabilities. The comprehensive guidebook offers an overview of the DPA-P and Project Play, defines play, discusses the background literature on play, and explains why this assessment is needed. Clear guidance helps practitioners and family members understand play, how to evaluate play, and how to use play for different purposes. The guidebook offers: an introduction to the comprehensive training website and how to use it understanding of the categories of play assessed and their definitions guidance on how to administer the assessment and prepare a summary evaluation of a child’s performance clear instructions for the coding sheets and scoring guidelines for constructing sets of toys guidance on taking the results of the DPA-P evaluation of a child’s progress in play to develop a plan of activities for intervention explanation of how you evaluate activities at the absence, basic, emergence, and mastery levels for developing a plan suggestions for assembling sets of toys for intervention, based on toys available in children’s homes and early childhood settings procedures for facilitating or teaching play activities to children who are developing more slowly than their peers technical aspects of the assessment To make the DPA-P as flexible as possible for all practitioners, it also offers guidance on adaptations for administering the test, in the coding sheets, with toys to enhance cultural appropriateness for gathering the observations, and for supporting interventions in play. The Developmental Play Assessment for Practitioners (DPA-P) can be used in natural settings and takes 30 minutes to complete. It is a valuable tool for all those who serve, or are training to serve, young children in early childhood settings, schools, service agencies, colleges, and universities. It will be of great benefit for early intervention personnel, speech-language pathologists, physical therapists, occupational therapists, and psychologists.
Developmental Profiles: Pre-Birth Through Adolescence (Eighth Edition)
by Lynn R. Marotz K Eileen AllenDesigned to help you comprehend the complexity of child development, DEVELOPMENTAL PROFILES: PRE-BIRTH THROUGH ADOLESCENCE, Eighth Edition, highlights major characteristics for each of the developmental domains in a concise, non-technical, point-by-point format. The book covers the full range of stages in child and adolescent development, highlighting important safety considerations at each developmental stage. This edition provides extensive information that teachers, families, and service providers will find useful for promoting individualized learning and identifying developmental delays in their earliest stage. It integrates current research and theory throughout, and emphasizes the importance of working collaboratively with diverse families to achieve maximum benefit for children. Both preservice and practicing teachers will turn to this excellent reference over and over again for comprehensive, easy-to-find information about each stage of development.
Developmental Speech-Language Training through Music for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders
by Hayoung A. LimSpeech and language impairments are one of the most challenging features of Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). Children with ASD are also known to be particularly responsive to music. This book makes a valuable connection between the two traits to showcase music as an effective way of enhancing the speech and language skills of children with ASD. This is a comprehensive guide to Dr. Hayoung Lim's highly effective approach of using music in speech-language training for children ASD. Part I provides a sound theoretical foundation and employs the most up-to-date research, including the author's own extensive study, to validate the use of music in speech and language training for children with ASD. Part II analyzes the clinical implications of "Developmental Speech- Language Training through Music" (DSLM) protocols and explains in detail specific interventions that can be used with the approach. The practical application of DSLM to Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) Verbal Behavior (VB) approaches is also explored. This is essential reading for music therapists, speech and language pathologists and other professionals working with children with autism, as well as researchers and academics in the field.
Developmental-Systemic Family Therapy with Adolescents
by Terry S Trepper Ronald Jay Werner-WilsonLearn to choose interventions based on the client's developmental stage!Teenagers are often a strain on families, and they can pose difficulties even in a family therapy setting. Developmental-Systemic Family Therapy with Adolescents integrates research and theory about adolescent development with different approaches to family therapy. By matching the adolescent client's developmental stage and particular issues with the most effective therapeutic approach, this book enables family therapists to tailor their treatment plan to meet each family's unique needs. Developmental-Systemic Family Therapy with Adolescents contains special chapters on such serious teen problems as suicide and alcohol/substance abuse, as well as thoughtful consideration of such normal issues of development as cognitive stages, identity development, and self-esteem. Interpersonal relationships are also considered, including parenting, peers, and attachment issues. This essential resource offers family therapists suggestions on how to make sessions more relevant to clients who engage in risky sexual behavior, abuse alcohol and drugs, or run away from home.Each chapter includes detailed, down-to-earth discussions of:case examples common presenting problems assessment and treatment issues therapy process dynamics suggestions for developmentally appropriate interventions Developmental-Systemic Family Therapy with Adolescents examines emotional and cognitive development in adolescents to help therapists improve communication and devise effective methods of treatment. Its well-balanced, pragmatic approach to therapy will help you properly assess your clients and offer them the services they need in a form they can accept.
Developmentally Appropriate Practice: Focus on Infants and Toddlers
by Carol Copple; Sue Bredekamp; Derry Koralek; Kathy CharnerWhat Is Developmentally Appropriate Practice; To Be an Excellent Teacher; Understanding Development of Infants and Toddlers; Developmentally Appropriate Examples to Consider; FAQs About Developmentally Appropriate Practice; Young Children Articles.
Developments in Family Therapy: Theories and Applications Since 1948 (Psychology Revivals)
by Sue Walrond-SkinnerOriginally published in 1981, this volume presents papers by the leading British theorists and practitioners in family therapy from its beginnings up to the 1980s. It collected together for the first time a number of important previously published articles which had relevance and interest for family therapists of the day, and includes other chapters specially written for this book which reflected the most recent thinking on the topics covered at the time. The book is divided into three parts. The first, which includes papers by John Bowlby, R.D. Laing and A.C.R. Skynner, deals with the theory behind family therapy. In the second part we see the application of family therapy to specific clinical situations such as adolescent psychiatry, illness, death and mourning in the family, and marital therapy. The third part of the book covers various differential approaches within family therapy, including psychoanalysis; the experiential approach and family construct psychology. The papers in all three parts weld together ideas from the behavioural and the psychodynamic spheres of interest. Addressed as they are to theoretical issues and clinical applications, they linked together the past and future of family therapy at that time.
Developments: Child, Image, Nation
by Erica BurmanHow does developmental psychology connect with (what used to be called) the developing world? What do cultural representations indicate about the contemporary politics of childhood? How is concern about child sexual exploitation linked to wider securitization anxieties? In other words: what is the political economy of childhood, and how is this affectively organized? This new edition of Developments: Child, Image, Nation, fully updated, is a key conceptual intervention and resource, reflecting further on the contexts and frameworks that tie children to national and international agendas. A companion volume to Burman’s Deconstructing Developmental Psychology (third edition, 2017) this volume helps explain why questions around children and childhood, including their safety, welfare, their interests, abilities, sexualities and their violence, have so preoccupied the late twentieth and twenty-first centuries, showing how the frames for these concerns have extended beyond their Euro-US contexts of origination. In this completely revised edition, Burman explores changing debates and contexts, offering resources for interpreting continuities and shifts in the complex terrain connecting children and development. Through reflection on an increasingly globalised, marketised world, that prolongs previous colonial and gendered dynamics in new and even more insidious ways, Developments analyses the conceptual paradigms shaping how we think about and work with children, and recommends strategies for changing them. Drawing in particular on feminist and post-development literatures, as well as original and detailed engagement with social theory, it illustrates how and why reconceptualising notions of individual and human development, including those informing models of children’s rights and interests, is needed to foster more just and equitable forms of professional practice with children and their families. Burman offers an important contribution to a set of urgent debates engaging theory and method, policy and practice across all the disciplines that work with, or lay claim to, children’s interests. A persuasive set of arguments about childhood, culture and professional practice, Developments is an invaluable resource to teachers and students in psychology, childhood studies, and education as well as researchers in gender studies.
Devices and Desires (The\inspector Dalgliesh Mystery Ser. #8)
by P. D. JamesNATIONAL BESTSELLER • Featuring the famous Commander Adam Dalgliesh, Devices and Desires is a thrilling and insightfully crafted novel of fallible people caught in a net of secrets, ambitions, and schemes on a lonely stretch of Norfolk coastline. • Part of the bestselling mystery series that inspired Dalgliesh on Acorn TV&“Taut.... Absorbing.... Better than her best.&” —The New York Times Book Review&“A masterful writer.... Devices and Desires seems to be that highly prized work–a terrific tale of suspense and detection that also delivers the satisfaction of a mainstream novel.&” —The Wall Street Journal Commander Dalgliesh of Scotland Yard has just published a new book of poems and has taken a brief respite from publicity on the remote Larksoken headland on the Norfolk coast in a converted windmill left to him by his aunt. But he cannot so easily escape murder. A psychotic strangler of young women is at large in Norfolk, and getting nearer to Larksoken with every killing. And when Dalgliesh discovers the murdered body of the Acting Administrative Officer on the beach, he finds himself caught up in the passions and dangerous secrets of the headland community and in one of the most baffling murder cases of his career.
Devil Is Fine: A Novel
by John Vercher“FULL OF MYSTERY, MAGIC, DARK COMEDY, AND HEART.” ―Deesha Philyaw“AN INTIMATE NOVEL, BY TURNS BRACING AND HILARIOUS.” ―Maurice Carlos Ruffin“PROFOUNDLY MOVING.” ―Ben Fountain“THE NOVEL’S FINAL PAGES WILL LEAVE YOU BREATHLESS.” ―Jonathan EscofferyStill reeling from a sudden tragedy, our biracial narrator receives a letter from an attorney: he has just inherited a plot of land from his estranged white grandfather. He travels to a beach town several hours south of his home with the intention of selling the land immediately and moving on. But upon inspection, what lies beneath the dirt is far more complicated than he ever imagined. In a shocking irony, he is now the Black owner of a former plantation passed down by the men on his white mother’s side of the family.Vercher deftly blurs the lines between real and imagined, past and present, tragedy and humor, and fathers and sons in this story of discovering and reclaiming a painful past. With the wit and rawness of Paul Beatty’s The Sellout, Devil Is Fine is a gripping, surreal, and brilliantly crafted dissection of the legacies we leave behind and those we inherit.
Devil's Den
by Susan Beth PfefferTending to a veteran's grave leads a boy on a search for his father The battlefield at Gettysburg is a landscape of rolling hills, thickly wooded forests, and monuments to men who died here long ago. When Joey looks at this peaceful landscape, he sees it through the eyes of Joshua Gibbs, a soldier from his hometown who came to Gettysburg to save the Union. Joey comes here with his stepfather hoping to learn more about the soldier whose story has captured his imagination, but he will leave obsessed with another person's history: his own. Joey doesn't know much about his biological father, who left his mother long ago, and he has never been all that curious. But during the trip to Gettysburg, his stepfather announces that he wants to adopt him. This surprising declaration sends Joey on a frantic search for his birth father--a search that uncovers truths even harder to understand than those of Gettysburg, and just as painful as any battle ever fought.
Devil's Footsteps
by E. E. RichardsonBryan was 10 when his brother, Adam, just . . . disappeared. That was five years ago, and now Bryan is the only one who seems to remember what happened. Until he meets two others with their own unsolved mysteries. It seems that Adam isn't the first to disappear. Someone or something is after the kids in their neighborhood. The adults can't hear it, and they can't see it or feel it- but the kids can. And it all comes back to the skipping rhyme that every child in town knows by heart . . . and the Dark Man who haunts everyone's worst nightmares- while they're awake. "From the Hardcover edition. "
Devil's Pass (Seven (the Series))
by Sigmund BrouwerSeventeen-year-old Webb's abusive stepfather has made it impossible for him to live at home, so Webb survives on the streets of Toronto by busking with his guitar and working as a dishwasher. When Webb's grandfather dies, his will stipulates that his grandsons fulfill specific requests. Webb's task takes him to the Canol Trail in Canada's Far North, where he finds out that there are much scarier things than the cold and the occasional grizzly bear. With a Native guide, two German tourists and his guitar for company, Webb is forced to confront terrible events in his grandfather's past and somehow deal with the pain and confusion of his own life.
Devil-Proof Your Family: Exposing the Devil's Strategy Against Your Home
by Ken Blount Trudi BlountA quick glance at recent news headlines is all you need to see evidence of a spiritual attack on families. Satan knows that the most effective way to destroy a society is by annihilating strong homes. Victorious families don&’t just happen, but there is good news. God has given you potent weapons designed to stop the devil in his tracks. In Devil-Proof Your Family authors Ken and Trudi Blount explain what the Bible says about how to keep the devil out of your home. This book outlines specific Bible-based strategies that will empower you to:?? Develop the mindset of a warrior parent/spouse?? Safeguard your home from cultural anarchy?? Position your marriage for blessing and build unity with your spouse?? Partner with the Holy Spirit to raise godly childrenStop wishing for change and take action now! You have the ability to dismantle the enemy&’s plan and raise a victorious family.
Devils & Thieves (Devils & Thieves #1)
by Jennifer RushA thrilling new urban fantasy filled with magic and motorcycle gangs from Jennifer Rush, author of the Altered saga--perfect for fans of Beautiful Creatures. Eighteen-year-old Jemmie Carmichael has grown up surrounded by magic in the quiet town of Hawthorne, New York. In her world, magic users are called "kindled," and Jemmie would count herself among them if only she could cast a simple spell without completely falling apart. It doesn't help that she was also recently snubbed by Crowe, the dangerous and enigmatic leader of the Black Devils kindled motorcycle gang and the unofficial head of their turf. When the entire kindled community rolls into Hawthorne for an annual festival, a rumor begins spreading that someone is practicing forbidden magic. Then people start to go missing. With threats closing in from every side, no one can be trusted. Jemmie and Crowe will have to put aside their tumultuous history to find their loved ones, and the only thing that might save them is the very flaw that keeps Jemmie from fully harnessing her magic. For all her years of feeling useless, Jemmie may just be the most powerful kindled of all.
Devocionales de la Biblia: 365 de aventura (Adventure Bible)
by Zondervan¡Toma tu abrigo y tu brújula y prepárate para la aventura! El nuevo libro ilustrado Devocionales de la Biblia: Aventura NVI: Edición exploración polar lleva a los niños a una emocionante y enriquecedora búsqueda. Este devocional de 365 días está lleno de emocionantes historias diarias e incluye índices temáticos y de las Escrituras. ¡Los temas devocionales abarcan la autoestima, el coraje, la amistad y muchos otros! Los niños y niñas aprenderán más acerca de Dios y la Biblia y se sentirán inspirados para vivir una vida de fe; la mayor aventura de todas. Es un complement a la Biblia Aventura NVI: parte del destacado éxito de ventas de Biblias infantiles.Este devocional presenta un interior a todo color.
Devotion: A Novel
by Howard NormanA &“striking, beautifully rendered&” novel of love gone wrong, by the author of National Book Award finalist The Bird Artist (The Washington Post Book World).Devotion is an unconventional love story that begins with the recounting of an unlikely crime. Shortly after his marriage to Maggie Field, David Kozol and his father-in-law, William, came to blows on a London sidewalk. William stumbled backward into the path of a taxi, and eleven months later he is still convalescing—and begrudgingly accepting David&’s assistance. Estranged from Maggie and desperate to get her back, David has taken over William&’s job as caretaker of a large rural estate on the Bay of Fundy in Nova Scotia. There, he tends to the main house, his father-in-law, and the resident flock of cranky, impertinent swans. The love between him and Maggie had been instantaneous and intense, and her absence is a constant reminder of how real and enduring it is. But sometimes small things lead to big damages, and strenuous effort is required for even the chance of recovery. &“Rarely has such a short novel touched on so many important truths or probed such operatic depths.&” —St. Louis Post-Dispatch &“Any novel by Howard Norman is cause for celebration. . . . He demonstrates with marveling deliberation that devotion is its own romantic adventure.&” —Lorrie Moore &“Perhaps his best novel yet.&” —The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Devotion: Soon a Netflix limited series
by Marco MissiroliNOW A NETFLIX LIMITED SERIES, COMING VALENTINE'S DAY 2022 'An absolute scorcher' Evening Standard'The book about infidelity that has shaken up Italy'The Times'Intimate and ultimately moving... completely absorbing'Daily Mail'A gripping novel exploring the tensions in an apparently idyllic marriage' Financial Times 'A must-read'Sydney Morning Herald'Devotion thrilled me, made me think and moved me deeply... Irresistible'Jonathan Safran FoerCarlo, a part-time professor of creative writing, and Margherita, an architect-turned-real estate-agent: a happily married couple in their mid-thirties, perfectly attuned to each other's restlessness. They are in love, but they also harbour desires that stray beyond the confines of their bedroom: Carlo longs for the quiet beauty of one of his students, Sofia; Margherita fantasises about the strong hands of her physiotherapist, Andrea.But it is love, with its unassuming power, which ultimately pulls them from the brink, aided by Margherita's mother Anna, the couple's anchor and lighthouse - a wise, proud seamstress hiding her own disappointments.But after eight years of repressed desires and the birth of a son, when the past resurfaces in the form of books sent anonymously, will love be enough to save them? A no. 1 international bestsellerWinner of the Premio Strega GiovaniShortlisted for the Premio Strega'Powerful, delicate, exquisite' Claudio Magris 'Masterful... The ending is just as good as that of Joyce's The Dead' Corriere della Sera'You'll feel like taking refuge in this book and never leaving its confines' La Stampa'With all-encompassing writing, Marco Missiroli opens the rooms of his characters and the streets of Milan, the thoughts and the concealed desires, makes dialogue and silences reverberate with the spontaneity of great narrators' Il Foglio
Devotional Stories for Christian Moms
by Adams MediaIn Devotional Stories for Christian Moms, you'll find three touching, biblical-themed stories written by devoted mothers who have welcomed the Lord into their daily lives. Celebrating the God-given beauty, strength, and wisdom of mothers everywhere, these reflections will inspire and delight you. Being a good mother is never easy. But with Devotional Stories for Christian Moms, you have all you need to help deepen your faith in God, family, and the power of a mother's love.
Devotional Stories for Christian Moms: Everyday Miracles of Maternal Love
by James StuartIn Devotional Stories for Christian Moms, you'll find three touching, biblical-themed stories written by devoted mothers who have welcomed the Lord into their daily lives. Celebrating the God-given beauty, strength, and wisdom of mothers everywhere, these reflections will inspire and delight you. Being a good mother is never easy. But with Devotional Stories for Christian Moms, you have all you need to help deepen your faith in God, family, and the power of a mother's love.
Devotions for Grandmas: A 40-Day Bible Devotional to Encourage and Inspire Grandmothers – The Perfect Christian Gifts for Women
by ZondervanDiscover the profound joy of knowing that your prayers and wisdom are shaping the future of your family in God's love. Devotions for Grandmas is your companion for a beautiful spiritual journey—a devotional designed specifically for grandmothers, nanas, gigis, and mimis who want to deepen their relationship with God and leave a lasting legacy of faith!For forty days, immerse yourself in hundreds of carefully selected Bible verses that resonate with your unique role as a grandmother. Each devotion covers vital topics like family, prayer, wisdom, health, legacy, and above all, God's unwavering love. Imagine the joy of reflecting on these themes as you start your day, feeling more connected and spiritually nourished.Devotions for Grandmas isn't just about you; it's about the family bonds you cherish and nurture.Reflect on what it means to be a pillar of wisdom and love for your children and grandchildren.Learn how to pray more effectively for them and gain insights into imparting God's wisdom and love from generation to generation.Feel uplifted by stories and verses that speak directly to your heart. Each day offers a moment of reflection and growth, helping you become a beacon of light and love in your family. Your health, both physical and spiritual, is addressed with compassion and care, guiding you to lead a balanced and fulfilling life.Leave a spiritual legacy that your family will cherish forever. Devotions for Grandmas provides you with the tools and inspiration to live out your faith in the most impactful ways.
Devotions for Grandpas: A 40-Day Bible Devotional to Encourage and Inspire Grandfathers – The Perfect Christian Gifts for Men
by ZondervanStart each day with a profound sense of purpose, connected to the wisdom of the ages and the love of God. Devotions for Grandpas is your invitation to a life-changing spiritual adventure that will leave a lasting legacy of faith for your family.Over the course of forty days, you'll explore hundreds of Bible verses handpicked to inspire and uplift. Each day's devotion speaks directly to the unique joys and challenges of being a grandfather while covering vital topics that speak directly to your heart:Family—Strengthen the bonds with your loved ones through faith.Prayer—Discover the power of prayer and its impact on your everyday life.Wisdom—Gain timeless wisdom to guide your actions and decisions.Health—Nourish your body and soul with messages of hope and healing.Legacy—Reflect on the legacy you are building for future generations.God's Love—Feel the unconditional love of God in every devotion. Devotions for Grandpas is tailored specifically for grandfathers who are seeking to enrich their spiritual lives. Whether you're a seasoned Christian or new to faith, you'll find these daily reflections to be a source of comfort, encouragement, and inspiration.You'll find yourself drawn into moments of deep reflection, guided by the timeless truths of Scripture. Picture yourself sharing these insights with your grandchildren, creating a legacy of faith that will last for generations.
Devotions for Sacred Parenting: A Year Of Weekly Devotions For Parents
by Gary ThomasRaising children is a sacred calling—and not for the faint of heart. It shapes the parent every bit as much as parents shape their children. In Devotions for Sacred Parenting, Gary Thomas, author of Sacred Parenting, delves deeper into the conversation and contemplates the soul-transforming journey of being a parent.Many books have been written about how to parent your children effectively, how to become a better parent, and how effective parenting produces better kids. Devotions for Sacred Parenting explores an entirely different reality: how parenting transforms you, the parent. It explores the spiritual dynamics of parenting and why caring for your children is such an effective discipline in shaping your soul and forming the character of Christ within you.With all new material, 52 devotions explore the spiritual dynamics of parenting. These life-related devotions are creative, fresh, and encouraging, inspiring mothers and fathers to look at parenting from a different perspective—as a holy and high calling from God, and as an opportunity to grow spiritually as you strive to raise godly children. Devotions for Sacred Parenting helps you understand how God is parenting you as you parent your children.
Devotions for a Sacred Marriage: A Year of Weekly Devotions for Couples (A 52-Week Devotional to Strengthen Your Relationship)
by Gary ThomasGrow in your marriage and in your spiritual life with weekly devotions that turn your heart towards God and your spouse.Do you consider your marriage to be holy? What if holier meant having a happier marriage? Your marriage is more than a sacred covenant with your spouse. It is a relationship God uses to help you know Him more, trust Him more fully, and love Him more deeply.In Devotions for a Sacred Marriage author Gary Thomas encourages you to build your marriage around God&’s priorities and explores how God can reveal Himself to you through your marriage and help you grow closer to Him as well as to your spouse.This devotional provides:Scripture readings that connect your marriage to God's Word52 weekly devotions offering practical and biblical wisdom for nurturing your marriage as an expression of your love for GodQuestions and suggestions for reflection that challenge you to grow in your marriage and your spiritual lifeInsights that build upon principles from Gary's book Sacred Marriage to help you create a strong marriageMarriage advice that is applicable to you whether you are a newlywed or have been married for years You and your spouse will discover:Closure in ongoing marital issuesSimple tactics to handle disagreementsWays to improve your communicationActionable ways you both can identify your strengths and weaknesses If you are married, God has called you into a delightful yet difficult, a problematic yet pro-found relationship—but through it all, marriage is more than worth the pain. Devotions for a Sacred Marriage invites you embark on a journey to experience life as God created it and has called you to live it and challenges couples to embrace the profound and soul-stretching reality of Christian marriage.