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Simple Gifts - Unwrapping the Special Moments
of Everyday Life |
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Grace
for a Woman's Soul - Reflections to Renew Your Spirit |
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Joy
for a Woman's Soul - Promises to Refresh Your Spirit |
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Laughter
for a Woman's Soul - Revive Your Spirit with Women of Faith |
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Hope
for a Woman's Soul - Meditations to Energize Your Spirit |
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Don't Stop
Laughing Now! |
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- Favorite Features:
- beautiful, quality gift book to encourage and touch whomever receives them
- true stories, quilts and Scripture
- some of the books have beautiful photos of nature
- these books will comfort, encourage, inspire and delight those who read them
| Kids Talk About God
Author - Carey Kinsolving & Friends Publisher - J. Countryman |
- Favorite Features:
- asks 50 questions and includes kid's answers
- colorful artwork from children throughout the pages of the book
- enjoyable, delightful book to give or receive
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Snapshots of Heaven
Author - Joyce Vollmer Brown Illustrator - Gwendolyn Babbitt Publisher - J. Countryman |
- Favorite Features:
- starts out, "in Heaven . . . " and goes on to describe what Heaven will and will not be like
- encouraging book also includes Scripture on how to get to Heaven
- illustrations presented as snapshots throughout
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Heavenly Mail - Words of Wisdom from God
Author - Debbie Webb |
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Heavenly Mail - Words of
Promise from God Author - G. A. Myers |
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Heavenly Mail - Words of Love from God
Author - Philis Boltinhouse |
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Heavenly Mail -
Words of Encouragement from God Author - Philis Boltinhouse |
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- Favorite Features:
- each book includes 22 prayers from a person as a letter to God with His answer in the form as a letter book
- each "letter" from God includes Scripture references
- each set of letters are followed with Scripture specific to topic covered
- encouraging, uplifting and inspiring
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Heartlifters
for friends |
| Heartlifters for
Hope and Joy |
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Heartlifters
for Teachers |
- Favorite Features:
- "Surprising Stories, Stirring Messages and Refreshing Scriptures that make the heart soar"
- colorful illustrations, beautiful images and comforting photos add to delight of books
- fold-out hearts add to the enjoyment
- touching and encouraging, quality gift
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a Touch of Love
to say Thank-you Publisher - Howard Publishing |
- Favorite Features:
- Scriptures, stories and quotes to thank and encourage
- photos and images add to enjoyability
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Humor for a Woman's Heart
Authors - Patsy Clairmont, Martha Bolton, Mark Lowry, Nancy kennedy, Carolyn Arends, Becky Freeman & more Publisher - Howard Publishing |
- Favorite Features:
- 68 short, funny stories and quotes to delight and encourage as well as brighten your day!
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Teachers Authors - Martha McKee & Caron Loveless |
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Heaven - embraced by the Savior Author - Caron Loveless |
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Heaven - Portraits of a Woman's Faith Author - Deb Cleveland |
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Encourage & Inspire Stories by John William Smith |
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Author - Mary Hollingsworth |
- Favorite Features:
- "stories, sayings and Scripture to encourage and inspire the heart and to reveal God's love"
- space to journal your own reflections
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A Touch of His Joy
Author/Photographer - Charles Stanley Publisher - Zondervan |
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- Favorite Features:
- 31 daily devotions to help you understand and experience the joy God gives
- 31 black and white photographs from the Rockies and Italy that show God's incredible creation
- each study includes -
- writing about joy
- prayer of application
- Scripture verse
- touchstone - point to consider
| A Champion's Heart -
Qualities for Success in Life and Sport Authors - Jim Sheard & James Gauss Publisher - J. Countryman |
- Favorite Features:
- includes Scripture, quotes, challenges and stories to encourage and teach what it takes to be a real champion
- photos throughout of several sports
- power points to emphasize point of each chapter
- quotes from variety of professional sports champions about how what really matters is their relationship with God
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A Father's Legacy
Publisher - J. Countryman |
- Favorite Features:
- space to journal each month for a year to share your faith journey and life story wit your children
- space to save memories, traditions and history with the prompts from the questions
- valuable, cherished legacy is a gift not only to the father who completes it, but to the family who will continue to enjoy it - for generations to come
| Wit & Wisdom from
the Peanut Butter Gang Author - H. Jackson Brown Jr. Publisher - Rutledge Hill Press |
- Favorite Features:
- thoughts and quotes from children about family, friends, school, food, experience and wisdom
- drawings from children throughout to delight the reader
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Down a Garden Path to
Places of Love and Joy Author/Illustrator - Karla Dornacher Publisher - J. Countryman |
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- Favorite Features:
- beautiful, colorful, completely enjoyable illustrations
- surprising cards throughout
- quotes, sayings, prayers and verses to challenge and encourage the reader to allow God to be the Master Gardener in their life
- space to journal your response and prayers
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Beside Still Waters
Perfect Peace and Rest
Publisher - Thomas Nelson |
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- Favorite Features:
- beautiful artwork from Thomas Kinkade
- each book includes 31 devotionals
- each devotional includes -
- Scripture/quote
- devotional
- prayer
- artwork
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Strength for Today,
Bright Hope for Tomorrow Author - Emilie Barnes Illustrator - Carolyn Shores Wright Publisher - Harvest House |
- Favorite Features:
- lovely artwork
- walks through the Book of Psalms to find comfort from God
- thoughts from Emilie about trusting God and His provision as shown in Psalms
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What the Cross
Means to Me Photographer - Rob Holt Publisher - Harvest House |
- Favorite Features:
- 28 devotions about the cross from authors like Max Lucado, Ed Hindson, Charles Colson, Tim LaHaye and others
- 4 hymns about the cross
- amazing, photos of the cross
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A Mother's Legacy
Compiled and Written by - Barbara Rainey & Ashley Rainey Escue Published by - Thomas Nelson |
- Favorite Features:
- true stories about lessons learned from mothers and passed on to daughters
- stories about a mother's legacy, mother's lessons and a mother's love
- photos of the authors and their mothers
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Pleasures |
Peaceful Place |
Lighted Path |
I Love |
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- Favorite Features:
- amazing, beautiful illustrations
- quotes, poems and verses add to enjoyability
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Bear Hugs
Art by - Gay Talbott Boassy Publisher - Harvest House |
- Favorite Features:
- adorable, colorful illustrations
- poems, quotes and verses about friendship
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The Twelve Teas
of Friendship Authors - Emilie Barnes & Anne Christian Buchanan Artist - Susan Rios Publisher - Harvest House |
- Favorite Features:
- colorful illustrations
- 12 complete ideas/plans for tea parties
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God's Little Wonders
Illustrator - Sandra Kuck Publisher - Harvest House |
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- Favorite Features:
- amazing, adorable, incredibly real paintings - excellent!
- poems, quotes and verses about children
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Angels Watching
Over You Artist - Carol J. Endres Publisher - Harvest House |
- Favorite Features:
- interesting, colorful, illustrations like a mix of paintings, quilts and needlework
- quotes, verses and poems about angels
| Still Daddy's Girl
Artist - D. Morgan Publisher - Harvest House |
- Favorite Features:
- beautiful, colorful illustrations
- photos of Doris and her parents
- stories and poems by Doris about her father, family and childhood memories
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Hope Grows
in Winter General Editors - Woodrow Kroll & George Miller III Publisher - Kregel Publications |
- Favorite Features:
- 14 people share their real life struggles and lessons on hope in the real world
- 14 different situations - all common in the lessons about hope learned
- readers will be able to identify with the real people and be encouraged by their hope
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Calm in my Chaos
Author - Elisabeth Corcoran Publisher - Kregel Publications |
- Favorite Features:
- 45 short readings to comfort, encourage and challenge moms as they raise their children
- each reading includes -
- short reading related to being a mom of young children
- personal touch questions to think through how it is real in the reader's life
- Scripture
- prayer
- moms will identify with and e encouraged as they read through this delightfully real look at one mom's thoughts and prayers about being a mom
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Sky Edge -
Mountaintop Meditations Author - Phillip Keller Publisher - Kregel Publications |
- Favorite Features:
- 20 stories to help the reader better understand their Father from the author's shared experiences hiking in the mountains
- each story is interesting, shared as a story with a connection to encourage or challenge the reader
- beautiful line drawings throughout add to the enjoyment of this book
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New Every Morning
Compiled by Al Bryant Publisher - Kregel Publications |
- Favorite Features:
- 366 daily devotions by favorite authors like Charles Swindoll, Billy Graham and others
- each devotion includes -
- Scripture
- thoughts to challenge, encourage the reader
- short to the point devotional to start or end a day
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What a Savior  |
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Kenneth Osbeck |
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Phil Christensen & Shari MacDonald |
- Favorite Features:
- books tell the stories of the people who wrote the songs and the stories of the songs
- cd's available for three books with the songs presented in the books
- interesting stories behind these songs add to the power of the message in the songs
- Kenneth Osbeck's books include lyrics and music for songs he tells about
- Amazing Grace includes illustrations of the song writers and thoughts to apply song and Scripture to reader's life
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