A Man Worth Waiting For: How to Avoid a Bozo [Paperback]

Jackie Kendall (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 4, 2008

Bestselling author Jackie Kendall believes that when you find the right man, you'll be incredibly glad you didn't settle for any of the Bozos you met along the way. Drawing on real-life stories that will have women laughing and crying in commiseration, Jackie explains how to avoid common dating pitfalls and find A MAN WORTH WAITING FOR.

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About the Author

Jackie Kendall has been involved with ministry for twenty-five years, working as teacher, counselor, conference speaker, and author. Jackie works with several athletic teams, including the Atlanta Braves and Pro Athletes Outreach (which is involved with professional baseball teams and the NFL). She is also the president of Power to Grow Ministries and the author or coauthor of several books.

Product Details

• Paperback: 240 pages
• Publisher: FaithWords (March 4, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0446699713
• ISBN-13: 978-0446699716
• Product Dimensions: 5.2 x 0.6 x 8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #56,296 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #63 in Books > Health, Fitness & Dieting > Relationships > Mate Seeking

More About the Author

As president of Power to Grow Ministries, Jackie Kendall is a very popular conference speaker for all ages and stages of life. Her teaching style is humorous, encouraging, and hard-hitting, and it brings healing. Jackie resides in Florida with husband and is the mother of two grown children.

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24 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Moving beyond the Bozo!, July 24, 2008

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Friendliestflower - See all my reviews

This review is from: A Man Worth Waiting For: How to Avoid a Bozo (Paperback)

Generally speaking, I don't enjoy reading "singles" books because a lot of them tend to be dopey but this book is incredible! I read it a few months ago and within the first few pages, I knew that the words in this book would have a major impact on my life. I was reading about Boaz and Jackie (the author) says that Boaz's are out there, but I was having a hard time believing that. So I kept reading and one day while I was driving I prayed, "Lord, she says that there is a Boaz out there but you have to show him to me because I don't know any!" Almost immediately He impressed upon me, "Why don't you think that I want this for you also? You must be patient and wait on Me." Again that night it was so clear..., "Don't you know that I want this for too? We're on the same team! Trust Me."
God has used this book to change me and to help solidify that I'm worth waiting for, that's it's worth waiting for my Boaz and that God and I are on the same side! Can I get an AMEN??? :)

All of my single gal-pal's have this book! It's a must read!

24 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Important handbook for singes, women AND men, March 12, 2008

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Armchair Interviews (Minneapolis, MN) - See all my reviews

This review is from: A Man Worth Waiting For: How to Avoid a Bozo (Paperback)

Are you single and looking? You need this book!

Most women have had experience with dating losers--or Bozos, as the author calls them--before they finally meet their Mr. Right--or Boaz, as the author calls him. When we date Bozos we all pay the price of the broken hearts, etc.

Author Kendall tells us in A Man Worth Waiting For, how the biblical account of Ruth taught her everything she needed to know about what to look for in a mate. She also shares successful stories from other women who have found their Mr. Right and not Mr. Right Now.

I wish I would have had this book to read when I was single, wanting to be married. It probably would have saved my family and me a lot of heartache, when I "fell in love" with a Bozo. I'm thankful that relationship ended and God brought a Boaz in my life.

This book includes a lot of valuable information about what a young lady should look for in a potential boyfriend/mate. A Man Worth Waiting For is a follow up to Kendall's bestseller Lady in Waiting, which I didn't have the fortune of reading. However, this book is definitely worth reading and is one that I will be saving for my teen daughter--and sons--to read.

"Let God write your love story," is wise advice that the author shares. If you or someone you know are looking, and maybe dating Bozo after Bozo, encourage them to get a copy of this book.

Discussion questions are included in between chapters, making this ideal for discussion groups.

Armchair Interviews says: Males would benefit from reading this book too, so they can learn how to be a Boaz.

19 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Informative indeed, yet neds handling with care, June 24, 2010

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This review is from: A Man Worth Waiting For: How to Avoid a Bozo (Paperback)

I should note that I haven't read the book too deeply, and I read it about 2 month ago, so my opinion might be distorted.

It has lots of good points, especially the last chapter where the author gives a piece of advice for the girls in waiting, which I, being one myself, personally found very useful. Parts referring to describing Bozos are somewhat informative too, and might be useful to prevent many mistakes.

But the reason I didn't read the book too deep and do not want to re-read it again for the details is that I really didn't like the judgmental tone it uses (this review is pretty judgmental too, but well, it is a review, not a book). I'm not a native English speaker, so again, my judgment might be distorted, but calling a whole category of men, who might be drastically changed by God any moment now, a Bozo, or "what a looser!" kind of expressions are not appealing to me in any way.

Neither is, by the way, the expression "I bet this girl is a P-31", that Jackie's son (classified as a Boaz by the author) used when he first met his wife-to-be at a singles' meeting. Apparently, the expression is a code for a "Proverbs 31 woman" (don't know why, but that kind of identifying a "breed" only reminds me of a pet shop or a slave market). How he knew? Because the girl was nodding when the speaker made deeper remarks, which lead the guy to a conclusion "she was tracking with him and really had hunger for the truth". Oh, c'mon! I nod to my professors and to my pastor and to my girlfriends all the time, does that make me a wife that would put up with her husband sitting near the gate while she's running his house hold and is a successful businesswoman at the same time? Don't use Bible language to make your attraction to someone look holier than it actually is.
And don't call your advice "to guard one's heart" an "eleventh commandment". Yes, the advice is biblical, but God didn't call it a commandment, so why should Jackie or me?

Jackie lists multiple qualities of a "true Boaz" and insists that the girls are to look for such a man. But the thing is, she uses a multitude of men to illustrate those qualities; not even Boaz, as we know him, has them all (plus, wasn't he quite old? Judging from the fact he, not his parents, was in charge of his fields, I assume he was, not to mention Ruth was probably not his 1st wife. Am I supposed to wait for someone much older than me then?). The "MWWF"(=man worth waiting for) she describes is a collective image, and I am sure that every single men (both biblical and living ones) used as illustrations had and still have "Bozo moments" on their own from time to time. There are no 100% Boazes out there - for the mere reason we are all fallen humans, including the author and the readers, who might settle for the idea of demanding a Boaz without actually becoming a Ruth.

Yet, while reading the book, I got the idea that I am to look for one perfect man and not to settle down for anything else. Being anything but perfect myself I find that idea unfair and selfish. Plus, if I get something perfect already, where is that person supposed to grow from there for several decades we are hopefully supposed to spend together? Where's the fun of gardening?

The MWWF parts can be useful for guys though, as a kind of a role model, something to walk towards to. I think we ladies are supposed to leave reaching up to biblical standards for men to, well, men, and concentrate more on how to reach the standards prescribed for us.