A Stepmom's Book of Prayer: Seeking God, Growing Strong, Finding Peace [Paperback]

Karon Phillips Goodman (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 2003

Karon Goodman's newest book, A Stepmom's Book of Prayer: Seeking God, Growing Strong, Finding Peace, is warmth and comfort a hurting stepmom can hold in her hands. This book will guide the reader through her fears and doubts, help her deal with anger and despair, strengthen her with honesty and understanding, and connect her with the joy and gratitude that is a part of her life despite all interferences. She'll find here the safe return to the sacred place the Lord provides, so that she can be the stepmom she *wants* to be and the daughter of God she was *born* to be. "Karon Goodman writes an outstanding book that will inspire everyone and give all who read it a deeper sense that God is the anchor when life's storms hit," Christy Borgeld, Founder, Stepfamily Day.

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About the Author

Karon Goodman is a stepmom of two and also the author of "The Stepmom's Guide to Simplifying Your Life" { 0-9667393-7-X }.

Product Details

• Paperback: 136 pages
• Publisher: C.E.S Business Consultants (November 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0972975012
• ISBN-13: 978-0972975018
• Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 5.1 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,728,525 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Reassuring, March 19, 2006

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Hi D (New Mexico) - See all my reviews

This review is from: A Stepmom's Book of Prayer: Seeking God, Growing Strong, Finding Peace (Paperback)

I have been a stepmom for 4 years now, but I still find myself running into dilemnas that my friends who are not stepmoms cannot relate to. This book has helped me find reassurance from God's word and has reminded me how strongly God's presence can be felt in every day things. I highly recommend this book whether you are just becoming a stepmom or if you have been one for years.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars When those waves of emotional stress come, read this book!, May 31, 2004

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Kay Adkins (Mountain View, AR, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: A Stepmom's Book of Prayer: Seeking God, Growing Strong, Finding Peace (Paperback)

In my own stepmom experience, storms of anger, envy, fear, insecurity and despair came all too often to disable my effectiveness, not only as a stepmom, but in work, friendships and other family roles as well. When I read Karon Goodman's newest book--A Stepmom's Book of Prayer--I found I wasn't alone. This book takes stepmom's to the throne of God, the One who has the wisdom and the power to help us persevere, maintain our integrity, and grow in our own personhood in spite of so many seemingly endless trials.

Goodman's book is a shopping list of things we stepmoms can trust to God and allow Him to work on, first and foremost in our own hearts. She shows us how we can depend on our Heavenly Father to walk with us through every stepfamily dis-ease, and how He can keep us on track by supplying us with those vital ingredients of honesty, courage, understanding, forgiveness, and even joy. Goodman states, "When we understand how protected we are with His words of truth, the chaos others cause becomes far less important than we thought it was. It is still real and painful, of course, but our path is through God's footsteps, in holding onto Him through the storm and not wallowing in what hurts."--How true!

Goodman honestly and caringly shows stepmoms how their whole perspective can change when we depend on God for strength, courage, guidance, and love. Stepmom's will want to read this book again and again, every time a new wave of emotional stress hits, to re-focus on the Source, and have their hope renewed.