On the Bright Side: Stories about Friendship, Love, and Being True to Yourself
By: Melanie Shankle
3.97
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
Big Mama blog founder and New York Times bestselling author Melanie Shankle helps us sort through o…
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1. Looking for Lovely: Collecting the Moments that Matter
By: Annie F. Downs
4.09
Format: 208 pages, Paperback
“I want you to take every step of your life with excitement for where you are headed. And I want yo… read more
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"... to pause is to win & to rest can actually be part of the victory."-Annie F. Downs, Looking for Lovely: Collecting the Moments that Matter
2. Giddy Up, Eunice: Because Women Need Each Other
By: Sophie Hudson
4.27
Format: 264 pages, Paperback
It’s easy for women to focus on what seems to separate differences in age, parenting styles, caree… read more
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- christian
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- audiobook
3. You and Me Forever: Marriage in Light of Eternity
By: Francis Chan , Lisa Chan
4.20
Format: 192 pages, Paperback
Marriage is great, but it's not forever. It's until death do us part. Then come eternal rewards or … read more
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- faith
- christian living
- christian
- nonfiction
"The verses in the Bible are more than good teachings, they possess power."-Francis Chan, You and Me Forever: Marriage in Light of Eternity
"The one who wins the argument is usually the one who acts less like Christ."-Francis Chan, You and Me Forever: Marriage in Light of Eternity
"You must determine your goal. What matters most? Winning arguments? Or resembling Christ? Even in the heat of an argument we should be asking ourselves if we are acting like Christ."-Francis Chan, You and Me Forever: Marriage in Light of Eternity
"If you’d rather watch your kids grow up than see the face of your Savior today, you don’t grasp the beauty of God. If you worry about what would happen to your children if you were gone, you don’t un…"-Francis Chan, You and Me Forever: Marriage in Light of Eternity
4. Home Is Where My People Are: The Roads That Lead Us to Where We Belong
By: Sophie Hudson
4.21
Format: 256 pages, Paperback
All roads lead to home. It’s easy to go through life believing that we can satisfy our longing for … read more
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- essays
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5. A Little Salty to Cut the Sweet: Southern Stories of Faith, Family, and Fifteen Pounds of Bacon
By: Sophie Hudson
4.05
Format: 144 pages, Paperback
There's nothing quite like family--for good or bad. But in a world where we sometimes know more abo… read more
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- biography
- memoir
- humor
- nonfiction
6. Raising Grateful Kids in an Entitled World: How One Family Learned That Saying No Can Lead to Life's Biggest Yes
By: Kristen Welch
4.15
Format: 222 pages, Paperback
"But everyone else has it." "If you loved me, you'd get it for me!" When you hear these comments fr… read more
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7. Wild Things: The Art of Nurturing Boys
By: Stephen James , David Thomas
3.25
Format: None pages, Paperback
Playing off the themes in the Caldecott Medal-winning children's book Where the Wild Things Are, th… read more
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8. Look on the Bright Side
By: Kristan Higgins
4.25
Format: 432 pages, Paperback
From the author of Pack Up the Moon comes a funny, romantic, and deeply moving novel about the unex… read more
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9. How to Stay Married: The Most Insane Love Story Ever Told
By: Harrison Scott Key
4.07
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
From Harrison Scott Key, winner of the Thurber Prize for American Humor, How to Stay Married tells … read more
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"He was "as deep as bro country and possessed all the charm of an unsalted potato."-Harrison Scott Key, How to Stay Married: The Most Insane Love Story Ever Told
"I play the drums, an instrument that has caused more divorces than any other musical instrument in history, after the banjo."-Harrison Scott Key, How to Stay Married: The Most Insane Love Story Ever Told
"The memories do not dissolve. They cohere into captivating art films that play endlessly in the International Infidelity Film Festival of my mind."-Harrison Scott Key, How to Stay Married: The Most Insane Love Story Ever Told
"Coco will be gone in less than two years and Pippi and Ginsburg not long after, and then it'll just be the two of us again and this weird-ass marriage."-Harrison Scott Key, How to Stay Married: The Most Insane Love Story Ever Told
10. Devoted: Great Men and Their Godly Moms
By: Tim Challies
4.53
Format: 130 pages, Kindle Edition
Women shaped the men who changed the world. History tells of women whose love for the Bible shaped… read more
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- christian
- biography
- faith
- christian living
- nonfiction
- audiobook
11. The Life Council: 10 Friends Every Woman Needs
By: Laura Tremaine
3.76
Format: 208 pages, Paperback
Offering a path for a new way to think about friendships, The Life Council will inspire and equip y… read more
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- nonfiction
- memoir
- audiobook
12. How to Walk into a Room: The Art of Knowing When to Stay and When to Walk Away
By: Emily P. Freeman
4.01
Format: 232 pages, Kindle Edition
New York Times Bestseller If life were a house, then every room holds a story. What do we do when … read more
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- memoir
- faith
- christian living
- nonfiction
- audiobook
13. Untangle Your Emotions: Naming What You Feel and Knowing What to Do About It
By: Jennie Allen
4.24
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
The New York Times bestselling author of Get Out of Your Head provides a revolutionary path to embr… read more
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- nonfiction
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"Feelings aren’t meant to be fixed. Feelings are meant to be felt."-Jennie Allen, Untangle Your Emotions: Naming What You Feel and Knowing What to Do About It
"Let me be clear, you will never be emotionally healthy outside the will of God."-Jennie Allen, Untangle Your Emotions: Naming What You Feel and Knowing What to Do About It
"Our willingness to feel what we feel connects us to ourselves, to others, to God."-Jennie Allen, Untangle Your Emotions: Naming What You Feel and Knowing What to Do About It
"After all, where did those of us who know Jesus get the idea that we were going to have a straight and easy path all the way to heaven? It’s a wild ride all the way home."-Jennie Allen, Untangle Your Emotions: Naming What You Feel and Knowing What to Do About It
14. All My Knotted-Up Life: A Memoir
By: Beth Moore
4.47
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
New York Times, Publishers Weekly, and Wall Street Journal bestseller! An incredibly thoughtful,… read more
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"Once you've broken to pieces, the luxury of imagining yourself unbreakable evaporates."-Beth Moore, All My Knotted-Up Life: A Memoir
"You want to know how to love me? Love my children. You want to be good to me? Be good to my children."-Beth Moore, All My Knotted-Up Life: A Memoir
"A teenager doesn't know she's still a child. A teenager feels like an adult, I suppose primarily because her outside, her flesh and her face, her body, her size, her width and height, look like - and…"-Beth Moore, All My Knotted-Up Life: A Memoir
15. It Was an Ugly Couch Anyway: And Other Thoughts on Moving Forward
By: Elizabeth Passarella
3.98
Format: 256 pages, Paperback
A collection of refreshingly honest and hilarious essays from Southern Living columnist Elizabeth P… read more
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- humor
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- essays
- audiobook
"The whole crux of the Christian faith is that we cannot save ourselves... I know that I can't fix the brokenness inside me or overcome my own sin. For people who don't share my faith, this sounds tot…"-Elizabeth Passarella, It Was an Ugly Couch Anyway: And Other Thoughts on Moving Forward
"Epilogue: "I don't need these. Not any of this." "I want this camel. This is all I'm taking just to remember him by." "Sometimes you hold on to a big thing, an overwhelming thing because you believe …"-Elizabeth Passarella, It Was an Ugly Couch Anyway: And Other Thoughts on Moving Forward
16. Risen Motherhood: Gospel Hope for Everyday Moments
By: Emily A. Jensen
4.43
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
Motherhood is hard. In a world of five-step lists and silver-bullet solutions to become perfect par… read more
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- christian living
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- audiobook
17. Holy Hygge: Creating a Place for People to Gather and the Gospel to Grow
By: Jamie Erickson
4.13
Format: 224 pages, Paperback
Women were made to give life—and they can do that right in their own homes. Hygge [HYOO-guh] ha… read more
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"I’m caring enough about me to enjoy the simple pleasures I’ve planned for during this dark season so I can approach my days with a sense of abundance rather than scarcity."-Jamie Erickson, Holy Hygge: Creating a Place for People to Gather and the Gospel to Grow
18. Made for People: Why We Drift into Loneliness and How to Fight for a Life of Friendship
By: Justin Whitmel Earley
4.47
Format: 256 pages, Paperback
Loneliness is the most dangerous and least talked-about epidemic--but Made for People offers a cure… read more
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19. Mostly What God Does: Reflections on Seeking and Finding His Love Everywhere
By: Savannah Guthrie
4.36
Format: 302 pages, Hardcover
Mostly what God does is love you. If we could believe this, really believe this, how different w… read more
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"He doesn't even need words from us. Just a sigh, a tear, or a whimper. What an amazing resource we have in a God who already understands our whole history, our intricate emotional fabric, our every i…"-Savannah Guthrie, Mostly What God Does: Reflections on Seeking and Finding His Love Everywhere
20. Everything Beautiful in Its Time: Seasons of Love and Loss
By: Jenna Bush Hager
4.27
Format: 228 pages, Hardcover
Jenna Bush Hager, the former first daughter and granddaughter, bestselling author, and coanchor of … read more
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- biography
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21. The Next Right Thing: A Simple, Soulful Practice for Making Life Decisions
By: Emily P. Freeman
4.26
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
Nothing gets our attention like an unmade decision: Should I accept the new position? Which schooli… read more
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"Making a living is nothing if you're not also making a life."-Emily P. Freeman, The Next Right Thing: A Simple, Soulful Practice for Making Life Decisions
"Just because things change doesn't mean you chose wrong in the first place. Just because you're good at something doesn't mean you have to do it forever."-Emily P. Freeman, The Next Right Thing: A Simple, Soulful Practice for Making Life Decisions
"A No Mentor is there to help you feel confident about saying no to the things you really don’t want to do anyway or to help you finally discover your strong, brave yes in the midst of fear."-Emily P. Freeman, The Next Right Thing: A Simple, Soulful Practice for Making Life Decisions
"Sometimes it looks like you're going nowhere or that you're headed in the wrong direction. I'm learning that the decision itself is rarely the point. The point is becoming more fully ourselves in the…"-Emily P. Freeman, The Next Right Thing: A Simple, Soulful Practice for Making Life Decisions
22. Messy Minimalism: Realistic Strategies for the Rest of Us
By: Rachelle Crawford
3.88
Format: 220 pages, Hardcover
"Messy Minimalism gives us permission to do minimalism our way--the imperfect way, the messy way, a… read more
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- nonfiction
- audiobook
"But at home, I was just that crazy lady who kept begging people to put their shoes and toys where they go. I mean, how hard is it?"-Rachelle Crawford, Messy Minimalism: Realistic Strategies for the Rest of Us
"Here's the thing I've learned through the uncomfortable process of saying goodbye to that monkey: holding on doesn't make their growing up any easier. It won't slow down time or let us relive favorit…"-Rachelle Crawford, Messy Minimalism: Realistic Strategies for the Rest of Us
23. Frontier Follies: Adventures in Marriage & Motherhood in the Middle of Nowhere
By: Ree Drummond
3.82
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
From her beginnings as an early blogger, Ree Drummond has become a household name with a passionate… read more
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- memoir
- humor
- nonfiction
- essays
- audiobook
24. That Sounds Fun: The Joys of Being an Amateur, the Power of Falling in Love, and Why You Need a Hobby
By: Annie F. Downs
3.92
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
A New York Times Bestseller! We know there are certain things we must have to survive--food, shelt… read more
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- faith
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25. Two for Tea: Welcome to Azathé (Cambric Creek #4)
By: C.M. Nascosta
3.76
Format: 252 pages, Kindle Edition
The Azathé Tea Room is a strange place, indeed. There are no servers, no menus — do mind our hostes… read more
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26. On the Bright Side: Stories about Friendship, Love, and Being True to Yourself
By: Melanie Shankle
3.97
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
Big Mama blog founder and New York Times bestselling author Melanie Shankle helps us sort through o… read more
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- inspirational
- faith
- christian living
- humor
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- essays
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27. Remember God
By: Annie F. Downs
4.34
Format: 224 pages, Paperback
I know God is loving; I know He is good; I believe He is big and powerful. But sometimes I wonder i… read more
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- memoir
- faith
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- audiobook
28. Good Apple: Tales of a Southern Evangelical in New York
By: Elizabeth Passarella
3.80
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
"For a woman who thinks of herself as a New Yorker at this point, I buy a lot of clothes from compa… read more
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- biography
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- audiobook
29. Share Your Stuff. I'll Go First: 10 Questions to Take Your Friendships to the Next Level
By: Laura Tremaine
3.92
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
Part memoir and part guidebook, Share Your Stuff. I'll Go First. is the invitation you've been wait… read more
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- memoir
- inspirational
- nonfiction
- essays
- audiobook
". . . sharing our stuff drags it out of the dark and into the light, and everything looks better in the light."-Laura Tremaine, Share Your Stuff. I'll Go First: 10 Questions to Take Your Friendships to the Next Level
30. Stand All the Way Up: Stories of Staying In It When You Want to Burn It All Down
By: Sophie Hudson
4.46
Format: 224 pages, Paperback
Whenever you face the hard stuff—the pieces and parts of life that keep you up at night, relentless… read more
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- memoir
- inspirational
- faith
- christian living
- humor
- nonfiction
- audiobook
31. A Fine Sight to See: Leading Because You Were Made for It
By: Sophie Hudson
4.59
Format: 240 pages, Paperback
With relatable stories and disarming grace, popular podcaster and author Sophie Hudson cuts through… read more
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