18 Best nonfiction books like I Give Up: The Secret Joy of a Surrendered Life by Laura Story

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I Give Up: The Secret Joy of a Surrendered Life

By: Laura Story

4.25

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

Most of us long to be in control—of our schedule, our relationships, and our future. Newlywed Laura…

If you liked the nonfiction plot in I Give Up: The Secret Joy of a Surrendered Life by Laura Story , here is a list of 18 books like this:

Cover of The 10 Habits of Happy Mothers: Reclaiming Our Passion, Purpose, and Sanity by Meg Meeker

1. The 10 Habits of Happy Mothers: Reclaiming Our Passion, Purpose, and Sanity

By: Meg Meeker

4.10

Format: 271 pages, Hardcover

The pressure on women today has pushed many American mothers to the breaking point. It feels as if … read more

Similar categories in Meg Meeker's The 10 Habits of Happy Mothers: Reclaiming Our Passion, Purpose, and Sanity book and Laura Story's I Give Up: The Secret Joy of a Surrendered Life

  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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2. Every Now & Then (9/11, #3)

By: Karen Kingsbury

4.81

Format: 539 pages,

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  • christian
Cover of Unlocked by Karen Kingsbury

3. Unlocked

By: Karen Kingsbury

4.20

Format: None pages,

ELIBERAT. MIRACOLUL DINTR-UN CANTEC - EA A LUAT ATITUDINE. EL A PRIMIT O SANSA. Holden Harris are o… read more

Similar categories in Karen Kingsbury's Unlocked book and Laura Story's I Give Up: The Secret Joy of a Surrendered Life

  • christian
  • inspirational
Cover of The Bronze Bow by Elizabeth George Speare

4. The Bronze Bow

By: Elizabeth George Speare

4.01

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

He trains my hands for war, so that my arms can bend a bow of bronze. –from the Song of David (2 Sa… read more

Similar categories in Elizabeth George Speare's The Bronze Bow book and Laura Story's I Give Up: The Secret Joy of a Surrendered Life

  • christian
"the demons that make a person afraid are the hardest to cast out."

-Elizabeth George Speare, The Bronze Bow

"It is the hate that is the enemy. Not men. Hate does not die with killing. It only springs up a hundredfold. The only thing stronger than hate is love."

-Elizabeth George Speare, The Bronze Bow

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5. The Mission of Motherhood: Touching Your Child's Heart for Eternity

By: Sally Clarkson

3.44

Format: 220 pages, Paperback

A Fresh Vision for Motherhood -Do you long for your home to be life-giving and peaceful? -Is it you… read more

Similar categories in Sally Clarkson's The Mission of Motherhood: Touching Your Child's Heart for Eternity book and Laura Story's I Give Up: The Secret Joy of a Surrendered Life

  • faith
  • christian living
  • christian
  • nonfiction
Cover of A Million Little Ways: Uncover the Art You Were Made to Live by Emily P. Freeman

6. A Million Little Ways: Uncover the Art You Were Made to Live

By: Emily P. Freeman

5.00

Format: None pages, Paperback

The majority of us would not necessarily define ourselves as artists. We're parents, students, busi… read more

Similar categories in Emily P. Freeman's A Million Little Ways: Uncover the Art You Were Made to Live book and Laura Story's I Give Up: The Secret Joy of a Surrendered Life

  • christian
  • faith
  • christian living
  • nonfiction
  • spirituality
Cover of One Tuesday Morning (9/11, #1) by Karen Kingsbury

7. One Tuesday Morning (9/11, #1)

By: Karen Kingsbury

3.32

Format: None pages,

I'm a firefighter, God, so I know I've been in some tough places before. But this . . . this not kn… read more

Similar categories in Karen Kingsbury's One Tuesday Morning (9/11, #1) book and Laura Story's I Give Up: The Secret Joy of a Surrendered Life

  • christian
  • inspirational

8. The Power of a Praying Parent

By: Stormie Omartian

3.93

Format: None pages, Paperback

Stormie Omartian's bestselling The Power of a Praying series (more than 23 million copies sold) is … read more

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9. Rooms

By: James L. Rubart

3.79

Format: 477 pages, Paperback

On a rainy spring day in Seattle, young software tycoon Micah Taylor receives a cryptic, twenty-fiv… read more

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10. The Cloister Walk

By: Kathleen Norris

5.00

Format: 144 pages,

Why would a married woman with a thoroughly Protestant background and often more doubt than faith b… read more

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11. Larkspur Cove (Moses Lake, #1)

By: Lisa Wingate

3.94

Format: None pages,

Adventure is the last thing on Andrea Henderson's mind when she moves to Moses Lake. After survivin… read more

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12. Praying the Bible

By: Donald S. Whitney

4.49

Format: 106 pages, Hardcover

All Christians know they should pray, but sometimes it’s hard to know how—especially if the minutes… read more

Similar categories in Donald S. Whitney's Praying the Bible book and Laura Story's I Give Up: The Secret Joy of a Surrendered Life

  • christian
  • faith
  • christian living
  • religion
  • nonfiction
  • christian non fiction

13. The Lifegiving Home: Creating a Place of Belonging and Becoming

By: Sally Clarkson , Sarah Clarkson

4.00

Format: 302 pages, Paperback

How to make home your family's favorite place to be . . . all year long. Does your home sometimes f… read more

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14. Emily's Quest (Emily, #3)

By: L.M. Montgomery

4.12

Format: 228 pages, Paperback

Emily knows she's going to be a great writer. She also knows that she and her childhood sweetheart,… read more

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"Don't let a three-o'clock-at-night feeling fog your soul."

-L.M. Montgomery, Emily's Quest (Emily, #3)

"Don’t let a three-o’clock-at-night feeling fog your soul."

-L.M. Montgomery, Emily's Quest (Emily, #3)

"Oh, I am—I am lonely—with the loneliness of unshared thought."

-L.M. Montgomery, Emily's Quest (Emily, #3)

"It's dreadful what little things lead people to misunderstand each other."

-L.M. Montgomery, Emily's Quest (Emily, #3)

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15. Homeschool Bravely: How to Squash Doubt, Trust God, and Teach Your Child with Confidence

By: Jamie Erickson

4.36

Format: 208 pages, Paperback

Quiet the voices of "not good enough" and step courageously into guilt-free homeschooling Many home… read more

Similar categories in Jamie Erickson's Homeschool Bravely: How to Squash Doubt, Trust God, and Teach Your Child with Confidence book and Laura Story's I Give Up: The Secret Joy of a Surrendered Life

  • christian
  • faith
  • christian living
  • religion
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Undistracted: Capture Your Purpose. Rediscover Your Joy. by Bob Goff

16. Undistracted: Capture Your Purpose. Rediscover Your Joy.

By: Bob Goff

4.24

Format: 221 pages, Hardcover

Through his pithy and inspiring storytelling that has endeared him to millions, New York Times best… read more

Similar categories in Bob Goff's Undistracted: Capture Your Purpose. Rediscover Your Joy. book and Laura Story's I Give Up: The Secret Joy of a Surrendered Life

  • christian
  • faith
  • christian living
  • religion
  • nonfiction
  • spirituality
  • audiobook
Cover of It's Not Supposed to Be This Way: Finding Unexpected Strength When Disappointments Leave You Shattered by Lysa TerKeurst

17. It's Not Supposed to Be This Way: Finding Unexpected Strength When Disappointments Leave You Shattered

By: Lysa TerKeurst

4.30

Format: 264 pages, Hardcover

What do you do when God’s timing seems questionable, His lack of intervention hurtful, and His prom… read more

Similar categories in Lysa TerKeurst's It's Not Supposed to Be This Way: Finding Unexpected Strength When Disappointments Leave You Shattered book and Laura Story's I Give Up: The Secret Joy of a Surrendered Life

  • christian
  • faith
  • christian living
  • religion
  • nonfiction
  • spirituality
  • christian non fiction
  • audiobook
"The enemy may be vicious, but he is not victorious."

-Lysa TerKeurst, It's Not Supposed to Be This Way: Finding Unexpected Strength When Disappointments Leave You Shattered

"Who told you that you were naked? Who told you that you are anything less than a most glorious creation of the Almighty God? Who spoke words over you and about you that stripped you bare and broke yo…"

-Lysa TerKeurst, It's Not Supposed to Be This Way: Finding Unexpected Strength When Disappointments Leave You Shattered

"I'd insist that we all out same canvases and paint together. You might not want to, but I'd assure you that we needn't be so worried about painting masterpieces. People are the masterpieces, and you …"

-Lysa TerKeurst, It's Not Supposed to Be This Way: Finding Unexpected Strength When Disappointments Leave You Shattered

"The human heart was created in the context of the perfection of the garden of Eden. But we don’t live there now. This is why our instincts keep firing off the lie that perfection is possible. We have…"

-Lysa TerKeurst, It's Not Supposed to Be This Way: Finding Unexpected Strength When Disappointments Leave You Shattered

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18. The Peasant King

By: Tessa Afshar

4.47

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

Jemmah has always thought of herself as perfectly ordinary . . . until she faces extraordinary circ… read more

Similar categories in Tessa Afshar's The Peasant King book and Laura Story's I Give Up: The Secret Joy of a Surrendered Life

  • faith
  • christian
  • inspirational
Cover of Beholding and Becoming: The Art of Everyday Worship by Ruth Chou Simons

19. Beholding and Becoming: The Art of Everyday Worship

By: Ruth Chou Simons

4.62

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

Become What You Behold   You are in the process of becoming. Every day is an opportunity to be shap… read more

Similar categories in Ruth Chou Simons's Beholding and Becoming: The Art of Everyday Worship book and Laura Story's I Give Up: The Secret Joy of a Surrendered Life

  • christian
  • faith
  • christian living
  • religion
  • nonfiction
  • christian non fiction
  • audiobook
"To that end, we are ALL worshippers. "Human beings by their very nature are worshipers. Worship is"

-Ruth Chou Simons, Beholding and Becoming: The Art of Everyday Worship

Cover of Pilgrim: 25 Ways God’s Character Leads Us Onward by Ruth Chou Simons

20. Pilgrim: 25 Ways God’s Character Leads Us Onward

By: Ruth Chou Simons

4.71

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

A Publishers Weekly Bestseller Guideposts of Grace for Your Faith Journey   As a follower of Chris… read more

Similar categories in Ruth Chou Simons's Pilgrim: 25 Ways God’s Character Leads Us Onward book and Laura Story's I Give Up: The Secret Joy of a Surrendered Life

  • christian
  • faith
  • christian living
  • religion
  • nonfiction
  • spirituality
  • christian non fiction
Cover of God of All Things: Rediscovering the Sacred in an Everyday World by Andrew         Wilson

21. God of All Things: Rediscovering the Sacred in an Everyday World

By: Andrew Wilson

4.53

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

Abstract theology is overrated, for God can be found in even the most ordinary of things. Jesus… read more

Similar categories in Andrew Wilson's God of All Things: Rediscovering the Sacred in an Everyday World book and Laura Story's I Give Up: The Secret Joy of a Surrendered Life

  • christian
  • faith
  • christian living
  • nonfiction
  • spirituality
  • christian non fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Good Hope Road  (Tending Roses #2) by Lisa Wingate

22. Good Hope Road (Tending Roses #2)

By: Lisa Wingate

4.09

Format: None pages, Paperback

Jenilee Lane has never been much of a Good Samaritan. But when a tornado sweeps through her home to… read more

Similar categories in Lisa Wingate's Good Hope Road (Tending Roses #2) book and Laura Story's I Give Up: The Secret Joy of a Surrendered Life

  • christian
  • inspirational
  • audiobook
"There is a moth in a cocoon outside the window... [It] has labored for hours... Inside the darkness, does it know why it must struggle? Somewhere in the mass of cells and neurons that make up its tin…"

-Lisa Wingate, Good Hope Road (Tending Roses #2)

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23. Book Girl: A Journey through the Treasures and Transforming Power of a Reading Life

By: Sarah Clarkson

4.08

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

When you hear a riveting story, does it thrill your heart and stir your soul? Do you hunger for tru… read more

Similar categories in Sarah Clarkson's Book Girl: A Journey through the Treasures and Transforming Power of a Reading Life book and Laura Story's I Give Up: The Secret Joy of a Surrendered Life

  • christian
  • memoir
  • faith
  • christian living
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
"To know yourself as an agent in the story of the world, one able to bring light and goodness in the midst of suffering, is a profoundly empowering knowledge, one that I believe comes to every woman w…"

-Sarah Clarkson, Book Girl: A Journey through the Treasures and Transforming Power of a Reading Life

"A woman who reads is a woman who knows she must act: in courage, in creativity, in kindness, and often in defiance of the darkness around her. She understands that life itself is a story and that she…"

-Sarah Clarkson, Book Girl: A Journey through the Treasures and Transforming Power of a Reading Life

Cover of The Language of Sycamores (Tending Roses #3) by Lisa Wingate

24. The Language of Sycamores (Tending Roses #3)

By: Lisa Wingate

4.13

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

When a woman's whole life falls apart, she finds refuge in the home she left behind in this touchin… read more

Similar categories in Lisa Wingate's The Language of Sycamores (Tending Roses #3) book and Laura Story's I Give Up: The Secret Joy of a Surrendered Life

  • christian
  • audiobook
Cover of The Cost of Control: Why We Crave It, the Anxiety It Gives Us, and the Real Power God Promises by Sharon Hodde Miller

25. The Cost of Control: Why We Crave It, the Anxiety It Gives Us, and the Real Power God Promises

By: Sharon Hodde Miller

4.30

Format: 208 pages, Paperback

We all wish we had more control. When our relationships are strained, when our bodies refuse to coo… read more

Similar categories in Sharon Hodde Miller's The Cost of Control: Why We Crave It, the Anxiety It Gives Us, and the Real Power God Promises book and Laura Story's I Give Up: The Secret Joy of a Surrendered Life

  • christian
  • faith
  • christian living
  • religion
  • nonfiction
  • christian non fiction
"The truth is, every time we face the urge to control, we are presented with a choice: Will we trust God or ourselves? This question is at the heart of our faith. If faith is believing in what we cann…"

-Sharon Hodde Miller, The Cost of Control: Why We Crave It, the Anxiety It Gives Us, and the Real Power God Promises

Cover of Grumpy Mom Takes a Holiday: Say Goodbye to Stressed, Tired, and Anxious, and Say Hello to Renewed Joy in Motherhood by Valerie Woerner

26. Grumpy Mom Takes a Holiday: Say Goodbye to Stressed, Tired, and Anxious, and Say Hello to Renewed Joy in Motherhood

By: Valerie Woerner

4.29

Format: 248 pages, Kindle Edition

Most days motherhood often looks like bottomless piles of laundry; a sink full of dishes; sleepless… read more

Similar categories in Valerie Woerner's Grumpy Mom Takes a Holiday: Say Goodbye to Stressed, Tired, and Anxious, and Say Hello to Renewed Joy in Motherhood book and Laura Story's I Give Up: The Secret Joy of a Surrendered Life

  • christian
  • faith
  • christian living
  • religion
  • nonfiction
  • spirituality
  • audiobook
Cover of Return of the White Book: True Stories of God at Work in Southeast Asia (Hidden Heroes #4) by Rebecca Davis

27. Return of the White Book: True Stories of God at Work in Southeast Asia (Hidden Heroes #4)

By: Rebecca Davis

4.02

Format: 144 pages, Paperback

The story of how the Gospel came to the Karen tribes in Southeast Asia. The people lived in the mou… read more

Similar categories in Rebecca Davis's Return of the White Book: True Stories of God at Work in Southeast Asia (Hidden Heroes #4) book and Laura Story's I Give Up: The Secret Joy of a Surrendered Life

  • christian
  • nonfiction
Cover of It's All Under Control: A Journey of Letting Go, Hanging On, and Finding a Peace You Almost Forgot Was Possible by Jennifer Dukes Lee

28. It's All Under Control: A Journey of Letting Go, Hanging On, and Finding a Peace You Almost Forgot Was Possible

By: Jennifer Dukes Lee

4.39

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

“It’s All Under Control is the gift your soul has been desperately seeking―to feel how His arms of … read more

Similar categories in Jennifer Dukes Lee's It's All Under Control: A Journey of Letting Go, Hanging On, and Finding a Peace You Almost Forgot Was Possible book and Laura Story's I Give Up: The Secret Joy of a Surrendered Life

  • christian
  • inspirational
  • faith
  • christian living
  • nonfiction
  • spirituality
  • christian non fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Raising Amazing: Bringing Up Kids Who Love God, Like Their Family, and Do the Dishes without Being Asked by Monica Swanson

29. Raising Amazing: Bringing Up Kids Who Love God, Like Their Family, and Do the Dishes without Being Asked

By: Monica Swanson

4.46

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

Raising Amazing combines years of research with personal stories and step-by-step, practical advice… read more

Similar categories in Monica Swanson's Raising Amazing: Bringing Up Kids Who Love God, Like Their Family, and Do the Dishes without Being Asked book and Laura Story's I Give Up: The Secret Joy of a Surrendered Life

  • christian
  • faith
  • christian living
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of M.O.M.--Master Organizer of Mayhem: Simple Solutions to Organize Chaos and Bring More Joy into Your Home by Kristi Clover

30. M.O.M.--Master Organizer of Mayhem: Simple Solutions to Organize Chaos and Bring More Joy into Your Home

By: Kristi Clover

4.17

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

Getting--and staying--organized is a challenge in and of itself. Add motherhood to the mix, and you… read more

Similar categories in Kristi Clover's M.O.M.--Master Organizer of Mayhem: Simple Solutions to Organize Chaos and Bring More Joy into Your Home book and Laura Story's I Give Up: The Secret Joy of a Surrendered Life

  • faith
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of I Give Up: The Secret Joy of a Surrendered Life by Laura  Story

31. I Give Up: The Secret Joy of a Surrendered Life

By: Laura Story

4.25

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

Most of us long to be in control—of our schedule, our relationships, and our future. Newlywed Laura… read more

Similar categories in Laura Story's I Give Up: The Secret Joy of a Surrendered Life book and Laura Story's I Give Up: The Secret Joy of a Surrendered Life

  • christian
  • memoir
  • inspirational
  • faith
  • christian living
  • religion
  • nonfiction
  • spirituality
  • christian non fiction
  • audiobook

14 Best audiobook books like I Give Up: The Secret Joy of a Surrendered Life by Laura Story

Transform Your Habits

The 10 Habits of Happy Mothers: Reclaiming Our Passion, Purpose, and Sanity

Meg Meeker

4.10

Transform Your Habits

Homeschool Bravely: How to Squash Doubt, Trust God, and Teach Your Child with Confidence

Jamie Erickson

4.36

Transform Your Habits

Undistracted: Capture Your Purpose. Rediscover Your Joy.

Bob Goff

4.24

Transform Your Habits

It's Not Supposed to Be This Way: Finding Unexpected Strength When Disappointments Leave You Shattered

Lysa TerKeurst

4.30

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19 Top childrens books like Return of the White Book: True Stories of God at Work in Southeast Asia (Hidden Heroes #4) by Rebecca Davis

Transform Your Habits

The Light at Tern Rock

Julia L. Sauer , Georges Schreiber

3.82

Transform Your Habits

Big Book of Poetry

Eric Carle , Chris Raschka , Steven Kellogg , Paul Meisel , Lois Ehlert , Bill Martin Jr. , Michael Sampson , Robert M. Quackenbush , Ashley Bryan , Nancy Tafuri , Dan Yaccarino

4.23

Transform Your Habits

Cool Beans: The Further Adventures of Beanboy (Beanboy, #2)

Lisa Harkrader

3.92

Transform Your Habits

The Family Under the Bridge

Garth Williams , Natalie Savage Carlson

3.96

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