Practicing Presence: A Mother's Guide to Savoring Life through the Photos You're Already Taking
By: Joy Prouty
4.44
Format: 237 pages, Kindle Edition
Your camera isn't a distraction--it's your portal to presenceAs a mother, life often feels like it …
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1. Openness Unhindered: Further Thoughts of an Unlikely Convert on Sexual Identity and Union with Christ
By: Rosaria Champagne Butterfield
4.36
Format: 200 pages, Paperback
Terms like same-sex marriage, sexual orientation, gender identity, and gay Christian are part of da… read more
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- nonfiction
2. Balanced and Barefoot: How Unrestricted Outdoor Play Makes for Strong, Confident, and Capable Children
By: Angela J. Hanscom
4.15
Format: 256 pages, Paperback
In this important book, a pediatric occupational therapist and founder of TimberNook shows how outd… read more
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- nonfiction
- parenting
3. Telling the Truth: The Gospel as Tragedy, Comedy, and Fairy Tale
By: Frederick Buechner
3.58
Format: 24 pages, Hardcover
A fresh, creative look at the underlying meaning of the Gospels that stresses the many dimensions o… read more
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- nonfiction
4. Fortunately, the Milk
By: Neil Gaiman , Skottie Young
4.06
Format: 128 pages, Hardcover
"I bought the milk," said my father. "I walked out of the corner shop, and heard a noise like this:… read more
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"The piranhas said nothing, but they thrashes about in their bowl, ominously."-Neil Gaiman, Fortunately, the Milk
"The piranhas said nothing, but they thrashed about in their bowl, ominously."-Neil Gaiman, Fortunately, the Milk
"Dinosaurs are reptiles, sir," said Professor Steg. "We do not go in for milk."-Neil Gaiman, Fortunately, the Milk
"Being a geological formation gives you a lot of time to think. Also, I subscribed to a number of learned journals."-Neil Gaiman, Fortunately, the Milk
5. Simplicity Parenting: Using the Extraordinary Power of Less to Raise Calmer, Happier, and More Secure Kids
By: Kim John Payne , Lisa M. Ross
3.77
Format: 341 pages, Hardcover
Today's busier, faster, supersized society is waging an undeclared war . . . on childhood. As the p… read more
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- nonfiction
- parenting
6. Hold On to Your Kids: Why Parents Need to Matter More Than Peers
By: Gabor Maté , Gordon Neufeld
3.93
Format: 352 pages, Paperback
International authority on child development Gordon Neufeld, Ph.D., joins forces with bestselling a… read more
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- nonfiction
- parenting
7. The Secret Thoughts of an Unlikely Convert: An English Professor's Journey Into Christian Faith
By: Rosaria Champagne Butterfield
4.08
Format: 176 pages, Paperback
Rosaria, by the standards of many, was living a very good life. She had a tenured position at a lar… read more
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8. Jayber Crow
By: Wendell Berry
3.95
Format: 253 pages,
From the simple setting of his own barber shop, Jayber Crow, orphan, seminarian, and native of Port… read more
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9. There's No Such Thing as Bad Weather: A Scandinavian Mom’s Secrets for Raising Healthy, Resilient, and Confident Kids
By: Linda Åkeson McGurk
3.62
Format: None pages, Hardcover
"A perfect antidote to the hyper-vigilant, extra-electrified, standardized-tested, house-arrested, … read more
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10. Five Lies of Our Anti-Christian Age
By: Rosaria Champagne Butterfield
4.54
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
Bestselling Author Rosaria Butterfield Confronts 5 Cultural Lies She Once Believed Modern culture i… read more
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- nonfiction
11. Beyond Mere Motherhood: Moms Are People Too
By: Cindy Rollins
4.75
Format: 266 pages, Paperback
Being a mom can sometimes feel like an overwhelming job with endless tasks and lofty, unattainable … read more
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- nonfiction
- parenting
"The truth is that all humans are always seeing something, paying attention to something, learning something. Perhaps, we are learning every sort of sexual innuendo known to man by watching endless re…"-Cindy Rollins, Beyond Mere Motherhood: Moms Are People Too
12. Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times
By: Katherine May
3.86
Format: 241 pages, Hardcover
An intimate, revelatory book exploring the ways we can care for and repair ourselves when life knoc… read more
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- nonfiction
"The problem with “everything"-Katherine May, Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times
"Much to my regret, I have yet to befriend a robin."-Katherine May, Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times
"The only thing breaking me was pretending to be like everyone else."-Katherine May, Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times
"You need to live a life that you can cope with, not the one that other people want."-Katherine May, Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times
13. 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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- nonfiction
"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
14. Hard Is Not the Same Thing as Bad: The Perspective Shift That Could Completely Change the Way You Mother
By: Abbie Halberstadt
4.34
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
A PUBLISHERS WEEKLY BESTSELLER Bestselling author Abbie Halberstadt helps women see how God can us… read more
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- nonfiction
- parenting
15. Somehow: Thoughts on Love
By: Anne Lamott
3.95
Format: 204 pages, Hardcover
From the bestselling author of Dusk, Night, Dawn and Help, Thanks, Wow , a joyful celebration of lo… read more
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- nonfiction
"I don’t know"-Anne Lamott, Somehow: Thoughts on Love
"…nobody in isolation becomes who they were designed to be."-Anne Lamott, Somehow: Thoughts on Love
"Sometimes it all just sucks, as Jesus says somewhere in the Gospels (although off the top of my head I can’t recall chapter and verse."-Anne Lamott, Somehow: Thoughts on Love
"When I first got sober, a man told me that upon waking every morning, instead of reciting the standard flowery recovery prayer, he said, “Whatever,“ and at night when he turned off his lights to go t…"-Anne Lamott, Somehow: Thoughts on Love
16. The Montessori Toddler: A Parent's Guide to Raising a Curious and Responsible Human Being
By: Simone Davies
4.30
Format: 245 pages, Paperback
There is no doubt about it. Toddlers can be tricky. On one hand they can be lovely. On the other ha… read more
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- nonfiction
- parenting
17. Hunt, Gather, Parent: What Ancient Cultures Can Teach Us About the Lost Art of Raising Happy, Helpful Little Humans
By: Michaeleen Doucleff
4.15
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
When Dr. Michaeleen Doucleff becomes a mother, she examines the studies behind modern parenting gui… read more
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- nonfiction
- parenting
18. 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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- nonfiction
- parenting
19. Until the Streetlights Come On: How a Return to Play Brightens Our Present and Prepares Kids for an Uncertain Future
By: Ginny Yurich
4.36
Format: 208 pages, Kindle Edition
It may shock you to learn that we spend an average of 4-7 minutes outside each day--while we spend … read more
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- nonfiction
- parenting
20. Create Anyway: The Joy of Pursuing Creativity in the Margins of Motherhood
By: Ashlee Gadd
4.52
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Motherhood and creativity can coexist. You have creative dreams swirling in your heart, but purs… read more
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- parenting
"At the root, my desire to feel ready is actually a desire to control the outcome."-Ashlee Gadd, Create Anyway: The Joy of Pursuing Creativity in the Margins of Motherhood
"You desperately want all the right tools because you want to mother “the right way."-Ashlee Gadd, Create Anyway: The Joy of Pursuing Creativity in the Margins of Motherhood
"If you view creativity as a selfish act, you will always struggle to justify making time for it."-Ashlee Gadd, Create Anyway: The Joy of Pursuing Creativity in the Margins of Motherhood
"The enemy hisses imposter and fraud, but I beg you to listen to the louder voice who calls you by a different name."-Ashlee Gadd, Create Anyway: The Joy of Pursuing Creativity in the Margins of Motherhood
21. Rembrandt Is in the Wind: Learning to Love Art through the Eyes of Faith
By: Russ Ramsey
4.53
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
How do art and faith intersect? How does art help us see our own lives more clearly? What can we un… read more
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"The pattern in Scripture is that of God working through unlikely servants for the glory of his name and the spread of the gospel."-Russ Ramsey, Rembrandt Is in the Wind: Learning to Love Art through the Eyes of Faith
"The more we engage with beauty, the more we train our hearts to anticipate finding beauty, until eventually, everywhere we go, we're looking for it."-Russ Ramsey, Rembrandt Is in the Wind: Learning to Love Art through the Eyes of Faith
"Many artists took their easels and paints outside and captured what they saw. Vincent wanted to capture what he felt as he tried to remember what he saw."-Russ Ramsey, Rembrandt Is in the Wind: Learning to Love Art through the Eyes of Faith
"Vincent didn't see the world as a collection of plain, unaffected objects. He saw the unfolding drama of the human story, which to him was a heartbreaking tale."-Russ Ramsey, Rembrandt Is in the Wind: Learning to Love Art through the Eyes of Faith
22. Christy
By: Catherine Marshall
4.24
Format: 514 pages, Kindle Edition
The train taking nineteen-year-old teacher Christy Huddleston from her home in Asheville, North Car… read more
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"Truth could never be wholly contained in words."-Catherine Marshall, Christy
"I was too old for my father to (be protective), too young to be flattered."-Catherine Marshall, Christy
"The house, it's already been a-settin' here for a hundred years. It'll be right here tomorrow. It's today I must be livin'."-Catherine Marshall, Christy
"Have you ever thought that the only ugly things in this Cove are man's fault, while the beautiful things are God's work? Look at those mountains."-Catherine Marshall, Christy
23. The Brave Learner: Finding Everyday Magic in Homeschool, Learning, and Life
By: Julie Bogart
4.18
Format: 320 pages, Paperback
A joyful and accessible approach to homeschooling that harnesses children's natural curiosity and m… read more
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- parenting
"A lifestyle of learning begins at home - with parents who create a context that is welcoming of children as they are and that offers them happy experiences, accessible tools, and parental involvement."-Julie Bogart, The Brave Learner: Finding Everyday Magic in Homeschool, Learning, and Life
"If you send a child to therapy before you've been for yourself, the child rightly discerns that you consider the child the problem. If, however, you've used therapy in your life before asking your ch…"-Julie Bogart, The Brave Learner: Finding Everyday Magic in Homeschool, Learning, and Life
"On some intuitive level, I knew that learning had to be more than the mastery of facts. I've experienced it as an adult. I become consumed with a subject like quilting or preparing yogurt cultures, a…"-Julie Bogart, The Brave Learner: Finding Everyday Magic in Homeschool, Learning, and Life
24. 52 Ways to Walk: The Surprising Science of Walking for Wellness and Joy, One Week at a Time
By: Annabel Streets
3.95
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
52 Ways to Walk is a short, user-friendly guide to attaining the full range of benefits that walkin… read more
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25. The Understory: An Invitation to Rootedness and Resilience from the Forest Floor
By: Lore Ferguson Wilbert
4.38
Format: 240 pages, Paperback
"Walk in the woods with me." That's the invitation award-winning author Lore Ferguson Wilbert ex… read more
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26. The Great Sex Rescue: The Lies You've Been Taught and How to Recover What God Intended
By: Sheila Wray Gregoire
4.56
Format: 272 pages, Paperback
What if it's not your fault that sex is bad in your marriage? Based on a groundbreaking in-depth s… read more
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27. Fat Talk: Parenting in the Age of Diet Culture
By: Virginia Sole-Smith
4.31
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER By the time they reach kindergarten, most kids believe that “fat” is b… read more
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- parenting
28. It Wasn't Roaring, It Was Weeping: Interpreting the Language of Our Fathers Without Repeating Their Stories
By: Lisa-Jo Baker
4.58
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
An honest and lyrical coming-of-age memoir of growing up in South Africa at the height of apartheid… read more
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- nonfiction
29. The Opt-Out Family: How to Give Your Kids What Technology Can't
By: Erin Loechner
4.41
Format: 320 pages, Paperback
Discover a new and hopeful path forward as you consider your family's approach to social media, scr… read more
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30. Practicing Presence: A Mother's Guide to Savoring Life through the Photos You're Already Taking
By: Joy Prouty
4.44
Format: 237 pages, Kindle Edition
Your camera isn't a distraction--it's your portal to presenceAs a mother, life often feels like it … read more
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