The Power of a Parent's Blessing
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What an eye opener! Recommended reading for those that are parents and future parents. This book is truly a blessing.
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Thank you Tina Acker for this amazing book. A book that gives a pesonal account of how speaking blessings over our children and into the lives of others can make make a difference.
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This book is one that should be read by everyone. It reminds us of the power of Almighty God, the power of his word and His loving care for each of us. As Sandy mentioned God does go before us and prepare the way so that when we walk though these difficult times we are encouraged and helped every step of the way. Since I attend the same church, I was a witness to the power of God's word in bringing Sandy safely through the devastating diagnosis, her surgery and chemo to the miracle of her healing. She prays that her experience will be a blessing to others and draw them closer to our wonderful Lord.
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Train Up and Build... is a great hands-on tool for parents who want to make a visual difference in their family life. Kuehn offers well-grounded reasons to encourage your child's self-esteem through reminders in the form of notes that can be read when not in a parent or other caregiver's physical presence. The author proceeds to give many examples in an alphabetical and topical order of notes that can be jotted and placed in lunchboxes or pockets or elsewhere for a child to find and read. The notes themselves are encouraging, I found, and uplifting, for anyone.  A simple word of encouragement...empowered them and changed the course of their life.
Each new day is a gift of you
In Christ you can be a God-pleaser and not fall in the trap of caring what people think of you.
This little book is recommended for anyone who wants to start an encouragement campaign in a general way or a faith-based way and needs a place to start. The author's credentials as a counselor add credence.
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I would recommend this book for couples and parents. It will make your life so much better and you can help others.cret
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I love this little book! Becky does a fantastic job first showing the importance of parents' words to their children. You can't just say anything and expect your child to respond favorably. I love that Becky makes it clear that deliberate, carefully chosen words of affirmation, encouragement, and life bring out the best in your child. And what better words are those than the living and active words of God Himself. The book is broken down into categories that answer some of the most common concerns children face as they are being shaped for life: safety, fear, blessing and provision, relationship with God, character, and salvation. The blessings are taken straight from the Bible and have been proven effective generation after generation. I love to have these words of blessing at my fingertips to bring healing, confidence, and peace to any situation my child needs reassurance or reinforcement for.
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One of the best parent child books I've read.  I strongly recommend it to others!  The biblical references incorporated in to this loving story can only bring joy and blessings to you and your family.  - Ken Meuers
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This book builds one's confidence that you are entitled to "The Blessing" for the Father has given us all things to richly enjoy. All perfect gifts comes from above.  It is God who gives man the power to get rich..  The Blessing belongs to God and He gives it with no strings attached and no sorrows with it.  It is the Father's greatest desire that we live life more abudantly.
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Many parents want to know how to parent their kids in God's way but they don't know that parenting itself is the way experience God's present in their life.
It tells parenting is not a burden but a blessing from God and that is the way to be holy.
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The Blessing, Giving the Gift of Unconditional Love and Acceptance is a great book for anyone in any kind of relationship, but especially beneficial in the parent/child relationship. The premise of the book surrounds itself around the biblical Jacob and Esau story, with only one brother receiving a blessing from his father, and how important a parent's blessing is in a child's life. The authors do an amazing job with bringing in real life stories of people who didn't experience a "blessing" from one or both of their parents, and the tremendous negative effects this had on their lives. The authors teach that there are five elements in blessing others: 1. Meaningful Touch 2. A Spoken (or written) Message 3. Attaching High Value 4. Picturing a Special Future 5. An Active Commitment. These things must all be done to create a thriving environment for a child - with lasting lifelong results. The authors also touch on families that miss out on these opportunites and what can be done in those instances, along with practical steps to implement a blessing in a relationship. I have read the five love languages and thought this might be similiar, but it was different and a very eye opening read. I am definately going to implement their thoughts and suggestions in my relationships, with great expectations of a positive outcome. I think this book should be read by all. I received this e-book from the publisher. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission's 16 CFR, Part 255 : "Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising."
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This book just have me a lift my soul needed. A story that many parents will love and hopefully inspire those young enough to see the power of goodness in their lives. Mr. Laskin has written a wonderful story.
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This book is such a blessing to my family. I have been feeling God was quiet for the past 10 years. I have been asking Him so many times why He allowed the suffering for autism to all these kids. Our house was chaos. Pastor Chris has helped our family to see the beautiful child God created for us. The child who was wonderfully and fearfully created by God. We learned to pray and not giving up. The book helped us to see Gods will. He is still healing today. The testimonies in the book are very touching and encouraging. God does care for us very much. The testimonies reminded me not to give up on praying for my kid. The book also helps me to learn the heart of the loving God. We learned how to continue to pray for healing of our kid. Since last December, Pastor Chris prayed for my son in a healing conference, my son condition has been kept improving. Praise the Lord for His grace and love. Thank you so much for Pastor Chris to put together this book. This book is a must have for all the families who have special need kids. This book changes life as our God is the ultimate healer. And today I declare that my child is a wonderful blessing and gift from God.
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What a powerful book for all members of our family.

What Deb DeArmond does in RELATED BY CHANCE, FAMILY BY CHOICE is help us to understand our role is to love and support those who have joined our family, regardless of how they came to be a part of us.

Written primarily with the emphasis on mother-in-law (MIL) and daughter-in-law (DIL) relationships, the book explores Biblical examples of how they can co-exist and thrive, if they are willing to look at things not from their own interests but the greater good. In other words, the way God would have us look at it.

Based on not just her own experiences but what she has gleaned from talking with others, Deb allows us to understand that a great deal of ill feelings comes from the fact that we believe we are losing something when our children marry instead of realizing that we have the opportunity to gain something along the way. The important thing is to not allow fear to cloud our judgment and to welcome the opportunity to see in the in-law what our loved one does.

Prayer is also a big part of this experience. So much so that Deb is able to remind us of this with each topic that the book discusses. This allows us to talk with God and then gives us the opportunity to be silent and hear Him speak to us through His Word.

What a great discussion piece this book is, allowing us to personalize such powerful examples as set forth in the Bible (like Ruth and Naomi) and look at our situation the way that God would have us do.

If you are looking for something to help you keep and maintain the peace in your own and your life then this book is a great addition to your reading list.
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An awesome tool to build a firm foundation of prayer & blessings for your children.
We have the power of blessing or cursing, this book helps anyone who desires to pray over & bless their children to see specific examples of how to do that effectively.
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God has blessed me so much by this book.  I have believed in my heart the importance of training up my children in the way they should go spiritually, but also practically for the glory of our Lord!  I myself felt very ill equipped to handle this task do to lack of instruction in my own formative years.  I stared blankly at my husband the evening we returned from our honeymoon when he asked me "What"s for dinner?".  Somehow I had imagined that we would eat out for the rest of our lives...or something to that effect. God has brought us through a lot in our 12 years of marriage and we have grown up a lot together.  Gail has given practical Godly councel in this book for which I am very grateful.  I have uncovered (with many groans from my 9 year old[who knew how much she was getting away with]; and great enthusiam from the 7,5, and 3 year old)that my children can do far more than I had given them credit.  As we work through this process the blessings are increasing and the interaction is wonderful.  I am ordering copies for my sister-in-law and my sister.  I only wish that I had known of this book earlier in my parenting process.  May God be glorified as we seek to center our family around Christ blessing others by our lives.  Many thanks to Gail whom I consider a true Titus 2 woman.
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All new moms should know the power of entrusting their children to our Blessed Mother, Mary.  This book is well written, and gives parents comfort in knowing that even if they cannot be there for their children every minute of every day, by entrusting them to the care of our spiritual mother, Mary, they can rest assured that she will always be there for them!
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Lessons From My Parents provides the reader with a chance to walk into the past and remember the lessons we have gleaned by accident, or purposefully. It also offers us a chance to reflect on how we parent, and wonder what lessons our children will remember when they're grown. This is a great gift to share with your mother, your father, and your children. In fact, it is a gift that is for everyone, and anyone. We're all products of a family. This books belongs to all of us. It is a gift filled with love, hope, and a chance to open the floodgates with out own families to share the stories we have stored up inside us. Books that offer a chance for generations to connect are priceless.

I'm impressed by this offering from Familius. This books is a great representative of their goal to help families be happy.