What does it mean to be beautiful?
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What wife doesn't want to be beautiful . . . in the eyes of her husband most of all.  In The Beautiful Wife, Sandy Ralya shares some very practical principles, based in scripture, on how to reach that goal.  The lessons have little, if anything, to do with outward beauty so coveted by many.  Sandy directs her readers to go deep and get down to the nitty-gritty hard work of making marriage work, leading women to the inner beauty that really matters.

Sandy tackles the "biggies" -- things like communication, money, romance, sex.  And she comes from a down-to-earth perspective, admitting her own flaws and problems and the lessons she has learned through experience.

The Beautiful Wife can easily be used as a tool for individual reading, and it is well-designed for small group study.  It also comes with a mentor's guide and prayer journal.  The mentor's guide gives helpful instruction for anyone who might serve as a leader of a study group.  The prayer journal leads the reader to delve more deeply into scripture and to put into action the lessons from the main book.

I look forward to spending more time studying back through the lessons and perhaps having the opportunity to study these important topics with other women at some time in the future.

(The Beautiful Wife and its companion resources were provided free for my honest review from Litfuse Publicity Group.)
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Big Beautifut Women...is a new way to look at romance.  All of us want romance, not just the skinny, beautiful and young.  This brings romance to a woman who knows she's not the typical "perfect" woman and you have to love the "beautiful" man that can see her beauty in spite of not being what the world sees as "the perfect" woman.  I hope to see many, many more of these romances.
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Most of us seek a little extra 'beauty' because it will lead to a little extra 'happiness' right? From the first page, the doctors have directed this book towards the ultimate prize, happiness. Therefore they have addressed 'beauty' holistically. From the inside out, they show us how to make the most of the cards we've been dealt. How to maintain our outward appearance (hair, skin and nails etc), and how to create more beauty from within (enhanced mental wellbeing and a healthier body). Many topics in this book have been discussed already in the author's previous publications but now you'll follow their advice to be 'beautiful' rather than to be 'young' or just plain old 'healthy'. Whatever your motivation, you'll benefit from reading this book.
Jacquetta George, author of&nbsp;<a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/Revitalize-your-body-mind-and-soul-Be-inspired-to-get-more-out-of-life/dp/1439206074/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">Revitalize your body, mind and soul: Be inspired to get more out of life</a>
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Rachel Ashwell does an excellent job of communicating her aesthetic and discussing how to achieve it.  She captures the excitment and challenge of transforming the less-than-lovely into the truly beautiful. Ms. Ashwell  should be congratulated for her zeal of saving pieces of our past and  making such a welcome home for them.
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Sometimes finding exactly what you're looking for is not so easy; or is it? The most beautiful things can be tucked away hiding behind what seems like an everyday thing. People don't find true love. Love finds them.
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read to see how good you have it. people don't know how beautiful life is. thanks for a wonderful book.
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Beautiful is one of does old movies, that I would call "a healthy movie", leave you with peace and good feelings. Unfortunately today movies are plenty of violence, sex and very scarce and bad vocabulary.
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If you want to learn how to live a beautiful life in a fallen world that can sometimes be quite ugly from someone who faces the same ugliness with poise, grace and beauty, look no further.  This is an anointed work for sure!
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While my beauty and style are vastly different from Dita's, I loved reading this book. She takes exceptional care of herself and gives you tips on how to live elegantly. She has a lot of self-control and teaches you as much about allure and seduction as beauty.
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As generations pass, technologies advance, a lot of things are invented and discovered. People are more materialistic and has a high and mainstream definitions of beauty. That's why a lot of people are feeling condescending and lesser self confidence even self worth. This book is just very helpful on regaining those things, seeing yourself more of in the positive way and discovering that each one of us has beauty in our own ways. Indeed this book will help you as it helped me regain your confidence, feel a lot more better and live a happier life.
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Divinely Beautiful addresses the age-old struggle that women have with finding our value and worth in outward beauty. This is a great book for those who want to take journey to find their beauty comes from the inside and that our value is foind in God alone.
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The human body is, in itself, fascinating, beautiful, and awe inspiring. The female genitalia is definitely very majestic, the vulva, as an artistic presentation is as diverse as the human face, but each is universally beautiful! Anyone who wishes to celebrate the diversity and absolute beauty of the body, and the Vulva in particular, get this book! Also, the Big book of Pussy  is a must!
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I love this book because it emphasizes the importance of inner beauty. We don't highlight this concept enough in our society and it's important to start giving this message to our kids, especially our girls, when they are young. Thank you, Lauren, for writing and sharing this beautiful story.
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We're surrounded by commercial products, gimmicks, procedures and enticements that promise to make us beautiful or bring beauty into our lives. But beauty can't be purchased. In this lovely book, in which Lisa Lindahl provides both inspiration and practical suggestions for those seeking inner beauty in a world in which much is superficial, the reader will discover paths to personal beauty but also ways to spread the solace and magic of spreading beauty and its healing power in the world.
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Where do you get your definition of beauty? Is it wrong to want to be beautiful? How does our understanding of beauty affect our lives and actions?

Mother and daughter Carolyn Mahaney and Nicole Whitacre have teamed up to address these questions in their latest title, True Beauty. And wow, this book is truly a gem! I absolutely loved it, and its next on my list to read and discuss with my teen daughter when we finish our current title.

So, does this book focus on physical beauty or inner beauty?

Rather than contrasting inner beauty with physical beauty, as so many Christian books on this issue seem prone to do, Carolyn and Nicole come from a different angle. They assert that any discussion of beauty must be grounded in the gospel. If, as the Westminster Catechism states, we exist to glorify God and enjoy Him forever, then beauty comes about as a result of fulfilling that purpose.

So, both inner AND outer beauty are a product of reflecting Gods glory.

Our longing for beauty, and the ability to recognize and experience it, comes from God and is only fully satisfied in him:

"He is the only ultimate, unchanging, eternal standard of beautyIn order to know what true beauty is, we must see GodTrue beauty is to behold and reflect the beauty of God."

We display beauty both inwardly and outwardly as we look to him as the ultimate source of it.

When it comes to outward beauty,

"It is not sinful or shameful to improve our appearance. Unloveliness is not next to godliness. God, our Creator, is the beautiful One. He made us beautiful, and our taste for beauty comes from him."

Our perspective has, however, been distorted by sin. We turn the focus to self. Even well-meaning Christians who encourage each other that were all beautiful because were made in Gods image unwittingly become glory thieves:

"we often mistakenly turn this truth about God into cliches about us. When we turn the spotlight away from God and onto ourselves, we twist the truth. So God is beautiful and made us in his image becomes You are beautiful because God created you. Herein lies the flawit starts and ends with us."

Building on the foundation of God as the ultimate standard of beauty, Carolyn and Nicole lead the reader through how this perspective affects not only our bodies, clothing, femininity, and physical appearance, but also our attitude, demeanor, and actions.

I love, love, love the holistic approach True Beauty takes!

Instead of downplaying physical beauty in order to emphasize inner beauty, or focusing on physical beauty and attempting to set parameters and rules on it, readers are pointed back to the gospel and how a proper perspective flows from it.

The book includes an excellent appendix on teaching our children about true beauty, and a study guide for personal or group study.

True Beauty is another winner from this mother/daughter team! I consider it a must read for all women, young and old!
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Need a philosophy for life? N.D. Wilson's book gives young readers a chance at nobility.

"To love is to be selfless. To be selfless is to be fearless. To be fearless is to strip your enemies of their greatest weapon. Even if they break our bodies and drain our blood, we are unvanquished. Our goal was never to live; our goal is to love. It is the goal of all truly noble men and women. Give all that can be given. Give even your life itself."
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Saved by Beauty is a piece of art in both its pictures and its prose! I will treasure it and so will you.