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4.28 AVERAGE
4.28 AVERAGE
Originally I gave this title 4 stars. I am revising my stars to zero.
The reason I am doing so is that since reading this title, several things about my faith journey and expression have changed and I no longer subscribe to evangelical ideologies.
The reason I am doing so is that since reading this title, several things about my faith journey and expression have changed and I no longer subscribe to evangelical ideologies.
This is one of those books you wish you could read 1000 times over, you want to read to and with every girl in your life, and wish you had written yourself. I read "Grace for the Good Girl" [the "adult" version of this book] and actually liked Graceful a little bit more [though perhaps that's because I work with high school girls]. Reading it feels like you and the author are getting coffee - her sweet and tender tone just flows out of every page.
Often times books for women are lame. Often times books for young women are even lamer. This book is neither; it is full of grace AND truth, just like Jesus.
Read it if you are a teenager, have been a teenager, or know a teenager. I cannot recommend it enough.
Often times books for women are lame. Often times books for young women are even lamer. This book is neither; it is full of grace AND truth, just like Jesus.
Read it if you are a teenager, have been a teenager, or know a teenager. I cannot recommend it enough.
The author of Grace For the Good Girl (the "Big Girl" version of this book) has written a book for teen girls that will impact a generation of up and coming women to become the very best that God has for them. The message of finding your identity in Christ can be preached from the pulpit and taught in a classroom but it must become real for each young lady. In this book Emily Freeman does just that.
I enjoyed Grace for the Good Girl and this is no different. Being involved in women's ministry the main thing I see is a lack of understanding of our true identity. I hear the broken hearts of women question their value, their worth and who they truly are in light of the secular world's standards. They fail to see that they are loved beyond measure, beautiful to their Father and are in fact the very apple of his eye.
I would recommend this book for any parent with a teen and for grandparents wanting to give a gift of encouragement to their granddaughters. I would go even farther to say that youth pastors and leaders ought to invest in a copy to read for themselves and a few to keep on hand to to give to many of the youth girls in the groups they lead.
The writing style of this author is friendly, warm and easy to follow. Furthermore, Emily Freeman connects with the younger generation because of her candor and non-judgmental compassion.
This is a wonderful book and resource.
Thank you Revell for this free review copy!
I enjoyed Grace for the Good Girl and this is no different. Being involved in women's ministry the main thing I see is a lack of understanding of our true identity. I hear the broken hearts of women question their value, their worth and who they truly are in light of the secular world's standards. They fail to see that they are loved beyond measure, beautiful to their Father and are in fact the very apple of his eye.
I would recommend this book for any parent with a teen and for grandparents wanting to give a gift of encouragement to their granddaughters. I would go even farther to say that youth pastors and leaders ought to invest in a copy to read for themselves and a few to keep on hand to to give to many of the youth girls in the groups they lead.
The writing style of this author is friendly, warm and easy to follow. Furthermore, Emily Freeman connects with the younger generation because of her candor and non-judgmental compassion.
This is a wonderful book and resource.
Thank you Revell for this free review copy!
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I know this book was not written for my age bracket but rather high school girls. I have to say though that it resonated with me and I cried when reading certain parts. I think in a way Emily Freeman just understands me and speaks to my soul. Her words are what I need to hear and are helping me find peace in God.
This was a wonderful book. There were so many helpful sections/quotes/verses and life advice. I know my version over the years will be well used and loved.
Wow! This was NOT an easy book to read and yet it was… Any girl who reads this book will feel like Emily’s writing specifically to her and she is. Emily writes in a clear and truthful way. And what you read may be hard to swallow BECAUSE of the accurateness in what she writes. God did a lot of work in my life through this book. This is a book I will refer to again and again and that I wish every young girl could and would read.
As I began to read this book, I made a promise that I would be completely honest (no matter how hard it would be) and open to whatever the Holy Spirit wanted to show me about myself through ‘Graceful: Letting Go of Your Try-Hard Life’. I was surprised and felt exposed and challenged as I underlined one sentence after another, and I asked myself in amazement, “How can she know so much about me?” My copy of this book is now so underlined (and I am not one who normally writes in books). I’ve been hiding behind masks I never knew existed. I don’t want to hide from Christ; I want to hide IN Christ. I want to LET GO of the try-hard life that I’ve been living and live in Christ’s freedom. This challenge is not easy, but I am willing to take it up.
Not only does Emily point out the different masks that each girl hides behind in each chapter, but she shows how and where we can find a new place to hide… In CHRIST! Even as Christians we are tempted to hide behind our masks; masks that don't seem like masks at all. Believe me; you will be surprised at how many ways and disguises, masks (whatever you want to call them) that you’re hiding behind without even realizing it.
Let God use this truth-filled book to show you how you can better live a graceful life instead of a ‘good’ life. Trust me, if you let Him, He’ll do it and you WON'T be disappointed!!
As I began to read this book, I made a promise that I would be completely honest (no matter how hard it would be) and open to whatever the Holy Spirit wanted to show me about myself through ‘Graceful: Letting Go of Your Try-Hard Life’. I was surprised and felt exposed and challenged as I underlined one sentence after another, and I asked myself in amazement, “How can she know so much about me?” My copy of this book is now so underlined (and I am not one who normally writes in books). I’ve been hiding behind masks I never knew existed. I don’t want to hide from Christ; I want to hide IN Christ. I want to LET GO of the try-hard life that I’ve been living and live in Christ’s freedom. This challenge is not easy, but I am willing to take it up.
Not only does Emily point out the different masks that each girl hides behind in each chapter, but she shows how and where we can find a new place to hide… In CHRIST! Even as Christians we are tempted to hide behind our masks; masks that don't seem like masks at all. Believe me; you will be surprised at how many ways and disguises, masks (whatever you want to call them) that you’re hiding behind without even realizing it.
Let God use this truth-filled book to show you how you can better live a graceful life instead of a ‘good’ life. Trust me, if you let Him, He’ll do it and you WON'T be disappointed!!
A very good book. Speaks truth and helps you realize that being a 'good girl' isn't everything. That God wants more than that. I recommend it to anyone trying to give up their 'Try Hard' life. :)
This book was amazing from cover to cover. The cover is beautiful, and the inside is perfect. This book describes me in so many ways. Each chapter Freeman talks about a different side of the "good girl" and all of them are me. This book explains so well how to let go of the try-hard life while acknowledging how hard it can be. Freeman is transparent and includes anecdotes that illustrate her points perfectly.
I would highly recommend this book.
I would highly recommend this book.