In honor of Mother’s Month, T2W thought this book would be perfect! Let’s face it, I’ve never met a fellow mom who didn’t suffer from anxiety! We all do! It’s like it’s inbred in our very being! It’s a constant battle to be fought day in and day out. Whether it’s about our health, our husbands, our kids, our finances, our homes, our relationships, our time, there is PLENTY of stuff we can be anxious about! Consider reading this sweet book from Linda Dillow!
“Women worry a lot. We fret about our children, our friends, our careers, our spouses---the list goes on and on! Yes, we want to be content and trust God with our worries, but it’s a struggle to let go and free ourselves from the burden of anxiety. If you're tired of being held hostage to a million "what ifs," Dillow's 12-week Bible study will provide the help you need to exchange your anxieties for godly peace and contentment. 240 pages, softcover from NavPress.”
April 2013:
For
Parents Only blew
me away, just like when we read For
Women Only when T2W reviewed it last year!
I read it in about two nights. Thank
you Shaunti for writing these eye opening books! If you have read For Women Only, then you
will know what I am talking about. Shaunti
Feldhahn takes the same formula and puts it in the same book form, but about
parents and teens, instead of husbands and wives. She takes answers from questions given to
teens of today and puts them in plain English or “old-fogy-parent-language” so
we can all try to understand our teens and what they are going through in this
fast-paced, crazy world we all live in. Mother’s
Day is just around the corner! Do
yourself and your kids a favor by reading this book! You will be so glad you did.
“For Parents Only helps parents understand
how their teen or pre-teen child is wired and how to give that child what he or
she needs. Shaunti Feldhahn and Lisa Rice free parents to communicate in
healthier ways as they discover that understanding their kids may not be as
complicated as they think.”
March 2013:
The Case for Christ is an amazing book on apologetics, like all of Strobel’s
books are! Apologetics is a branch of
theology that is concerned with proving the truth of Christianity. Lee Strobel was an atheist (the best kind of
teacher on apologetics mind you!) who wanted to prove that Christianity was
bogus. Well, God had other plans for
that! When his wife became a Christian,
Strobel began studying the Bible, investigating Biblical claims trying to prove
God didn’t exist. During this process, his heart was transformed and he became
a Christian! What a testimony! Now he is the author of countless books
proving that God does in fact exist and that he sent His only Son to die on the
cross for us to save us from our sins.
What a great book for all of us to read this Easter season!
“A seasoned journalist chases down the biggest
story on record in The Case for Christ. Retracing his own spiritual journey
from atheism to faith, former Chicago Tribune legal editor Lee Strobel
cross-examines a dozen experts with tough, point-blank questions in search of
credible evidence that Jesus of Nazareth was positively the Son of God. This
riveting quest for the truth about history's most compelling figure reads like
a captivating, fast-paced novel, yet it's anything but fiction! An ideal paperback for skeptics!”
February 2013:
If I had a nickel for every person who
told me how much this book changed their view on marriage, I might not be rich,
but I could at least go buy me a new Vera Bradley purse.
Give your husband the respect he needs
and in turn he will love and cherish you for it. It seems so simple, yet so hard because that
means giving up our pride and selfish ways to put our spouse first.
This isn’t a new book and neither is the
message it brings to us. We can all use
this reminder and T2W highly recommends this book for your marriage
library. We suggest reading it together
as a couple or taking a Love and Respect class together at a local church. Bless your Valentine with this book for a new
year and a new marriage in 2013!
“Discover the single greatest
secret to a successful marriage! Psychological studies affirm it, and the Bible
has been saying it for ages. Cracking the communication code between husband
and wife involves understanding one thing: that unconditional respect is as powerful for him as
unconditional love is for her.
It’s the secret to marriage that every couple seeks, and yet few couples ever
find. Today, you and your mate can start fresh with the ground-breaking
guidance that Dr. Emerson Eggerichs provides in this book. His revolutionary
message, featured on Focus on the
Family, is for anyone: those in marital crisis... wanting to stay
happily married... who feel lonely. It’s for engaged couples... victims of
affairs.. pastors and counselors seeking material that can save a marriage.
January 2013 Book Corner and Winter 2013 Book Club:
Our pastor at church recommended
this book to his congregation last year and my husband ordered it online, read
it, and couldn’t stop talking about it.
In fact, he nagged me to read it and EVEN said my Titus 2 girlfriends
need to read this book too! I couldn’t
believe it. He never nags about anything,
well almost anything. I read the back
cover’s first two sentences which say, “Overload
is not having enough time to finish the book you are reading on Stress. Margin is having the time to read it
twice.” [Attention grabbed!]
“Overload is fatigue, Margin is
energy. Overload is red ink. Margin is black ink. Overload is hurry. Margin is calm. Overload is anxiety. Margin is security. Overload is the disease of our time and
Margin is the cure.” [I must be dying of this disease!]
“Margin is the space that once
existed between ourselves and our limits.
It is something held in reserve for contingencies or unanticipated
situations. In Margin, Dr. Swenson
provides a prescription against the danger of overloaded lives. Focusing on margin in four key areas;
emotional energy, physical energy, time, and finances, he offers an overall
picture of health that employs contentment, simplicity, balance and rest. [Where do I
sign up?]
If you yearn for relief from the
pain and pressure of overload, take a lifelong dose of Margin. The benefits of good health, financial
stability, fulfilling relationships, and availability for God’s purposes will
follow you all of your days.”
Join Titus 2 Women in
reading Margin for the next 15 weeks!
You won’t regret it! Look for our
discussions every other Thursday on Facebook, starting January 10th , 2013 with chapter 1.
December 2012 Book Corner and T2W's 2013 Devotional:
Looking for a daily quiet time focus to add to your Bible reading? Wondering if there are any good, new devotionals out there? Here is a great one T2W has found that we have been using lately. Missionary Sarah Young has a heart for Jesus and a heart for helping others spend time with Him! Jesus is calling us every day to carve out time to meet and be intimate and transparent with Him. Don’t miss out! Start the New Year with these fresh motivating words from Sarah Young.
“Jesus Callingis a devotional filled with uniquely inspired treasures from heaven for every day of the year. After many years of writing in her prayer journal, missionary Sarah Young decided to listen to God with pen in hand, writing down whatever she believed He was saying to her. It was awkward at first, but gradually her journaling changed from monologue to dialogue. She knew her writings were not inspired as Scripture is, but journaling helped her grow closer to God. Others were blessed as she shared her writings, until people all over the world were using her messages. They are written from Jesus' point of view, thus the title Jesus Calling. It is Sarah's fervent prayer that our Savior may bless readers with His presence and His peace in ever deeper measure.”
and
Do you get overwhelmed, frustrated and
tired at Christmas? Do you feel like
because of this you are sometimes missing the true meaning and all that
Christmas stands for? Start your day
during the holidays right! T2W has found
a sweet little Christmas devotional book from Max Lucado! For the next 30 days in December, open this
book for some great reminders for you and your family slow down, ponder and
pray about the gift of Jesus during the holiday season.
Let Advent come alive
in your life this Christmas.
“Every Christmas, Christians all over the world
celebrate the Advent season, recognizing the love, hope, joy, and peace that is
found only in Jesus Christ. Through this 30-day devotional, Max Lucado brings
to light the many events in the life of Christ from birth to ascension that
demonstrate His omnipotence and the gift that God has given each one of us to
enjoy during this Christmas season. Experience each moment as our Savior
becomes the center of this Christmas for you.”
November 2012 Book Corner and Spring 2012 Book Club:
Do you
sometimes feel overwhelmed with all your stuff, life, media, noise, stress,
etc.? Do you want to simplify and slow
down, but don’t really know what that means or how to do it? Are you ready for a real life-changing
experiment that you will never forget? T2W
was certainly feeling that way and we recently read this book, while engaging
in the “7 fast” and loved it! (Of course
we admitted earlier this fall that we aren’t half the woman Jen Hatmaker is and
so we only did two weeks on each area of fasting. Yeah whatever, we really wanted to be done
before Thanksgiving, so there! J) For more information on how we did or if
you’re bored and want to read a bunch of whining, “like” and checkout
our Facebook Page! So, read on our friend!
“American life can be
excessive, to say the least. That’s what Jen Hatmaker had to admit after taking
in hurricane victims who commented on the extravagance of her family’s upper
middle class home. She once considered herself unmotivated by the lure of
prosperity, but upon being called “rich” by an undeniably poor child, evidence
to the contrary mounted, and a social experiment turned spiritual was born.
7 is the
true story of how Jen (along with her husband and her children to varying
degrees) took seven months, identified seven areas of excess, and made seven
simple choices to fight back against the modern-day diseases of greed, materialism,
and overindulgence.
Food. Clothes. Spending.
Media. Possessions. Waste. Stress. They would spend thirty days on each topic,
boiling it down to the number seven. Only eat seven foods, wear seven articles
of clothing, and spend money in seven places. Eliminate use of seven media
types, give away seven things each day for one month, adopt seven green habits,
and observe “seven sacred pauses.” So, what’s the payoff from living a deeply
reduced life? It’s the discovery of a greatly increased God—a call toward
Christ-like simplicity and generosity that transcends social experiment to
become a radically better existence.”
October 2012:
Are you feeling run down, confused, and
spent? Are you struggling to find your
place in Christian life and where you fit in and what you are supposed to do? Do you need an “Ah Ha Moment” book to
read? Then this is the book for you! So read on our fellow bookworms!
“Every
woman was once a little girl. And every little girl holds in her heart her most
precious dreams. She longs to be swept up into a romance, to play an
irreplaceable role in a great adventure, to be the Beauty of the story. And yet―how many women do you know
who ever find that life?
Most
women think they have to settle for a life of efficiency and duty, striving to
be the women they "ought" to be but often feeling they have failed.
Sadly, too many messages for Christian women add to the pressure. "Do
these ten things, and you will be a godly woman." The effect has not been
good on the feminine soul.
The message of Captivating is this: Your heart
matters more than anything else in all creation. The desires you had as a
little girl and the longings you still feel are telling you of the life God
created you to live. He offers to rescue your heart and release you to live as
a fully alive and feminine woman, a woman who is truly captivating.”
September 2012:
is one of our favorite books of all
time. Nancy Leigh DeMoss does not beat
around the bush or tip toe around any issues.
She shoots straight from the Word of God. This book is no different, she counters many
of Satan’s lies that he uses to bring women down such as: doubting ourselves,
feeling like failures, and discontent to name a few. If you find yourself constantly believing
negative thoughts read this book. It is
chalk full of scripture and truth for you to put in your tool belt when under
attack.
Maybe you don’t even realize you are believing
lies, read this book to see how some worldly views have crept into your thought
process you don’t even realize they are lies. Nancy
will help you walk in truth so that you may be set free!
Summer 2012 Book Club:
Dancing with My Father by Sally Clarkson
“Do you
sometimes feel victimized by circumstances? Are you overwhelmed by weariness,
fear, or discouragement? Do you wonder, Where can I go to claim the promise of
Jesus that my joy could be made full? Let
Your Soul Dance with Delight in God!
When trusted author and
mentor Sally Clarkson noticed a lack of joy in her own life, she realized how
easy it can be, especially for women with overloaded to-do lists, to feel
weighed down by drudgery and disappointment. But rather than slogging through
her days, Sally wanted to know the delight of God's presence. She began
prayerfully exploring how to cultivate deep-rooted joy even in the midst of
difficult seasons.”
May 2012:
A Mother’s Heart by Jean Fleming is an amazing book to help each mother figure out their role and God’s role in raising children. She explains how to take a spiritual inventory of your child’s life, and teach you to pray effectively for your child. She’ll also help you be thankful for your child’s strengths and weaknesses. I hope you are blessed by this book as much as I was. It’s a book you will always want to keep on your bookshelf and someday pass on to your child as she becomes a mother.
and
The Ministry of Motherhood by Sally Clarkson is one of my most favorite books of all time. This book will forever be on your bookshelf and you will want to read it every year for inspiration and insight. Sally is an amazing mom of four children and has written several books. She is a godly woman with so much wisdom. This book shows you how to get to the heart of your children. “How to make life’s mundane and nitty-gritty moments work for you and not against you.” Most chapters have sweet prayers at the end and other have some thoughtful questions for you to ponder and take action.
April 2012:
Heaven is for Real
by Todd Burpo
Curious if there is a heaven? Wonder what it could possibly look like? Heaven is for Real is a beautifully written story of a young boy’s trip to heaven and back. The story is retold by his father after his son nearly lost his life. The details are amazing! The story is so powerful, the quotes from the child will stay with you. My new favorite line of encouragement is, “Ask the Holy Spirit to shoot you down some power.”
March 2012:
Have you ever been around a person who has so much joy it radiates from her face? Someone who has a positive outlook on everything? Have you ever walked away from a woman and said to yourself ,“I want what she has; how can I get what she has?”
Is your spiritual life at a standstill? Are you hungry and thirsty for more? Priscilla Shirer will show you how to be bold and leave the wilderness unlike the 2 million that died there.
Be one in a million and experience the abundant life that Jesus tells us we can have. Are you done with your half -way faith? This book will show you how to have a deep, daily experience of God.
“Get over being average. Break out of the box. Don’t just want it. Live it. Today and every day.” Priscilla Shirer
February 2012:
Redeeming Love
By: Francine Rivers
A
STORY OF LOVE THAT WON’T LET GO — NO MATTER WHAT
California’s gold country, 1850. A time when men sold their souls for a bag of gold and women sold their bodies for a place to sleep. Angel expects nothing from men but betrayal. Sold into prostitution as a child, she survives by keeping her hatred alive. And what she hates most are the men who use her, leaving her empty and dead inside.
California’s gold country, 1850. A time when men sold their souls for a bag of gold and women sold their bodies for a place to sleep. Angel expects nothing from men but betrayal. Sold into prostitution as a child, she survives by keeping her hatred alive. And what she hates most are the men who use her, leaving her empty and dead inside.
Then she meets Michael Hosea, a man who seeks his Father’s heart in everything.
Michael obeys God’s call to marry Angel and to love her unconditionally.
Slowly, day by day, he defies Angel’s every bitter expectation, until despite
her resistance, her frozen heart begins to thaw. But with her unexpected softening comes overwhelming feelings of unworthiness
and fear. And so Angel runs. Back to the darkness, away from her husband’s
pursuing love, terrified of the truth she no longer can deny: Her final healing
must come from the One who loves her even more than Michael does…the One who
will never let her go.
A
A
powerful retelling of the story of Gomer and Hosea, Redeeming Love is a life-changing story of God’s
unconditional, redemptive, all-consuming love.
January 2012:
Secrets to Getting More Done in Less Time
By: Donna Otto
Donna Otto is a gifted speaker who loves the Lord and loves helping other women. In this book she gives great tips on how to organize your entire life, with time left over to have fun and do what you really want to do. Donna used to be a disorganized mess, she’s even hid her dirty dishes in the dryer when company came over. Now she doesn’t go anywhere without her planner and encourages women to empower themselves with wonderful tools within her book to help you get organized. Numerous tips and pages you can copy right out of the book to make your own planner. Sit down with a highlighter and get ready for a makeover.
and
Simplify Your Life
December 2011:
The One Year Bible
The One Year Bible, which helps people read the entire Bible in as little as 15 minutes a day, guides readers through God's Word with daily readings from the Old Testament, New Testament, Psalms and Proverbs. I love the Women's version of this with quotes from great Christian women.
November 2011:
One Thousand Gifts by Ann Voskamp
A beautifully rich writing on grace, thanksgiving and
slowing down to embrace God in every moment. The truths in this book will
resonate with you and transform your life forever.
October 2011:
Fresh Wind, Fresh Fire by Jim Cymbala
Do you feel like your prayers are bouncebacks? Are you wanting a spiritual awakening? This book will change your spiritual walk forever. God wants us to be “hot” for Him. Start a fire in your soul with this great book.
September 2011:
For Women Only by Shaunti Feldhahn
One of the most important books you will ever read! This little book lets you in on the biggest secrets ever, when you want to really know what's going on inside your man's head and much more.
