Résultats pour "A Mother" dans Vie chrétienne

Can two women love the same man and still get along? Absolutely! Annie Chapman believes that a mother-in-law and daughter-in-law can become friends - even close friends. However, this connectedness often takes years to develop. Now that journey can be a joyful one! Offering practical advice and biblical wisdom, this book helps mothers-in-law and daughters-in-law nurture their relationships. 

From the New York Times best-selling author of Love & Respect comes the definitive book for mothers and sons. Love is important, but it is respect that is the key to your son’s heart. Dads and their boys are often best buddies. But what's the key to a successful and healthy mother-son bond?...

New York Times Bestseller--Everyday spirituality from the beloved nun who passed away on Easter, 2016. “Everything starts with one person . . . I don’t care if you’re 5 or 105, God from all eternity chose you to be where you are, at this time in history, to change the world.” “If you...

This historic work reveals the inner spiritual life of one of the most beloved and important religious figures in history. During her lifelong service to the poorest of the poor, Mother Teresa became an icon of compassion to people of all religions; her extraordinary contributions to the care of...

In a time of widespread confusion about womanhood, this luminous work presents a profound vision of the dignity and vocation of mothers, rooted in Scripture and the Church’s tradition. Centered on the Blessed Virgin Mary as the perfect model of motherhood, it reveals how her virtues are reflected in every authentic maternal calling. With spiritual depth and pastoral insight, this book honors the strength, fidelity, and sacrificial love of women, showing how their influence shapes families, sustains the Faith, and contributes to the renewal of the world.

In the summer of 1928, sixteen-year-old Minka was looking forward to a sewing class picnic. This would be a rare chance to put aside farm chores, don a pretty dress, and enjoy an outing with other girls. It would be a day to remember. And it was - but not in the way Minka had dreamed. Cornered by a stranger in the woods, the young girl was assaulted. Minka still believed that the stork brought babies; she would not discover for months that she was pregnant.

At first, Ken Abraham wrote off his mother’s changes in behavior as quirks that just come with old age. There was memory loss, physical decline, hygiene issues, paranoia, and uncharacteristic attitudes. He soon realized that dementia had changed her life - and his family’s - forever. According to the Alzheimer’s Association, an estimated 5.4 million Americans of all ages have Alzheimer’s disease. That’s one in eight older Americans. More than likely, that figure includes someone you know and love.

The unique ability of women to be mothers is a most precious gift. Whether a woman’s vocation is to be a mother in the context of married life or the spiritual motherhood of religious life, both vocations have Our Lady as their source and inspiration. This similar calling to model the motherhood of the Blessed Mother suggests that lay mothers and religious nuns can benefit from each other’s wisdom and experiences. Mother to Mother introduces moms to contemplative nuns who have offered their insight on the common struggles of motherhood.

Motherhood is overwhelming, tender, exhausting, and beautiful—and can feel like a spiritual desert. But what if motherhood offers us an entirely new understanding of who God is? In Love like a Mother, Elizabeth Berget gently invites listeners to rediscover the God of the Bible as the one who gestates, births, nourishes, comforts, and protects: just like a mother. Weaving together rich and encouraging scriptural insights with relatable stories from her own life as a mom, Berget shows how mothers uniquely bear the image of God in the sacred ordinary of everyday family routines.

This isn’t about perfection—it’s about progress, purpose, and God’s presence in your parenting journey. Whether you’re up all night with a newborn or navigating teen drama, A Mother's Guide to Proverbs 31 reminds you that you’re not alone, you’re not failing, and you’re doing holy work (even when it doesn’t feel like it).

A compassionate guide to navigating generational mother wounds and strained relationships with mothers, helping you grieve and move forward in healing through biblical wisdom and practical strategies—from the bestselling author of Church Girl. Whether you seek to improve your relationship with...

In Our Mothers, Ourselves, Henry Cloud and John Townsend show how understanding how our mothers have profoundly influenced our lives can set us on a path toward wholeness and growth. No one has influenced the person you are today like your mother. The way she handled your needs as a child has...

Suddenly it dawns on you, and you exclaim, "I'm a mom!" But after the elation, you are overwhelmed, apprehensive, bewildered about the huge responsibilities of parenting. You know intuitively that the way you respond to your new role has eternal implications in the life of your child. You need help! The Power of a Positive Mom offers seven time-tested principles that will transform your role, to make you not just a mother but a Positive Mom.

People often ask Sarah, "How did you forgive your alcoholic mother?" How do you forgive someone who carelessly brushed aside your pain, who caused such destruction, and who doesn't show remorse? How do you know when to stay and when to go? In The Complicated Heart, you will travel through Sarah's story with her, from age 14 and beyond, as she wrestles with these very questions. Prepare yourself: She holds nothing back.

In The Mother and Child Project, Melinda Gates, Kay Warren, Tony Campolo, Christine Caine, and Senator William H. Frist, along with other inspirational leaders, cultural icons, political experts, academics, and service providers, provide a personal yet fact-based narrative exploring the plight of women and children living in extreme poverty in an effort to educate and inspire the church to speak up in support of maternal and child health issues in the developing world.

In Mother to Son, Jasmine Holmes shares a series of powerful letters to her young son. These are about her journey as an African American Christian and what she wants her son to know as he grows and approaches the world as a Black man. Holmes deals head-on with issues ranging from discipleship and marriage to biblical justice. She invites us to listen as she reminds Wynn that his identity is firmly planted in the person and work of Jesus Christ, even when the topic is one as emotionally charged as race in America.

There is an empty spot, a gap where love should be. Unresolved emotions affect the daughter’s relationships: her friendships, her marriage, her children, even future generations. Yet, there is one who can fill the hole in her heart and cover that gap. In this faith-based memoir, you'll hear how Jesus offers the emotional healing that makes true connection possible. Especially for daughters wounded by their mothers, he becomes a bridge of forgiveness.

Hey, Mama-to-be! The Expecting Mother’s Guide to Proverbs 31 is a 21-day devotional designed just for you—yes, you with the growing belly, the late-night cravings, and the big dreams for your little one. Centered on Proverbs 31: 10–31, this devotional breaks down the timeless wisdom of the virtuous woman and gently applies it to this beautiful, stretching, and sometimes overwhelming season of pregnancy. Each day offers a short Scripture reflection, honest encouragement, and a dose of grace (because let’s be real—you don’t need more pressure right now).

Walk closely with the Virgin Mary this Lent and let her apparitions and messages guide your daily steps toward Easter. This book offers you a Marian roadmap through each week’s theme, showing you how to deepen your prayer, trust, and conversion. Find new peace as you learn to listen for God’s voice, pray for healing, embrace the Rosary of the Seven Sorrows, and carry your crosses with Mary’s help — ready to rejoice with her in Christ’s Resurrection.

One rainy night on the Zambian savannah, a mother’s heart moves the hand of God. From a land laid waste by disease and drought emerges this incredible story of courage, suffering, and the ultimate triumph of the power of God’s love. This is the true story of an infant born in the bush of southern Zambia at the height of the worst drought in years. That tiny life was awaiting the traditional burial - lying on the chest of her mother, who died during delivery.