Praying for Your Prodigal Daughter
Hope, Help & Encouragement for Hurting Parents
Published on 29. January 2008
Book
Paperback/Softback
352 pages
978-1-4165-5186-7 (ISBN)
Description
Offering hope, help, and encouragement to hurting parents of prodigal daughters, author Janet Thompson shares out of her own experience as a prodigal daughter and as the mother of a prodigal daughter. And the key to the help she offers is prayer.
While you, as a hurting mom or dad, may know that you need to pray for your daughter, this walk-along-beside-you book will take you gently by the hand and show you how. In it you will find candid stories of other parents of prodigals -- and even the stories of prodigals themselves.
Don't wait until you have a prodigal situation. Any parent will benefit from this book's incredible insights, prayers, and stories. Praying for Your Prodigal Daughter is about hope, help, and support from others who have walked a similar road.
Chapter Topics Include
? Setting Boundaries ? Surviving in Marriage ? Resolving Conflict
? Making it All About Her ? What Did We Do to Cause This?
While you, as a hurting mom or dad, may know that you need to pray for your daughter, this walk-along-beside-you book will take you gently by the hand and show you how. In it you will find candid stories of other parents of prodigals -- and even the stories of prodigals themselves.
Don't wait until you have a prodigal situation. Any parent will benefit from this book's incredible insights, prayers, and stories. Praying for Your Prodigal Daughter is about hope, help, and support from others who have walked a similar road.
Chapter Topics Include
? Setting Boundaries ? Surviving in Marriage ? Resolving Conflict
? Making it All About Her ? What Did We Do to Cause This?
Reviews / Votes
"How I wish Praying for Your Prodigal Daughter was available when my journey as a prodigal's mom began! What a wealth of encouragement, reality checks, and practical help for hurting parents. Janet's transparency brings hope in what often feels like a hopeless situation." -- Chris Adams, Women's Enrichment and Ministers' Wives Specialist, LifeWay Christian Resources "Janet Thompson has produced a dynamic prayer resource coupled with practical everyday suggestions for managing your hurts, doubts, and emotions while you wait for your prodigal daughter to return. Thank you, Janet, for baring your heart and bringing wise counsel to families." -- Debbie Taylor Williams, speaker and author of Pray with Purpose, Live with Passion "Finally, a book I can recommend to parents of prodigal daughters! This message of hope and encouragement is for every parent who has experienced the pain of a wayward child. Thank you, Janet, for your honesty in sharing your own firsthand experience, as well as the experiences of others. Get several copies because you will want to pass this book around!" -- Vicki Courtney, national speaker and bestselling author of Your Girl: Raising a Godly Daughter in an Ungodly WorldMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 21 mm
Weight
572 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4165-5186-7 (9781416551867)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions
E-Book
01/2008
1st Edition
Howard Books
€15.81
Available for download
Person
Janet Thompson is the founder and director of About His Work Ministries and the author of numerous books, including Everyday Brave and the Dear God series. She is also a speaker on topics relevant to today's Christian.