A great resource for moms of girls of any age!
I'm so happy to announced the release of "Raising Godly Girls" by my good friend Deb Burma!
If God has blessed you with the gift of a daughter (or
daughters), He has entrusted you with both a huge task and a sometimes
overwhelming privilege. In Raising Godly
Girls, author Deb Burma comprehensively covers the wide range of issues
related to faith and related to “the world”, that raising a daughter
involves.
Raising Godly Girls
stands out among parenting books as a resource that moms can begin using at any
time--when their girls are toddlers or almost all grown up--and refer back to
again and again. As well as encouraging readers to incorporate faith into every
aspect of the lives of their “princesses of the King” Raising Godly Girls directly addresses tricky, sensitive and
uncomfortable topics that girls of all ages face today, including the pressure
to dress and act sexually, body image and developing good character. Raising Godly Girls also recognizes the
vital need for girls to have faith and the Lord infused in every aspect of their
lives, through prayer, Bible study, devotions, and worship.
While Deb offers a wide variety of “real life” suggestions
for facing the “real world” problems of today (she realizes that each family is
unique), she always guides us back to
the best parenting book—the Bible. Through specific verses and narratives from
Scripture, Deb shows us what the Lord desires of us as examples for our girls
(and everyone around us) and how He desires them to act—“in the world but not
of the world”.
For example, Deb shares how devotion time in their own home
changed throughout the years as the kids (one princess, Courtney, who was
integral in the development of this book, and two princes, her brothers) grew
and schedules became busier. Deb also encourages moms who are new Christians,
or perhaps have recently renewed their commitment to their faith, that it’s not
“too late” to incorporate faith in their kids’ lives.
Raising Godly Girls
is written in Deb Burma’s unique conversational style, filled with personal
stories and anecdotes, and packed with scripture and encouragement on every
page. She shares scenarios that all readers can relate to— like the hectic
shopping trip with energetic toddlers after which she forgot to drive through
the pick-up lane to pick up her groceries.
After presenting an issue specific to raising our girls,
every chapter wraps up with three sections that show readers how apply the
information in that chapter.
- Don’t Conform, Be Transformed helps readers apply the truths of that chapter with encouragement to live “in, but not of, the world.”
- Word of Grace reassures us that our mistakes and sins, and the sins of our daughters—of long ago or of that very day--are forgiven through the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ.
- Show and Tell provides leads us to look inside ourselves to evaluate our own actions and motivations and gives concrete examples, from Deb and her daughter, Courtney, on whose experiences growing up Deb drew from extensively, for moms to show and tell her daughter the truths of that chapter.
To read more by Deb Burma, and to see where she will be speaking, go to her website Fragrant Offerings. To order "Raising Godly Girls" go to www.cph.org.
