
- 208 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
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About this book
After experiencing the death of both parents, Margaret McSweeney recognized the importance of community like never before. Through these difficult times in life, she learned how God uses gritty circumstances to conform us to the stunning image of Christ.
McSweeney also realized that she was not at all alone. It is for this reason that she decided to compile essays into an inspiring book: Pearl Girls: Encountering Grit Experiencing Grace. Through this collection, readers will be encouraged by the heartfelt writings that deal with loss and hardship in a real and honest way. Respected authors such as Shaunti Feldhahn, Melody Carlson, Debbie Macomber, Robin Jones Gunn and others help remind every woman that they are not alone and that no circumstance is beyond the grace of God.
McSweeney uses the metaphor of a pearl in order to better describe the situations that ail us all. When an oyster takes in a piece of sand in order to create its coveted masterpiece, it is initially painful to the soft flesh of the creature. But after the pain, appears a clean, white symbol of simplicity, purity, and endurance that any woman would be proud to wear. McSweeney believes that each woman is a pearl and together, form a necklace of great worth. In this book, readers will discover community and encouragement: women are alone in neither their pain nor victories in life.
McSweeney also realized that she was not at all alone. It is for this reason that she decided to compile essays into an inspiring book: Pearl Girls: Encountering Grit Experiencing Grace. Through this collection, readers will be encouraged by the heartfelt writings that deal with loss and hardship in a real and honest way. Respected authors such as Shaunti Feldhahn, Melody Carlson, Debbie Macomber, Robin Jones Gunn and others help remind every woman that they are not alone and that no circumstance is beyond the grace of God.
McSweeney uses the metaphor of a pearl in order to better describe the situations that ail us all. When an oyster takes in a piece of sand in order to create its coveted masterpiece, it is initially painful to the soft flesh of the creature. But after the pain, appears a clean, white symbol of simplicity, purity, and endurance that any woman would be proud to wear. McSweeney believes that each woman is a pearl and together, form a necklace of great worth. In this book, readers will discover community and encouragement: women are alone in neither their pain nor victories in life.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- An Invitation
- Susan May Warren: Angels of Forgiveness
- DiAnn Mills: Cinderella
- Andrea Jones Mullins: Pushing Back the Darkness
- Nicole Braddock Bromley: The Secret Is Out!
- Dianne Neal Matthews: The Ties That Hold
- Rebecca Ondov: The Darkest Night
- Brenda Neuhaus: Strength in Weakness
- Michelle McKinney Hammond: Fruit for Thought
- Jami Kirkbride: A Safe Embrace
- Marcia Lathrop: Manâs Refuse, Godâs Jewel
- Lucinda Secrest McDowell: If We Are Willing, God Is More than Able
- Lisa Jefferson: A Life-Changing Phone Call
- Mary M. Byers: The Miracle at the Post Office
- Shannon Woodward: The Gift
- Kendra Smiley: Half Empty/Half Full
- Crystal Bowman: Little Olâ Me
- Felicia Middlebrooks Hill: Saying Good-bye to My Friend Regina
- Virelle Kidder: Running to the Finish Line
- Heather Gemmen Wilson: A Secret Club
- Nancy Sebastian Meyer: Between a Rock and a Hard Place
- Rita Canning: RainbowsâThe Language of God
- Jane Hampton Cook: My Weight LossâA Heart Change
- Bonnie St. John: Let God and Let Go
- Lori Kasbeer: Finding God in the Waves of Change and Brokenness
- Jennifer Schuchmann: Getting Lost and Found
- Cynthia K. Stiverson: âWhat Goes Around Comes Aroundâ
- Kimberley Woodhouse: As Seen on TV!
- Karen Granger: Sacrificed Dreams
- Pat Ennis: Abandonment to Hope
- Kathi Macias: Learning to Set Up Chairs
- Brittney Thomas: Learning to Dance
- Kristin Billerbeck: I Just Donât Fit In
- Deb Kalmbach: To God Be the Glory
- Tricia Goyer: Godâs Plan . . . Not Mine
- Meg Wilson: Hope After Betrayal
- Shaunti Feldhahn: Godâs Generosity.
- Camy Tang: Good for Me
- Carol Kesner Ruhter: Releasing the Rope
- Debbie Macomber: From a Marriage on the Rocks to One Built on The Rock
- Elizabeth Musser: The Treasure in Our Suffering
- Rachael Phillips: Future PerfectâWho, Me?
- Melanie Talbot Montgomery: God Stayed with Me
- Robin Jones Gunn: My Capsized Life
- Sharon Thompson Rhea: Marissa and the Bear
- Nancy Moser: Waiting and Delighting
- Stacie Ruth Stoelting: Pain Forms Pearls
- Sarah Chapman McManus: Hope Lives
- Michele Guinness: Finding My Father
- Dawn Meehan: Time
- Mary E. DeMuth: Spill Your Guts to God First
- Melody Carlson: Perfect Delusions
- Carolyn Rhea: Thy Will Be Done?
- Maureen Lang: Proof of Strength . . . Itâs in the Genes
- Jenny Tarter: No End in Sight
- Trish Perry: Bigger than Fear
- Patricia Crisafulli: As Tough as Pearls
- Nanette Swick: âGod Has Heardâ
- Marti Wibbels: A Season of Sorrows, A Season of Hope
- Wendy Alsup: My Good and His Glory
- Danielle E. Crowell: Miracles and Healing
- Deborah Raney: Abba, Our Father
- Anna G. Joujan: âOn This Dayâ
- Karla Porter: A Birth and a ReBirth
- Julie Scudder Dearyan: Looking Backward for Forward Faith
- Chris Shenk: Everyday Pearls
- Get Connected!
- A Word of Thanks