The Blessing: Giving the Gift of Unconditional Love and Acceptance
Written by Gary Smalley and John Trent
Narrated by Kelly Ryan Dolan
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The best-selling classic that helps children thrive today and experience a special future tomorrow. Now revised, updated, and enhanced for a new generation!
Children of every age long for the gift of "the blessing"-the unconditional love and approval that come from a healthy relationship with their parents. This life-changing gift, essential for instilling a deep sense of self-worth and unshakable emotional well-being, contains five essential elements:
- Meaningful touch
- A spoken message
- Attaching high value
- Picturing a special future
- An active commitment
Offering solid, practical advice and a fresh perspective on making this gift a bigger part of our families, The Blessing powerfully communicates these biblically based elements as necessary to prepare children for positive future relationships, including their relationship with a loving God. But what if we've missed out on the blessing in our own lives? This audio book gives hope for "reversing the curse" and helps listeners find blessing in situations of divorce, death, desertion, adoption, and blended families.
New to this updated edition are practical ideas, questions, exercises, and links for online resources-plus practical advice for planning a blessing event for a child, preparing a keepsake blessing, and living out the blessing every day of our lives.
Gary Smalley
Gary Smalley es presidente y fundador de Smalley Relationship Center. Realiza congresos en todo el país y ofrece recursos para familias e iglesias familiares. Se han vendido más de seis millones de copias de sus libros en todo el país. La Bendición y Las dos caras del amor han sido ganadores del premio «Angel» por: Mejor contribución a la vida familiar.
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Read this long ago and used it in a women's study group as our weekly text. Definitely filled with great insights, linked to the Biblical "blessings" in the Old/New Testament. A classic. Just saw they have republished an updated edition: I'm going to get it and read it again.