Relational Intelligence: The People Skills You Need for the Life of Purpose You Want by Dharius Daniels

Relational Intelligence: The People Skills You Need for the Life of Purpose You Want

by 

Dharius Daniels

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Considering Jesus's relational model for choosing the twelve disciples, Relational Intelligence will walk you through how to assess your relationships, define them, discern them, align them, and finally activate your relationships to unlock your greatest potential.

Years of ministry leadership experience and personal experience have convinced Dr. Dharius Daniels: there's no such thing as a casual relationship. All relationships are catalytic - either pushing us forward into our God-given purposes or holding us back. Our spiritual, physical, financial, emotional, and professional progress is greatly impacted by who we allow to be a part of our lives and what part we allow them to play. With our destiny on the line, relationships are too consequential to nonchalantly roll the dice in managing them.

Relational Intelligence is your action plan for getting smart about your purpose partners. Relationships were God's idea, writes Daniels, and when we understand and apply what God has to say about them we end up avoiding unnecessary relational turmoil, advancing in all areas of our life, and accomplishing our God-given purpose.

When your purpose is on the line, the cost of relational unintelligence is too great to pay. In this book, you will explore and learn how to activate the relational intelligence you need for the life of purpose you want.

My Thoughts:

Dr. Dharius Daniels is the founder and lead pastor of Change Church. Relational Intelligence is a great book in helping the reader unlock the greatest gift on earth- relationships.. This book will help you learn how to discern and distinguish the relationships that you desire, to strengthen relationships, to lead in relationships and to be intentional about relationships. This book is great because it gives the reader tools and tips on how to love unconditionally in the process, without compromising. Your greatest gift is being in relationships with people, don't miss out on the opportunity to refine those relationships and your relational intelligence. 

I really enjoyed this book and have it highlighted in several places. My favorite chapter was about defining my relationships. It helped me to take time and really look at the relationships that are important to me and worthy of my investment. 

Grab your copy today! You will be thankful you spent the time investing in your relationships.

About the Author:

Dr. Dharius Daniels is the founder and lead pastor of Change Church, a vibrant, diverse congregation. With a doctorate of ministry from Fuller Theological Seminary, Dr. Daniels speaks to national audiences and sits on the board of the National Association of Evangelicals. He lives with his wife, Shameka, and their two sons in New Jersey.

She Laughs: Choosing Faith over Fear by Carolanne Miljavac

She Laughs: Choosing Faith over Fear

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Carolanne Miljavac

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Join CA Miljavac on a journey of joy.
 
She believes with all her heart that laughter is a gift, providing a sliver of distraction from whatever struggle you might be facing. . .relief when you need rescuing. . .hope in the midst of hardship.
 
Though her life has been dotted with disaster, it’s through laughter that she found the strength and courage to persevere. . .joy for the journey. And she’ll help you discover all the ways laughter can carry you through your very own painful situations.
 
In ten laugh-till-you-cry chapters, Miljavac shares how laughter has been an essential and valuable part of her own healing, plus hilarious true stories will help you get started on the path to a life of peace and joy.

My Thoughts:

She Laughs in medicine for my bones and soul! This book will have you laughing in stitches, especially if you don't wear underwear to the assembly and will allow you to reflect on your mishaps, memories and growing pains with the Lord. I loved her style of writing and I was not able to put this book down. It just pulled me in and I read this book fast. Carolanne is incredibly relatable, so it felt like having coffee with any old friend. Don't miss out on this gem of a book. You'll be thankful you grabbed a copy. After all, laughter is the best medicine. 

About the Author:

Hey y'all! I am a southern-raised, Jesus-saved, barely sane author, speaker, and social media goofball. I'm married to such a lucky man, and mother to three sweet, loving, kind little girls who only whine EVERY now and then. I'm also super sarcastic. Poverty and abuse were tough to overcome, but it was the crushing loss of my seven-year-old niece to cancer that finally humbled me enough to listen to God when He spoke into my shattered heart, "Give it up." Without the chains of fear and insecurity, I followed my spirit's instruction to speak freely. That led to over 100 million video views, and nearly half a million social media followers. My story has been a true reflection of "beauty for ashes". I pray my writing leaves you laughing, crying, rejoicing, and encouraged. I hope to pull heartstrings while tapping funny bones with transparency and vulnerability. Grief taught me gratitude, pain gave me purpose, and loss revealed true love. With faith, I found audacity, and my mission is to give you the guts to be you too.

Raising the Challenging Child: How to Minimize Meltdowns, Reduce Conflict, and Increase Cooperation

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What's the worst you've ever faced as a parent? An all-out tantrum at the mall? A son who won't take out his earbuds to listen to you? A daughter who's failing at school and won't do her homework? A teen who constantly breaks curfew? A call from the police? Whatever you're dealing with, Raising the Challenging Child will help.

Building on their work at Chaddock, a nonprofit organization that has worked with some of the most challenging kids in the nation for more than 150 years, the authors empower frustrated parents with practical tips and real-life examples on how to

- minimize behavioral meltdowns
- reduce conflict
- increase cooperation

- promote healthy attachment
- improve family relationships

The strategies they share work both for the child who is going through a difficult phase brought on by life disruption or trauma, and for the child who faces chronic struggles. Parents, teachers, and those who work with children and youth will find positive, practical steps they can start taking today in order to understand and address the baffling behavior of the child under their care. 

My Thoughts:

Raising the Challenging Child is perfect for anyone who has children. This book isn't just for someone who has a child who is challenging, but let's face it.. Everyone has children who can be challenging at different ages, phases and stages of life. This book is for YOU! This book is a huge resource for every SINGLE parent! 

This book is filled with practical advice to apply to all types of challenging behavior and is awesome to have these tools in your tool box. I love how straight forward this book is with examples, and details on how to help work with your children to manage behavior. This book doesn't require indepth reading or for you to be an expert on children management, but instead requires you to have an open mind and heart. I love how this book encourages the emotional connection between the child and the parent. It is just a great book! 

Overall, I can't say enough good things about this book. If you are struggling with your child, make sure to pick up a copy today.

Still: 7 Ways to Find Calm in the Chaos by Jenny L. Donnelly

Still: 7 Ways to Find Calm in the Chaos

by 

Jenny L. Donnelly,

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Do you worry a lot? Is it common for you to dread upcoming events? Does pressure or stress trigger outbursts of anger, isolation, depression, or feelings of failure? Do you have a hard time finishing what you start? Do you find it impossible to work in the middle of chaos? Do you wonder if God is really going to come through for you in difficult times?

In Still, Jenny Donnelly teaches you how to experience true, life-giving rest even in the midst of chaos. While most of us think of rest as something we do, Jenny shares how rest is a place from which we live and work. Sharing her own personal story of struggling with life's pressures and spiritual exhaustion, she introduces you to the source of peace and rest: Jesus. She shows you the steps to take to access rest anytime, anyplace, under any conditions. And she reveals how operating from a place of stillness powers your identity, creativity, relationships, and so much more.

If you've been stressed and anxious, operating on autopilot as life whizzes by, it's time you discovered the resting place God designed for you.

My Thoughts:

Still: 7 Ways to Find Calm in the Chaos by Jenny Donnelly is a complete treasure of a book. This book is for those of us out there who have found ourselves in a pickle worrying and fretting about the things in life that cause us to get stuck. Rather than worrying and fussing our way through life, Jen teaches the reader how to stay calm and more importantly, REST in the biggest storm of your life. As a reader, I love how candid she is with her own struggles and it allowed me to relate with her postively. She shows the reader how to navigate life through a place of rest, while using your gifts, identity and relationships to position the place of rest in your life. This is a book I could read multiple times and have several sections highlighted. This book is an easy read, but a incredible read! Grab your copy today and buy one for your best friend too. 

Collateral Damage (Danger Never Sleeps #1) by Lynette Eason

Collateral Damage

(Danger Never Sleeps #1)

by 

Lynette Eason 

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Honorably discharged from the Army after an explosion nearly killed her, former military psychiatrist Brooke Adams has set up shop to help others--but her days of helping military personnel are over. She's got her own battles to fight from her time overseas, and she's not equipped to take on more. Former Army Special Ops Sergeant First Class Asher James could handle anything that war sent his way--terrorists, bombs, bullets. The only thing that scares him now is sleep. As the shadows close in, the nightmares begin.

Finally convinced that he needs help, Asher makes an appointment with a counselor, and Brooke is pressed by her boss to take him on. When he arrives at her office she isn't there--but a dead body is. Brooke is devastated when she walks in, and Asher is a conveniently strong shoulder to cry on. But she can't take him on as a client after sharing such an intimate and unprofessional moment, can she? And he's not sure he can handle sharing his deepest fears with such a beautiful woman.

When it becomes clear that Brooke was the real target of the attack--and that her secrets go even deeper than his own--Asher vows to protect her no matter what.

My Thoughts:

As always, Eason did it again! She is the author and queen of writing amazing Christian suspense that leaves me on the edge of my seat. 

The premise of this book is around two Army veterans and disabilities that are faced in military life, like PTSD. You will really like Asher or I did. Brooke was a great too, her character was love-able, compassionate and she grew, as the story grew. 

The plots, twists and villain was perfect! This was a book that I read less than 24 hours. It was incredible because I would not put it down until I was finished. This book will take you on an incredible journey of the unknown, but throughout the story, God has their backs the entire time. I love that is able to take a story of this caliber and build it on God. She is a master story teller. 

Don't miss this series! I cannot wait to get my hands on book two! 

About the Author:

Lynette Eason grew up in Greenville, SC. She graduated from the University of South Carolina, Columbia, and then obtained her masters in education from Converse College. Author of twenty inspirational romantic suspense books, she is also a member of American Christian Fiction Writers (ACFW) and Romance Writers of America (RWA). In 1996, Lynette married "the boy next door" and now she and her husband and their two children make their home in Simpsonville, South Carolina."

An Uncommon Woman by Laura Frantz

An Uncommon Woman

by 

Laura Frantz

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Unflinching and plainspoken, Tessa Swan is not your typical 18th-century woman. Born and bred on the western Virginia frontier along with her five brothers, she is a force to be reckoned with.

Quiet and courageous, Clay Tygart is not your typical 18th-century man. Raised by Lenape Indians, he returns a hero from the French and Indian War to the fort that bears his name, bringing with him Tessa's long-lost friend, Keturah, a redeemed Indian captive like himself.

Determined to avoid any romantic entanglements as fort commander, Clay remains aloof whenever he encounters the lovely Tessa. But when she is taken captive by the tribe Clay left, his hand--and heart--are forced, leading to one very private and one very public reckoning.

Intense, evocative, and laced with intricate historical details that bring the past to life, An Uncommon Woman will transport you to the picturesque and dangerous western Virginia mountains of 1770.

My Thoughts:

AMAZING! 

And, I'm sad it's over... Laura Frantz wrote a beautiful book in An Uncommon Woman! From the opening of this book, her story comes alive. The romance in this book between Tessa and Clay builds like bubbles and then bursts forth. I love the character development of both of these two. Both of them are a complete match for one another. Yet, the loss experienced by them, is uncanning. The reader will feel it or at least, I did. The tension, action and tender moments makes this book a wonderful reading journey from the beginning till the end. This is a book that I was sad to finished, yet excited to continue to read. AHH! 

This is a book I will read again! I highly recommend you picking up a copy today!

About the Author:

Laura Frantz is passionate about all things historical, particularly the 18th-century, and writes her manuscripts in longhand first. Her stories often incorporate Scottish themes that reflect her family heritage. She is a direct descendant of George Hume, Wedderburn Castle, Berwickshire, Scotland, who was exiled to the American colonies for his role in the Jacobite Rebellion of 1715, settled in Virginia, and is credited with teaching George Washington surveying in the years 1748-1750. Frantz lives and writes in a log cabin in the heart of Kentucky.According to Publishers Weekly, "Frantz has done her historical homework." With her signature attention to historical detail and emotional depth, she is represented by Janet Kobobel Grant, Literary Agent & Founder, Books & Such Literary Agency of Santa Rosa, California.Readers can find Laura Frantz at www.laurafrantz.net.

His Princess Every Day Devotional: Love Letters From Your King by Sheri Rose Shepherd

His Princess Every Day Devotional: Love Letters From Your King

by 

Sheri Rose Shepherd

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See yourself as God sees you—as a daughter of the King. Toss aside your own insecurities and break out of the mold the media has created for you. You are a princess, and in these letters penned from God's perspective, you'll begin to discover just how dear you are to Him—and you were lovingly created to be in fellowship with Him. Walk your faith in confidence again as you find your rightful place as royalty.

My Thoughts:

His Princess Every Day Devotional: Love Letters From Your King by Sheri Rose Shepherd is the perfect devotional to start off your New Year! I adore this devotional. You can feel the heart of God for his daughters in each and every single page. The words speak to your heart right off the page. These words come from the heart of God to his child. They bring comfort, love, joy, hope and peace. 

This devotional is an easy read and sometimes, I find myself reading a few a day because I just want to experience more of His love. This book comes in hardcover with a beautiful ribbon marker. I love the size of it as well. I won't lose this devotional either, which is perfect. I highly recommend this devotional.