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The Frazzled Parents’ Guide to Less Stress: A 40-Day Devotional for Releasing Anxiety and Tension When Life Feels Overwhelming
Kristin Faith Evans

Decompress and move from anxious to calm in just minutes a day with these forty encouraging . . . devotions, which include simple stress management practices for parents

If you’re a parent, you probably know what it’s like to feel overwhelmed on pretty much any given day. The hard reality is that our stress management skills simply haven’t kept up with our fast-paced society. Thankfully, Kristin Faith Evans, an award-winning author, national speaker, licensed master social worker, and busy mom of two including her daughter with complex disabilities, knows firsthand about the harmful effects of stress and how to counteract them.

Candidly sharing from her own parenting struggles, mental health research, and professional experience, Kristin equips parents to thrive even in their busy routines with The Frazzled Parents’ Guide to Less Stress. These forty practice-based devotions will guide you step-by-step in drawing closer to God while lowering your stress levels, anxiety, and depression. Each short entry will empower you to

Pray: center your heart and mind on God’s presence throughout the day with breath prayers, Scripture meditations, and guided experiences.
Ponder: recognize the neurological, physical, psychological, and spiritual elements of stress.
Practice: engage in mindful living, simplicity, muscle relaxation, and deep breathing techniques.
Plan: apply the simple stress reduction skills during your day to relax and parent more patiently and effectively.

No matter how many kids you have, how long that school pick-up line gets, or whether you have time to go to the grocery store, you can thrive in the stress, reduce your anxiety, grow closer to God, and parent in more patient and effective ways. Begin your journey to parenting less stressed and releasing tension today. More

C is for Creation
Crystal Bowman, Teri McKinley

This rhyming ABC story takes kids through the seven days of the biblical account of creation.

The . . . Holy Spirit moved about.
God’s Son was present too.
The story of CREATION
is wonderful and true.

Joining M Is for Manger and R Is for Risen, C Is for Creation is the third picture book in the series of rhyming ABC stories written by award-winning authors Crystal Bowman and Teri McKinley. This charming true story takes children through the alphabet and through God’s amazing creation of the earth and everything in it! Each page features a relevant Bible verse and adorable cartoon artwork.

C Is for Creation tells the Genesis story of:

Day one: God created the heavens and the earth.
Day two: God created the sky.
Day three: God separated the land and seas. God created plants and trees.
Day four: God created the sun, moon, and stars.
Day five: God created sea animals and birds.
Day six: God created land animals and humans.
Day seven: God rested.

In addition, this charming, illustrated book features:

Short, easy-to-read rhyming text
Chronological Bible story about God’s creation
Endearing illustrations
A Bible verse on each page to point little ones back to Scripture

This true ABC book about our world is sure to become a family classic children will ask their parents to read time and again. More