Root Wrap~ Gigantic redwoods grow in families and their shallow roots intertwine or “root wrap.” When severe storms blow in from the Pacific—the huge trees sway and bend—but they don’t break. Humans also root wrap during the storms of life.
Suggested Reading
“I’m sorry to tell you—your child has...”
Devastating words drain emotional tanks. To refill these tanks, we need to speak each other’s love languages—how we express and receive love in different ways. Gary Chapman’s books on Love Languages gives insights into ways we can “speak” encouragement to each other—with words, quality time, giving gifts, acts of service, and touch.
Gary Chapman, The Five Love Languages of God (Chicago, IL: Northfield Publishing, 2002)Helps us understand our ways of communicating with Him, and He with us.
Gary Chapman, The Five Love Languages: How to Express Heartfelt Commitment to Your Mate (Chicago, IL: Northfield Press, 2004)
Gary Chapman and Ross Campbell, The Five Love Languages of Children (Chicago, IL: Northfield Press, 2005).
Gary Chapman, The Five Love Languages of Teens (Chicago, IL: Northfield
Press, 2005)
The following are a few of the varied resources that have been helpful to many:
Two of Carol Kent’s books share this speaker-author’s shattered life, and how God rebuilt the pieces on her journey. Carol knows what it means to live with an unthinkable circumstance that will never change---and to still make hope-filled choices.
Carol Kent, When I Lay My Isaac Down- Unshakable Faith in Unthinkable Circumstances, (Colorado Springs, CO: Navpress, 2004)
Carol Kent, A New Kind of Normal, Hope-Filled Choices When Life Turns Upside-Down, (Thomas Nelson, 2007)
Barbara Robinson- Best Christmas Pageant Ever, (HarpCollins, 1972). Humorous take on a church’s Christmas pageant—and unique insights into that first Christmas long ago.
PhilipYancey, Reaching for the Invisible God, what can we expect to find? (Grand Rapids, Michigan: Zondervan, 2000)
John R. Claypool, Tracks of a Fellow Struggler: Living and Grieving Through Grief (Morehouse Pub Co, 2003).
Max Lucado, God Came Near, (Nashville, TN: Thomas Nelson, 2004).
Nancy Guthrie, The One Year Book of Hope (Wheaton, IL: Tyndale House, 2005).
Florence Littauer, Silver Linings- Breaking through the Clouds of Depression (Birmingham, AL, 2006).
Ann Graham Lotz, Why? Trusting God When You don’t Understand (Nashville: W Publishing, 2004).
Robert J. Morgan, Red Sea Rules- The Same God Who Led You in Will Lead You Out (Nashville, TN: Thomas Nelson Books, 2001).
Ten God-given strategies for difficult times.
Robert Christopher Brown, Coming to Terms with The Potter (Fairfax, VA: Xulon Press, 2002.
This book chronicles Rob’s struggles to reconcile God’s purposes with his own as he made the long road back from the leukemia diagnosis at the age of 24.
This is a small sample of the support shared through resources such as books, CDs, and websites.
