Habits of Happiness

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Author: Wendy Ulrich
Release Date: January 2014
Publisher: Deseret Book
Genre: Inspiration

This book is INCREDIBLE!

Things I would NEVER think of doing to increase happiness

Here is her list:

*Don't worry about your weaknesses
*Don't try to get motivated to exercise
*Stop hoping to find friends
*Don't try to be happy
*Celebrate failures
*Don't try to get help with your problems
*Don't endure to the end

The information about this list and the things Wendy includes I believe to be TRUE!

It makes SO MUCH SENSE!

Some of my favorite quotes:

"Allow the feeling of gratitude to surround your problems."

"Live is to be enjoyed, not just endured."

Let the habits of happiness begin...

About the Author

Wendy Ulrich, Ph.D., M.B.A., was a psychologist in private practice in Ann Arbor, Michigan for almost fifteen years before moving with her husband to Montreal (where he presided over the Canada Montreal Mission), then Alpine, Utah. She founded Sixteen Stones Center for Growth, which offers seminar-retreats for LDS women (sixteenstones.net). She is a mother and grandmother, a columnist for Deseret News, a former president of the Association of Mormon Counselors and Psychotherapist, and a business consultant with The RBL Group. Her books include Forgiving Ourselves, Weakness Is Not Sin, and national best seller The Why of Work, co-authored with her husband, Dave Ulrich.

Making It Through the Middle

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Author: Emily Freeman
Release Date: January 2013
Publisher: Deseret Book
Genre: Inspiration

This book was written just for ME!
I need this book right now!

For I am in a 'middle'~

I am struggling with this 'middle'~
I am anxious to get out of this 'middle'~

I LEARNED SO MUCH FROM THIS BOOK!

LOVED this question:

"Have you ever noticed that when people talk abut their trials in a public setting, they tend to focus on what happened at the end? They talk about the miracle, the promise, the way it all worked out."

It's so TRUE!

"It isn't often that people talk about what happened in the MIDDLE of the trial!"

This book gives us HOPE!

Personal stories and scriptures are taught to bring us lessons that WILL HELP us through the "middle moments of our lives."

Two quotes I really needed to hear:

"Sometimes He refines us in ways we might not have wanted

because he needs to use us in ways we might not have thought."

"When you can't see God's hand, trust His heart."

If you or someone you know is going through a "middle" this book will bring you/them perspective and peace.

About the Author

Emily Freeman took her first creative writing class in high school and has loved writing ever since. She finds great joy in studying the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. Her deep love of the scriptures comes from a desire to find their application in everyday life. She is the author of several books, including The Ten Virgins; 21 Days Closer to Christ; and The Promise of Enough. There is nothing Emily enjoys more for breakfast than a bowl of vanilla ice cream, raspberries, and chocolate chips. Other favorites include parades, vacations, firework displays, and going for a long walk with a good friend. Emily and her husband, Greg, live in Lehi, Utah, with their four children, whom she adores.

Everything I Need to Know I Learned at Home

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Author: John Bytheway
Release Date: January 2014
Publisher: Deseret Book
Genre: Inspiration

I LOVE Time Out Classic books!

Talks given at Time Out for Women have been preserved in a sweet, gift-size book.

Messages to be read and pondered and read again just when you feel you need some Time Out.

We learn so many things at home like:

*Wash your hands
*Change your attitude
*Clean your room
*Help your sister
*Ask your Dad
*Come and eat

Using scriptures and stories John Bytheway expounds these things to take on a spiritual learning.

REMEMBER

"Every day, with all the little things you do in your home, in what may seem mundane, routine, and unexciting, you are actually teaching the gospel."

What have you learned at home?
What are you teaching at home?

A WONDERFULLY WONDERFUL BOOK!

About the Author

John Bytheway  is an American author who is well known as a comic motivational speaker for youth within The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church).

He was born in Salt Lake City, Utah. He attended the University of Utah in Salt Lake City and Brigham Young University (BYU) in Provo, Utah, receiving a Master's Degree in Religious Education in 2003. He also served as a missionary for the LDS Church in the Philippines.

He is a religious studies instructor at BYU, currently focusing on the Book of Mormon.

He works as an advisor in the publishing department of Deseret Book. He also serves on the Aaronic Priesthood/Young Women Writing Committee for the LDS Church. 

John and his wife Kimberly, and six children live in Utah. 

He enlisted the help of his wife Kimberly to create a guide for newlyweds to help their first year of marriage go more smoothly.

Extending Forgiveness

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Author: Virginia H. Pearce

Release Date: August 2013

Publisher: Deseret Book

Genre: Inspiration

Forgiveness...we all want it....

So why do we struggle to extend it?

Filled with tender stories about those who have mastered the art of forgiving...even for just one time. 

This book will show you that forgiveness is in the miracle of the atonement..."this is what Christ can do that we cannot do on our own."

Forgiveness is more about our relationship with the Lord than it is with the one who hurt us.

A beautiful book to be read and re-read.

A beautiful book to be cherished and shared.

"Keep a place in your heart for forgiveness, and when it comes, welcome it in."

About the Author

Virginia Hinckley Pearce is the author of the bestselling book A Heart Like His: Making Space for God’s Love in Your Life, and has edited and coauthored several additional books, includingGlimpses into the Life and Heart of Marjorie Pay Hinckley. She has served as a counselor in the Young Women general presidency and on the general Primary board of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. She and her husband, the late James R. Pearce, have six children and twenty-six grandchildren.

You Are More

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Author: Carmen Rasmusen Herbert
Release Date: August 2013
Publisher: Deseret Book
Genre: Inspiration

Travel with Carmen Rasmusen Herbert as she describes her life.

From tiny singer at the age of 5, to a contestant on American Idol, to meeting and marrying her husband, to being a mom.

Along the way she has been asked many times "Who are You?"

And she has learned that we are all MORE!

She is More!
You are More!

And because you are MORE, you must NEVER let down your standards!

Heavenly Father will help us be More!
Trust in him!
Trust in his plan for you!

About the Author

Carmen Rasmusen Herbert’s music career began in 2003, when, at age seventeen, she auditioned for the TV show American Idol and was chosen as one of twelve finalists. She is also the author ofStaying in Tune, a book that inspires and motivates young women to stand firm in their faith, hold tight to their values, and avoid worldly temptations in whatever situation they find themselves.

The Slow-Ripening Fruits of Mothering

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Author: Emily Watts
Release Date: August 2013
Publisher: Deseret Book
Genre: Inspiration

It's that time of year again...the time for...Time Out For Women.

A convention of sorts where women from all over gather together to hear wonderful speakers, listen to wonderful music, rejoice together in being women, and feel of the spirit of the Lord.

A time to gather strength, renew commitments, set goals and live joyfully.

With this time comes AMAZING talks and thoughts from AMAZING people.

Talks that help you realizes you are doing pretty good!

And how blessed we are to have some of these talks preserved in cute little books :)

So how are you doing?
How are you doing as a mom?

Have you ever had anyone judge you because of your children?

Have you ever been discouraged because of your children?

Now you can read and learn from Emily Watts what it truly means in Matthew 7:17 where it tells us, "By their fruits ye shall know them."

Stories and examples in this book will show you that "children are the slowest-ripening fruit there is."

So grab this book.

Relax.

Laugh.

Understand.

Learn.

and Wait upon the Lord.

That fruit will ripen, even if it is in the next world, and it will all be worth it...

For your child is worth it in the sight of the Lord...

And so are you!

About the Author
Emily Watts is the joyful mother of five children and grandmother of five. Her lifelong fascination with words led her to a career in editing. She has worked for more than thirty-five years in the publishing department at Deseret Book Company, working from home part-time for many of those years so she could be with her family. She is now a senior editor at Deseret Book as well as a favorite Time Out for Women speaker and the author of several books, including Being the Mom: 10 Coping Strategies I Learned by Accident and Confessions of an Unbalanced Woman. Emily and her husband, Larry, live in Taylorsville, Utah

What Would a Holy Woman Do?

Another great Time Out Classics

What started out as an experiment with 6 friends turned into so much more as minds were changed, energy was increased and hearts were softened.

For just 3 days women were asked to take the "holy woman challenge."

They were to choose just ONE activity a day and ask "what would a holy woman do?"

After three days each woman reported her surprising findings...

And at the end of the book there are a couple of journal pages to report your 3 days of being a holy woman.

So how would a holy woman:
start her day
read to a child
exercise
talk
shop
eat
pray
do laundry
clean the house
handle conflict
serve a neighbor
respond to criticism
etc.

Take the challenge :)

The Faith Experiment

I LOVE these little Time Out Classics books.

They are short, sweet, and powerful!

They can quickly give you a boost of endurance to take just one more step towards the goal.

So many wonderful messages are given at Time Out for Women....and now these messages are captured in some wonderful books to be read, pondered, and prayed about.

Laurel Christensen is an AMAZING woman!
This book is her story of losing weight, running a half marathon and in the process learning to have faith....

She in turn teaches us  how to:
Pray with Faith
Think with Faith
Live with Faith

I LOVED LOVED LOVED her thought:
"Don't be the ONE THING standing in YOUR way!"

"Are you ready to try your own faith experiment?"

Tug of War

I LOVE Mary Ellen Edmunds (MEE)

I love hearing her speak!
I love reading her books!

This book is actually taken from one of her presentations at Time Out For Women.

Here on earth we really only have 2 choices...
Babylon OR Zion
It is that simple...not easy...but simple.

Filled with great stories this book helps us remember that it all comes down to our "agency" and the "desires of our hearts."

Perfect little book for anyone.