New Releases by Vicki Courtney

"Sometimes it can be hard to remember that you are more than a mom. Do this. Don't do that. Try this parenting strategy. Read this book. Many mothers desire to be the best mom possible, but the pressure can feel overwhelming. Even at church, many of us are being taught that 'motherhood is a woman's highest calling.' While valuing mothers is important, idolizing or idealizing the role places unsustainable pressures and stress on moms and causes us to miss living out of our primary identity in Christ. In Motherhood Is (Not) Your Highest Calling, Vicki Courtney invites moms to reconsider the widely held belief that motherhood defines your identity. With heartfelt honesty drawn from her experiences as a mother and grandmother, Vicki encourages you to embrace an emotionally healthy, 'good enough' mentality and let go of the unrealistic expectations that weigh heavily on mothers. Motherhood Is (Not) Your Highest Calling will encourage you to: Challenge the Myth of Perfection: Discover how to release yourself from the unrealistic standards of perfectionism that are held up for Christian mothers; Understand Church Influences: Gain insight into how traditional narratives have shaped women's expectations in faith communities; Learn from Personal Stories: Benefit from Courtney's own experiences and reflections on motherhood; Embrace Being 'More than a Mom': Recognize the value of your worth and purpose beyond motherhood; and Explore Biblical Insights: Find guidance for understanding your identity in Christ. In a world dominated by social media portrayals of picture-perfect parenting, embrace your complete who you are in Christ."--

Writing, laughing, sharing, growing . . . all between us. Throughout the year, mothers and daughters can use these 52 devotions to share their thoughts and grow their faith. Written by best-selling author Vicki Courtney, each devotion unpacks a focus Scripture and offers guidance and biblical truth that is relevant to today's tweens. Daughters and moms will find questions to ask each other and to journal about and fun activity ideas as well. As the devos are shared and the journal is passed back and forth from mom to daughter, readers will be building their relationship with each other, strengthening their faith in God, and creating a keepsake to treasure for decades to come.

A teen girl's guide to discovering her true worth through God. Self-worth is one of the biggest struggles for teen girls, and bestselling author Vicki Courtney offers just-right encouragement with her special blend of straight talk and wisdom. Reflect will help teen girls to love what they see in the mirror, to deal with the pressures to look and be perfect, and to truly believe they are worthy and wonderful, just the way God created them. Essays include: Confessions of a Beauty Queen Living Authentically in a Photoshopped World Life with No Regrets The Truth about Forever

"The world will tell you to define your worth based on social media friend counts. But Vicki Courtney shows a different view, and provides information on need-to-know topics such as: loving the imperfect you; choosing not to be self-obsessed; finding true beauty, inside and out; and discovering how much God loves you" -- from publisher.

Relationships are hard. Tween girls are facing more and more each day, and this book offers solid, Godly advice on how to deal with relationship issues, whether it be with their parents, friends, boys, or even with God.

Instead of just surviving relationships, why not cherish them? A teen girl's life is bursting with relationships—hard ones, favorite ones, and ones you would avoid if only you could. In Cherish, best-selling author Vicki Courtney offers godly yet timely advice on how to navigate and cultivate relationships with your parents, friends, guys, and everyone else who fills your day. You'll find your questions answered on such topics as: Top 10 friendship killers What to do when your family is falling apart What happens when good girls fall for bad boys How to live in the digital world Why did God put you here anyway?

“Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest” (Matt. 11:28 Women are overcommitted, overconnected, overburdened, and overwhelmed. Their lives are full, but oddly, their souls are empty. They are aching for a bold challenge—one that will bring rest to their longing souls. Rest Assured is for the daring women who truly want to disrupt their current patterns and see lasting change. Divided into two parts, Rest Assured offers not just an intervention: The Badge of Busyness The Exhausting Pursuit of Happiness Tethered Souls Worried Sick But also a recovery plan: Prioritize the One Thing Needed: Time for God Create Room to Breathe: Time for Solitude Give Yourself a Break: Time for Leisure Pay It Forward: Time for Others If the soul is weary, it’s time for an intervention. Rest Assured is not a quick fix, but rather a bold challenge that aids women in identifying the negative patterns that prevent them from experiencing rest in their souls. Most importantly, it will give them the tools needed to break the cycle.

Most people will live their entire lives attempting to clean up their messes on their own or will hide their messes under a multitude of modern-day fig leaves. Are you weary of hiding and pretending? If so, it’s time to find the courage to come clean about the mess you are. It’s time to lay your heart and soul bare before the Lord and say, “I’m not okay, and I need your help.” Once you face your messes, God—in his sweet mercy—will help you get real, deal, and truly move on. So say goodbye to that person you’ve been pretending to be and celebrate the person God created you to be: a gloriously imperfect mess who is loved by a perfect and holy God. In this six-session small-group Bible study, speaker and bestselling author Vicki Courtney shows how we can acknowledge the messes in our lives, accept God's mercy for them, and then get real, deal, and move on. Sessions include: Clean-Up on Aisle One! (19:00) Unclaimed Baggage (20:00) Us and Them (14:00) Law and Disorder (17:00) Buzz-Hopping (15:00) Falling Forward (14:00) Designed for use with the Move On DVD 9780849960161 (sold separately).

Fairytales and chick flicks end where real life begins says Vicki Courtney in this poignant, funny, and spiritual look at marriage and motherhood.

Guides parents as they navigate the most important topics related to raising daughters.

Guides parents as they navigate the most important topics related to raising sons.

From boyhood to manhood, award-winning author and youth culture commentator Courtney helps parents navigate the most important topics related to raising sons.

Offers advice for mothers on discussions to have with their daughters at different stages in their lives.

Following her bestseller "Between," Courtney's "Between Us Girls" is an all-new full-color and fun-paced magabook encouraging girls to grow spiritually and socially in every area of life.

Presents a wake-up call for parents on how their children can have access to the world from many gadgets that are in the home, and offers information for low-tech parents.

"TeenVirtue Confidential" takes an even more interactive direction than before by offering God-focused answers to real questions sent in by teenage girls about the future, guys, body development and sex, and faith. (Youth Issues)

Printed in a magazine format, "BeTween" offers a wealth of wisdom to a booming and most impressionable audience. Full color.

Presents issues affecting teenage girls and their relationships, including dealing with boyfriends and physical attraction, being a good friend, and relating to family, and provides tips and advice for how to handle these situations.

Designed like a magazine, TeenVirtue provides girls with information that counters culture's lies and distortions about who they are and who they should become.