Angela Thomas – författare

Bestselling author and mother of four children Angela Thomas brings her trademark storytelling and biblical teaching to this book of encouragement for moms who, in the daily whir of busyness, long to connect with their kids in new ways.

With compassion and creativity, Angela presents 52 inspirations to help moms experience intentional mothering, intentional living, and intentional joy as they:

Moms at all phases of parenting can adopt one idea a week or try several at once. This is a fun, guilt-free resource to help every mom lead with God’s love and delight in the small moments that make up an abundant life.

When Grammy-nominated recording artist Matthew West started writing his top-selling new album, The Story of Your Life(Sparrow, 2010) he asked fans to submit personal experiences. More than 10,000 tales of hope, perseverance, and redemption poured in. With friend and author Angela Thomas, West presents some of these powerful stories paired with meaningful devotions they inspired.

This unforgettable devotional journey inspires readers to discover God as the author of their unique lives and to share the power of their story.

Also available this season—a companion DVD of the same title and a standalone guide, The Story of Your Life Interactive Journey. The DVD and book help readers, individually or as part of a group study, personalize and explore more deeply the messages of God’s hope and redemption in their own stories.

"He''s 100 percent boy...and I just don''t understand him!"

Angela Thomas, bestselling author of 52 Things Kids Need from a Mom, gets it. The mother of four children, Angela brings wisdom, humor, and compassion to her new book for moms. Find encouragement and inspiration as she lays out 52 creative ways to help you connect with your son''s heart. Discover how to

One week at a time, learn new ways to engage with your son and raise a godly young man. This fun, guilt-free resource will help you delight in the small moments that make for an abundant life.

For many years Angela Thomas thought of the Beatitudes as a list of "Gotta Be''s," as in: Gotta be meek. Gotta be merciful. And when she compared her life to the standard they set, she always felt that she came up short. But through God''s great mercy, she has come to see this passage instead as a roster of "When You Are''s." When you are meek, there is a spiritual inheritance. When you are merciful, you will be shown mercy.

This shift in thinking has led Thomas to understand that God does not require perfection, but rather our gracious obedience. In His eyes, our lives-complete with mistakes, blemishes, and imperfections-are A Beautiful Offering.

This book is for women who know, perhaps only deep in their heart, that they need an answer to the question, "Do you think I''m beautiful?" Readers will come to understand that the question is uniquely feminine, placed there by the Creator to woo them to Himself. Along the way, women will learn about the distractions that can keep them from the One who calls them beautiful, what it takes to return to His embrace, and what delights await them there. Angela''s skillful, moving writing style is peppered with warm and funny stories from her own life that readers will immediately identify with. And the practical Bible teaching Angela offers will help readers bridge the gulf between the life a woman longs for and the life she actually has.

When we were two, we were no longer babies-we were becoming little girls. And when we were thirteen, we were leaving childhood behind, becoming young women. But somewhere along the way, we stopped becoming. We became "un-women." Wallflowers who are just breathing and smiling and blending in to stay out of the way.

That is not what God had in mind when He created us. He wants us to keep becoming. He wants us to become strong, decisive, wise, creative, passionate, courageous-all the things we''ve dreamed of becoming. When Wallflowers Dance is a fresh challenge to women who have lived hesitant, cautious lives but long to break free and dance!

Using both Scripture and story, Angela Thomas addresses the attributes of "becoming" and the freedom we have in Christ to keep developing the characteristics that reflect our God-given longings.

Expectant moms are looking for reassurance and guidance in their new roles; these tender prayers deliver it. This elegant gift book offers heartwarming, Scripture-based prayers-penned by a mother of four-that address the practical, everyday issues expectant mothers face. Simple, reassuring words encourage readers to have faith in God and bring all their awakened emotions and experiences to Him. The beautiful interior is inviting and uplifting. This is a gift that any expectant mother will cherish.

This book is for women who know, perhaps only deep in their heart, that they need an answer to the question, "Do you think I''m beautiful?" Readers will come to understand that the question is uniquely feminine, placed there by the Creator to woo them to Himself. Along the way, women will learn about the distractions that can keep them from the One who calls them beautiful, what it takes to return to His embrace, and what delights await them there. Angela''s skillful, moving writing style is peppered with warm and funny stories from her own life that readers will immediately identify with. And the practical Bible teaching Angela offers will help readers bridge the gulf between the life a woman longs for and the life she actually has.

The day Angela Thomas sold the only thing she had, the diamond from her engagement ring, to take care of her kids was the day she began to believe they were going to make it. In that decision, the faith she had always talked about became the faith she was going to learn how to live. In the years since, God has given Angela a passionate desire . . . to live an amazing life, even while raising four kids as a single mom. In this book she shares her hard-earned wisdom on loneliness, dating, finances, and parenting, encouraging every solo mom. "As a gift to our children," she says, "we can become healthy moms who are strong and amazing women in spite of our circumstances."

¡Levante la cabeza, mamá!

El día en que Angela Thomas vendió lo único que tenía, el diamante de su anillo de compromiso, para cuidar de sus hijos fue el día en que empezó a creer que iban a salir adelante. En esa decisión, la fe de la cual siempre había hablado se convirtió en la fe que iba a aprender a vivir. En los años que siguieron, Dios le había dado a Angela un deseo apasionado de vivir una vida asombrosa, aun mientras criaba a sus cuatro hijos como madre soltera. En este libro ella comparte la sabiduría que ganó con el sudor de su frente en lo que respecta a la soledad, las citas, las finanzas y la crianza de los hijos, animando a toda madre soltera. «Como regalo para nuestros hijos», ella dice, «podemos convertirnos en madres sanas que son mujeres fuertes y asombrosas a pesar de nuestras circunstancias».