Natasha Kennedy – författare

Discover God's gifts hidden in seasons of lackThere are so many ways we experience lack in this life: loneliness, loss, underemployment, empty-nesting, literal hunger, the void left by a habit overcome but not yet replaced. Each creates a hole in our souls that we may try everything to fill--but only one thing is needed. Natasha Kennedy knows this not as a theological abstraction but as the daily reality in a body that cannot swallow food.Through a debilitating chronic illness, Natasha lost her ability to eat solid food. Lacking Nothing tells the story of that first year--the grief, the temptation, and the slow, grace-filled discovery that Jesus was not merely sufficient for her suffering but present within it. "I will always experience the temptation to turn my head to the right or to the left, toward other pleasures or comforts to wash over my sadness or fill my emptiness. But this emptiness is my allotted suffering; it is my appointed opportunity to see Jesus fill the emptiness and be to me what he has always been."This is a book for anyone in a prolonged season of lack--chronic illness, grief, loneliness, spiritual dryness, or any form of hunger that platitudes have failed to touch. Through her remarkable story of choosing to trust Jesus's promise that he is indeed enough, Natasha will encourage you to cling to him in your own pain and not let go.Lacking Nothing is not a book about being healed. It is a book about being held--and discovering, in the depths of what you cannot fix or fill, that Jesus has been enough all along.If your lack has brought you to the end of yourself, this book will meet you there, and point you to the One who has been there all along.

What God's children believeBecause Jesus is risen, the world is made new.This is the good news.That's what I believe.Join FatCat, the friendly feline, as he learns the traditional text of the Apostles' Creed--the earliest summary of the apostles' teaching. Through the Creed, children can encounter the God of the Bible who creates, redeems, and sanctifies. Enjoy vibrantly illustrated scenes of Jesus's life and search for FatCat on every page!Young readers and families will read a line from the creed along with a simple reflection to tuck into their hearts. With a list of Scriptures for further learning and a family prayer, this FatCat book is perfect to read again and again.In a fun and accessible way, believers can visualize, memorize, understand, and confess the Apostles' Creed, which has united all Christians for centuries.

2022 Moonbeam Children's Book Award Gold Medal Winner for Religion2022 American Book Fest Best Book Award Finalist for Children's Religious2022 Northern Lights Book Award Winner for Best SeriesHow God's children pray. Join FatCat, the friendly feline, as he learns the Lord's Prayer--Jesus's prayer that teaches us how to pray. This simple yet profound prayer shapes children's love for God, need for forgiveness from God, and dependence on God for strength and protection. Learn the Lord's Prayer and search for FatCat on every page!Each petition of the Lord's Prayer has a full-page illustration from Jesus's life and a reflection on its meaning. With a list of Scripture references and a guided family prayer, this FatCat book helps God's children understand, memorize, and pray the Lord's Prayer.As a loving Father, God invites all his beloved children to come to him. In a fun and friendly way, The Lord's Prayer: For All God's Children encourages children to pray to our Father with reverence and boldness.

The star of the King of Christmas--where will we find him? Inspired by the story of the magi and Mary's Magnificat, The King of Christmas invites children and families to share the joy of searching for Jesus during Advent.Join FatCat and the wise men as they follow the light of the Christmas star, journeying over sea and field, through market and temple, to find the King of Christmas. In each place they look, a new friend joins their search. The journey doesn't end at the manger. Once the magi and their lively cast of friends and friendly beasts find Jesus at the nativity scene, they ask where else he can be found. On the cross? In the tomb?And where do we find the King of Christmas today? In his word, where he promises to be found. Wherever his name and word are, you will find him too. Merry Christmas to all God's children!