A Good and Perfect Gift: Faith, Expectations, and a Little Girl Named Penny
Digital Logos Edition
Overview
Things don’t always go as planned--especially when it comes to our children. When her first baby, Penny, is given a frightening diagnosis, Amy Julia's world comes crashing down. Could she continue to trust God’s goodness through what felt like personal tragedy? But challenging surprises often lead to unforeseen joy, and disappointments can turn into blessings. This wise and beautiful book is more than a courageous story of raising a child against the odds--it is a journey through the unexpected ups and downs of life and the discoveries that come along the way.
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- Shows a courageous story of raising a child against the odds.
- Explains how trust God’s goodness through what felt like personal tragedy.
- Unfolds a journey through the unexpected ups and downs of life.
Amy Julia Becker has the courage and grace to tell the truth. Whether you are a parent or not, whether the children in your life are ‘typical’ or not, this story will shake you, change you, and encourage you.
--Andy Crouch, author, Culture Making, editorial board, Books and Culture
It takes faith to turn an unmet expectation into something delightfully exceptional, and Amy Julia Becker learned to do just that when Penny was born. Poignant and powerful, the world needs more stories of inspiration like this one!
--Joni Eareckson Tada, Joni and Friends International Disability Center
- Title: A Good and Perfect Gift: Faith, Expectations, and a Little Girl Named Penny
- Author: Amy Julia Becker
- Publisher: Bethany House
- Print Publication Date: 2011
- Logos Release Date: 2018
- Pages: 238
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Logos Reader Edition
- ISBNs: 9781441233776, 1441233776
- Resource ID: LLS:9781441233776
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2024-03-06T21:09:24Z