Just the Way You Are
Contributed by: Kimberly
Thursotn
(11/15/2001)
And I would exhort you, my
beloved brethren, that ye remember that every good gift cometh of
Christ. (Moroni 10:18)
Perhaps one of your gifts in life is a simple and effortless as the
giving of a smile or a kind word. (James E. Faust)
Not all girls have to play piano, dance, etc. to have a talent. There is
a book about talents: " Just the Way You Are" by Max Lucado
I gave it to my Daughter because her talents are so different from her
sister. She can't put here talents on show (as you might say) It's about
5 children who are orphans and the King is going to adopt them. And how
they get so busy working on their talent to impress the King they are to
busy when he shows up. But the one little girl who thought she had no
talent. It's a really good book.
This is what it says on the inside cover:
"One the greatest gifts parents can give their children is the assurance
that Mom and Dad love them just as they are, apart from anything that
they do. But telling them once won't make it sink in. Kids need to be
reminded of it over and over, until those words get inside their hearts.
In the same way, children need to hear again and again that their
Heavenly Father loves them and wants to spend time with them-even if
they're not wonderfully talented or extremely smart or exceptionally
popular.
That message of God's unconditional acceptance and deep desire to enjoy
a friendship with His children is at the heart of this book.
Just the Way You Are, originally
published by Crossway Books as The Children of the King, has been newly
illustrated to enchant a whole new generation of youngsters. At the same
time, it gives parents and grandparents fresh opportunities to write
God's never-changing desire on tender souls.
Combining the warm narrative of best-selling author Max Lucado and the
classic illustrations of award winning artist Sergio Martinez, Just the
Way You Are will entertain young readers as it teaches them a truth that
can open their hearts to Christ.
That truth-the assurance of God's delight in them - is a blessing that
has eternal impact for all children of the King everywhere.
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