Giveaway! Work in Progress: An Unfinished Woman's Guide to Grace By Kristin Armstrong

When Kristin Armstrong was in the pit of her divorce, she eagerly read every spiritual book and devotional she could get her hands on out of a hunger to connect with someone who knew exactly what she was going through and how she felt. Now, at a time when society offers so many conflicting messages about what it means to be a woman, Kristin invites readers to discover grace as a way of life.

Using real-life anecdotes, biblical wisdom, and insight born of hard experience, Kristin teaches women the twelve traits of grace, inviting reflection and interaction. Warm, engaging, and practical, this book examines what God has to say about being His kind of woman in the twenty-first century.

About the Author:
KRISTIN ARMSTRONG was married to cyclist Lance Armstrong for five years, raising their three children while living in France and Spain. She is the author of a children's book, Lance Armstrong: The Race of His Life, and a contributing editor for Runner's World magazine. Kristin is passionate about her Christian faith, her family, her friends, and her career. She speaks French and Spanish, is a marathon runner, and enjoys cooking, reading, painting, and travel. Kristin now lives in Austin, Texas with her family--her son Luke and twin daughters Grace and Isabelle.

My Review:
This little 5" x 7" book is chock full of encouragement for ladies to work the twelve traits of grace.

At the end of the book, there is a listing of Discussion/Journal Questions divided by Chapters that will help direct each reader toward the goal of becoming a woman of grace. Armstrong suggests using these questions in a group setting. I can see women who are seriously seeking improvement in things internal and eternal benefiting by this study. Listed below is each chapter title and a snippet from that chapter:

• Beauty: "When you watch someone doing the thing they were meant to do, aren't they gorgeous?"
• Confidence: "is not about who you are; it's about whose you are."
• Softness: "Try speaking softly so that others have to quiet...to hear you."
• Trust: "As your trust grows, so will your assignments [from God]."
  
• Truth: "Friendship deepens in the fertile ground of honesty."
  
• Generosity: "Before we have anything to give, we have to have already amply received."
  
• Forgiveness: "does not involve the participation of the other person."
  
• Courage: "Whether or not we rise to meet the challenge will be determined by how seriously we have taken our preparation and our training up until this point."
  
• Diligence: "rquires a devoted, unbroken commitment to connection with the Lord, every morning."
  
• Wisdom: "is a love that surpasses knowledge."
  
• Authenticity: "We are truly pleasing to those we love (and who love us) only when we are being ourselves."
  
• Freedom: "God's kind of freedom is not boring."
  

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