Priceless
Who I Am When I Feel . . .
by Jen Barrick
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Pub Date 2 Oct 2018 | Archive Date 1 Oct 2018
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Description
What if your daughter’s propensity for “feeling all the feels” is actually a good thing?
Teens and tweens have a reputation for letting their emotions get the best of them, so much so that we often wonder if our families (and the world) wouldn’t be better off if these young women we love could feel just a little less. But as Linda Barrick discovered, these emotions play an important role in the spiritual lives of young women, and, when they learn to direct them rightly, their feelings can be a powerful force for good in their lives, homes, and schools.
That’s why Linda and her daughter Jen wrote this devotional for teen girls. After Linda’s daughter, Jen, was in a traumatic car accident, Jen was in many ways “frozen” at age fifteen and completely uninhibited. That means Jen still says what she’s thinking and feeling almost all the time. Because of this Jen’s mom, Linda, got a unique glimpse into the inner world of young women, and she realized that the emotions young teen girls feel are a beautiful gift. It gives them the ability, like Jen, to have an unhindered, best-friend relationship with their Heavenly Father.
In this 30-day devotional for young teen girls, Jen Barrick, with the help of her mom, Linda Barrick, compiled her own real-life prayers with passages from Psalms in order to speak directly to the heart of young women. It will teach these teens and tweens how to cultivate a deep, emotional relationship with the God who loves them. Each day will:
- address a different feeling and examine it in light of God’s truth from a short passage of Psalms
- affirm young women’s feelings as a gift of God
- demonstrate how their emotions are meant to lead them closer to God
- show them how to make their faith stronger when they use God’s Word to navigate their emotions
Available Editions
| EDITION | Other Format |
| ISBN | 9780802418715 |
| PRICE | US$11.99 (USD) |
| PAGES | 160 |
Featured Reviews
Ann F, Reviewer
This is a devotional that every teenage girl needs to read. I love how she wrote from her heart. Thank you NetGalley and Moody Publishers for an ARC copy of this book. This is my honest opinion of this book. I loved it!
Linda J, Reviewer
This is a good devotional for girls. I will be buying it for the three preteens in my family.
I received this book free from the publisher for the purpose of an honest review.
Jess C, Reviewer
My hopes were set pretty high for this title. Overall, this was a good devotional for teen girls. I went through the first part with my 13 year old daughter and she really enjoyed it. It’s definitely written to a much younger audience than my 38 year old self and it does a good job at talking at their level.
However, I feel that I need to get my biggest concern with this title out of the way before I go on:
At the end of Day 1, Priceless has something very similar to the much recognized “sinner’s prayer.” I really think I would’ve enjoyed this book much more if this part wasn’t in there, since I personally don’t believe in the sinner’s prayer. It takes more than simply saying a prayer to be transformed in Christ and to live your life as His disciple. There’s a lot more I could say here, but it’s not appropriate in this review as it’s not about the book.
I liked the layout of Priceless and how it addresses so much of what every teenage girl goes through and feels. It lets them know that those feelings are normal, but feelings aren’t necessarily true. And then it shows them the truth in God’s word and helps them to shift their thinking into more positivity.
I loved that it had so many activities to do! My daughter and I wrote prayers together, and it really opened up a lot of discussions about how she feels and the best ways to deal with those feelings. I definitely recommend going through this book with your daughter! It was pretty eye opening.
Reviewer 466415
My Personal Rating: 4.66 Star Rating:
Jen Barrick prayed for boldness and God answered her prayer in a powerful way. She shares her unexpected, humble transformation in Priceless and what follows is a bold 30 day devotional for teen girls. These devotions address the different emotions common to teenage girls.
The chapters in Priceless are simple but not boring. They offer questions, examples or activities designed to strengthen confidence, build a positive outlook of life and to give help through difficult times. Bible verses and prayers in each chapter also encourage a deeper relationship with Jesus.
My 13-year-old daughter found this book extremely helpful. Instead of reading it from front to back like a novel, we used it more as a handbook. Reading the chapters as she experienced the emotion made it more personal and more effective. With chapter titles such as "When I Feel Annoyed...I'm Free to Choose Thoughts that Please God" and "When I Feel Tempted...I'm Too Valuable for Trouble" it was an easy book to navigate on the Kindle.
This is a wonderful book that would make nice gifts because it's a positive alternative to some of the more negative, violent books that are available for young adults.
Note: I received a complimentary copy of this book from Moody Publishers through NetGalley. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.
Title: Priceless: Who I Am when I Feel...
Author: Jen Barrick with Linda Barrick
Publisher: Moody Publishers, Oct. 2, 2018
Reading Format: eBook, Kindle
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