tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-47179674127062738272024-02-08T22:51:03.747+02:00Book SummariesBy: Donna DossDonna Dosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02419975743599921463noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4717967412706273827.post-35014517399457424062016-09-06T03:29:00.004+02:002016-09-06T03:56:45.693+02:00Foster Cline & Jim Fay - Parenting Without the Power Struggles
A mother and a father stand outside of a restaurant in the rain asking their 3 year old, Chloe, to get in the car so the family can go home. Chloe refuses. Her parents spend the next fifteen minutes begging and pleading with her to do it on her own. At one point, the father gets down on his knees in the puddles, trying to reason her into the car. She finally complies, but only after her Donna Dosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02419975743599921463noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4717967412706273827.post-64923027922943324842008-12-18T17:06:00.003+02:002016-09-06T04:06:23.490+02:00Holiness - Nancy Leigh DeMossWe don’t mind talking about Holiness as an abstract concept. But if that concept gets too personal or starts to interfere with our lifestyle, we can quickly become uncomfortable.
Part of the problem may be that the word holiness has picked up some baggage that most people don’t find particularly desirable (people with outdated hair and clothing styles – a joyless lifestyle with a long list of Donna Dosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02419975743599921463noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4717967412706273827.post-21225476754379352422008-10-23T14:21:00.001+02:002008-10-23T14:23:15.431+02:00The Witch of Portobello, Paulo CoelhoNo one lights a lamp in order to hide it behind the door: the purpose of light is to create more light, to open people's eyes, to reveal the marvels aroundPeople are easily deceived. Certain superstitions, however absurd they may seem, remain in the human imagination and are often used by unscrupulous people.I applauded when reason lost the battle, and all I could do was surrender and accept thatDonna Dosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02419975743599921463noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4717967412706273827.post-17619955356658802112008-10-14T14:12:00.004+02:002008-11-29T18:55:09.389+02:00The Warrior of Light, Paulo CoelhoI loved this book, it's very inspiring, especially when you see how much you are acting in accord with some of the rules and learn from the others .. We are warriors in this place & life is a big battle, the warrior of light is whom God is his leader and only master, the opponent is any challenge along the way and the enemy is the devil .. enjoy :)A warrior of light knows that he has much to Donna Dosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02419975743599921463noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4717967412706273827.post-24885998109518142312008-09-13T22:54:00.005+02:002008-09-15T21:11:31.253+02:00The Zahir, Paulo CoelhoPeople are slaves to life they had not chosen, but which they had decided to live because someone had managed to convince them that it was all for the best, and whenever a door opened, they would say; "I'm not interested, I'm not in the mood" How could they possibly know if they were in the mood or not if they had never ried? But the truth was they were afraid of any change that would upset the Donna Dosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02419975743599921463noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4717967412706273827.post-23564826004056881212008-09-07T22:30:00.006+02:002008-10-28T20:32:30.507+02:00Boy Meets Girl, Joshua HarrisWhat I've Learned Since I Kissed Dating GoodbyeThe clock read 5:05 P.M. Shannon's workday was over. She enjoyed her job at the church, but she was ready to go home and unwind.She began her familiar end-of-the-day routine: tidied her desk, shut down her computer, straightened a picture on her bookshelf, got her coat from the closet, and said her goodbyes. "Bye, Nicole," she said to the girl in theDonna Dosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02419975743599921463noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4717967412706273827.post-35844206655111203442008-07-22T15:41:00.007+03:002010-07-04T06:21:14.169+03:00Some Spiritual Thoughts from Short Stories, Paulo CoelhoAlthough everything is already written, God is compassionate, and wrote it all down just to help us, If you are still living, it's because you have not yet arrived at the place you should be.The arts of divination were developed in order to counsel people, never to predict the future. 'God's will be done.' When His will causes a problem, it also presents a solution. If the arts of divination wereDonna Dosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02419975743599921463noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4717967412706273827.post-56766256763613324422008-07-18T13:02:00.031+03:002010-07-04T06:11:54.720+03:00The Power of Coincidence - David RichoA series of unusual correspondences or similar happenings may not be mere coincidence but meaningful coincidence. From this point of view, awkward jolts can become graceful transitions, and stops can become steps. We grasp that the people, places, and events of our lives are showing us what we need to know or where we are ready to go. Everyone and everything in our story is part of how our life Donna Dosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02419975743599921463noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4717967412706273827.post-15197219662157359222008-06-19T20:11:00.004+03:002008-06-22T12:41:13.026+03:00The Fifth Mountain, Paulo Coelho- The act of living one's own destiny includes a series of stages that are far beyond our understanding, whose objective is always to take us back to the path of our personal legend - or to make us learn the lessons necessary to fulfill our own destiny- Whenever I thought myself the absolute master of a situation, something would happen to cast me down. And the unavoidable happens at the very Donna Dosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02419975743599921463noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4717967412706273827.post-39373614680205027862008-06-17T09:43:00.002+03:002008-06-17T09:49:03.185+03:00Practicing the Presence, Joel S. GoldsmithAt first, you may not understand why praying without ceasing or thinking about God has anything to do with your being happy, successful, or healthy. You may not even be able to see what connection God has with mundane affairs of life. This, of course, you are only going to discover through your own experience, because regardless of any testimony I may offer you of what it has done in my life, or Donna Dosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02419975743599921463noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4717967412706273827.post-26554406004107492632008-05-27T15:52:00.004+03:002008-06-23T10:31:03.985+03:00Biblical EQ, John EdmistonHow to Understand and Use This BookThis is a Christian handbook on emotional transformation. Biblical EQ is about emotional competence, about being able to handle and discern emotions and express them wisely. The emphasis of the book is ongoing growth rather than healing. The book does not assume that the reader has emotional “problems” that need to be “fixed”. This is not a book for people with Donna Dosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02419975743599921463noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4717967412706273827.post-11717881984699807722008-05-19T13:24:00.011+03:002016-09-06T04:05:55.083+02:00VELOCoincidences are important. They are a sign of being on the right path
Life is one big paradox
We are given pain so we can learn of Pleasure
We are given lies so we can learn of Truth
We are given hate so we can learn to Love
We are co-creators of our lives. God created everything and left us to choose whatever we want to experience in that “everything”. It is also interesting to note that evenDonna Dosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02419975743599921463noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4717967412706273827.post-26166731037834500882008-05-17T17:07:00.014+03:002008-05-19T17:07:10.524+03:00The Five Things We Cannot Change, David RichoThe Five Things We Cannot Change & the Happiness we Find by Embracing Them1. Everything changes and ends2. Things do not always go according to plan3. Life is not always fair4. Pain is part of life5. People are not loving & loyal all the timeIntroduction- A given is a fact of life over which we are powerless. It is something we cannot change, something built into the very nature of Donna Dosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02419975743599921463noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4717967412706273827.post-85683468291749748032008-04-03T23:59:00.008+02:002008-06-23T10:35:48.350+03:00Men are from Mars Women are from Venus - John GrayImagine that men are from Mars and women are from Venus.One day long ago the Martians, looking through their telescopes, discovered the Venusians. They fell in love and quickly invented space travel and flew to Venus. The Venusians welcomed the Martians with open arms. Then they decided to fly to Earth.In the beginning everything was wonderful and beautiful. But the effects of the earth’s Donna Dosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02419975743599921463noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4717967412706273827.post-17352866906916284272008-04-03T00:57:00.014+02:002008-07-10T15:03:36.805+03:00How to Win Friends and Influence People - Dale CarnagiePART ONE: FUNDAMENTAL TECHNIQUES IN HANDLING PEOPLE1. Don’t criticize, condemn, or complain· People don’t criticize themselves for anything, no matter how wrong it may be· Criticism is futile because it puts a person on the defensive side & usually makes him strive to justify himself. Criticism is dangerous, because it wounds a person’s precious pride, hurts his sense of importance ,and Donna Dosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02419975743599921463noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4717967412706273827.post-75623280153935799412008-04-02T15:46:00.004+02:002008-05-19T17:08:55.326+03:00How Can I Hear God - Gillian PeallHow Can I Hear God?Does God really speak to us?Do we have to be special to hear him?How can we be sure that this is God?1. A God Who Speaks- A relationship is essentially two way. Each person must interact wit the other. As Christians, we are privileged to have a relationship with God. One- way communication is dead, lifeless (Junk Mail)- Not only do we have that privileged relationship with God,Donna Dosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02419975743599921463noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4717967412706273827.post-91329074647028309262008-04-02T11:53:00.004+02:002008-05-19T17:09:21.495+03:00What Happens When Women Say Yes to God - Lysa TerKeurst1. A Soul That Longs for More- Sometimes the God of the universe pauses in the midst of all his creation to touch the heart of one person.- But we are often afraid to venture past our comfort zone. Outside our comfort zone, though, is where we experience the true awesomeness of God- You don’t need perfect circumstances to be a woman who says yes to God. You don’t need the perfect religious Donna Dosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02419975743599921463noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4717967412706273827.post-24726436437370542622008-04-01T16:04:00.014+02:002008-05-19T17:09:47.925+03:00How to Live for Change and Change for Life - John GrayIntroduction- To create change, we must trust in our ability to follow though and behave as if miracles are really possible- Most couples start out wanting to share a life time of passion, and later really don’t understand what happened to take it away- By understanding how miracle healings take place, it becomes easy to understand how miracles can happen in all areas of our lives- When changing Donna Dosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02419975743599921463noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4717967412706273827.post-60479880574852935192008-04-01T15:23:00.007+02:002008-05-19T17:06:24.398+03:00The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People - Stephen R. CoveyPART I
The main idea of this book is the formulation of integration between a person’s character and his personality aiming to reach a state of integrity.
“The best challenge is to be what you pretend to be”
PERSONALITY: all what you see and what you do (20%)
CHARACTER: what you really are (80%)
Whenever your character is different from your personality, this is called disintegrity.
Nowadays, Donna Dosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02419975743599921463noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4717967412706273827.post-25972651725621415512008-04-01T15:03:00.004+02:002008-05-19T17:10:28.524+03:00Finding the Love of your Life - Neil WarrenFinding the love of your life (10 principles for choosing the right marriage partner)1. Eliminate the seven most Prevalent Causes of Faulty mate selection1. The Decision to get married is made too quickly (give yourself enough time to decide)2. The decision is made at a too young age3. One or both persons are too eager to be married (your goal should be choosingthe perfect partner for you, not Donna Dosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02419975743599921463noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4717967412706273827.post-32548214506658696872008-04-01T14:58:00.005+02:002008-05-19T17:11:00.849+03:00Mars and Venus on a Date - John GrayMARS AND VENUS ON A DATE· When we misinterpret each other, it can cause us to sabotage our relationships unknowingly.· Dating is awkward and has definite moments of pain and discomfort.· The faster way of finding a special partner or being found by someone is to create positive dating experiences.· Learning from mistakes helps prevent the repetition of negative patterns.· Most people date severalDonna Dosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02419975743599921463noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4717967412706273827.post-73047076195063685482008-04-01T14:42:00.004+02:002008-05-19T17:11:44.715+03:00The Purpose Driven Life - Rick WarrenThe Purpose Driven Life
1. It All Starts With God
· The search for the purpose of life has puzzled people because we typically begin at the wrong starting point (ourselves)
· “it is God who directs the lives of his creatures; everyone’s life is in his power”
· Life is about letting God use you for his purposes, not you using him for your own purpose.
· Becoming what God created you to be by Donna Dosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02419975743599921463noreply@blogger.com21