Life Love and God

Biblical wisdom, humor, and straight talk combine to encourage girls to be the change they want to see in their families....The promise of more peace at home should entice even reluctant readers....Appropriate for both group and individual study. Interactive and encouraging.

God is in the habit of using broken families for His glory. In Family, Jessie vulnerably and authentically shares the power of that truth through her own story and then effectively empowers young girls to discover it for themselves. Wow. This book is for all teenage girls who want to discover purpose and find healing within their families; parents who long for deeper, richer, God-honoring relationships with their daughters; and small group leaders who want to bring reconciliation into the lives and homes of their students. Grab this book, read it in community, and expect to receive gospel truth, fresh perspectives, and life-altering advice.

An easy read with lots of fun, useful, and engaging exercises for teen girls. This book belongs in the hands of every Christian teen girl trying to do the teen years right. It is biblically solid, relationally focused, authentic, and very practical.

In Family, Jessie is honest, relatable, and completely down to earth. She doesn’t shy away from sharing the good, the bad, and the ugly about her own family and growing-up years. She gives you an honest inside peek that not many people are willing to give. This book is filled with solid biblical truth and practical advice on how to love and live with your family well. Jessie is the big sister that every teen girl wishes she had. We highly recommend this book!

Jessie has done it again! She’s written an easy-to-read and down-to-earth practical guide for getting along with your family. She doesn’t pull any punches as she shares the joys and pains from her own family. It’s a must-read experience of changing attitudes, forgiveness, and looking ahead to your future family . . . and you will laugh when you meet Mr. Big Toe.

At our residential program for struggling teens, we are constantly looking for great resources. Many teens come to us when their family relationships are at their worst. After reading Jessie’s book, I had to wonder: how many of our girls would have even needed to come to us if they had read Jessie’s book when things at home began to get tough? Jessie uses stories and questions to help the reader deal with the pain of their own family brokenness. And then she leads them through the process of finding forgiveness, redemption, perspective, and hope. We will be getting a copy for all our girls at Shelterwood!

Jessie Minassian has a high calling in connecting with teen girls about the issues closest to their hearts. In this vulnerable, practical, and thoughtful book, she speaks to that perennial struggle of every teen: how to relate to family through the good and bad. She helps teens understand their families better—while also giving girls tools to better connect and find understanding in an often fraught relationship. This book is an excellent and much-needed resource for every teen girl.