Robin Jones Gunn

Alyssa Joy Bethke

Gunn and Bethke explain what it means for you to belong to Christ; who you are because of His love; and how that affects the way you live. Drawing on biblical promises and their personal experiences, they share what it's like to live out God's unfolding love story.

Embracing Who You Are and Whose You Are

Spoken For

Stop focusing on what you lack and start feeling grateful and satisfied with what you have! Touching on topics like fear, worry, dissatisfaction, anxiety, and body image, Alyssa Bethke walks you through issues that rob you of your joy and helps you recognize them for what they are: distractions. With all of its expectations and contradictions, this world can take a major toll on us. Be skinny, but not too skinny. Work and hustle but stay home and be a good mom. Be wild and free while tidy and pure. Love your husband but be independent. In Satisfied, Alyssa Bethke shares a compelling collection of relatable essays that will help you embrace and cultivate beauty in your life. Along with healthy recipes and cozy home images, Satisfied will provide you with the knowledge that you are not alone in your fight to be fulfilled. Alyssa shows you the ways in which you are enough--not only for those around you, but for yourself.

Finding Hope, Joy, and Contentment Right Where You Are

Satisfied

Women are worn out. Exhausted. Disappointed and disheartened. Tired of trying so hard to keep it all together, of managing circumstances to keep everyone happy, of doing all the right things so that things will turn out the way we want them to or think they should. No matter how hard we try, there are so many things we can’t control, and in trying to do it all, we’re left fragmented and frazzled. But what if it’s not about what we do or can’t do? What if it’s about who we are becoming as we walk through life’s realities? In When Doing It All is Undoing You, Alyssa Bethke examines how women so often believe we can manage outcomes and do all the right things to make our lives go well, and how challenging it can be when we realize that we can’t control how things turn out. She helps readers understand the difference between the things that are ours to do and the things that are out of our control, and she examines how our striving for approval, balance, happiness, and lofty ideals so often masks fear. She acknowledges that even when we do all the right things, the outcome we hope for is not guaranteed, and addresses the disappointment so many of us feel when the life we have looks nothing like the life we envisioned. She also digs deeply into scripture and shows readers that men and women have always wrestled with this, and directs readers back to God’s promise that His Way is light and His presence our strength and hope. Ultimately, Alyssa shows readers that turning away from trying to manage it all and turning towards the God who is after our hearts will actually bring the hope and fulfillment we’re all longing for. By drawing near to God, we can learn to hear His voice, find meaning in our deep disappointments, and become the women that He created us to be--free, fulfilled, and faithful.

Meeting God in Your Unmet Expectations

When Doing It All Is Undoing You

Jefferson Bethke

How We Discovered God's Better Way for Love, Dating, Marriage, and Sex

Love that Lasts

Stop focusing on what you lack and start feeling grateful and satisfied with what you have! Touching on topics like fear, worry, dissatisfaction, anxiety, and body image, Alyssa Bethke walks you through issues that rob you of your joy and helps you recognize them for what they are: distractions. With all of its expectations and contradictions, this world can take a major toll on us. Be skinny, but not too skinny. Work and hustle but stay home and be a good mom. Be wild and free while tidy and pure. Love your husband but be independent. In Satisfied, Alyssa Bethke shares a compelling collection of relatable essays that will help you embrace and cultivate beauty in your life. Along with healthy recipes and cozy home images, Satisfied will provide you with the knowledge that you are not alone in your fight to be fulfilled. Alyssa shows you the ways in which you are enough—not only for those around you, but for yourself.

Alyssa Joy Bethke

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