Excellent as a journal for one girl or as a tool to use in a group setting for writing and discussion. Each entry covers a different topic and then allows space for the reader to do their own writing. Topics are particularly relevant today, such as the entry, “The Heart of a Bully.” Doesn’t talk down or issue simple edicts, such as “love yourself,” but takes a different approach, which respects intelligence and individuality. There is an emphasis on empowerment, self-esteem and personal accountability.
Words, Weapons and Wonder
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I saw all of it in the span of a day
Words, weapons and wonder
I saw a girl speak behind another’s back
Words wielded like a blade
Cutting a tender heart
That seemingly delicate tongue
As sharp as a sword
Gouging wounds mercilessly
Like invisible daggers
I saw another girl
Stand up and applaud
Even as her friend lost a race
The wonder of her words
Replacing the sadness of the loss
With encouragement and victory
That seemingly delicate tongue
As powerful as the wizard’s wand
Sweeping away defeat
And I realized then
How powerful we all are
Our seemingly delicate tongues
Capable of inflicting
The most severe of injuries
And lifting up
The most downtrodden of hearts
And I realized then
That we all have a choice
With every word we say
Whether to use it as a weapon
Or an instrument of wonder
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Nonfiction:Â
Becoming Me: Journal Affirmations for Girls Vol 1Â
I am enough: Journal Affirmations for GirlsÂ
From this Day Forward:Journal Affirmations for the Bride to BeÂ
Affirmation Poetry for Expectant MothersÂ
Affirmation Poetry for Health and HealingÂ
Affirmation Poetry for Wealth and AbundanceÂ
Here and Now: Finding God in the EverydayÂ
In the Shadows: Finding God on Our Darkest DaysÂ
Fiction:Â
Paradox LoveÂ
Where the Deer Dwell