Most Popular Books by Dannah Gresh

Help Your Girl Get to Know Boys from God’s Perspective When it comes to boys, tween girls (ages 8 to 12) may become obsessed with them or avoid them entirely. Neither of these extremes promote healthy social development or reflect God’s plan for how the two sexes should interact. Equal parts self-help manual and interactive Bible study, A Girl’s Guide to Understanding Boys will help your daughter cultivate a positive, age-appropriate view of her male counterparts, one that honors God, her parents, and herself. In kid-friendly language, your daughter will learn what dating is, including its purpose and potential pitfalls, how to act around boys, and what God wants her to do as she grows toward young adulthood. Let this honest and biblically sound resource help your daughter gain greater insight into how God created boys and how she should relate to them.

Nothing helps a tween girl deal with life quite like a chat with her diary! This cute little volume, wraparound band included, complements other Secret Keeper Girl® resources from Dannah Gresh. Short reminders, Bible verses, and fun graphics sprinkled throughout help reinforce what you and your 8- to 12-year-old daughter have talked about during your dates and other mother-and-daughter times… drama with friends and mean girls what she thinks about boys her attitude toward her body and her appearance bad stuff in her world her friendship with Jesus My Secret Keeper Girl Diary will strengthen your daughter’s grasp of biblical modesty, true inner beauty, and meaningful friendships as she grows, learns, and begins to think about herself in a new way. Hello Kitty, move over!

Is happily-ever-after a myth—or can you experience something even better? Couples don’t ride off into the sunset after their honeymoon. The truth is marriage is hard. Maybe you’re in a place where you’re feeling that. You might even feel like this is the end. Bob and Dannah Gresh have been there. But they decided to participate in God’s redemption story. Together they discovered something better than romance: a love that endures. Whether your relationship is suffering from pornography, addiction, an affair, or just years of unhappiness, Jesus Christ can help you redeem the broken places of your marriage. In Happily Even After, Dannah is a friend who walks beside you and helps you: stop pretending everything is okay strengthen yourself in the Lord fight for your husband instead of with him discover 7 essential beliefs every marriage needs to survive broken places participate in your husband’s redemption story Dannah demonstrates how to forgive, live with joy, and hold your head high while you participate in His redemption story for your husband. You may feel like your story is over, but no one writes better—or happier—endings than Jesus.

What Is Happening to Your Body? Dude, God made you just the way you are, even if things are changing. In this fun and down-to-earth handbook for guys ages 8 to 12, you''ll find answers to questions about your changing body, including... what physical changes to expect and how to handle them tips on staying healthy, feeding your body, and other things a guy needs to know how to use your body to fulfill your highest purpose as a man—bringing glory to God This contains everything a preteen guy needs to know about his changing body and feelings, and it''s all written from the Bible''s point of view. You can look forward to all God has planned for you because it''s great to be a guy!

Learn how to have important talks with your daughter about true friendship as you connect with her through eight creative, cost-effective, and engaging activities. Friends can make or break the life of a tween girl. That’s why bestselling author Dannah Gresh, popular speaker and creator of the True Girl live events, designed this resource to help you protect your daughter from peer pressure and bullying and guide her toward healthy friendships that affirm her faith and self-worth. As part of each great mother and daughter “date,” Dannah equips you to have meaningful conversations with your girl about how to make wise choices, overcome hurts and jealousy, ask for and extend forgiveness, and form a strong relationship with Jesus. This honest and biblically sound book helps you encourage your daughter to form friendships that allow her to flourish emotionally, developmentally, and spiritually.

With all the pressures and influences of today’s world, Christian moms worry about their little girls and how they will grow up. Quality time between a mom and a daughter can be the greatest protection against the world’s pressures to make a girl mature too quickly. Knowing this, Dannah Gresh, popular speaker and founder of the Secret Keeper Girl conferences, has developed a host of dating ideas to help moms invest the time needed to deeply connect with their daughters. 8 Great Dates includes fun mother-daughter get-togethers, perfect one-on-one or for a small group of moms and their energetic 8-12 year-old daughters. Each date focuses on one topic surrounding beauty and modesty and is full of fun while at the same time imparting a life and faith-enhancing message. The book provides a mom with everything she needs to plan and carry out the activities and includes topics such as: The power of true beauty—what makes a girl beautiful? Truth or bare fashions—how to balance fashion and godly modesty Hair, makeup and clothes—who should be your model? Here’s the secret to bringing up healthy, grounded, and spiritually rich girls!

This helpful resource equips you to have important conversations with your daughter about her identity in Christ, her self-image, and how to appreciate and care for her body according to God’s design. Popular culture bombards girls with messages that they are not pretty enough, not skinny enough, or just not good enough. How can you counter these lies and help your daughter see the truth—that she is a beautiful child of God, perfectly created to bring Him glory? Dannah Gresh, bestselling author and creator of the True Girl live events, shows that instilling body confidence in your daughter starts with you. Each chapter includes activities, conversation starters, and even fun recipes that will help you and your daughter engage in meaningful talks about God’s purpose for her body and how to develop a healthy, positive view of herself. Help your daughter develop body confidence and watch her grow and thrive.

You have been lied to! Have you been deceived? Through a nationwide survey and in-depth discussion groups, Nancy and Dannah have listened carefully to the heart of your generation. And here are some things they’ve heard: -“I know God should be the only thing that satisfies, but if it could be Him and my friends, then I could be happy.” -“It seems like I have been struggling with depression forever. I always feel like I am not good enough.” - “I tell myself that I don’t really listen to the song lyrics, but once I hear a song a few times and start thinking about what they’re saying I realize that it''s too late. It''s already stuck in my head." -“For me, the whole wife and mom thing is overrated. It isn’t cool to want a husband and a family.” Maybe you can identify. Trying to listen to the right voices can be difficult. This book has been written by friends who will help you find the Truth. Maybe your heart is telling you that some things in your life are way off course. Certain habits and relationships have left you confused and lonely. This is not the way it’s supposed to be. In this book, Nancy and Dannah expose 25 of the lies most commonly believed by your generation. They share real-life accounts from some of the young women they interviewed, along with honest stories about how they’ve overcome lies they believed themselves. They get down in the trenches of the battle with you. Best of all, they’ll show you how to be set free by the Truth.

Have you ever ditched a friend for a guy? Filled your journal with more thoughts about guys than God? Found yourself jealous because that other girl gets all the dates? Maybe it’s time to get lost—in God. Discover how to get so lost in God that a guy has to seek Him to find you. Dannah Gresh traces God’s language of love through Scripture to help you pursue your heart’s deepest desires and seek love the way God designed it to be. Because once you identify your true longings and let God answer them, you’ll know just how to respond when romantic love comes along. With a guided ten-day Love Feast Challenge, Get Lost will help you see for yourself how getting lost in God opens the door to lifelong fulfillment.

Help Your Daughter Develop Healthy Friendships Friends can make or break the life of a tween girl (ages 8-12). That’s why bestselling author Dannah Gresh, popular speaker and creator of the True Girl live events, and youth educator Suzy Weibel have developed this resource that targets the hearts of tweens as they pursue friendships and grow toward young adulthood. Equal parts self-help manual and interactive Bible study, A Girl''s Guide to Best Friends and Mean Girls will teach your daughter what true friendship is and how to make wise choices, overcome hurts and jealousy, ask for and extend forgiveness, and strengthen her relationship with Jesus. This honest and biblically sound guide will encourage your daughter to form friendships that help her flourish emotionally, developmentally, and spiritually.

"Sometimes its not a matter of having all the right answers but knowing what questions to ask. Dannah helps you identify the questions." --Lisa Ryan, author, speaker, cohost and reporter for "InTouch Ministries" and "700 Club."

To help you with the big topics of body development, Dannah Gresh, creator of the Secret Keeper Girl events, offers Raising Body-Confident Daughters. This easy-to-use resource for creative and focused activities with your 8- to 12-year-old girl promises to make the conversations easy and fun! At the same time, these 8 Great Dates will infuse your daughter with God’s truth about her body to counteract our culture’s lies about beauty, gender, and value. You’ll tackle the following key issues: hair and body caregetting your periodhealthy eatingexercise and yes, sex (but you decide what and how to share) An easy-to-use mom’s planning guide and online resources such as audio conversations with Dannah offer more ways to build your mom-daughter connection—and to love and protect your little girl as she grows into a woman. About this series: The 8 Great Dates books offer parents solid, godly advice on connecting with their tween girls. Each book provides everything you need to plan and carry out eight fun get-togethers with your girl—perfect one-on-one or for a small group of parents and their energetic 8- to 12-year-old daughters. Every date is full of fun—while at the same time focusing on one topic that’s important to a tween girl’s life and imparting a life- and faith-enhancing message.

If you need satisfying answers to your questions about sex, Dannah Gresh has one (surprising) word for you. In What Are You Waiting For? Dannah follows the trail of one provocative, ancient word through the Bible to discover God’s deepest thoughts about sex. The mind-blowing truth she uncovers clearly points the way to a sexuality that’s satisfying and real and everything God designed it to be. (Not one to shy away from edgy topics), Dannah candidly shares… - straight talk about masturbation and pornography - the ground-breaking science that explains the addictive power of romantic experiences - honest answers about the lesbian question - a clear plan for breaking free from sexual guilt - the unexpected key to a lifetime of truly fulfilling intimacy If you’re a young woman looking for honest answers about sex—and wondering why it’s such a big deal to God—you’ve come to the right place. In these pages you’ll discover a life-changing truth that no one ever talks about—a truth that will transform everything you think you know about sex, romance, and God. So what are you waiting for? The answer is right inside.

You Don''t Have to Enlist in the Mommy Wars Motherhood is filled with uncertainty and soul-breaking questions. And there is not one "right" answer despite what the mommy wars tell your heart. You need a coach, someone to come alongside you. Barbara Rainey, cofounder of FamilyLife, says, "Dannah helps you find your own soul-healing answers" to some of the toughest questions out there. Am I messing up my kids? How do I keep my kids from walking away from the faith? Should I work or stay at home? Homeschool, public school, or private school? Is my child ready to make a decision to follow Christ? In her warm and personal writing style, Dannah Gresh offers biblically based wisdom and encouragement, walking with you as you think through 20 of the most difficult questions confronting moms. Discover how to replace your anxiety and frustration with calm assurance that when you pour out your soul to God, He will show you the right path for you and your children.

Want help talking to your tween about modesty? Tweens aren’t meant to grapple with modesty and body image issues alone. But many moms don’t know quite how to talk about these issues. True Girl Mom-Daughter Devos fills that gap. A companion to True Girl, it cements the truths of that book and provides an opportunity for moms to talk through these important issues with their daughters. It’s not just a book, but a connecting experience for mothers and daughters. Together they’ll go on a journey to meet with their Creator and learn to see themselves through His eyes. True Girl Mom-Daughter Devos has a simple format of 30 daily devotions. It features: Weekly interactive conversation starters A leader’s guide appendix at the end Downloadable resources at the author’s website. The True Girl Series exists to bring moms and daughters together for age-appropriate, biblical conversations about true beauty, modesty, and purity.

OVER 75,000 COPIES SOLD! You can’t change the world, but you can prepare her for it. Today’s girls face a number of challenges we never dealt with at their age. From skyrocketing anxiety rates to bullying on social media, the Enemy’s lies are everywhere. How do you help the girl you love walk in freedom? Equip her with Truth. Dannah Gresh, author of Secret Keeper Girl and Lies Young Women Believe (coauthored with Nancy DeMoss Wolgemuth) brings you Lies Girls Believe. This fun, easy-to-read book engages your daughter in the twenty most important truths she needs. She’ll help solve problems using fun sidebars and it’s packed with wisdom, quizzes, games, exploded quotes, and graphics to help her absorb the message. Prepare your daughter for the difficult challenges she’ll face in the world today with sections addressing: Lies about God Lies about Friendship Lies about the Future Lies about Myself Lies about Boys And more! Lies Girls Believe is designed to help your daughter fully understand the Truth so she can live the way God meant for her to live—free! For the best results, use the accompanying AMom’s Guide to Lies Girls Believe which invites you to critically examine the lies girls believe and discover how to set your daughter free. It also helps facilitate discussion between you and your daughter.

A one-year devotional calendar meant for mothers and daughters to connect to each other and to God.

Help Your Daughter Celebrate and Care for Her Changing Body Your tween daughter (age 8-12) will be going through a physical and emotional transformation in the coming years. Prepare her for what’s ahead with this fun and informative user’s manual to the body God created especially for her. It’s Great to Be a Girl! tells your daughter everything she needs to know, in kid-friendly terms, about the many changes she can expect during puberty and how to handle them, including tips on hygiene, hair care, makeup, nutrition, exercise, and more. Best of all, your daughter will learn that her body was made for a purpose—to honor and glorify God. This truth is the basis for a lifetime of positive self-image and a rich, vibrant faith. Help your daughter recognize the beauty of her changing body as she agrees with her Creator that “it’s great to be a girl!”

This timely resource equips you to counter our culture’s harmful messaging to girls with positive, biblical guidelines that allow your daughter to grow up the way God intended her to—happy and healthy. Keeping your daughter from growing up too soon is every Christian parent’s battle. Dannah Gresh, founder of True Girl, shares six proactive ways you can win the fight for your daughter’s physical, emotional, and spiritual well-being. Give Her the Right Toys to Play With Learn how to select dolls and other toys that encourage creative play and spark imagination. Celebrate Her Body by Punctuating Her Period Teach her to see her body and its function as a beautiful reflection of God’s creation. Unplug Her from a Plugged-In World Protect her mental sobriety by setting reasonable limits on screen time and monitoring online activity. Unbrand Her When the World Tries to Buy and Sell Her Show her how to pursue inner beauty and reclaim the biblical value of contentment. Become the Carpool Queen and Sleepover Diva Help her form healthy friendships by staying actively involved in who she chooses to spend time with. Dream with Her About God’s Future for Her Plant and nurture a heart of purity in your daughter by promoting God’s design for relationships and intimacy. Keep the “little” in your girl and prepare her for a big future with God.

Why does God seem silent when I need Him most? The prophet Habakkuk faced great storms in life. His fears of the future crippled him with doubt and left him questioning God. How is it, then, that he is now a shining example of how the righteous live by faith? Learn how the storms of life can become opportunities to activate your faith in Habakkuk: Remembering the Faithfulness of God When He Seems Silent. You’ll study the book of Habakkuk—which maybe you’ve never done before!—and discover how remembering is essential to understanding the faithfulness of God. Through daily Scripture, prayer, and meditation, you’ll enter the life of this prophet, and: Gain freedom to express your fear and frustration to God Remember that God is at work—even when He seems silent Increase your capacity to practice the art of waiting on God Learn how to navigate through the storms of life to live free from fear and full of joy This six-week study provides daily interactive Bible study and an easy-to-use leader’s guide for group participation. Dannah Gresh also hosts a six-session podcast series to kick off each week of study. Find it at dannahgresh.com.

Our culture pressures tween girls to grow up too fast and develop attachments with boys too soon. One great way you as a father can protect your girl is to spend quality dad-and-daughter time. Bob and Dannah Gresh, creators of the Secret Keeper Girl events, have put together an easy-to-use resource for creative father-and-daughter dates with your 8- to 12-year-old girl. These dates help you tackle big questions like… What was God thinking when he made girls so that we like boys? Why is everyone boy-crazy? Do I have to be? When can I start to date? How can I stand out from others and be pure without losing all my friends? A personal pull-out section for your daughter and online audio conversations with Bob and Dannah offer more ways to build your father-and-daughter connection—and to love and protect your little girl as she grows into a young woman. More about this series— The 8 Great Dates books offer parents solid, godly advice on connecting with their tween girls. Each book provides everything you need to plan and carry out eight fun get-togethers with your girl—perfect one-on-one or for a small group of parents and their energetic 8- to 12-year-old daughters. Every date is full of fun—while at the same time focusing on one topic that’s important to a tween girl’s life and imparting a life- and faith-enhancing message.

Toni Diaz has a major problem. She''s faster, stronger, and taller than most of the boys in her 6th grade class. Doesn''t sound like a problem? Think again! She can''t understand why God made her both the best athlete in her class and a girl! She wants to play for the Rutherford B. Hayes middle school football team, but school rules. . . and her parents. . . won''t allow it. Toni decides to do it anyway. When dressing like a boy to pose for tryouts lands her in detention, she meets the founder of the Secret Keeper Girl Club. The club''s crazy assignments help her learn that the coolest person she can be is. . . herself!

Mary wasn’t perfect . . . but she was faithful. Mary was living the life of an ordinary girl. But all that changed when an angel came to her with an invitation to be a part of God’s super big, ginormous plan to save the world. Sounds cool, right? Well, to be a part of God’s big plan she had to give up her plans. And she didn’t understand everything, but she knew it was going to be difficult. Even so, Mary said yes! Do you know why? She was faithful. In Mary, a six-week Bible study, you’ll enter Mary’s story and learn how you can become a girl of faithfulness. God doesn’t need the best athletes, the most beautiful girls, or the exceptionally talented to do great things for Him. He just needs an ordinary girl who is willing to say, “Yes.” Mary’s life proves to us that when a True Girl responds with faith in the moment, it brings a beautiful, forever blessing. True Girl Bible Studies feature important women from the Bible so that from their examples, we can learn what it looks like to be a True Girl. Each study is designed to help moms lead their daughters deeply into the Word of God so they can develop a steady love for Scripture. Together, moms and daughters can discover what it means to be a True Girl after God’s own heart.

Not sure how to approach sticky topics with your tween daughter? The Secret Keeper Girl Pajama Party is a mom-daughter group study for tween girls—your 8-to-12-year-old girl, her friends, their moms, and you! Over 300,000 moms and daughters have experienced “Secret Keeper Girl Live! The Pajama Party Tour,” created by Dannah Gresh. Now, right in your own living room, your daughter (and her friends) will enjoy an evening of talk, giggles, and games—and also find opportunities to open up about concerns like... drama with friends and mean girls what she thinks about boys her attitude toward her body and her appearance bad stuff in her world her friendship with Jesus Games, recipes, lessons, discussion questions—geared for a group or just you and your daughter—this is everything you need to coach your tween toward meaningful friendships, biblical modesty, and true, inner beauty. Serious fun with a serious purpose!

This timely resource equips you to counter our culture''s harmful messaging to girls with positive, biblical guidelines that allow your daughter to grow up the way God intended her to--happy and healthy. Keeping your daughter from growing up too soon is every Christian parent''s battle. Dannah Gresh, founder of True Girl, shares six proactive ways you can win the fight for your daughter''s physical, emotional, and spiritual well-being. Give Her the Right Toys to Play With Learn how to select dolls and other toys that encourage creative play and spark imagination. Celebrate Her Body by Punctuating Her Period Teach her to see her body and its function as a beautiful reflection of God''s creation. Unplug Her from a Plugged-In World Protect her mental sobriety by setting reasonable limits on screen time and monitoring online activity. Unbrand Her When the World Tries to Buy and Sell Her Show her how to pursue inner beauty and reclaim the biblical value of contentment. Become the Carpool Queen and Sleepover Diva Help her form healthy friendships by staying actively involved in who she chooses to spend time with. Dream with Her About God''s Future for Her Plant and nurture a heart of purity in your daughter by promoting God''s design for relationships and intimacy. Keep the "little" in your girl and prepare her for a big future with God.

Danika McAllister has everything a 12-year-old girl could want including a seat at the popular girls'' table at lunch and a shot at winning the Miss Teeny Pop crown! But the pressure of her fake, popular personality is building. She ends up exploding and tossing her mom''s famous Purple Glurp dessert. It accidentally hits her lunch lady in the head and now she''s in big trouble. Not only is she headed to detention, but her dreams of the Teeny Pop crown are in trouble. She learns that she needs a new circle of friends so she can be the real Danika. When her true personality emerges, she discovers that she''s not a follower at all. . .and the adventures of the Secret Keeper Girl Club begin.

When bestselling author Dannah Gresh was body-slammed by her 12-year-old son, she was hit with reality: raising a boy is a whole new ballgame! A boy''s relationship with his mom during the formative age between 8 and 12 is vital to his future well-being. So how can moms teach sons to be honest, confident, and respectful when the world and situations encourage them to make bad decisions and grow up too fast? Dannah''s practical experience and research, along with advice from her husband, Bob Gresh, provide a mom with six proactive ways to help her son: honor his body in a healthy way get outside to play unplugged live out his faith This accessible resource will empower moms with information and hope to raise sons of integrity and faith. Includes an insightful Connection IQ Inventory test, activity ideas, and Scriptures to pray over sons.

Bestselling author Dannah Gresh teams up with three of her closest friends to write a hilarious fiction series about what their lives would have been like had they collided in sixth grade. Yuzi Ukachi has every right to be mad. Because of her dad''s job, their family has moved all over the place, so it''s always been tough to make friends. And now his job has landed Yuzi in quite possibly the smallest town on the planet: Marion, Ohio—the Popcorn Capital of the World. Her mom volunteered her to wear a totally embarrassing corncob costume to the Popcorn Festival, and at school she ends up in detention for something she definitely did not do! When she opens up her heart to the three girls she meets in detention, she''s invited into the True Girl Club. The club''s adventures teach her that revenge isn''t always the sweetest end to a story. Dannah, Suzy Wiebel, Janet Mylin, and Chizuruoke (Chizzy) Anderson are four mothers with hearts to teach their daughters truth, but they aren''t afraid of the crazy true stories of their own lives. Here they blend them into fictional comedy and action that 8–12-year-old readers will love.

You can’t change the world, but you can prepare her for it. Your daughter is facing challenges you never dealt with at her age! From skyrocketing anxiety rates to bullying on social media, the Enemy’s lies are everywhere. How do you help the girl you love walk in freedom? A Mom’s Guide to Lies Girls Believe, the companion book to Lies Girls Believe is your tool to come alongside your daughter in the fight against the lies the world is telling her. Based on in-depth research and focus groups led by Dannah Gresh, author of Secret Keeper Girl and Lies Young Women Believe (coauthored with Nancy DeMoss Wolgemuth,) Lies Girls Believe teaches your daughter the Truth she will need to navigate the challenges she is facing. The Mom’s Guide provides research, cultural trends, and case studies about the problems tween girls face, but also offers encouragement and biblical insight to empower you to talk with your daughter about God’s truth. Together, these books give you the tools you need to start important conversations at an age-appropriate pace. Topics include: Lies about God Lies about Friendship Lies about the Future Lies about Myself Lies about Boys

Sixth-grader Kate Harding has bigger problems than trying to get her parents to stop call her "Katie." She has a major crush on her older brother''s best friend: Zachary Donaldson. In a moment of insanity, she dares to write his name on the bathroom wall in eight-inch high pencil letters. It doesn''t take Principal Butter long to match the handwriting to the doodling on her book covers. Kate is sent to detention where she meets up with three new friends who decide to become the Secret Keeper Girl Club. Her case of boy craziness is doused with some good advice from her new friends.

With solid Biblical teaching and transparent stories, trusted authors Dannah Gresh and Dr. Juli Slattery offer an unflinching look at the most personal questions women ask. The book offers practical advice for women to address five core longings: to be cherished by a man, to be protected by a strong man, to rescue a man, to be sexually alive, to escape reality. God designed women with these longings and has a plan to satisfy them. It''s time for women to identify their intimate longings and God-honoring ways to fulfill them.

Go deeper into the truths of Lies Young Women Believe. So you''ve read Lies Young Women Believe, but you want help internalizing its truths and applying them to your life? This companion guide contains questions and activities to help you do just that. Each session is made up of the following features: An overview of the chapter to be studied from Lies Young Women Believe and reminders of the lies discussed in that chapter A daily personal study for the readers to complete during the course of the week, between youth group meetings. Each day''s study includes a reading from Lies Young Women Believe and reflection questions Questions to be discussed in youth group/small group setting Ideal for small groups, Bible studies, classes, and individuals.