Bøger af Beth Armstrong

Have you ever wondered: Is this really all there is to my life? Is this what I was really created for/to do? Is life really meant to just be about going through the motions, checking boxes, and being 'responsible'? If so, then the Growing Roots for a Mission Driven Life series is for you! Growing Roots for a Mission Driven Life is a 7-day devotional series designed to help you discover God's purpose & unique calling for your life. Through this devotional series, you'll identify the steps needed to uncover your unique 'seed' or calling from Christ; learn the importance of planting yourself in the church to your calling; craft a personalized mission statement for your life which will assist you in identifying goals and priorities needed to successfully live out your calling; reveal your specific calling by discovering your spiritual gifts and strengths; produce actionable steps to nourish your seed for future growth, and more.

Nestled against the shores of Lake Erie, Lakeside in the 1960s is the perfect place for a young girl to spend her summers. The views are magnificent, no cars are allowed within the gates, and the swimming area is well guarded. Children can wander and play in safety. It's the quintessential American small town. Claire thinks the road trip to Lakeside takes too long, but the journey is always worth it-because at the end, beloved Auntie Cree is waiting to welcome her. These stories of a time now gone center on Claire and the people of Lakeside. Sleepy and welcoming though Lakeside is, the community deals with the same challenges and joys that beset any small American town at the time. Claire's adventures as a child and teen intermingle with tales from the town as Lakeside deals with anti-Semitism, a kidnapping, and a then-scandalous love affair between two elderly women. Author Beth Armstrong visited Lakeside every year as a child, and now she combines memory and imagination to create nine tales of the northern Ohio town. You may not have visited Lakeside itself, but you'll recognize the time and the town-and the growing Claire does there.

In this 4-part, 7-day devotional series, we will begin to uncover God's calling for our life. Through the 4 devotional books, we'll identify the steps needed to uncover our unique 'seed' or calling from Christ; learn the importance of planting ourselves in the local church to our calling; designing a personalized harvest plan for our life which will assist us in identifying goals and priorities needed to successfully live out our calling; discover our spiritual gifts and strengths; and establish actionable steps which will nourish our seed for future growth, and more.

"Rooted in the Storm" is a 61-day devotional of faith which shares excerpts from an ongoing 300+ day critical care hospitalization of Beth's husband, Chris. Each day includes a devotion that was written during this time as God was growing Beth's faith. This devotional book was written to help you find peace and encouragement in any storm you may face. The daily devotions are a part of Beth's journey in learning the peace that comes from being rooted in Christ regardless of the circumstances.Learning to root yourself each day will change how you experience God in this season. It is only in Him that you will find all you need. If your storm has left you struggling with sleepless nights and a broken heart, this devotional book was written with you in mind. Through this difficult experience, Beth learned to grow her roots deeper into God and begin each day worshiping Him. Her prayer is that this devotional book will help encourage and equip you during your season of storms so that your life will bear great fruit."I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing."-John 15:5

Exploring the history humans share with gorillas, Voices from the Ape House offers a behind-the-scenes look at the complicated social lives of western lowland gorillas through the eyes of a devoted zookeeper. The memoir traces Beth Armstrong''s love and fascination for animals, from her childhood to her work with captive primates as an adult. Through her eyes, readers sense the awe and privilege of working with these animals at the Columbus Zoo. Individual gorillas there had an enormous effect on her life, shaping and influencing her commitment to improving gorilla husbandry and to involving her zoo in taking an active role to protect gorillas in the wild. Through anecdotal stories, readers get a glimpse into the fascinating lives of gorillas-the familiar gentleness of mothers and fathers toward their infants, power plays and social climbing, the unruly nature of teenagers, the capacity for humor, and the shared sadness by group members as they mourn the death of one of their own. In the end, Armstrong''s conflict with captivity and her lifelong fondness for these animals helped shape a zoo program dedicated to gorilla conservation.