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Back cover:
The future you hope for 31 girl The twenty-first century, media-driven "It" girl is an amazing overachiever. She''''s a style savvy supermodel with star power. She''''s strong, active, sexy, and super smart. She''''s an idol, a goddess, and an enigma in one all-encompassing package. But have you ever considered what God''''s eternal "It" girl is like? Did you know that she is also successful and has been immortalized in the world''''s best-seller, the Bible? She''''s the dream girl of Proverbs 31, a girl who has become renowned, celebrated, and legendary. She is the "It" girl not only for the twenty-first century but for all time If you''''re a girl in your teens or twenties, this book has been especially created with you in mind. It''''s about how you can cultivate the qualities of the 31 girl in your own life right now. Whatever you might see in your life as ordinary, average, and common, God sees as extraordinary, exceptional, and unique. Featuring inspiring real-life stories and practical tips to help you live life well, this book will stir you to pursue a 31 Girl life and confidently step forward into the amazing adventure God has destined for you. After 15 years of youth ministry, I''''ve finally found a book that specifically connects with young women. The content of 31 Girl is packed with powerful principles communicated in a fun, poetic, relevant, and practical way that girls will simply love. This book is immaculate in its glossy, Hollywood-style presentation, and I''''m proud to have a copy of it on my bedside table. Every youth ministry must invest in placing a copy of this revolutionary book in the hands of their young women. Christine Caine - Director, Equip & Empower Ministries, Sydney, Australia Insightful, educational, and inspiring, 31 Girl is a remarkable work. The text is beautifully and clearly presented--the photographs and layout a knockout! 31 Girl will capture the hearts of young women, parents, and educators alike. The author understands the challenges female youth face today. In a society screaming for moral guidelines and answers?this book sets a joyful, clear path along which young women are given the choice to live noble and godly lives--two words I don''''t recall in my former "make love, not war" manifesto! 31 Girl--brave, beautiful, and bold. I give it 5 *****''''s! Chris Pringle - Senior Minister, Christian City Church, Oxford Falls, Sydney, Australia [Back cover flap] Mary Simpson is a gifted and passionate author and communicator who has served and pastored in youth ministry for over fifteen years, speaking to young people throughout Australia in schools, youth groups, camps, and conferences. Mary also has a decade''''s experience as a professional model and teacher of grooming and deportment to young women. She has an in-depth understanding of today''''s culture and the influence that fashion, music, and media have upon young people and, in particular, young girls. Her desire is to see girls discover who they can be in God and to flourish in security, strength, and confidence. Mary is on staff at Christian City Church, Oxford Falls, Australia, and lives in Sydney with her husband, Wayne, and son, Jake. [Front cover flap] "I was a great actress who portrayed a perfect life yet had such a broken one inside." Amanda "Popularity is one thing, but the ongoing struggle to accept yourself is another thing altogether." Alyson "On the outside I looked like a girl who had it all--boyfriends, looks, and great achievements. I became real good at hiding the truth." Laura "I know what I''''m doing [says God]. I have it all planned out--plans to take care of you, not abandon you, plans to give you the future you hope for." Jeremiah 29:11
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