The Smart Girl's Guide to Mean Girls, Manicures, and God's Amazing Plan for ME: "Be Intentional" and 100 Other Practical Tips for Teens

by Susie Shellenberger, Kristin Weber

Overview

Smart girl, this guide was created just for you! . . .

The Smart Girl’s Guide to Mean Girls, Manicures, and God's Amazing Plan for ME melds spiritual and practical advice with humor—a winning combination as you’re trying to navigate the ups and downs of life with grace and confidence.

101 tips including. . .

·         Learn to wait.·         Eliminate distractions.·        Be intentional.·        Be flexible.·        Put down your phone. ·       Contribute to your community. ·         Iron something.·         Live today as though it's your last.·        Trust God.
·         Be a light. ·         Don't be a mean girl. . . .

and dozens more will encourage and challenge your spirit, equipping you to go deeper in your faith and grow an increasingly intimate relationship with God—and you just might encounter a little fun along the way!
 

I know what I’m doing. 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 msg

 

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781634097130
Publisher:	Barbour Publishing, Incorporated
Publication date:	07/01/2016
Pages:	240
Product dimensions:	5.20(w) x 7.90(h) x 0.80(d)
Age Range:	12 - 18 Years

About the Author

Susie Shellenberger is a former youth pastor, high school teacher, and magazine editor. She’s currently a fulltime speaker and writer traveling 42 weeks/weekends a year. She has written 55 books, loves burnt hotdogs, and lives in Bethany, Oklahoma, with her two mini-Schnauzers Obie and Amos. Sign up for her free weekly video devotional at SusieShellenberger.com

Kristin Weber is a writer, speaker, and music teacher from Colorado Springs. She wrote several years for Sisterhood Magazine and has contributed to many popular blogs. Drawing from her background in comedy and media, Kristin travels all over giving a hilarious and powerful message about truth, culture, and identity to youth groups, camps, conferences, luncheons, and more. Visit her online and be her friend at: www.kristinweberonline.com.

Table of Contents

1 Learn to Wait 12

2 Eliminate Distractions 14

5 Know the Truth 17

4 Anchor Yourself to the Truth 20

5 Get Rid of Your Pet Hippopotamuses 22

6 Remember That God's Will Can't Fail 25

7 Learn This Math Equation: Grace + Mercy = Forgiveness 27

8 Double-Check Your Motives 29

9 Stop Lying 31

10 Be a Light 34

11 Keep Your Anger on a Tight Leash 36

12 Remember What Christ Has Done for You 39

13 Be Slap Happy 42

14 Learn to Deal with Mean Girls 45

15 Don't Be a Mean Girl 48

16 Pray for the Bullies 50

17 Stop Biting, Picking at, or Chewing Your Nails 53

18 Send Something through the Postal System 55

19 Practice Love 58

20 Start a Spiritual Journal 60

21 Continue Your Spiritual Journal 63

22 Persist, Persist, Persist 65

23 Clean the Bathtub 67

24 Use Manners and Etiquette 70

25 Grow Something Different 72

26 Believe in Angels 75

27 Learn Something Musical 78

28 Supplement Your Faith with Virtue 80

29 Supplement Your Virtue with Knowledge 82

30 Supplement Your Knowledge with Self-Control 84

31 Supplement Your Self-Control with Steadfastness 86

32 Supplement Your Steadfastness with Godliness 88

33 Supplement Your Godliness with Brotherly Affection 90

34 Supplement Your Brotherly Affection with Love 92

35 Make a Greeting Card 94

36 Try Something That Scares You 97

37 Develop a Great Handshake 99

38 Read Some Classic Literature 102

39 Learn to Write 105

40 Write a Children's Story 108

41 Contribute to Your Community 110

42 Know to Whom You Belong 112

43 Live Today as Though It's Your Last 114

44 Create a New Drink 116

45 Read the Entire Bible 118

46 Study Even More Apologetics 120

47 Take Notes in Church 122

48 Back Up Your Computer 124

49 Protect Your Identity 126

50 Create Your Own Holiday 129

51 Buy a New Bra 132

52 Keep Up with Current Events 135

53 Go a Day without Makeup 137

54 Step Away from the Mirror 139

55 Spend a Few Hours a Week Cleaning and Reorganizing 141

56 Polish Jewelry and Shine Shoes 143

57 Iron Something 145

58 Know the Ten Commandments 147

59 Practice the Ten Commandments 149

60 Treat a Senior Citizen 151

61 Start Your Own Clique 154

62 Host a Back-to-Childhood Party 156

63 Do the Dishes When It's Not Your Turn 158

64 Seek Justice 160

65 Learn about Human Trafficking 162

66 Do Something about Human Trafficking 164

67 Learn Good Theology, Part 1 166

68 Learn Good Theology, Part 2 168

69 Learn Good Theology, Part 3 170

70 Visit a Cemetery, 172

71 Learn How to Discern God's Will, Part 1 174

72 Learn How to Discern God's Will, Part 2 175

73 Learn How to Discern God's Will, Part 3 178

74 Learn How to Discern God's Will, Part 4 180

75 Make a Decision, Then Stop Stressing 182

76 Be Intentional 184

77 Be Flexible 186

78 Don't Be Afraid to Talk to Guys 188

79 Put Down Your Phone 190

80 Learn to Give a Manicure 193

81 Learn How to Resist Temptation, Part 1 195

82 Learn How to Resist Temptation, Part 2 197

83 Trust God 199

84 Make Everyone Feel Important 201

85 Become a Great Conversationalist 203

36 Give Guys a Break 205

87 Study the Book of Revelation 207

88 Avoid Useless Arguments 209

89 Be Kind Online 211

90 Meet a Talking Donkey 213

91 Try Fasting 215

92 Determine to Persevere 217

93 Stay around People Who Sharpen You 219

94 Be the Salt 221

95 Learn to Praise God 223

96 Learn to Relax 225

97 Be Safe in Your Car 227

98 Call Someone 230

99 Chase Wisdom 232

100 Make Sure You Know 234

101 Make Sure They Know 257

Editorial Reviews

"What do you get when someone writes a book for girls that contains life-changing, maybe even life-saving, advice? . . .  Advice that is that is rib-cracking funny, encouraging, and written in no nonsense language? . . .  You get a book that is a survival manual, a book that I intend to give to every young girl in my family. A book every girl of school age should read. You get The Smart Girl’s Guide to Mean Girls, Manicures & God’s Amazing Plan for Me."
—Ken Davis 
Author
Speaker
Comedian
Speaking Coach
Grandfather of three young women who need this book NOW

"To this day, I still have some horrible memories of how mean teen girls can be to each other. I remember finding it hard to apply God's Word to real life and real problems—and I wish I would have had this book to help me back then! Kristin is so gifted at combining humor with biblical teaching. She is my go-to source for fun, relevance, and encouragement for teen girls—and this book is just that!"
—Julie Elias, Christian Recording Artist and Founder of the Aurora Conference

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