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Endorsements 

 Wiin gs o is nsic book, Jcki Kndll ssionly dlivs wi wi nd wisdo wok o l ns us i

 incss ino s o coid inc, no cou js. No iy 

ls , jus biblicl u ssising ddicd ilis oug dis-cning convsions nd li skills wic old onil o icgnions.

Micl WlndMo o iv, cildn’s uo, nd wi o 

Nw Yok Ynk Wold Sis MVP, Jon Wlnd

A dy souc o ll os s y c i dugs on o b-co gils God’s own . Jcki Kndll ssionly quis o-s o g o s o i gils by sing ky incils wic willguid i dugs o k good coics nd wi o God’s bs.

DD KndllElny ssisn incil nd

co-uo o  Lady in Waiting for Little Girls

 Jcki Kndll no only cs is li ssg o ow o gud you dug o Bozo nd guid o Boz—s lso livs ndbs i wi ll o inos bing nd incious ngy. Jcki’s

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 ssion, wisdo, nd undsnding , cobind wi lov o young  won nd dsi o s wlking in u o God’s Wod, ols is ssg in nws book.

Tis is us-d o vy o wo dsis godlinss o dug!

Vicki RosAuo, sk, nd Jcki’s y n o oun ys;

 wi o Bill Ros, Liid Pn o Nw Yok Ynks;o nd o-in-lw o wo vy cious won wo wid

 W c d o n wo yns o uu Ldy In Wiing! As Cisin is I gully o c y singlnd divocd ldis o so looking o M. Rig bu o us “wiing oo” i o ocus on i own wlk wi Lod. Wn wonlns o lov w Lod lovs, ow could s l bu b dwn o Boz wo in ny wys xlis Cis isl? And wn s lnso lov w Lod lovs, Boz couldn’ l bu b cd o —

 won wos ys xd on lsing Lod. Only n cn w s u “lov soy o Lod.”

Ts incils Jcki so vlously iculs in book  Raising a Young Lady in Waiting. Jcki’s billin knowldg nd lov oGod’s Wod, long wi lov nd dvoion o young won ssvs, sins oug c g. Pn, gndn, cild-wok—ll

 will b blssd wi wods in is book.Ky Min

Auo o God and Psychobabble,licnsd clinicl socil wok

T is sily no g invsn you cn downlod ino youdug’s li n incils in is book! Hving cocd nd coun-

sld kids o ns o wnis o qu o cnuy, I ssu you nco olds in s cs. Bsids , I living oo, v-ing civd on o Jcki’s oiginl nuscis in 1988. No Boz s do y n in. H s bn wll wo wi, nks o Jcki’s

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cings! As gs un you will nd i-sd skill s you ndo dsign Pincss o King Jsus— u Ldy in Wiing.

s A. Gn, “Coc g”Fo Diision I bskbll ly nd coc,

ig scool coc, nd counslo

I so xcid o os vyw o d is book nd bgincing i gils young g ilss ssg Jcki cs in

 Raising a Lady in Waiting !

Hving don Jcki’s oiginl  Lady in Waiting sudy l in li, I cnonly wis I d lnd s incils young g nd voidduc c. I v ld  Lady in Waiting Bibl sudy ll ov couny—wi ig scool gils ll wy o dul won—nd vbn blssd o winss ui in so ny o i livs s y wid oi “Boz,” nd now ising cildn o know nd lov Lod.

Ky EdwdsRN vling Nus in NICU

 Raising a Lady in Waiting is us-d o any o—bu n gin,I would d on book i Jcki wo i! H syl o d-iing 

 cicliy ixd wi insigul biblicl u lwys cllngs . Jck-i s kn decades o Bibl sudy, ixd i wi i-sd us

s lid ou in Lady in Waiting, nd coild ino n ssnil n-ul o vy o. Tis book will nv k i o y booksl; i willsy oinnly osiiond on y bdsid bl s consn indnd nc oin in ising y dug o b Ldy in Wiing! Tbs : I know s I guid y dug oug incils in isbook, I’ll b lning nd gowing ysl !

Si ConFounding blogg SiCon.co,

Nionlly syndicd dio sonliy,V’s Frugal Mom, uo nd connc sk

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As o o wo young dugs, nd collg sobll coc, I nkul Jcki Kndll s u o n w Lod s lid on o ovid souc o l us ncoug ou dugs o sk 

God’s bs o i livs. Toug gs o is book, won willln cicl wys on ow o ow i dugs o boldly usu n wo will wi lov nd sc, nd will uly b iBoz. I id y Boz svn ys go, n o God wo onos nd ovids n zing xl o ow usbnd sould is wi. Iv sn ow incils o  Raising a Lady in Waiting guid nd insi

 young won o wi o God’s bs. Tis book is cin o coninu o

 osiivly ic livs o uu gnions!Kiy Blos,

Hd sobll coc o Pl Bc Alnic Univsiy;dug o Hll o F bsbll ly, Gy C

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Raising a

 Lady   in

Waiting Parent’s Guide to Helping Your Daughter Avoid a Bozo

  Jackie Kendall 

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© Coyig 2013–Jcki Kndll

All igs svd. Tis book is ocd by coyig lws o Unid Ss o Aic.Tis book y no b coid o ind o cocil gin o o. T us o so quoionso occsionl g coying o sonl o gou sudy is id nd ncougd. Pission willb gnd uon qus. Unlss owis idnid, Sciu quoions kn o NEW AMERICAN SANDARD BIBLE®, Coyig © 1960,1962,1963,1968,1971,1972,1973,1975,1977,1995 by T Lockn Foundion. Usd by ission. Sciu quoions kd NIV kn o HOLY BIBLE, NEW INERNAIONAL VERSION®, Coyig © 1973, 1978,1984 Innionl Bibl Sociy. Usd by ission o Zondvn. All igs svd. Sciuquoions kd NL kn o Holy Bibl, Nw Living nslion, coyig 1996,2004. Usd by ission o yndl Hous Publiss., Won, Illinois 60189. All igs svd.Sciu quoions kd KJV kn o King Js Vsion. Sciu quoionskd ESV kn o T Holy Bibl, Englis Sndd Vsion® (ESV®), coyig © 2001 by Cosswy, ublising inisy o Good Nws Publiss. Usd by ission. All igs svd.Sciu quoions kd NKJV kn o Nw King Js Vsion. Coyig © 1982by Tos Nlson, Inc. Usd by ission. All igs svd. Sciu quoions kd LB kn o T Living Bibl; yndl Hous, 1997, © 1971 by yndl Hous Publiss, Inc.Usd by ission. All igs svd. Sciu quoions kd Pillis kn o Te

 New estament in Modern English, J. B. Pillis, ns., Coyig © Nw Yok: T McillnCony, 1960. All igs svd. Sciu quoions kd MSG kn o Te Message.Coyig © 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2002. Usd by ission o NvPss Publising Gou. All sis wiin Sciu quoions is uo’s own.

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 Dedication 

o y ds ind, DD Kndll, wo s n incobl ssiono incils o  Lady in Waiting.

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Acknowledgments 

Fis nd oos I wn o giv ll is o y Lod nd Svio, JsusCis, wo bid is ssg in o collg sn ndllowd i o gow ino lilong inisy o wning os o no sl

o Bozo, bu wi o Boz.Ru A. Olsn, y invlubl wiing no—s s ld u o-

ionl “o os” cing on s I suggld o counic y  ssion in in. In c, Ru s bn y cld oug svnbooks. Only God knows incobl conibuion o y “ bing in in.”

Scil nks o Dsiny Ig s ciond  Lady in Waiting ssg o ign ys, king i ll ov wold.

My d ind nd no By Glbi wo s yd dily ois book ojc.

Ls, bu no ls, y usbnd, Kn, wo s bn y Boz oiy-ig ys nd coninus o b “ n wo wiing o.”

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 Contents 

Pc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Inoducion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Chapter 1Rising Young Ldy o Rcklss Abndon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Chapter 2Rising Young Ldy o Dilignc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Chapter 3

Rising Young Ldy o Fi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59Chapter 4Rising Young Ldy o Viu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Chapter 5Rising Young Ldy o Dvoion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

Chapter 6

Rising Young Ldy o Puiy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

Chapter 7Rising Young Ldy o Scuiy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127

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Chapter 8Rising Young Ldy o Connn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149

Chapter 9Rising Young Ldy o Convicion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171

Chapter 10Rising Young Ldy o Pinc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191

Chapter 11P.S.: Finl Wods o Mo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215

Endnos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231

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Preface 

 A F- E

 Wn y Boz ws lnning o oos o , wnd o do so-

ing uniqu nd obl. H u lo o oug nd o ino k-ing ou nggn on o os sud is o ou livs og!o is dy wn I b ll scil dils ndd o s wlls wys Lod blssd buiul nig, I ovco wigiud—nd no sll dg o w (bu I will g o l).

In is g o liy V sows bou ov--o nggns nd wddings, wn ig scools n licos o sg big “sk” o

 o, nd s ds g kn o v-s suns, y soy y nos so xodiny. Bu l you ind wnd bck o id-1970s

 wn li ws gnuinly o sil nd w Aicn ns would vvn nd lios o o. In that  conx, consid collg-gd

 young n wo c ou o ousold o ll boys nd l ll you w lnnd nd ulld o—ll o sk o ging o y !(Evn ying bings lu o y o.)

 Wil w w o on bk o ou junio y o collg, Knd ngns o us o div o Disny Wold o dy. Jus going o Disny Wold ws ill o —nd is o is dy! Bu Kn d uco in so n king u Sc Mounin; d clld d nd

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d svions o k o on o y voi lcs in wold, Cin-dll’s Csl, nd o scil sun insid csl.

Cn you vn igin ow xcid I ws o wlk oug os doosnd b scod ino csl? I ldy l lik incss wi y n-iv inc.

T ws only bginning o nig’s suiss. A uning o bl o i o soo, ou ncnd dinn ws suddnly nncd by ou o singing wis, snding us wi songs bouou lov nd dliving wi fouis fing od o cis jubil!

As i is w no sccul noug o is young won in lov wiis wondul young n, on o wis ocd wi bui-ul book o oy nd dcld, “A dlivy o inc o lc!”I ws book ddssd o “Pincss Jcqulin.”

And then, w sd o b clix o is bulous vning, ou wiss skd, “A you dy o o k icu?”

“W icu?” I blud ou, suisd gin.My sw inc sild nd sid, “S is going o k ou icu

ou on blcony ovlooking Mgic Kingdo.”

 Wll! I you ink I wlkd, you’d b wong, sinc I’ su I fo-d ou ono blcony. I knw ull wll “no on” v go o go o scil lc—o, so i sd—no on bsids Cindll wving

cowds blow. Bu I ws, nd w w, nd bo I knw i, icu ws snd, wiss dd, nd Kn Kndll und o nd skd o y i.

 Ws is lly y li? Fo gil o n busiv bckgound, iy ls nd dyds w coon wy o disssoci o inul

 wold I livd in. How uly ionic i ws in suc gicl lc, Kn would sk o b is bid. How uly ing, s wll. Wl Disny i-

sl ws isd in n busiv o nd dd o cing buiul, un,nd s lc o ilis. Ou o soing inul in is li, c-d soing buiul: Disnylnd nd Disny Wold. Ou o soing 

 inul in y li, God ws cing o buy n I could igin.

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As guss l cion, Bill syd bind nd Es Kndll x- lind o Bill ow could know Jsus inily wy Kn nd Jckisd in i scil wdding cony. Bill bowd is d dy nd

skd Jsus o b is sonl Lod nd Svio. Ou y nig w gonggd ws nswd wi Bill’s dcision o cc God’s gi o nl lioug Jsus. Bill did wo wks l. H ws dy o vn, nd Godd gciously usd ou wdding s sing o is nl dcision.

 T G C H B

T o wdding cony bsoluly ockd Bill o co ws wn ll bidsids d ivd on o cucnd i ws i o bid o wlk down isl. T c sdo icoon nd sid, “Jus s sody Jsus will co o His Bid, Cuc, vn so ody, Kn cos o is bid, Jcki.”

You s, y would no co o y wdding. In c, i you cnvn igin i, old o ick lcn o i. Soow I

 ws givn wwil o sy o y busiv is no - lcn o s. Y i didn’ . H ws colly unwilling obudg. So, Kn nd I yd bou ow o ndl is igly unusul nd

 vy inul siuion.

H is w Lod boug o ou inds: Jsus Cis will sody un nd co o His Bid, Cuc. Tn, is kbl young n o only 24 ys sondd wi n id l wi gc o God:

“Jcki, I will co nd g you nd bing you down isl.”

I qui su ni o us d v sn suc ing, bu i ws wok o God oug n H d o ono nd c o inis wy. No only did i disly ndnss nd ouc o Bill, busvl o ou inds o bokn os wn on o conduc i co-nis s wy. In c, iy-six ys l, ou own son wlkd o on o cuc o is cious bid nd sco down isl…no c in is xodiny iy l.

Bo you ow down is book in ng you didn’ v is“iy-l” nggn soy, nd bo you oll you ys, disissing 

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Preface 

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suc sninl scn, I sk you o k sll glis bcksoy o y li.

T icl o is wol xinc, nd o wiing bs-slling book, Lady in Waiting, is inul conx o y li. I olds o svn cildn, ll sxully busd by ou . T llou ws oibl—including wo suicids o y siblings nd livs dsoyd in yid wys.

So, o o ln in Book o Ru godly incils guddy nd k o ying Bozo guy— is blssing I nu-sisiclly s wi ny won wo s uls! A nus I onc sid

o , “I is zing o ink soon o you bckgound would ick suc n wso usbnd.”

 Wll, zing nd wso ibus o God, nd suly  His nd ws guiding oc in y vy biliy o y y Boz.

M’ H…D’ S

Mo, s you sk vy bs o you dug’s uu, wo

 wondul liis: “T o’s is cild’s scooloo;”1 nd, “On good o is wo undd scoolss.”2

oo ny ns ssu s nd di gs infu-ncs in livs o i cildn, bu is is bsoluly no u. Consid ollowing suvy suls:

An xnsiv sudy o 272,400 ngs conducd by USA oday

Weekend Magazine ound 70 cn o ns idniid i ns s os ion inlunc in i livs. wny-on cn sid bou i inds (s), nd only 8 cn nd di.”3

You bs c o you dug, nd i is Jsus wo ovids bs uoils s w jouny o is godly gils. Tis book is uoil I

 ws givn llowd o c y dug on o bco gil

God’s nd young won discning noug o void Bozo guys nd wi o God’s bs o — Boz, ill o sng.

Tis book is o vy o. W o no you wid o you Bozo vn id Bozo, you dug cn v b d. S cn

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k good coics wi l o wis cld o! Tis book isull o nuggs o u God gv s I yd nd vn sd o li o ou dug.

I Bozo ib is incsing; I wcd ny o s Bozoguys swing ound y dug, vn in iv Cisin scool. Tisbook is oionl “oly sw” o on o ssion bou God’sbs o dug nd ny o dugs God s boug ino li oug dcds o cing s incils.

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Introduction 

 Lady in Waiting is not about finding the right man,but becoming the right woman.

he Lady in Waiting 

recklessly abandons herself to the Lordship of Christ,diligently uses her single days,

trusts God with unwaering faith,demonstrates irtue in daily life,

loves God with undistracted deotion, stands for physical and emotional purity,

lies in security,

responds to life in contentment,makes choices based on her conictions, and waits patiently for God to meet her needs.

 Wo sould d is book? Any o wi b in lungs wois knly w o ngiv ic o ou culu on ou cious gils.Ou culu ncougs gils o u o o ino nding ig io jns n ig kind o n. No wond ou dugs lling o Bozo guys!

T incils in is book inndd o gud nd o guid: to guard  you dug o Bozo guy nd to guide owd n

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 wo wiing o— odn Boz. Ts incils v bn ugo ls ou dcds o ousnds o gils, wo now living i“ily v s.”

 he principles in this book are intended toguard and to guide: to guard your daughterrom a Bozo guy and to guide  her toward aman worth waiting or—a modern Boaz.

Bcoing ig won: is gol. And oins lid oubov wok o usuing gol. Ec c will includ suy o incil lso ound in  Lady in Waiting. As o, Iv gown in y ssion coin o wn cious os cossAic bou Bozo guys wo would i cisd dugs.I would lik o c illion os nsbl concs inis book, so s os cn s wi o os—os

 wo innionl bou ocing i gils o soul-dging ic o Bozo guys. T concs in is book “ guds” o youdug’s nd yous.

By wy o clicion, I wn o k no bou s young nI cll Bozos. A no oin I disissing c y  people loed 

by God wo dsv ou kindnss nd ys. W  all sinns svd by gc. So, y is no indicn o son; i’s cicu o b-

vio w wn o sgud ou gils gins.

Bozos cn b Cisins o non-Cisins, young o old, innionlo incidnl in i oivs; bu y sill ol Jsus did o. uly  bs ing young ldy cn ln is o cogniz oo bvio nd si s signl o y o guy— as s sks God o giv wisdo inguding .

 Wil you d  Raising a Lady in Waiting, I o you will nd is bonus o you . As you no you dug in sli-icing incils, you will lso ic gils you dug

 will us ino you li. Tis book is sil ndbook o ny o

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 Introduction

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insd in king n nl ic on cild nd ll o cil-dn wo coss .

I M—F PI by ny cnc you o wo inks i is oo l—b ncou-

gd. T b in you nosils is oo o o God is no n-isd wi you or  you dug y. I v don lny o ings wong s o, so I ws lwys insid by xl o Rb lo wono only convd o u God o Isl, bu lso isd os idlson: Boz.

k w ons o ond liy: Rb, o osiu,isd son wo no only bc lding n in lov soy o Book o Ru, bu ws lso ill o sng nd n wo wiing o. Jus d c 2 o Book o Ru. As you glis godly c-cisics o Boz, k in ind is did no lwys k gcoics. Bu ciicl coic in Josu c 2 cngd no only uu, bu yous nd in.

A o osiu ndd u in Mssinic lin (s M. 1:5), ndby God’s gc, isd Boz, no Bozo guy. In God’s c ocs-ion, I uly bliv ving bn o osiu d Rb vnmore snsiiv o ising son wo ocd won’s sxuliy n xloiing i.

V C P C

Ls y I bgn Bibl sudy clld, “usdys Wi Jcki”. Tissudy ws on cus o Pl Bc Alnic Univsiy nd ws ogils only.

Bginning wi vy s ing, w ddssd issus sgils w cing in i vydy livs. As I bgn o lisn o so ny gils

 wo w king suc unwis nd oibl coics, I wnd o sc!

 W ns, nd w you inisis cing (o nocing) ou cildn?

PBA is Cisin libl s collg, nd I ws sunnd by ws gils didn’ know. I wnd o cy ou, “A you uncucd? Did

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 you ici in cuc you gou? Did you you so no c you basics bou God’s bs o you o guidlins o ving li

o God-dsignd n Hollywood-cd? Didn’ you you ld o you ns lk o you bou no ding Bozo guys?” (I won ou jus wiing bou is oubus o indignion!)

I k inking bou ow w s ns so concnd bou oukids doing wll in scool nd ging ino collg o i coic. Bu’s c: I know oo ny kids wo ssing scool nd funking liin i lionsis. Pns nd you inisis iling o

ou gils o scond os ion dcision o i livs. O cous s os ion dcision is wo will b i Ms (in o

 wods, i bcoing ollows o Jsus Cis). Bu scond os i- on dcision o i livs is: wo will b i Mister? 

I know too many kids who are passing school

and lunking lie in their relationships.

T bs collg- cous is lning ilss incils in

book  Lady in Waiting. Now, cinly o cn buy book o gilnd o s ds i. Bu nkly, book’s ic will b gnidi young gil s bn inoducd o incils on dily bsis, wiMo odling gowing lov lionsi wi God.

“Cf ’ N” M

Knowing ow ull o’s li is on dily bsis, I wo is book s suion o ll I v lnd duing dcds o ning nd n-

oing ousnds o gils. I v d undds o books, so is coi-lion o ll I v lnd, squzd ino on volu. In c, you cn

consid is “Cli Nos” o y dcds o scing o ns-bl concs o l os is gils wo will no bco Bozo g-

ns. (A bck o is book you will s lis o ny books I vd—nd i is no vn col!)

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ings. Bu i you nd yousl sying, “Wll, I’ll b ons, I did no know ,” n, is God you’ ody.

I is w clssoo cous o ou gils, ky xbook would by li book, Lady in Waiting . T book you old in you nd uilizs incils in li book. I lso xounds on o bno o/no/c.

T ollowing quiz is jus s o cliy w you ldy know s o nd w you y wn “s cous.” I will l you o x-in you s so you cn discn o clly o you

 cious gil. T quiz lso ovids glis o oics o b ddssdougou book; w will co bck o c o s qusions, in no

 icul od, in gs d.

P Q M

Key Question: Am I Prepared to Raise a Young Lady in Waiting? (Can I Help Prevent My Daughter From Marry-

ing a Bozo?)

1. Do you know wy old guys d young gils?

2. Is you dug gowing in lov o Jsus, nd dos s ssuc gow in you?

3. Is you dug xincd in doing o os? Dos s

l ou o nd cuc? Dos s s is y o dili-gnc in o, wo is is ol odl?

4. W is king you n o doing o os? Is you noo sl-ocusd? Dos s only do o os wn i bnis in long un?

5. Dos you n v No-Bozo H Gud? Dos s un-dsnd signiicnc o ging “svn” dily? (S Ro-ns 10:17.)

6. Mo, did you know sx uins good lionsi o sus-ins bd on?

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7. Mo, did you know gils ly sx o g lov ndboys ly lov o g sx?

8. Dos you dug gs i s will coninu o usuGod’s , s will c soon wo will ncoug o coninu o gow—nd y will b c o’s siiulclds? (S Hbws 10:24.)

9. Mo, do you know w “No Zon” is? Dos you nknow bou “No Zon,” nd bou sying ou o i?

10. Mo, do you know wy n gils go oo ? Would you know ow o xlin lw o diinising uns o you dugnd inds?

11. Do you know wy so ny cious gils y Bozo guys?Did you know sx blinds gil o Bozo s is ding ocd o?

12. Do you know you dug’s “lov nk” lvl? I ly 

is bsn, lov nk nds sunul illing by vnly F. Scu in Jsus, H us ill dici.

13. Is you ng ildly conn o n incssn win?M-cnic gils “Bozo bi”…on slis n cing n-o nd wning insn giicion.

14. Do you know ow o b “siiul onio” o you dug-’s “cusing” on guys?

15. Dos you n cy (in wll o on cll on) liso quliis dscib M. Rig?

16. Dos you n know ow o void wing cins on wd-ding dy? (S Scond Coinins 6:14.)

17. How in is you n? Wiing is quisi o “n

 wo wiing o”; iinc is sis wy o b Bozobi. (Wos n wiing is wising you d!)

How did you do, Mo? A you ling ncougd o discougd?us ; y bo good lcs o b, bcus y fc cbl

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. You ucsd is book bcus you wn o giv you dug bs vilbl wisdo o ic scond os ion dcision o li: wo will b Mis.

T ky o ising Young Ldy in Wiing is o odl godly cc-isics yousl. I you d Lady in Waiting bo you bc o, you obbly vy ili wi lis blow; o, you y nd scous on s incils. Wn you s Mo conduc yousl s Ms.Rig, i is si o c you dug ccisics o Ldy in

 Wiing. Fo now, l’s k look lis:

• Bing Young Ldy o Rcklss Abndon• Bing Young Ldy o Dilignc

• Bing Young Ldy o Fi

• Bing Young Ldy o Viu

• Bing Young Ldy o Dvoion

• Bing Young Ldy o Puiy 

• Bing Young Ldy o Scuiy 

• Bing Young Ldy o Connn

• Bing Young Ldy o Convicion

• Bing Young Ldy o Pinc

 Wn you look is lis, dos i k you sil wi condnc

o l ovwld? Tis book will cliy c godly ccisic ndncoug you s you ncoug you dug. T coing cs willnsw ll qusions o quiz you jus ook, nd lso o “so

 visis” wi Ru suiz c c’s iy incil.

Fo os wo v no d Lady in Waiting, I v wo ings o youo k in ind: Fis, i is bsd on cious lov soy bwn Rund Boz. Rding Book o Ru (i’s only ou cs) will nnc

 you ciion o w you will d in this book. Scond, c co is book bgins wi suion o incil ug in Lady in Wait-ing. T suion will b lul, bu ding  Lady in Waiting  would b os lul.

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O M E M

Insingly, I wo is icul scion before I bgn is book. I

 ws ldy concnd d would nd u ling lik ilu - ding is il. So l’s begin book wi discli I wobo Inoducion ws vn in oug d o.

Disclaimer:

Ts wods n o “ow cold w” in you c i by cnc you und illusion xiss so y o c oul osuccssully noing you cild. Ts gs sily dscib ilgi-g I v bn on s o. I di o ll I sily llow sug-gl wo is ddicd o o in Jsus. I no cd o oucoo y cildn’s livs. Bu I am cd, o ndcud, o Jsus, only uncngbl liy on is . Ou cildn v good dys nd y v bd ys, bu Jsus ins s. Scuiy is building you liound n uncngbl liy…Jsus: s ody, ysdy, nd o-v (s Hb. 13:8). As o ou cildn: y s o on

nd cngd o wil nd oully snding ov wi Jsus!T bs ing you cn do o os you lov so dly is…be intoxicated 

with Jesus! 

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C H A P E R 1

 Raising a Young Lady of  

 Reckless Abandon 

R’ R AIn Book o Ru, young widow d ciicl dcision o un

bck on ol, couny, nd gods bcus isy sould sd o God o Isl. Wi jus “s,” s gv sl o only u God by lving olnd o Mob nd ollowing gdo-in-lw, Noi.

Ru bndond only li s d known. So ig cll i ck-lss o lv on’s ol wi no o o b id in sng lnd.Bu Ru bndond sl to soing, nd o  someone. S cklssly bndond sl o God o ll Cion.

 But Ruth said, “Do not urge me to leae you or turn back from follow-ing you; for where you go, I will go, and where you lodge, I will lodge.Your people shall be my people, and your God, my God” (Ru 1:16).

Ru d dind . T Lod onod i in oving wy o ll ws ili nd king jouny owd colly unknown. Ru did no llow inds, old suoundings, o cul-u’s dd i o k o unning d God. S did no us

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xcus o dk s o k o big uu bgn wi s ciicl coic: cklss bndon o Lod God.

Fooldy. Rs. Clss disgd. Widw suo. Giv u.Lv. Do ny o s s k you ink o ig osu boGod? Ty synonys o wods reckless nd  abandon disly  divin iony o ou cll o subi ouslvs wolly uno Lod.

T osl Pul clld isl “ool o Cis.” Jsus Hisl “dis-gdd s” s H ung uon coss (s Hb. 12:2 NL). Asdugs o King wo gv Hisl o us, w o giv ouslvs

o Hi, lving wold, giving u ou sgis, nd widwing suo o wils o dvil nd wys o fs. Rcklssbndon is ow w fing ouslvs owd God nd uly osk ousinul nu.

Reckless abandon is how we ling ourselvestoward God and utterly orsake our sinul

nature.

 T “S ‘Y’” M

How dos won disly own “cklss bndon” o God? Doss v o lv ily, oown, nd ll inds o ov succoin?

 Wll, occsionlly God ig sk o soon, bu os o i s sily nds o wk u in oning nd sou “Ys” o w-v Lod s lnnd o . (Now, i you ily is sill sl, youy wn o wis “Ys” o Jsus.)

In is sinl wok,  Mere Christianity, C.S. Lwis dscibd o- ouniy w c vy oning—nd gin nd gin ougou cdy—o “g o ‘Ys’”:

I cos vy on you wk u c oning. All you wiss nd os o dy us you lik wild nils. And

  first job c oning consiss sily in soving ll bck; in

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lisning o o voic, king o oin o viw, ling  o lg, song, qui li co lowing in. And so on,ll dy. Snding bck o ll you nul ussings nd ings; coing in ou o wind.1

Tis “sou ‘Ys’” od y s silisic, bu n gil wosid “Ys” o God ws givn ivilg o bing o o Jsus,ou Mssi. My ws no cosn by God bcus s ws suio oll n gils in nigboood o you gou. My ws cosnbcus God knw s would sy ys. H is ng’s sons o

ngl Gbil: And Mary said, “Behold, the bondslae of the Lord; may it be done

to me according to your word.” And the angel departed from her 

(Luk 1:38).

In sk cons o young My’s “Ys” o vn-sn ssignn, Sciu lls us bou n old is wo, six ons li, suggld

o sy “Ys” o is icl wn lking o s ngl Gbil (sLuk 1). An dul wo ws siiul ld sisd osc o icl God ws oising— cild givn in old g. And ws consu iony: bcus o is suggl nd siion o sy wod

 yes, Zcis (lso known s Zechariah), o Jon Bis, wssuck u unil is icl son ws bon.

 And behold, you shall be silent and unable to speak until the day

when these things take place, because you did not beliee my words…(Luk 1:20).

T ngl Gbil sok wi n old is nd young gil, nd  young gil sondd wi cklss bndon o os zing nd cl-lnging ssignn. Sying “Ys” o God is n c o dily sund nd disly o on’s own cklss bndon.

Dos you dug know you wk u souing “Ys” o God? Is you dug gowing in lov o Jsus? A you odling suc s-sion? Dos you dug v coug o sy “Ys” o God’s ln ov ssu o own gnd o li?

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D F N M(H A B)

Rcklss bndon is lvl o sund unlocks gs susGod s in so o His kids. In c, sying “Ys” o Jsus s cdd vy icl I v v xincd duing s oy-v ys s His ollow.

Reckless abandon is a level o surrenderthat unlocks the greatest treasures Godhas in store or His kids.

T vy ssg bid  Lady in Waiting ivd on dlssFidy nig in 1972. I sid “Ys” o oly nudg o sy in y collg dooo n go o ll wi so o y inds. I sid “Ys” oi wi Jsus in Wod, nd I go n zing icl. L ll youbou icl-oducing dlss Fidy nig:

Bo I bc Cisin, I dd y sdily. Tn I bc Cisin nd ickings bc sli. So, wn I go scolsio nd Cisin collg, I ssud ings would bgin o ick u.How suisd I ws o nd ysl dlss on svl Fidy nigs! On nig ldy niond, y coic o sy in do bc likd nig wi Jsus.

As I s in y oo, y clos w cully ou on ds! Svl o y cus ous d bn boowd so o gils would look nico i ds. In c, ind o in go nggd in on o y voious. On on-y nnivsy, usbnd skd i s could w cu ou s wo nig y w nggd.

S lid, “Su! L cll Jcki!”

H ws kn bck. “Wy on would you v o cll Jcki?”

“Wll, i I’ going o w dss, I nd o boow i, bcus dss blongs o Jcki.”

H! My clos w vy busy in collg—vy oul, lwys onds. I, on o nd, wsn’ nly s oul s y clos w.

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So, bck o ul Fidy nig. I ws siing in y do ooinking “Lod, I don’ wn o ws is i, nd I don’ wn o lsoy o ysl. I nd You coo. I nd wod o You so I don’v o v s iy is on Fidy nigs…Sudys…Sundy -noons—ll is I ssud I would b ding!”

Aloug I ws young Cisin, I knw bs ing o do wn you wn coo. I ws no o go o ll, ov, o cll ind, buo on God’s Wod. So in do oo on y d wi Jsus, I dciddo d Book o Ru, bcus cl sk oning d -

d o i s lov soy nd soy w young won bok -ily’s godlss cycl nd bgn nw li wi u God. In is ciouslil Book o Ru, God sowd incils bc n oulin o

 How to Wait for God’s Best.

So w ws so iculous bou nding s incils o voiding Bozo s li ? T icl ws (nd is) me! H is ow y ily wsdscibd on bck o y book, Free Yourself to Loe.

As suvivo o sv cildood bus, Jcki Kndll is n xon ogivnss. A counslo dd ily “on o o-nos dysuncionl in Aic.” oug wo siblings coidsuicid nd os dod sl-dsuciv lisyls, Jcki wndo bk old nd bco ly, loving won.

My svly dysuncionl bckgound d d o ick loser 

( Bozo)! Givn y ubinging, y ily xl, nd conx o vybody I n wi, y lov ws dsind o b on. Bu God ook “givn” nd gv soing ls in is lc. H gv n oulin o His incils o oc o sling o lss n God’s bs! Andn H gv ivilg o sing os incils wi o singlgls. And then H gv y vy own Boz. Mny o you know is, buo os wo don’, ky cc, lding n in Book o Ruis nd  Boaz. And, s you cn s, i you cng on lil l in isn, cn go o winn o Bozo.

God xcngd y oscs o Bozo wi gi o y Boz.

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On dlss Fidy nig, I sid, “Ys” o oly nudg o snd xi wi Jsus, nd I ws sd “living ll” o ying Bozo. In-sd, I v bn id o y Boz o iy-svn ys. Toug

ssg in Book o Ru, I lnd ow o bk y ily’s dsuc-iv cycl nd bc, wi cklss bndon, God’s bs o .

Prep Quiz Question No. 2: Is your daughter growing in her  love for Jesus, and does she see such growth in you?

You know, ss ing you cn y o nd ncoug you n-g o v is  growing relationship with Jesus. S dosn’ v o b Billy 

G so dy, o lik is zing c dug, Ann GLoz. S dosn’ v o b nx B Moo. W I sking you,Mo, s qusions: Cn you ll i you dug is gowing sii-ully? Is on o siiul ings? I you cn’ sy  yes, you v

 c y qus. You know ow o y o .

Mos, w y o ou kids o k junio ig cing squd, budo w y s ssionly y c on i own lionsis wi

Cis? And do y c on i inds in i lionsis wi Cis?

Reckless abandon is how we ling ourselvestoward God and utterly orsake our sinulnature.

M L’ S How old dos gil v o b o ncoug no gil siiully?So ol ink gil s o b in ig scool o ncoug suggling bs ind. Y ’s g nws— is no g lii on God using

 young . T is no wig quin o ig iniu o lov o God o ou oug o gil.

A gndo I know lls wondul soy o l-nig inc-

ion bwn wo BFFs. Ts gils w no snios in ig scool; y  w in lny scool! On nig Mddi, wo ws n ys old,couldn’ g o sl bcus s ws so nxious bou ving o ovwy o ily nd inds. S d los o o cnc jus

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 y bo, wic ws d souc o nxiy. Unbl o sl,Mddi xd ind Libby nd old ow nxious s ws bouoving. Libby xd bck nd old ind o d Js c 1,

 is o l cl down.

 Wn I d is soy, s lld y ys, nd joy lld y , b-cus I know God cn us ny is gowing in Jsus. Libby, g o lvn, d ldy bn lning ow o su ind owdusing God n duling o nxiy.

 And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward loe and 

 good deeds (Hbws 10:24 NIV).In o Gosls w old ow Jsus ncougd o-

 l o llow cildn o co o Hi (s M. 19:14; Mk 10:14;Luk 18:16). H knw cildn on, cbl, libl, nd nocyniclly dnd by wold s y. Ou gils, o on y cn sk nd d, cn b vssls usd by God. Don’ llow g o b

 ss on God’s using you cild. Going ino bl siiully is o

u, bu cild cn cinly ln o lov nd b kind nd o svGod vy young g—lik Sul wo svd in l okindgn g owd!

I cn’ l bu un o on o soy w ngl Gbilold young ng s would b o o Mssi. H ws ng wo sily sondd o ngl’s oound dclion: “You

 will b wi cild,” wi os gnuin qusion: “How cn is b?”

T ngl sid, “W is iossibl wi n is ossibl wi God.”

And ’s is lil n, “OK, n l i b. Wv. I’ His s- vn” (s Luk 1:31-38). In Living Bibl vsion, My sid, “I am the Lord’s serant, and I am willing to do whatever he wants. May eerything  you said come true” (Luk 1:38).

I lov ng sid “wv” o God. Unlik is usg ody,

My’s “wv” ws no scsic; , i ws fcion o libl, yildd . Tis ng didn’ sy, “A you wacked ?” S sily sid,“How is is ossibl?” And ws ll ig. I ws lgii qusion.God lovs ou lgii qusions.

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 Y D P W M!

You dug is no going o v n ngl ll s will b

o o Mssi, bu would you dug v sid “Ys” o suc  onouncn by n ngl? O is s n wo would v bn o woid bou ns’ ougs o uiliion wi ncé? Would s b o consud by w s igind o ol wouldink bou n w Jsus inks?

T ss lc o you gil o b is lc w s is o concndbou w God inks n w nybody ls inks—ossibly including vn ns wo y v ds o God nv dd.

Bo Gnsis 1:1, God d ln o ou cildn wo know Jsus.Tis zing ln is vid in Scond ioy 1:9, Rons 8:29, E-sins 1:4-5, nd Isi 25:1. Do you undsnd ow sgiclly Gods lnnd you li nd you dug’s? His d o bo o you is sowso!

 Wo wlks in suc ds? Gils nd won wo gs sco lbs box— wondul wod icu o Young Ldy o Rcklss Abndon.

 T S A B

In dys o Jsus, wn young won cd g o vilbil-iy o ig, ily would ucs n lbs box o nd lli wi cious oinn. T siz o box nd vlu o oinnfcd ily’s wl. T oinn-lld box ws o dow-y. Wn young n c o sk o nd in ig, s wouldsond by king lbs box nd bking i is . Tis gsuo noining is sowd i ono.

On dy wn Jsus ws ing in ous o Sion l, wo-

n c in, bok lbs box nd oud vlubl oinn on Jsus’ d (s Mk 14:3-9). T ssg in Luk 7:36-50 s ois vn sly dscibs s won in ciy wo ws sinn,king s on icully wickd nd udly dvd. Bu is

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bokn won ound Jsus woy o suc scic nd ono siskd vn o ublic s o o is dd.

In c, Jsus oilizd gsu in Mw 26:13, sying, “I tell  you the truth, whereer this gospel is preached throughout the world, what shehas done will also be told, in memory of her” (NIV). Cn you igin ow ngy ol w Jsus oilizd “sinn”?

 Wy o go, King Jsus!

Tis bokn lbs box is ull o g ning. T won noonly unwiingly noind Jsus o His ocing buil, s lso gv

ll o vnly Bidgoo. Ys, s ws sinn. Wo isn’? (SRons 3:23.) Bu is sinn d ds, nd s wisly bok lbs box in snc o only On wo cn k won’sds co u.

 W is in you lbs box? What is in your daughter’s? Is i ull o ds bgun wn s ws lil, ncougd by ing o iy lsbou ncnd couls wo livd ily v ? Hs s ldy bo-kn box o young n wo s no ullld ds, nds vn bokn so o ?

 W ll wn ou gils o old on igly o i lbs boxs o ds, c o ov scing o n woy o box’s

 cious conns. W lbs box is bokn o sld su, Incoug you o guid in binging i o o Jsus.

T s is u o ll o us. Wn you’v lcd you lbsbox His , you will b bl o sond lik My o vn-snssignn. Wn My ws skd o bco gnn wil nggdo Jos, s did no gu wi ngl. H sons ws o

 won wo d ldy bokn lbs box o Josnd ws now dy o k bokn box nd ly i o v-nly Bidgoo. S sid, “I belong to the Lord, body and soul…” (Luk

1:38 Pillis).I s lbs box soy o ncoug us s won o coninul-

ly giv ou ds o God nd o ncoug ou dugs o yully do s. Ds xcions o on’s . oo on

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xcions o ou s bco did snns wn nogivn o God o o guding (s Pov. 4:23).

 oo oten the expectations o our heartsbecome premeditated resentments when notgiven to God or proper guarding.

S G F D W J

I old you bou y Fidy d nig wi Jsus in collg. T cis I v nv ougown os scil ds. Hv you v bn on d wi Jsus? Svl ys go, I lizd I d olly Fidy nig (ll y ily ws ou o own). I skd ysl, “W you going o do wi you nig?”

As soon s I skd ysl qusion, y ’s ly ws, “I cn goon d wi Jsus!” So I wn ou o Sing Islnd nd sn vning siing on blcony ig foos u, wiing o ull oon o is ndnjoying d wi Jsus.

I boug long y Bibl nd jounl nd y y Rolodx. Jus s Ibgn o y oug so o ny y quss, I usd o look  ocn, nd suddnly I sw inbow. Now, inbow is no uniqu

 wn i s ind—bu i dn’ ind! I jus gzd inbow in

w nd bgn o cy. H I ws, jus bginning y d wi Jsus, ndH blssd wi inbow bo ull oon c u. lk bou doubl oion.

I sd o ink bou w inbow sns— iul o-is o Lod—nd I jus cid inking o ny oiss Gods d nd kept. I dcidd o look u ll ncs in Bibl l-

ing o inbow nd I discovd n (No, Ezkil, nd Jon) wo sw inbows. Ec o inbows ws din, y ll nd soing in coon—y cd d cicusncs. (S Gnsis9; Ezkil 1; Rvlion 4 nd 10.)

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As I oug bou inbows Ezkil nd Jon sw, I lizd i viw ws o vnly sus. T inbows w so csully look fcion o vnly ooy, no ly scinic won-

d! I will nv s inbow gin wiou considing inbow suounds on o vn (s Rv. 4:3) nd vn’s inbow o gloy bou Holy On (s Ezk. 1:28).

On ig c, wi big oon liging bc, I on-dd gi God d givn vning. W is i o xinc buy o inbow wiou going oug so? H is w

God sowd : we can be rainbows of hope in people’s lies een when they aren’t facing storms. Tn, wn i sos iv—nd y invibly  will—y will s looking o inbows o ois sk oi s.

I isd y nds o is Lod o inbow insig, nd sud-dnly din ull oon cug y y gin. I ws civd by i ndoug bou ow wy i ws nd w o, ocus, coin,

 ssion, nncs, nd scics w xd o lnd n on oon nd ln n Aicn fg . As I ondd is, y bgn o givs I lizd n could y suc huge price to touch the moon bu wly willing o xnd suc ssion o ouc o  the One who

made the moon.

When I consider your heaens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you hae set in place, what is man that you are mind-

  ful of him… (Psls 8:3-4 NIV).

Diving bck o o y d wi Jsus, I ond y “ull oon”oo nd wosid Lod ull ol! W n zing un I goon invsn o on Fidy nig. How bundnly God on blcony wi disly o His slndo nd inisy o y .Sunding y “” i o Lod, y d wi Jsus blssd o n ny i o g o nig wi Nfix.

 Wn I isd y ig nd oug oo in is, I sd ogin, lizing on y isd nd oucd o On wo gv inbow wil I ws wiing o ull oon.

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R D WL T H P

In Jun o 1996, I d Svn Silbg bing inviwd bou is wok wi Holocus suvivos. H boug ou won nd G,on o w won wo suvivd D Mc duing WWII. Tc wn o Polnd o Czcoslovki; i ws undd ilsnd ons long.

G old n sounding soy. S cound on noon in concnion c in Polnd, s ws old ll won wgoing on wlk. Jus bo lving, clld o coss couyd nd ylld, “G, u on you boos!”

I ws Jun nd ll young gils w boo, including G. Bu,bing good Jwis gil, s knw no o gu wi P. So wsG, uing on boos in Jun o k wlk, ssuing, o cous, s

 would un o c.

Tis obdin young won suvivd w und ou o b -on odl bcus s lisnd o P. S wcd o gilsbking o i os lik wigs s i oz nig. G wcdundds di o i uwd—s s suvivd in boos.

 W n xodiny soy o sils, y os oound ovi-sion by God. G’s soy is cllng o ll o “P’s” cildn (s Gl.4:6). Ou vnly F knows c w on, nd H lon knows

 w is d o c o us. So wn H givs us insucion—vn wni dosn’ k sns (s Is. 55:8-9)—w nd o lisn o P. Tis swiobdinc is cinly o ou cklss bndon o Hi.

L’s consid so bsic insucions o P. Wic o “boos in Jun” o you?

1. Lov Lod you God wi ll you , soul, nd ind

(s M. 22:37).

2. Lov you nigbo s yousl (s M. 22:39).

3. Mk Kingdo o God you iy concn (s M. 6:33).

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4. B nxious o noing (s Pil. 4:6).

5. Py wiou csing (s 1 ss. 5:17).

6. B sudn o Wod (s 2 i. 2:15).

7. In vying giv nks (s 1 ss. 5:18).

8. Fogiv s ly s you v bn ogivn by Cis (s

E. 4:32).

9. Es os o ion n yousl (s Pil. 2:3-4).

10. Sy “Ys” o God’s sci n clinging o you own

gnd (s Luk 1:37-38).

A you s cllngd by G’s soy s I ws? A you lik G

 wn i cos o obying you vnly P? O you lik oo ny 

o God’s gils wo would gu bou wing boos nd ossibly s

cing wiou F’s guidnc?

Our daughters’ trained capacity to hearand obey God will prooundly impact their

 journey on Planet Earth, and help them todiscover God’s best or their lives.

My w, s wll s ou dugs, b dy o oby nd sy “Ys” oP’s insucion. W nd o y dily ou dugs will lisn o

nd oby i vnly P. Ti ind cciy o nd oby God

 will ooundly ic i jouny on Pln E, nd l o

discov God’s bs o i livs (s Jon 10:10).

C 1: Q D

1. Dos incil o cklss bndon s oo dnding 

o o, nd vn o so o dug? (S Ru 1:16;

Acs 20:24.)

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2. Would you dscib yousl s “Ys” o? By is I don’n “Ys” o vy dnd o you cild, bu “Ys” o Jsusdily (s Luk 1:37-38).

3. W ks  you o dily “Ys” o Jsus? Discuss C.S. Lwisquo ldy niond:

I cos vy on you wk u c oning. All you wiss nd os o dy us you lik wild nils. And  first job c oning consiss sily in soving llbck; in lisning o o voic, king o oin o 

 viw, ling o lg, song, qui li co low-ing in. And so on, ll dy. Snding bck o ll you nul ussings nd ings; coing in ou o wind.2

4. Is you dug gowing in lov o Jsus, nd dos s ssuc gow in you? (S Fis P 2:2; Scond P 1:3-9.)

5. Dos you dug v “Libby” in li wo ncoug-s wi Bibl wn s is nxious? Is you dug

“Libby” o n nxious nd ul ind?

6. Discuss you ds o you li; discuss bo yous nd youdug’s nd o bk you lbs boxs o J-sus (s Luk 7:36-50; Is. 25:1; Ro. 8:32).

7. Hv you v bn on d wi Jsus?

8. Discuss soy o G lisning o P. Would you

v lisnd? Would you dug v lisnd? Look lis o insucions o ou vnly P nd discuss wicinsucion in lis would b “boos in Jun” o you?

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About Jackie Kendall 

 Jcki Kndll s bn soug- connc sk o iy-v ys. As sidn o Pow o Gow Minisis, Jcki sks o ol o ll gs nd sgs o li (including, sinc 1992, ossionl bsbll nd

oobll lys). Jcki is uo o svl books, nd co-uo o  bsslling  Lady in Waiting .

Fo sking nggnso o g o inoion, conc Jcki :

POWER O GROW MINISRIES www.jckikndll.co

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Endnotes 

Preface

1. “Hny Wd Bc Quos,” inkExis.co, ://inkxis.co/quoion/_o-s__is__cild-s_scooloo/153259.l (ccssd Sb 24,2012).

2. “Gog Hb Pl Quos,” goodds.co, ://www.goodds.co/quos/192078-on-good-o-is-wo--

undd-scoolss (ccssd Sb 24, 2012).

3. Sv Wig wi Cis Gvs, A Parent Priilege, by (WkFos, NC: InQus Publising, 2008), 18.

Chapter 1: Raising a Young Lady of Reckless Abandon

1. C.S. Lwis,  Mere Christianity (Nw Yok: HCollins,2001), 198.

2. Ibid.

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Chapter 2: Raising a Young Lady of Diligence

1. Ki Dvis,  Kisses from Katie: A Story of Relentless Loe and 

 Redemption (Nw Yok: Sion & Scus, Inc, 2011), xi.2. Rond Gn, Fcbook os.

3. Ly Cbb, Encouragement:he Key to Caring (Gnd R-ids: Zondvn Publising Hous, 1984), 10.

4. Biblso’s Nw Exusiv Song’s Nubs nd Conco-dnc wi Exndd Gk-Hbw Diciony, CD-ROM,

Biblso, Inc. nd Innionl Bibl nslos, Inc. (1994,2003, 2006) s.v. “suo,” (N 4834).

5. Ki Dvis, Kisses from Katie, xi.

Chapter 3: Raising a Young Lady of Faith

1.  Brown-Drier-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Elconic Dbs, Biblso, Inc. (2002, 2003, 2006), s.v.“Boz” (O 1162).

2. Biblso’s Nw Exusiv Song’s Nubs nd Conco-dnc wi Exndd Gk-Hbw Diciony, CD-ROM,Biblso, Inc. nd Innionl Bibl nslos, Inc. (1994,2003, 2006) s.v. “snn,” (O 8150).

3. Oxford Dictionaries, Ail 2010, Oxod Univsiy Pss, s.v.“inculc,” ://oxoddicionis.co/diniion/i-cn_nglis/inculc (ccssd Sb 20, 2012).

4. Ibid.

5. On o y nos, M.E. Cvns, sn d in 1975.Also, s y book, he Mentoring Mom (Biing, AL:Nw Ho Publiss, 2006), 68.