My Place of Grace

Well known author, speaker, and counselor, Leslie Vernick, will be presenting a free 2-session seminar for men and women on Friday evening, March 19th at 7pm at Faith Church in Allentown. She will be speaking from two of her books, Lord, I Just Want to Be Happy and How to Live Right When Your Life Goes Wrong featuring The TRUTH Principle. The Truth Principle Do you struggle to live out God's truth from your heart? Many Christians know more truth than they actually apply. Leslie offers a unique 5-step process called The TRUTH Principle that will help you: · Respond to difficult situations without losing your temper or your faith. · Break free from internal lies in order to fully embrace Gods' truth. · Develop the discipline to take your desires from dreams to reality. Lord, I Just Want to Be Happy It's not the new circumstances we often pray for that move us toward lasting happiness, but rather something entirely different. Drawing on her own struggles and those of people s...

Hi every body! Just mulling over all of the wonderful books I've read over this past year, from some very talented and profound Christian authors. I thought I'd like to share them with you and encourage them in their ministry of spreading Gods word through their writing. As someone who loves to be swept away in a good book, I want to suggest that you acquire one of these great books, brew yourself a hot cup of coffee, tea, or hot chocolate and settle down for a treat! Here is the list of books that I highly recommend as absolute must reads! 1. The Bible 2. The Uncommon Woman by Susie Larson (non-fiction) 3. Embracing Your Freedom by Susie Larson (non-fiction) 4. Lord I Just Want To Be Happy by Leslie Vernick (non-fiction) 5. Thin Places by Mary DeMuth (non-fiction) 6. Watching the Tree Limbs by Mary DeMuth (fiction) 7. Wishing on Dandelions by Mary DeMuth (fiction) 8. Daisy Chain by Mary DeMuth (fiction) 9. A Slow Burn by Mary DeMuth (fiction) 10. Thicker than Blood by CJ Darli...

IT'S ARRIVED! Do you find yourself praying, "Lord, I just want to be happy"? Maybe you can't see right now how God could possibly get you to a place of inner joy and well-being. However, it's not the new circumstances we often pray for that move us toward lasting happiness, but rather something entirely different. Drawing on her own struggles and those of people she has counseled, and using scriptural insights in fresh ways, Leslie Vernick reveals practical and simple steps to help you recognize and change habits that, day by day, keep you from experiencing happiness make good choices and learn from mistakes without beating yourself up develop the skills that will enable you to let go of negative and painful emotions more quickly transform difficult circumstances so you can live with gratitude, joy, and purpose You'll soon discover that, even if nothing changes in your circumstances, your inner chains can be broken and you can go free...int...

Author and Counselor, Leslie Vernick , Has a new book coming out today! It deals with the subject of happiness. What is this thing called happiness ? What does it mean is the Christians life? Can we find true happiness in the midst of harrowing circumstances? Is happiness a feeling or is it a learned skill? All these questions and many more are addressed in Leslie's new book "Lord I Just Want To Be Happy" Do you find yourself praying,“Lord, I just want to be happy”? Maybe you can’t see how God could possibly get you to a place of peace and contentment. However, it’s not the new circumstances we often pray for that move us toward lasting happiness, but rather something entirely different. Drawing on her own struggles and those of people she has counseled, and using scriptural insights in fresh ways, Leslie Vernick reveals practical and simple steps to help you recognize and change habits that, day by day, keep you from experiencing happiness, make good choices and learn f...

Amazon is gearing up for the release of Leslie Vernick's new book "Lord, I Just Wat To Be Happy" I received this 20% off offer in my e-mail this morning and thought I'd pass the information on. I want to let my bog readers know also that Leslie has not asked me to promote her book, this is a ministry that I wholeheartedly believe in and it is my privilege to spread the word. My hope is that people be blessed and helped in their relationship with Jesus through gaining a better understanding of who we are in Him. When we can embrace our relationship with Jesus it becomes a trickle down effect in all of our other relationships as well. Blessing to you all! Mary Lord, I Just Want to Be Happy Leslie Vernick List Price: $12.99 Price: $10.39 You Save: $2.60 (20%) Release Date: October 1, 2009

I've often wondered(I do a lot of that) why God let's so much trouble come to His world. Before I became a Christian I had in my mind that in following God everything would be OK. Obviously these fantasy thoughts of mine never materialized and after accepting Christ, Satan brought this disillusionment of mine front and center. Now why is it that I should think life be all rosy for me? In the Gospel of John Jesus is trying to tell his Disciples that he will be leaving them and they will be scattered from there comfortable surroundings, from all they know. Jesus further and very plainly states point blank, "In this world you will have trouble" The things He says directly before and after this somewhat distressing statement creates a buffer for us, Jesus gives a promise and an explanation of His promise. Lets Look at this passage in John 16:33 - "I have told you theses things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I h...

Christian Counselor , Author and Speaker, Leslie Vernick has a new book coming out on October 1, 2009. The book is called, "Lord I Just Want To Be Happy". How many times have we sent up that prayer to God? What exactly does happiness mean in a Christian's life? Based on her own experience and the experience's of those she counsels,Leslie has felt called to address this very common plea. Chocked full of practical biblical wisdom, Leslie addresses this topic with gentleness and compassion, and her desire to see others grow in their walk with Christ. So here's the deal! I am going to be giving a free book to the first 3 people that e-mail me with the titles of all 5of Leslie's previous books. You can get this information on her website at: http://www.leslievernick.com/ E-mail me the titles and your mailing address @ sqkyclean67@aol.com . I will let you know if you are one of the winners! Thank you...I know you will be blessed by this book! Mary

There is a special kind of birth that I have had the privilege to witness. It's not the birth of a baby, or an animal or anything like that. The birth I am talking about is the birth of a book. I have had the honor of watching as the idea was conceived , and the growth of the content was written and the labor of the final printing in book form came out. It is a long, tedious , painstakingbut worthwhile process and when it is finally finished it feels as though you have given birth to a beautiful baby. A book of this nature is not just a bunch of words slapped together on pages, pasted between two covers. This type of book has been carefully prayed about before, during and afterwards. The words have been lovingly written with God as the mentor. They were crafted and honed to say just the right thing. This book is a living expression of God's love written through the hands of it's author. It's a masterpiece of God's handiwork. I am in total awe of what can happen w...

Leslie Vernick has a new book coming Oct. 1, 2009...Woo Hoo !!! It's Title... "Lord I Just Want To Be Happy". I am very much looking forward to reading this book and seeing what God has put on Leslie's heart to share with us. I have read all of Leslie's previous books and each one has held practical biblical truths for living and coping with difficult situations. Leslie draws on her own experiences and of experiences of those she counsels . She has a true servants heart and it comes shining through in her writing. Leslie uses easy to understand concepts and uses the wisdom and gifts God has given to her to help others draw closer to Him. I highly recommend checking out this new book if you want to gain a better understanding of true happiness through Jesus Christ. You won't be disappointed I am sure... Here is a short more in depth introduction to the book that I took from Leslie's Web site http://www.leslievernick.com/ (which is also a great resource, pa...