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Women today feel pressure to be the best wife, mom, and professional possible - often at the expense of their own identity. But what if you could experience deep peace - knowing you are loved right now, just as you are? In Brave Love, the founder of the multi-million dollar company Lisa Leonard Designs inspires women to find themselves again amidst the noise and competing demands of real life.
Brave Love is about what it means to be human, how it feels to be broken and afraid, and what happens when we dare to love deeply. Join Lisa on a journey where you will discover you are worthy and lovable just as you are. You don't have to try harder or be better. You don't have to prove yourself and you don't have to make others okay. In this freedom you will find more peace and more joy. Most importantly, you will learn that as you stop trying to be everything to everyone, you will love others better.
Lisa Leonard shares her story of finding truth and wholeness in the midst of life's competing demands. When she said her marriage vows, she was determined to be the best wife she could be. When her first son was born with a severe disability, Lisa promised herself she would always be the mother he needed. When she began her jewelry business, Lisa committed to giving it her all.
Over the years, the exhaustion of trying to be the perfect wife, mother, and businesswoman took its toll. Lisa knew it wasn't working. She wanted to change things, but how? Everyone depended on her. So she kept going, kept pushing, kept trying to prove she could do it all. Until one evening, in tears and desperation, Lisa realized that she could no longer be everything to everyone. Somewhere along the way, she had lost herself.
In Brave Love, Lisa shares her story of losing - and finding - her own voice in the clamor of family, career, and internal pressure to prove herself.
Read Brave Love Making Space for You to Be You Lisa Leonard 9780310352303 Books
"Beautiful! It was my honor and I am humbled to have received and advance copy for reading Brave Love. Her story is soo good, I had to order a second copy, so I did just that.
Not only does Lisa have a way of connecting and engaging with her readers, she is easily relatable - because we are all human.
We are each a person with basic wants and needs. You do not have to be a wife, business owner, mom, mom of a child with special needs, or anything in between. You, the you that you are - Lisa finds a way to relate.
We talk acts of bravery, and Lisa’s book needs to be part of the conversation. She gave us her heart - all of it. She opened up deep dark secrets to not only heal her heart but to also help heal our hearts too.
A recommendation, have tissues close by.
I truly hope you take the time to read Brave Love.
I didn’t want to put it down, and when I finished the book, I didn’t want it to end."
Product details - Hardcover 256 pages
- Publisher Zondervan (January 29, 2019)
- Language English
- ISBN-10 0310352304
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Brave Love Making Space for You to Be You Lisa Leonard 9780310352303 Books Reviews :
Brave Love Making Space for You to Be You Lisa Leonard 9780310352303 Books Reviews
- I’m very excited about the book. I thought I was supposed to receive a heart keychain as well, but did not receive the keychain. Not sure who I can talk to about that, but was still amazed how fast I received my book and looking forward to reading it.
- As women, we often put ourselves in last place. We do for others, help our families and co-workers. But how often do we continue to neglect our own most basic needs? Lisa Leonard opens up about how she realized that she'd been placing everyone else in front of her own needs since childhood, and how that affected her health because of it.
Lisa shares her story of how she met her husband, the birth of her two boys (one of whom has special needs) and the beginning of her wildly successful jewelry company, Lisa Leonard Designs. However, this is not a business book. "Brave Love" is a personal, heartfelt memoir that also leaves the reader evaluating the amount of time they take to replenish themselves.
I enjoyed the conversational tone of the book, and Lisa is entertaining while being brutally honest. She openly shares the struggles in her marriage, the overwhelm that sets in as she feels as though she's taking on too much and the knowledge that she has been consistently putting her needs last. Lisa is also connected to her faith, which is obvious throughout the book. She shares personal poetry that ties to the theme of the chapters. (My favorite chapter in the book was one called "Meeting Jazmin" which you will need some Kleenex for, trust me.)
The heart of this book is for the reader to hear Lisa's story and glean from both her mistakes and her triumphs. I couldn't put the book down and actually read it in one sitting. I have several friends who I know need the message therein and I plan on gifting a few copies as I am able to. - Beautiful! It was my honor and I am humbled to have received and advance copy for reading Brave Love. Her story is soo good, I had to order a second copy, so I did just that.
Not only does Lisa have a way of connecting and engaging with her readers, she is easily relatable - because we are all human.
We are each a person with basic wants and needs. You do not have to be a wife, business owner, mom, mom of a child with special needs, or anything in between. You, the you that you are - Lisa finds a way to relate.
We talk acts of bravery, and Lisa’s book needs to be part of the conversation. She gave us her heart - all of it. She opened up deep dark secrets to not only heal her heart but to also help heal our hearts too.
A recommendation, have tissues close by.
I truly hope you take the time to read Brave Love.
I didn’t want to put it down, and when I finished the book, I didn’t want it to end. - This is a tender story of personal growth Lisa’s account of growing up one of 7 children (3 sets of twins!), walking through the grief—and joy—of her first precious son being born with severe disabilities, and starting a small, home-based jewelry business that she and her husband, Steve, built into a multi-million dollar company. She also describes living life in an unhealthy way—negating and ignoring her own needs in order to please others and make people happy—but bravely facing the truth and learning a new way to live in the light of God’s love and acceptance, with the realization that human worth comes from being created in the image of God, not from what we do; that we are dearly loved, in spite of our imperfection. She also shares about bravely confronting her marriage issues, and the good fruit that came as a result of a lot of hard personal and relational work. There is something for everyone to relate to in this book, as Lisa shares her story with courage, simplicity, grace, and inspiring transparency.
- Read this book in two sittings. It is well written from the heart and relatable for women no matter what stage of parenting, marriage or life you're in. Lisa Leonard speaks from the dark places we all have and wonder what on earth is wrong with us when we experience them. This book brings love and comfort knowing that the tough emotions we experience are part of life and we're not "doing something wrong" when we go through them. As a recent empty nester I can only wish that I had read more soul searching material while my kids were younger and I still had a chance to be fully present and joyful in the moment rather than worrying about perfection. The gift of this book is that no matter where you are, the future is certain to be more joyful. Enjoy!
- “Brave Love†is a must read! The author is relatable and vulnerable as she shares how she learns to live and love bravely despite her flaws and weaknesses. I found myself reflected in many of the author’s insecurities. Why do we sacrifice our happiness and peace and sanity for the sake of our children, our spouses, our jobs, our homes? Why does society endear those who “do it all†when we all know it is a facade? This book provides a universal message of hope and encouragement for those who think their happiness is dependent on how well they can please others.
