TY - BOOK AU - Eldredge,Stasi TI - Becoming myself : embracing God's dream of you SN - 9781434705358 AV - BV4647.S43 E43 2013 U1 - 248.843 23 PY - 2013/// CY - Colorado Springs, CO PB - David C Cook KW - Self-esteem KW - Religious aspects KW - Christianity KW - Self-acceptance KW - Self-actualization (Psychology) KW - Christian women KW - Religious life KW - Acceptation de soi KW - Aspect religieux KW - Christianisme KW - fast KW - Christian N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-253); Does anyone ever really change? -- Looking back with mercy -- The landscape of our lives -- Our mothers, ourselves: part 1 -- our mothers, ourselves: part 2 -- From accepting to embracing -- From fear to desire -- The company of women -- Beauty forged in suffering -- Stumbling into freedom -- Becoming a woman of faith -- Becoming a woman of worship -- Becoming our true name -- Take heart -- Afterword -- Daily prayer -- Prayer of salvation -- Acknowledgements -- Notes N2 - "'Becoming Myself' is for anyone who wonders if her life will ever change-if she will ever change. Eldredge teaches readers that God wants them to participate in their transformation as he completes his good work in them. She invites women to look at their pasts, especially their mothers, with honesty and mercy and to look toward their future with hope. An exploration of a woman?s true self, 'Becoming Myself' will help women understand their identity and learn more about the God who beckons them to come closer -- ER -