Books with author Kate Merritt

Kate Merrick examines the Bible’s gritty stories of resilient women as well as her own experience losing a child—a journey followed by more than a million on prayfordaisy.com—to reveal the reality of surprising joy and deep hope even in the midst of heartache.Is it possible live fully—even joyfully—in the middle of overwhelming pain?In the excruciating aftermath of her young daughter’s death from cancer, Kate Merrick struggled to find a way to live. Not just to survive or go through the motions, but to live fully. Faithfully. With real joy amid inevitable tears.To discover how, Kate delved into the stories in the Bible of real women who suffered deeply and emerged somehow joyful. How did Sarah, after twenty-five years of achingly empty arms, learn to laugh without bitterness? How did Bathsheba, defiled by the king who then had her husband killed, come to walk in strength and dignity, to smile without fear of the future? In her encounters with these heroines of the faith, Kate discovered how to have contentment—and even joy—whatever the circumstances. By turns heartbreaking and humorous, And Still She Laughs reveals the secret to finding hope in the midst of devastation. In the end, no matter what hardships we face, we can smile, cry, and come away full—laughing without fear and eagerly looking for what is to come.“And Still She Laughs is the terrifying, tearful, heartbreaking, heart healing and humorous, definitive true story of survival and triumph.”—Kathy Ireland, chair of Kathy Ireland Worldwide“Kate Merrick is one of those women that I always wish I had more time with—her honesty, sincerity, and messy straightforwardness are different, in the very best way. Her book, And Still She Laughs, is the same way. It’s one of those books I will keep coming back to it for truth and inspiration.”—Lindsey Nobles, COO of the IF:Gathering

Kate Merrick examines the Bible’s gritty stories of resilient women as well as her own experience losing a child—a journey followed by more than a million on prayfordaisy.com—to reveal the reality of surprising joy and deep hope even in the midst of heartache.Is it possible live fully—even joyfully—in the middle of overwhelming pain?In the excruciating aftermath of her young daughter’s death from cancer, Kate Merrick struggled to find a way to live. Not just to survive or go through the motions, but to live fully. Faithfully. With real joy amid inevitable tears.To discover how, Kate delved into the stories in the Bible of real women who suffered deeply and emerged somehow joyful. How did Sarah, after twenty-five years of achingly empty arms, learn to laugh without bitterness? How did Bathsheba, defiled by the king who then had her husband killed, come to walk in strength and dignity, to smile without fear of the future? In her encounters with these heroines of the faith, Kate discovered how to have contentment—and even joy—whatever the circumstances. By turns heartbreaking and humorous, And Still She Laughs reveals the secret to finding hope in the midst of devastation. In the end, no matter what hardships we face, we can smile, cry, and come away full—laughing without fear and eagerly looking for what is to come.“And Still She Laughs is the terrifying, tearful, heartbreaking, heart healing and humorous, definitive true story of survival and triumph.”—Kathy Ireland, chair of Kathy Ireland Worldwide“Kate Merrick is one of those women that I always wish I had more time with—her honesty, sincerity, and messy straightforwardness are different, in the very best way. Her book, And Still She Laughs, is the same way. It’s one of those books I will keep coming back to it for truth and inspiration.”—Lindsey Nobles, COO of the IF:Gathering

Poor Mom! Where has everything gone? She's all packed for her trip.but the tickets have vanished. She has to buy groceries--but her purse is lost. It's time for exercise class, but there's only one shoe there. Rrrrinnggg: that's Mommy's cell phone. You can hear it but it's nowhere to be seen. (Hint: check out the washing machine!) But, best of all is a game of hide-and-seek: can Mom find you?

Meet one busy daddy--just watch all the things he can do. In the kitchen cooking (and burning) everyone's favorite foods, in the garage fixing the car (but where are those keys?), and in the den repairing (maybe) the TV: there's so much for Dad to take care of.and so much to go amusingly wrong! Youngsters will delight in opening the oven door to peek at what's baking, or searching through the den to find lost glasses. But, one thing they won't have to look for: the best dad in the world because he's right here!

Sister's got lots of pets--and what confusion that can cause! All the animals keep escaping; where can they be? The flaps hold the key! The rabbit's run away; perhaps he's hiding in the drawer. Doggie loves to chew things. Oh no, he's chomping on Dad's slippers. (And the four mice have scrambled inside his jacket.) Kitty's playing hide and seek; maybe she's snuggled in the laundry basket? Check and see. Looking after all those pets is so much work for Sister that she's gone somewhere quiet, too. And finding her is the biggest challenge of all.