Synopses & Reviews
Your mother always said that you would never amount to much. Or perhaps a teacher asked you to help her because you were just so good at (fill in the blank). Those early messages about our intelligence and worth affect our lives forever...or do they? How do we find authentic hope and wholeness based on truth, reality, and God's view? Dr. Kathy Koch draws on decades of seminars and workshops geared to the educational community. She knows the right questions to ask. She also knows that intelligence and worth take different forms in each of us. Readers of all ages and stages will benefit from the life-changing wisdom contained in Finding Authentic Hope and Wholeness.
Review
I first met and heard Kathy speak at a Christian school conference. For me it was amazing; I was on the edge of my seat hanging on every word and things began to make sense. I highly recommend that every parent and teacher read this book.
-Mary Rice Hopkins, recording artist, author, speaker
When my wife, Martie, and I first heard Kathy Koch teaching on the principles of this book we were blown away by the material. We couldn't write notes fast enough. You can imagine how delighted we are that it's now all here in one wonderful volume. Highly recommended!
-Joseph M. Stowell, teaching pastor, Harvest Bible Chapel
Synopsis
Do you want to be more convinced of your value as a person? More positive in your attitude? More secure in your relationships? More confident in your abilities? Dr. Kathy Koch is a champion at encouraging and equipping people to find hope and wholeness. Here, she brings her wealth of experience to you as she teaches how to instill security, identity, belonging, purpose and competence, which will ultimately fill you with hope and lead you to success.
Synopsis
Answering 5 Questions Can Change Your Life
Whom can I trust?
Who am I?
Who wants me?
Why am I alive?
What do I do well?
Dr. Kathy Koch draws on Scipture and decades of educational seminars and workshops to show us how intelligence and worth take different forms in each of us, but how they always find their roots in Jesus.
"Trying to meet our needs in anyone or anything other than Jesus Christ can result in a temporary or shallow sense of wholeness, but not a long-lasting or authentic, real, actual, legitimate, true genuine wholeness," writes Dr. Kathy. With humor and vulnerability she gives you the tools to develop an authentic sense of self and a positive outlook on the future.
Take the time to ask yourself these five questions, and discover the answers as you journey with Dr. Kathy toward hope and wholeness. You'll be glad you did--for the rest of your life.
About the Author
DR. KATHY KOCH is the Founder and President of Celebrate Kids, Inc., a Christian ministry based in Fort Worth, Texas. She is an internationally celebrated speaker who has influenced thousands of parents, teachers, and children in over 25 countries through keynote messages, workshops, seminars, assemblies, and other events. She also blogs regularly at www.DrKathyKoch.com.Dr. Kathy¿s newest book, coauthored with Jill Savage, No More Perfect Kids: Love Your Kids For Who They Are, helps parents understand why they must get to know their children to parent them wisely. How Am I Smart? A Parent¿s Guide to Multiple Intelligences helps parents understand their children¿s learning strengths. Finding Authentic Hope and Wholeness: 5 Questions That Will Change Your Life provides a solution-focused, enriching approach to real problems. Her book, Screens and Teens: Connecting with Our Kids in a Wireless World, will be published in March, 2015.Dr. Kathy earned a Ph.D. in reading and educational psychology from Purdue University. She was a tenured associate professor of education at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, a teacher of second graders, a middle school coach, and a school board member prior to becoming a full-time conference and keynote speaker in 1991.
Table of Contents
1. Rock Bottom or Anochored to the Rock
2. Chutes and Ladders Linkages
3. Security: Who Can I Trust?
4. Identity: Who Am I?
5. The Change Process
6. Belonging: Who Wants Me?
7. Purpose: Why Am I Alive?
8. Competence: What Do I Do Well?