The Girlfriends Guidebook: Navigating Female Friendships
What can I do when life with my friends feels like middle school - and I'm the girl not picked to sit at the lunch table?While there are ample books for women on dating, career, marriage, and motherhood, less prevalent are thoughtful writings about the everyday handling of female friendships. Inspired by the highs and lows of a backpacking trip across Europe with four gal pals, Marian Jordan’s The Girlfriends Guidebook charts a winning pathway through “jealousy, competition, control, anger, manipulation, and resentment, just to name a few less-than-cuddly aspects of our personalities.”Informed by her faith, Marian encourages deeper friendships built on Christ- like honesty and love, emphasizing the development of such qualities as loyalty, trustworthiness, compassion, and forgiveness. Jordan also makes it clear that The Girlfriends Guidebook should be read first with one’s self in mind . . . recognizing that when we are freed from our own emotional baggage, we will really be able to enjoy the journey!Small-Group Discussion Guide IncludedMarian Jordan is the founder of Redeemed Girl Ministries, showing girls of all ages how to apply God’s truth and promises to their individual circumstances. Her previous books include Sex and the City Uncovered, Wilderness Skills for Women, The List, and Radiant. Marian holds her master’s degree from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, speaks to women and students across the nation, and lives in Houston, Texas.