New York Times bestseller How do you hold on to hope when you don’t get the ending you asked for? When Katie Davis Majors moved to Uganda, accidentally founded a booming organization, and later became the mother of thirteen girls through the miracle of adoption, she determined to weave her life together with the people she desired to serve. But joy often gave way to sorrow as she invested her heart fully in walking alongside people in the grip of poverty, addiction, desperation, and disease. After unexpected tragedy shook her family, for the first time Katie began to wonder, Is God really good? Does He really love us? When she turned to Him with her questions, God spoke truth to her heart and drew her even deeper into relationship with Him. Daring to Hope is an invitation to cling to the God of the impossible—the God who whispers His love to us in the quiet, in the mundane, when our prayers are not answered the way we want or the miracle doesn’t come. It’s about a mother discovering the extraordinary strength it takes to be ordinary. It’s about choosing faith no matter the circumstance and about encountering God’s goodness in the least expected places. Though your heartaches and dreams may take a different shape, you will find your own questions echoed in these pages. You’ll be reminded of the gifts of joy in the midst of sorrow. And you’ll hear God’s whisper: Hold on to hope. I will meet you here.

The bestselling author of Kisses from Katie takes you on a journey through Scripture to discover more about who God is and how much He loves you, in 52 weeks of power-packed devotional readings. In a world of uncertainty, we can find peace in knowing that the God who carried His people through the desert, the God who calmed the seas, the God who promised His presence, is still our God today. In this unique five-day-a-week devotional, featuring a flexible format that adapts to your schedule, Katie Davis Majors invites you into a yearlong experience of immersing yourself in the truth of who God is. As Katie has discovered, the more time we spend understanding the richness, beauty, and kindness of God, the more quickly our hearts turn toward Him with our needs and our secrets, our hurts and our longings. Our Faithful God Devotional will help you draw daily closer to the One who sees you, who loves you, and who holds each moment in His hands.

Leave behind your anxious thoughts and embrace a steady confidence that you are never beyond the reach of God’s loving hand, from the bestselling author of Kisses from Katie. “Safe All Along will help you break the cycle of what-if worries and experience the peace of God in new ways.”—Jennie Allen, New York Times bestselling author of Get Out of Your Head As a missionary, wife, and mom of fifteen, Katie Davis Majors knows how hard it can be to receive God’s peace instead of giving in to fear and worry. Family emergencies, unexpected life-shifting events, and the busy rhythms of family life have at times left her reeling. In Safe All Along, Katie offers reflections and stories from around the world and from her own kitchen table about her personal journey toward living from a place of surrendered trust. Every chapter leads us deep into Scripture as we learn what it looks like to break free from anxiety and take hold of peace. Rich in biblical explorations of lament and praise, forgiveness and hope, service and surrender, Safe All Along asks, What practical choices can we make to experience the peace Jesus promised amid disappointment and uncertainty? How can we live with joy and confidence even when we’re pulled into the rapids of life? Our God has promised us a peace that transcends all understanding. And we can accept His promise, trusting that in Him we are safe all along.

Katie Davis traveled to Uganda for a short mission trip over the Christmas break of her senior year in high school. She found herself so moved by the Ugandan people and their needs that she knew it was her calling to return to care for them. She is now in the process of adopting thirteen children there, and has established the ministry, Amazima, that cares for hundreds more. Here, she shares her story.

Katie ist 16, als sie ein Missionswerk für Waisenkinder in Uganda gründet. Ihr Vertrauen auf Gott steht. Sie verschenkt alles, auch ihr Mutterherz: 14 Kinder hat sie adoptiert. Was für eine Glaubensheldin! Doch Großfamilie ist nicht nur Zuckerschlecken. Und so wird Katies Glaube auf die Probe gestellt. Passt ein Mann in ihr Leben? Muss sie eine ihrer Töchter aufgeben? Meint es Gott wirklich gut mit ihr?

In ihrem letzten Highschooljahr nutzt Katie Davis ihre Ferien für einen kurzen Missionseinsatz in Uganda. Die Situation der Menschen und besonders der Kinder bewegt sie zutiefst. Sie weiß, es ist ihre Berufung zurückzukehren. Und so gibt sie ihr komfortables Leben, ihre Collegepläne und ihre große Liebe auf und geht nach Afrika. In Uganda wird sie Mutter für verwaiste Kinder und engagiert sich in einem sozialen Projekt, das den Ärmsten ein Heim, Nahrung, Ausbildung und Gesundheitsvorsorge ermöglicht. Ihre Geschichte ist ein Zeugnis dafür, dass ein Einzelner die Welt verändern kann.

"What would cause an eighteen-year-old senior class president and homecoming queen from Nashville, Tennessee, to forgo college, lose most of her friends, break up with the love of her life, and move to Uganda? When Katie Davis took a short mission trip to Uganda in high school, her life was turned completely inside out. She found herself so moved by the people and the children of Uganda that she knew her calling was to return and care for them. In only three years, Katie has gone on to adopt thirteen children and teach and feed more than 1,600 children weekly. To further her reach into the needs of Ugandans, Katie established Amazima Ministries, which matches orphaned children with sponsors worldwide. The money raised for them provides schooling, three hot meals a day, minor medical care, and spiritual encouragment. Following in the footsteps of Mother Teresa and Greg Mortenson, Katie is giving her life to improve the lives of countless people and open reader's eyes to the tremendous need around the world, inspiring others to make a difference." -- Back Cover.

This book has tips on how to write and publish a book for kids and advice on writing children's books. It has been compiled and edited by Katie Davis, Director of the Institute for Writers and the associated Institute of Children's Literature. These two schools have taught over 404,000 students how to write a book for children and get published. Katie Davis is the award-winning author of the Amazon Bestseller How to Promote Your Children's Book.

Mackenzie Douglas seems to have it all: good looks, a great boyfriend, a passion for biking, and a little sister who worships her. But under the veneer of perfection lie the emotional scars of her childhood, inflicted by her father. Though her memories have faded with time, the wounds on Mac's subconscious remain. Having vowed to never be a victim again, Mac focuses on a journey she's always wanted to take: a summer bike trip on her amazing new RoadCap bike. But as the excursion finally gets underway, memories Mac long ago buried start to claw their way back to the surface, forcing her to confront a past she has done everything she can to forget. To prevent her sister from enduring the same trauma, Mac must let go of everything in which she's found refuge. To break a cycle that needs to be broken, Mackenzie summons her strength and risks shattering the world she has so carefully built, exposing hidden secrets, long-told lies, and a horrific crime.

Katie Davis traveled to Uganda for a short mission trip over the Christmas break of her senior year in high school. She found herself so moved by the Ugandan people and their needs that she knew it was her calling to return to care for them. She is now in the process of adopting thirteen children there, and has established the ministry, Amazima, that cares for hundreds more. Here, she shares her story.