Facing Down the Tough Stuff Author:Karen Dockrey, Kathryn Templeton, Emily Dockrey, Beth Matthews, Andrew Adams You are the answer to someones prayer. — As a kid, you have power no adult can ever have. Because youre the same age, you can help your friends overcome the tough stuff they face. You can show them that both God and you will be there to help, no matter how rocky the road gets. — Together you and your friends can face down the tough stu... more »ff: learning disabilities, serious illnesses, blended families, friendship squabbles, and more.
You can hear the details without getting grossed out or bored.
You can just sit next to your friend and listen.
You can be the friend who shows that every person is smart.
You can be the one that doesnt let a bald head get in the way of pizza parties.
You can cry with your friend when her parents divorce and remarry.
You can show an abandoned friend that not all friends act ugly.
The stories in this book show you how to do all this and more. They were written by kids just like youreal kids whove faced down the tough stuff and lived to tell about it.
Karen Dockrey is a youth minister and writer who likes to study the Bible with kids. Shes convinced that God has the answers to our questions, and that we can make it through the tough stuff. Shes the author of over twenty-five books including Growing a Family Where People Really Like Each Other and The Holman Student Bible Dictionary.
Kathryn Templeton and Emily Dockrey and the other co-authors in this book are all middle school or high school students who told Karen their stories.