Live stories within the book (The “Views”)

• . The view as parents of a disabled child
• . The view of life with mental health issues
• . The view as a single parent
• . The view after your daughters death
• . The view from within a fragile relationship
• . The view from loss
• . The view as a survivor of abuse
• . The view as the mother of Jesus
• . The view through miscarriage
• . The view from retirement

Looking in through the 40 Windows

• Window 1 – Your Story (your story is important)
• Window 2 – Defining Moments (the before and after and how they shape us)
• Window 3 – Pebbles (Your story and your uniqueness)
• Window 4 – Treasure (We are Treasures of God)
• Window 5 – Detour (Detours and Life as a Journey)
• Window 6 – Myths and hope (God stands with us in everything)
• Window 7 – Seasons (understanding seasons of life)
• Window 8 – Holly and Ivy (wearing a crown in the winter seasons)
• Window 9 – KitKat-gate (Different perspectives and views of situations)
• Window 10 – Comparison (our expectations and comparisons with others)
• Window 11 – The great outdoors (Nature’s pace, seasons and rhythm)
• Window 12 – Worth, Value and purpose (our significance and Pricelessness to God)
• Window 13 – Why (asking God the Why question)
• Window 14 – Isolation (our brokenness is not an isolated case, we are in good company)
• Window 15 – Emotions (understanding and living with your emotions)
• Window 16 – Learning to Lament (Honestly expressing our sorrow)
• Window 17 – Guilt and Shame (their differences and living above them)
• Window 18 – Forgiveness (The long journey and its freedom)
• Window 19 – Expectations (internal expectations and being kind to ourselves)
• Window 20 – Practicing Gratitude (Growing and protecting our Joy through determining what our minds focus on
• Window 21 – Help (understanding and asking for help)
• Window 22 – Sabbath (Creating time to rest)
• Window 23 – Finding a tribe (walking with others and supportive networks)
• Window 24 – Filling Up (understanding your filling stations and making sure you get enough in your tank)
• Window 25 – lessons in the dark (embracing, slowing down in and appreciating darkness)
• Window 26 – Abundant living (Not cramming but valuing space, peace and fun)
• Window 27 – Choosing Easy (benefits of the hard road over the easy road)
• Window 28 – All of me – (Giving God every aspect of our lives, not just the good bits)
• Window 29 – Faith Amidst uncertainty (choosing to believe and trust)
• Window 30 – Wrestling (How will we respond when wresting with situations)
• Window 31 – Healing (inner spiritual healing vs outward physical healing)
• Window 32 – Unanswered Prayer (Our pain and disappointments and our vulnerability and honesty before God)
• Window 33 – Beatitudes (being blessed – not in the nice and easy but in the challenging and grittyness of life)
• Window 34 – The Messiah (Jesus passionate for the shattered and meets us in our brokenness)
• Window 35 – Communion (Broken & Given – through Gods brokenness we are given salvation, and stepping in to others brokenness we commune with others)
• Window 36 – Crown of Thorns (The king of suffering)
• Window 37 – Being Present (Living in the present and experiencing God presence in everything)
• Window 38 – Acceptance (Accepting your circumstances, discomfort and sky’s we are under)
• Window 39 – Every Mile Matters (God uses every step and the theory of the white bluebell)
• Window 40 – Nothing can separate (from Gods unconditional love)

But don’t just take our word for this, watch this video below for a further explanation form the amazing authors themselves, Rachel and Tim Wright.