The Friendships of Women: The Beauty and Power of God's Plan for Us

by Dee Brestin

Book Overview

In the midst of deadlines, car pools, and breakfast dishes, it can be tempting to push aside your longing for intimate friendships. Why add something else to your schedule-and be hurt or disappointed again? Yet it seems that even in the busyness and struggles of life, we cannot ignore our ache to know kindred spirits.

In The Friendships of Women, Dee Brestin encourages you to listen to your need for friendships and to find and strengthen...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1434768376
• ISBN13: 9781434768377
• Release Date: July 2008
• Publisher: David C Cook
• Length: 258 Pages
• Weight: 0.79 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.4" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

A wonderful book for young and older women!

This book, from the older version to the newer is excellent for teaching interpersonal relationships among women. What a beautiful story of Ruth and Naomi to teach the importance of intergenerational friendships has value both to the young woman as well as the older woman.

Women's Fellowship

I am a Dee Brestin fan -- and this book is a wonderful read or a special gift to a believing female friend.

Validating, Empowering, Comforting

I found The Friendships of Women recently and couldn't put it down after I opened the cover. I plan to order it for my "Sisters". I most appreciated the Biblical references to friendships, most especially: Ruth and Naomi; David and Jonathan. It gave me a whole new perspective on friendship in relation to God/faith. It also validated my feelings towards other women friends as being "good" and healthy in the eyes of God. It empowers me to reach out more heartily to my old friends and new friends. I take comfort in knowing I am not alone in my feelings, needs, and concerns. I believe the wisdoms of this book will help me to be a better, more compassionate friend.

Praise the Lord that I am not alone!!!!

I started reading this book when my best friend came for a visit, and I couldn't put it down!!! When she had to go home I ordered the book for myself and what a blessing it has been! For a long time I thought that I was weird for being so emotional and having special love for my friends! It is so good to know that it can be a gift rather than a burden. Thanks Dee for letting us know that our feelings are indeed a blessing for ourselves and others!!!!

An excellent book for women of all ages.

All women should read this book because it tells the truth about how women's friendships should be. The book helps you to understand how to nuture your friendship to a healthy state. Women friends should always show unfailing love to their friends even if they have been offended. Jesus showed us unfailing love by dying on the cross for our sins. A lot of us rejected Him. We definitely should be dependent on God. We need to realize that our friends will let us down at times because they are not perfect. It is obiviously not wise for us to depend on our friends too much. This book also helps you to understand how to restore friendships. Betrayal and gossip are the most common destroyers of friendships.