{"product_id":"live-like-you-mean-it-isbn-9780307730664","title":"Live Like You Mean It","description":"In each of the many vital roles you fill as a woman, you take your responsibilities seriously–but lately you’ve begun to wonder, “Where’s the joy?” Perhaps you’re feeling trapped in an energy-sapping cycle of “musts,” burdened by to-do lists, relationship challenges, and endless expectations. You find yourself grasping for the life you “should” have while missing out on the beauty of what is. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIf you yearn to recapture a sense of passion and purpose, here’s the hope you’ve been waiting for. Author, speaker, and singer Kathy Troccoli believes that life is full of rich gifts just waiting to be opened, but many women are missing out on the joy and adventure of living to the fullest.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDrawing on her own discoveries in embracing what her Italian-American family would call \u003ci\u003ela dolce vita,\u003c\/i\u003e the sweet life, she offers seven simple yet surprisingly effective practices to reenergize your life and your faith. These seven celebrations will awaken your heart and romance your soul, opening your eyes to God’s lavish gifts and seasoning your spirit with hopeful expectation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDon’t wait another day. Dare to reach beyond mere routine and grab hold of a rich, passionate life. It’s time to \u003ci\u003eLive Like You Mean It. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eLive Like You Mean It\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLive Like You Mean It\u003c\/i\u003e is the feel-good book of the season–filled with vital girlfriend chatter and other melodious matters of a woman’s heart. Kathy’s deep, rich, honest voice is matched by her radiant spiritual vigor for life! Enjoy!\u003cbr\u003e–Patsy Clairmont, Women of Faith Speaker, Author \u003ci\u003eI Grew Up Little \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“It is a tragedy when we fail to live our one, glorious life for someone or something less than Jesus. I know of no one I respect more for living a rich, full, passionate, and Christ-centered life than Kathy Troccoli. She invites us to the strength of faithfulness and the glorious sensuality of love. This is a book to savor as you marvel at the life God has created for you to live.”\u003cbr\u003e–Dan B. Allender PhD, president, Mars Hill Graduate School, author, \u003ci\u003eThe Wounded Heart\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eTo Be Told\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“If there is anyone who swallows life in great gulps, it’s Kathy Trocolli. It’s not just that she’s Italian — though, I admit, that helps — but also that she has chosen to follow a God that is not risk-free, but who promises a life of \u003ci\u003eabondanza,\u003c\/i\u003e as Kathy would say. The great news, as this delightful book shows us, is that a fully alive life is not just an Italian party, it’s for the Irish, too, and the Russian, German, Japanese, Iranian, and…”\u003cbr\u003e–Gloria Gaither, lyricist, author, speaker\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Kathy Troccoli lives life to the fullest. Whether singing to the masses in sold-out concerts or reaching out to children in remote African villages, Kathy seeks to bless others and, as she describes, ‘to absorb the glory of every moment.’ She not only absorbs it, she exudes it. Her stirring words will inspire readers to seize the life of passion, romance, and adventure that Christ freely offers.”\u003cbr\u003e–James Robison, president and founder, LIFE Outreach International\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“From her colorful Italian heritage to her present worldwide ministry, Kathy Troccoli is one of the finest, most enjoyable talents on stage today. With warmth, humor, charm, and incredible giftedness, my wonderful friend steals your heart. But there’s so much more. She loves God, people, and life. Read all about it in \u003ci\u003eLive Like You Mean It\u003c\/i\u003e.”\u003cbr\u003e—Luci Swindoll, speaker and author of \u003ci\u003eI Married Adventure\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReading this book is like opening a box full of love letters. Kathy’s passion for God spills off every page as she describes the richness of life He has given her. \u003ci\u003eLive Like You Mean It\u003c\/i\u003e is honest, unguarded, funny, and extremely inspirational as Kathy encourages all of us to experience how wonderful life can be if we trust God completely. I believe she means it.\u003cbr\u003e– R. Martin Coleman, Chief Operating Officer, FamilyNet Television\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“You’ll search a long time before you find a sweeter heart, deeper faith, and better communicator than Kathy Troccoli. I’ve known her more than a decade–she’s a fresh voice for these tough times.”\u003cbr\u003e– Max Lucado, best-selling author of \u003ci\u003eIt’s Not About Me\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWhen God Whispers Your Name\u003c\/i\u003e, and other books\u003cb\u003eKathy Troccoli\u003c\/b\u003e is an award-winning singer, songwriter, and author. Her rich, melodic voice has garnered numerous number-one radio hits, two Dove Awards, and three Grammy nominations. Kathy is the author and coauthor of several books, including \u003ci\u003eHope for a Woman’s Heart\u003c\/i\u003e and the bestseller \u003ci\u003eFalling in Love with Jesus.\u003c\/i\u003e Her numerous television appearances include \u003ci\u003eLife Today, The Tonight Show, \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Entertainment Tonight. \u003c\/i\u003eWith her expressive and passionate style of communication, Kathy is a sought-after conference speaker and seminar leader.Excerpt from Chapter One: Live La Dolce Viva\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDo you ever have those days when nothing makes sense and you wonder if anything matters? I certainly do. I live with an ache in my soul for my real home.\u003cbr\u003eThis life certainly isn’t heaven. I have good days and bad days. Actually I have some really fabulous days and some really devastating ones. I even have days when I still question the point of my very existence. But I do have a love for life—when I’m not wishing myself out of the discomfort of this world. I am eager to live my days with passion and a spirit of adventure. I am determined to live life richly and to let its bouquet romance my soul. I am committed to give life all I’ve got.\u003cbr\u003e• I love to laugh till my belly hurts; I have cried\u003cbr\u003eas hard.\u003cbr\u003e• I enjoy people, but they can hurt me.\u003cbr\u003e• Friends love me, and I can hurt them.\u003cbr\u003e• Bread comforts me. So does pizza…and Oreos.\u003cbr\u003e(But I hate how these delicacies can so easily end\u003cbr\u003eup around my thighs and my middle.)\u003cbr\u003e• I love to sleep, but I hate the sound of the alarm\u003cbr\u003eclock.\u003cbr\u003e• I am always amazed when the sun sets. I wish\u003cbr\u003eI got out of bed more often to see it rise.\u003cbr\u003e• I work really hard, but I can play with just as\u003cbr\u003emuch energy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the midst of cell phones and e-mails and pagers,\u003cbr\u003ewe’re losing the art of conversation. We’ve stopped reaching\u003cbr\u003eout to the person we don’t know. And we miss so\u003cbr\u003emuch. Those are the ways God shows Himself to us and\u003cbr\u003eto others. Those are the very ways God increases our\u003cbr\u003ehearts’ capacity to a size that makes room for Him. When\u003cbr\u003ewe generously share a word, a thought, or a story, our\u003cbr\u003ehearts enlarge. Our own experiences can jade us, leaving\u003cbr\u003eus judgmental and close minded. When we participate in\u003cbr\u003esweet moments with others, however, we beautify the\u003cbr\u003elandscape of our own territories. We see farther and feel\u003cbr\u003edeeper.\u003cbr\u003eAt the core of the sweet life is the enjoyment of people.\u003cbr\u003eParticipating in their lives in ways that bless and encourage\u003cbr\u003eand lift up. This exchange most of the time will present\u003cbr\u003eitself in unexpected places. I am frequently in airports,\u003cbr\u003eand at any gate in any airport right now you will see more\u003cbr\u003epeople engaging with technology than with another\u003cbr\u003ehuman soul. Then we wonder why some of our kids just\u003cbr\u003egrunt at us and our guests. Many of us grownups have\u003cbr\u003ebecome apathetic and self-absorbed, never even entertaining\u003cbr\u003ethe thought of just asking people how they are.\u003cbr\u003eIt was quite common years ago to sit on a porch at the\u003cbr\u003eclose of a day. Young mothers asked advice from the lady\u003cbr\u003enext door. Kids played with actual toys and used their\u003cbr\u003eimaginations. “Game boys” were nothing more than children\u003cbr\u003eplaying—not robotic kids losing a sense of life and\u003cbr\u003etime and relationship because a tiny machine in their\u003cbr\u003ehands hypnotically entrances them. Don’t get me wrong.\u003cbr\u003eIt is all exciting and cool and fun. But somehow we are\u003cbr\u003elosing balance. We’re falling off the edge of the mountaintops\u003cbr\u003efrom which God has designed for us to have\u003cbr\u003eclear vision. That is where we will keep a passionate heart\u003cbr\u003eabout His concerns for the world and for one another. We\u003cbr\u003elose that, and we will slowly lose our souls.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI was at a Subway sandwich shop in Nashville\u003cbr\u003erecently and ran into my friends Dick and Melody Tunney.\u003cbr\u003eIt was a beautiful sunny day, and they were having\u003cbr\u003elunch with their two twentysomething daughters. I\u003cbr\u003ewatched them through the window as they sat at a table\u003cbr\u003eoutside and talked. It was clear that they were thoroughly\u003cbr\u003eenjoying one another.\u003cbr\u003eAs I left, I took the time to tell them how encouraging\u003cbr\u003eit was for me to see them chatting away. I told them how\u003cbr\u003eunique I thought that was in this day and age. It was glorious\u003cbr\u003eto witness the sweet life through this family. Simply\u003cbr\u003eand purely. It was a drastic difference from the day before\u003cbr\u003eat Borders bookstore. A man and a woman sipping coffee\u003cbr\u003eat a table with their daughter. The entire time they sat\u003cbr\u003ethere, the daughter talked nonstop on her cell phone. The\u003cbr\u003eparents seemed numb and used to it. It saddened my heart.\u003cbr\u003eLife flies by, time ticks away, and we miss out on all\u003cbr\u003ethe richness of love we could be sharing with one another.\u003cbr\u003eMost of the time it takes awareness to stop the slippage.\u003cbr\u003eSometimes it takes work. But you will find yourself a\u003cbr\u003ewealthy person when you arrive in heaven if you’re willing\u003cbr\u003eto grasp la dolce vita now.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor where your treasure is, there your heart\u003cbr\u003ewill be also. (Matthew 6:21)","brand":"WaterBrook","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46300576710885,"sku":"NP9780307730664","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780307730664.jpg?v=1767731579","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/live-like-you-mean-it-isbn-9780307730664","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}