{"product_id":"lives-we-actually-have","title":"Lives We Actually Have","description":"\u003cb\u003eNATIONAL BESTSELLER • Warm and witty blessings found within the struggles of our shared humanity, from the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling authors of \u003ci\u003eGood Enough\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBlessed are you, the strange duck.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eYou with the very intense hobbies.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eOr the collection of movies or mugs or sneakers.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eYou with the hometown or home team that makes you very, very proud.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eYou, my dear, in all your intricacies . . . are a marvel.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWe live in a world that demands relentless perfection. Happy marriages and easy friendships. Bucket list–level adventures and matching family photos. But what if our actual lives don’t feel very #blessed? Might our everyday existence be worthy of a blessing too? Even an average Tuesday?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKate Bowler and Jessica Richie offer creative, faith-based blessings that center gratitude and hope while acknowledging our real, messy lives. Formatted like a prayer book, \u003ci\u003eThe Lives We Actually Have\u003c\/i\u003e is an oasis and a landing spot for weary souls, with blessings that focus on the full range of human moments: garbage days, lovely days, grief-stricken days, and even (especially) completely ordinary days. These heartfelt blessings are a chance to exhale when we feel everything from careworn to restless, devastated to bored. Let’s have a reminder that we don’t need to wait for perfect lives when we can bless the lives we actually have.","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57309695476094,"sku":"NW9780593193709","price":19.97,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9780593193709.jpg?v=1778512209","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/lives-we-actually-have","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}