How Big Is Your Umbrella?

While we all secretly hope for the fairy-tale "happily ever after," we instinctively dread the storm that can destroy all our dreams Preparing for and shielding ourselves from storms is half the battle. Facing them unprepared can have disastrous results. Packed with Scripture, real-life examples, and stories of the author's own journey through life's downpours, How Big is Your Umbrella? Helps equip us to weather all sorts of storms successfully.

Sheila Wray Gregoire is a speaker, blogger, and syndicated columnist whose passion is pointing people to the One who can restore broken hearts and broken relationships.

The author of seven books, she tries to combine the realities of family and modern life with Scripture for real-world, real-biblical answers. Together with her husband Keith, she also speaks at marriage conferences and retreats. She lives in her Belleville, Ontario home with her husband, two teenage daughters, and a whole pile of unfinished knitting.

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Many initiatives, tools and methodologies are used by organizations. It is clear that these initiatives are important and have a lot of relevance in the daily activities of an organization. The big problem is that management systems have ignored such tools and, instead of being built with them, they end up being built with new ways to do the same thing. Management standards, such as ISO , do not specify the tools that can or should be used in organizations. However, we should not insist on creating new initiatives beyond those already used in everyday activities.

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For example, we create a form for handling non-conformities and continuous improvement. When weathering the storms of life, I take great comfort in my all-powerful God, for whom nothing is a surprise, one who doesn't sit around and wait for me to come to the right conclusions, but enters my life and shows me what I need to see--regardless of the feelings within my own sinful heart.

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My God doesn't wait for an There is some good advice here, but unfortunately it's paired with scripture taken out of context and oftentimes poor theology that paints the picture of a needy impotent God. Despite these issues, the author had some wonderful reminders in the midst of life's pain--particularly the reminders that we are but dust, God is enough, and the end of this life as "the end of the beginning" Jan 12, Tracey Bellach rated it it was amazing. This is one of the best quick little reads there is! I've given this book to many friends and family over the years when they are struggling with storms in their life.

I've read it several times myself and I think it's amazing even when the weather is sunny in your world.

How Big Is Your Umbrella?: Weathering the Storms of Life by Sheila Wray Gregoire

Oct 28, Leanne rated it it was amazing. A small book packed with great information. I finished it a few days ago and I'm still pondering it. Many takeaways that I will keep in mind for the next time I hit a storm in life. A great read - highly recommended!

How big is your umbrella?

Very good read Very well written and encouraging. Good book to read while weathering a storm in life or before going through one!!!! Gappa rated it it was amazing Jan 09, Gabby rated it really liked it Dec 26, Grant Richard rated it it was amazing Feb 14, Crystal rated it it was amazing Jun 20, Michelle rated it really liked it Jul 13, Meredith rated it really liked it Dec 04, Genevieve rated it really liked it Sep 11, Ylva rated it really liked it Dec 07, Cheryl Gulley rated it it was amazing May 02, Ashley Wells rated it really liked it Mar 21, Heather Borden rated it it was amazing May 24, Gabby rated it liked it Feb 23, Olga rated it liked it Jun 26, Marianne rated it really liked it Jun 28,