Captivating Expanded Edition

Every lady should buy this book! I have read it about 3 times now and every time I go deeper into healing. I’ve also gifted it multiple times to my friends who may have had a passive father, an absent father or abusive father. It also addresses the mother wound. Read it so the Lord reveals it to heal it!

Great book for women and young girls.

I received this book as a Christmas gift and it is probably one of the BEST gifts I have ever been given. As a young woman who was raised in an abusive home and without a father this book spoke VOLUMES to me. Even to just be able to read that I was NOT the only little girl afraid and hiding in the closet completely changed my world.I have read reviews by some who claim these views are "new age." I'm sorry ladies, but they aren't. This book is entirely about how God made every girl to be loved and cherished by her earthly father as a reflection of the beauty she holds in the eyes of her heavenly father. It also points out a few things about the adam and eve account in scripture that I was unaware of. At first I was cautious but looked it up myself. The Eldredge's are entirely correct. They never claim women are blameless. They never claim that women are perfect. No where do they say those things are what make a female child of God beautiful to her heavenly father.This couple is speaking volumes to a generation of girls who have grown up fatherless and without any real identity as women. I'm not a traditionalist and or a feminist. I am your average young woman. It seems to me that these are the two groups that are "offended," "bothered" or "outraged" at this book. If you are the average young woman, this book will speak to SOME broken part of your heart and will bring you closer to God, your heavenly father. I promise this to you. I have already recommended this book to several friends and plan to continue to recommend it to anyone I meet. I have already seen the amazing things it has begun to do in others lives and I am definitely NOT the same after having read it.I received a paperback copy for Christmas (like I said) and I just downloaded the kindle version so I can always have it on me. Chapter six, alone, I read five times before being able to move it. That was probably one of the most powerfully profound things I have read, aimed directly at my heart, by God, second only to the bible. My hard copy had a million notes in it already and I definitely cannot wait to go and add those - along with many more - into my new kindle version.I can see where this book may not be for my grandmother's generation, but it is certainly for mine. My mother's father died when she was six and I can see a lot of her woundedness from that in her personality. I am working diligently to get her to read it now. The woman I got it from (who loves it as well) is only two years younger so I really feel this book could speak volumes to my mother. I really hope I can get her to read it. Even if you think you don't need to read this because you had wonderful and loving parents, give this book a shot. You may be surprised at the broken places in your heart that it speaks to.READ THIS BOOK!!! There is nothing more I can say to you Open your heart to God's message to you, through this book and enjoy!!! I hope you can learn to bask in your heavenly father's love the way I have.Jo

Grateful for this book. I’ll be sharing it with others who could really use this truth! Thank you for writing it!!

My wife holds Bible studies and loves to read. She has really enjoyed this book and will share it with her friends next

This book came to me as a recommendation, going through my singleness. The timing was surprisingly funny.Anyway at first I was reluctant b/c I'm that feminist who's stuck up in her ideologies/ways of thinking & doesn't need another book that'll drain her strength through foolish arguments. Plus I just didn't have time for it!Now to the one who fits the above description: Emerse yourself into the book!-Trust me you won't regret it. The first chapters will actually engage your arguments, that's assuming you rarely agree with every statement that's said. Be inquisitive and ask Staci/John for clarification. Be the reader who says, "Well no, I disagree with you" or "Girl, you better explain what you mean before I..." or "How about you put it like this" or "Wow! Now that's my girl!" I know, that's how serious my reading got to lol.-Be prepared to get some revelations about yourself. I'd suggest if you may, say a quick prayer for God to open the eyes of your heart and speak to you through Staci/John's book. It's no point to read this book for the sake of just reading. I'm just saying!-Please have a pen & notebook, or if reading from a tablet, make use of the highlight/note-taking options! You'll thank me later lol.-I enjoyed the authors' interpretation to the creation story and the Fall of man. Staci stresses the fact that Eve is the crown of creation, and continues to base everything she's goes through, on this fact. Ever wondered why females in society go through a lot? Well, the devil works day and night to fight against the crown of beauty, the crown of creation, Eve. Lucifer was once the most beautiful creation but after his fall, he became the angel of death. Eve on the other hand (created in God's beauty) is blessed with the gift of bringing life to the world. Won't Lucifer always be on her case seeking to destroy her due to jealousy? Sexual abuse, emotional abuse, you name it!-The feminist part of me made sense of what I should be fighting for. Feminism in today's society has been given a negative light and even though this book doesn't address this topic, keep an eye out for the subtle points and make personal meaning out of each!-Last but not least, this book sheds light on the amount of healing I should seek. Yes, our past should never dictate our future but it for sure explains our present. It helps to get closure, find healing, forgive yourself & others involved and move on. Grieving is healthy, and God is the best comforter in times of grief. One major lesson from my past, that this book helped point me out: Lack of grief is dangerous. The enemy uses it against you and this unknowingly or knowingly leads you deep into sin.

This book was recommended to me by a friend and I absolutely loving it. I’ve never had a book touch a part of my heart that I thought was dead. But here I am reading it and crying and trying to understand so many things all at once. But I know it will be a process.