Have a Beautiful, Terrible Day!, Kate Bowler
Have a Beautiful, Terrible Day!, Kate Bowler
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Have a Beautiful, Terrible Day!
Daily Meditations for the Ups, Downs & In-Betweens

Author: Kate Bowler

Narrator: Kate Bowler

Unabridged: 5 hr 11 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/23/2024


Synopsis

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Witty, honest, and wise spiritual reflections that invite readers to embrace the bad, not just the good—from the four-time New York Times bestselling author of Everything Happens for a Reason (And Other Lies I’ve Loved)

Kate Bowler believes that the cultural pressure to be cheerful and optimistic at all times has taken a toll on our faith. But what if we could find better language than forced positivity to express our hopes and our anxieties? 

Have a Beautiful, Terrible Day! is packed with bite-size reflections and action-oriented steps to help you get through the day, be it good, bad, or totally mediocre. This is a devotional for the rest of us—which is to say, the people who don’t have magical lives that always work out for the best. As she composed these meditations during a season of chronic pain, Bowler understands how every day can be an obstacle course. She encourages us to develop our capacity to feel the breadth of our experiences. The better we are at identifying our highs and lows, the more resilient we become.

Like modern-day psalms, Bowler’s spiritual reflections look for the ways we can expand our capacity for courage, love, and honesty—while discovering divine moments with God. With bonus sections to use during the seasons of Advent and Lent, this is an easy book to read along with other people too. 

If you want to build your daily habit of spiritual attentiveness, this book is here to say: May all your days be lovely. But for those that aren’t, have a beautiful, terrible day!

About The Author

Kate Bowler is the three-time New York Times bestselling author of Everything Happens for a Reason, No Cure for Being Human, Good Enough, Blessed, and The Preacher's Wife and hosts the popular podcast Everything Happens. A Duke University professor, she earned a master's of religion from Yale Divinity School, and a PhD at Duke University.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Richard on September 16, 2023

I sat down to read Kate Bowler's "Have a Beautiful, Terrible Day!: Daily Meditations for the Ups, Downs & In-Betweens" in the early days after my release from an 11-day hospital stay to address bladder cancer that would remove my bladder, leave me with an ostomy, unexpectedly also address previously......more

Goodreads review by Rachel on November 15, 2023

Kate Bowler should take all my money, because I will buy everything she writes, so I was genuinely excited to receive her latest collections of blessings from the publisher - you could even say they blessed me! I've read quite a lot of the blessings in the collection already, have shared one with a f......more

Goodreads review by Elizabeth on December 19, 2023

I started and ended 2023 with Kate Bowler’s books of blessings. Her newest book, which comes out In January 2024, is a beautiful continuation of blessings for life in various situations and emotional experiences. Each blessing has a scripture focus and reflection prompt which are very accessible and......more

Goodreads review by Cindy on May 12, 2024

I appreciate Bowler's transparency and rawness. She gives the audience the freedom to express all emotions because God can handle it. They aren't just platitudes for her. She is in the valley, and she still sees the light. There is a realness to this book that isn't often found in daily meditations.......more

Goodreads review by Stephanie on January 09, 2024

Have a Beautiful, Terrible day by Kate Bowler has just the right mix of aspiration and realness that I like. Bowler lives in the real world which is wonderful AND challenging and she holds onto and shares her faith through the ANDS. This book of reflections is a great tool for those of us who seek c......more