Carmen Horne: Out of Words Book

About Out of Words

Heal your shattered heart.

Healing feels impossible when our hearts are so shattered that words fail us. When the pain is so great, we cannot pray, we long for gentle guidance and profound wisdom to guide our journey back to trust.

In Out of Words, Carmen Horne brings the experience and hope we need to regain strength — and find our words. Sharing guidance and clarity from her own hard-earned healing and rooted in Scripture, Carmen offers 31 days of insight, specifically crafted prayers, and journal space for you to:

  • Discover, or rediscover, the beauty and power of praying God’s Word
  • Receive comfort as your tender heart heals
  • Unpack your own devastation to gradually reveal the strength and words you need to recover

As you process each day with questions from your Hope Coach and journal your thoughts with a Pray and Ponder opportunity, you will rediscover the words to ask God to tenderly care for and heal your broken heart.

“Carmen Horne has written an excellent book that will provide support, direction, encouragement, and hope to those who have experienced the overwhelming battles of life. If your life has not turned out the way you expected, with twists and turns and sorrow, this book is for you. It’s a great combination of support and “how-to” that is so needed. This book will be on my recommended reading list for many of my clients!”
Gil Martin
Licensed Professional Counselor, Marriage Coach for the Smalley Institute
“When deep heartache and disappointment knocks you on your feet and steals your breath, you likely find yourself speechless, even in prayer. In Out of Words, Carmen gives you the actual words to say to help you rediscover prayer in the Prayer Invitation section, as well as comforting your heart with encouraging devotions and offering coaching questions to help you begin to heal your tender heart. Filled with Scripture and Hope-filled Declarations, Out of Words is a must-read for anyone who has ever dealt with a broken heart, disappointment, or grief.”
Stephanie K. Adams
Real Women Ministries, Author of In the Shadow of the Cross: Following Jesus Through His Last Days
“Whether we are growing in our faith or daringly intimate with God, we all encounter those times when we are scorched by a verbal grenade or singed in the fire of despair, defeat, doubts and dead ends. I strongly encourage you to reach for the cooling relief of Carmen’s book, Out of Words. She describes what we feel and puts our hand into God’s. Her prayers are like a fresh rain after a drought that provides a drenching in healing hope. We are soaked in His Presence where she reveals His spoken promises. I plan to give these books to everyone I mentor, lead and love!”
Betsy Ringer
Speaker, Author, Personality Specialist
“This book is like a cold drink of water on a hot day. As I minister to grieving people, I have often looked for books that would comfort their broken hearts without overwhelming their minds. This will definitely be one that I will use often. The constant reference to scripture is so beautiful and comforting! Thank you, Carmen, you are definitely a gift to the broken.”
Chaplain Carla Pilgreen
“In her book, Out of Words, Carmen writes, “A decision lies before me. Will I gather up all the pieces of my brokenness and lock them tightly within me or will I lay the rubble before You, my good, good Father. Will I trust You to mend what seems un-mendable?”
 
As a mom grieving the loss of my son, I read this and wondered how Carmen knew my heart so well. You will read each tender prayer in amazement. You will want to find Carmen and thank her for guiding you past hurt into the arms of your good Father, where healing is found.”
Jodie Barrett
Author of Jingle and Joy, Praying Beneath the Tree
“Loss. Grief. Anxiety. Confusion. We all experience seasons when painful emotions wrap themselves around our hearts. In Out of Words, Carmen invites us to unburden our weary souls and rest in the goodness of God. Written with refreshing honesty, each devotional applies Scriptural truth into wounded places, offering us the fresh hope we desperately crave.”
Angela Donadio
Speaker and Author of Finding Joy When Life is Out of Focus: A Study of Philippians for Joy-Thirsty Women and Fearless: Ordinary Women of the Bible Who Dared to do Extraordinary Things
“We all face times in our lives when we truly are “out of words,” not knowing how to express our thoughts or whisper a prayer. This wonderful book provides a much-needed tool to help us navigate through those times.
 
I’m grateful to Carmen Horne for providing this book to guide us toward healing no matter the cause of our hurts. It is one I will refer to often and share with others in their time of need.”
Cindy Cameron
Grief Support Group Facilitator, Director of JPC Foundation
“Author Carmen Horne writes, ‘I’m convinced the prayers God understands most clearly are the tears streaming down our cheeks.’ Having buried a son and a sister, I agree.
 
Expect the Spirit to waft into your world through her words. Carmen points us straight to the Word of God, His Son, Jesus, in such a touching way. I’m convinced God breathed His words through her for you and me to have the Word revived in us, renewing a bright hope for our future.”
Dr. Susan B. Mead, Th.D.
Award-winning author and Founder of His Girls Gather
“Out of Words walks step by step through the emotions, questions and struggles of a shattered heart and then serves us Biblical hope straight out of scripture. This life dishes out so much that can break our hearts but we don’t have to stay there. In Out of Words, Carmen Horne starts us on a daily practice to take what the enemy would use for harm, offer it to God, and then watch Him turn it around for our good.”
Lisa Appelo
Author of Life Can Be Good Again, Putting Your World Back Together After it All Falls Apart, and Speaker
“WOW! This is a work of compassion, confession, and coaching from an authentic warrior that encourages and leads the reader to a place of hope and healing. Each nugget of life is a bitesize treasure that gently guides and speaks life into the one blessed to journey through the pages of this book. Mighty is the work this book will accomplish in the lives of its readers.”
Dr. Veronica Sites
Crisis Response Chaplain, Founder at VS of Life
“Out of Words: 31 Prayers of Hope for Your Hurting Heart offers the honest, true, and vulnerable prayers you might say during life’s most difficult moments when your heart aches and your mind is at a loss for words. In each opening vignette, you can tell Carmen has ‘been there’. She knows pain, and she understands. But more importantly, she knows the Healer of all our hurts and consistently invites the reader into dialogue, reflection, and application of biblical truths with the God of all hope.”
Dr. Michelle Bengtson
Board Certified Clinical Neuropsychologist and Author of the award-winning Hope Prevails: Insights from a Doctor’s Personal Journey Through Depression and Breaking Anxiety’s Grip: How to Reclaim the Peace God Promises
“Each of us has faced a time (or times) in our life when the hurt we experienced was so deep; we couldn’t even put it into words. Carmen meets us in that place – in the midst of the pain – and offers hope. Out of Words provides a daily dose of encouragement for the toughest circumstances. Her easy-to-read format makes it super simple to continue reflecting on each message throughout the day. Through her stories, verses, and points to ponder, I ended each day’s reading feeling refreshed and inspired. I plan to read Out of Words again, and again, and again.”
Kristine Brown
Author of Cinched, Living with Unwavering Trust in an Unfailing God, Over It, Conquering Comparison to Live Out God’s Plan, and pastor’s wife
“Carmen walks with us through our brokenness. She provides words when we have none of our own, comforting words from The Word.
 
As you read Out of Words, know this: every devotion you read, every prayer you pray, and every journal prompt you can’t write because of your emptiness, will bring you closer to Jesus. He will fill you. Your words will return!”
Ellen Chauvin
Author of Abiding Joy-Pondering the birth of Jesus, and Bible teacher
“If you have ever suffered from a broken heart, then you know that grief is a personal and difficult process. After losing my brother in a tragic car accident, I struggled to find light in the darkness. However, after seeking God’s Word, I returned to the affirmation that He is faithful! Carmen’s words will help lead you down a path to healing where the darkness will fade, and you will experience His Light shining on you once again. With every ‘Hope-filled Declaration’ you make, you will undoubtedly feel your Savior’s arms around you as your hurting heart begins to mend.”
April Rodgers
Founder of Reflecting Light Ministries, author of Made to Shine: 90 Devotions to Enjoy and Reflect God’s Light, and host of The Reflecting Life Show
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Carmen Horne, Author

About The Author

Carmen Horne is a Board Certified Advanced Christian Life Coach passionate about supporting women through life events as they learn to draw on God’s power and a dynamic relationship with Jesus to change their perspective on the unexpected. She invites you to visit her at carmenhorne.com.

Carmen and her husband live in the Bayou State. Read more about Carmen.

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Out of Words Journal
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Finding Words: Writing from Hurt to Hope (Partner Journal)

Releasing feelings through writing is a healthy step toward healing. Journals are the keepers of our thoughts and feelings. Our fingers are our scribes. Taking pen to paper helps us gain an understanding of our experiences. We take note of our feelings as we pour out grief and painful emotions. Still, it is often difficult for us to find the words to express the pain we feel. As the ability to voice the pain becomes less strained, our writing becomes easier, too.

In “Finding Words”, the companion journal to Carmen Horne’s book Out of Words, she provides space to journal your thoughts and prayers. Carefully selected Scripture mirroring those referenced in the book provide comfort and guidance as you continue your healing journey. Savor this time with your thoughts and with God. He longs to deepen His relationship with you.