Tina & Tilly · for girls 9 to 14
For girls with big feelings and busy minds.
A gentle, faith-filled, screen-free way to help your daughter calm down, focus, and grow. Drawn by a real teen, for real girls.
The Calm Corner
When the day gets big, start here.
Press play, close your eyes, and breathe with the sound. It is short, and it ends. Then she gives the big feeling to God and opens her journal. The screen turns itself off in her hand.
Meet the girls
Two friends, two different busy minds.
Tina and Tilly are starting middle school. One talks when she is nervous. One goes quiet. Both are learning to use their GIFTS, with God's help.
Tina the spark
Bright, fast, and kind. Her mind has forty windows open at once. She is learning to focus on one small thing, and to give her worries to God.
Tilly the anchor
Quiet, thoughtful, and brave in her own way. She is learning that God made the real her on purpose, and that she is worth letting out.
From a real girl's sketchbook
Jolie drew them first.
Dee's daughter Jolie dreamed up Tina and Tilly in pencil. Here is the fun part: her sketch, then the same character brought into color.
Drawn by a real teen, not a computer. Jolie sketched Tina and Tilly when she was 14. She is 15 now, and she is the illustrator of the books. The color is just a quick preview while we build. The art is hers.
The heart of it
A small daily habit, with God in it.
Each day she reads a short story, makes a choice, tries one small thing, then writes or doodles. No screens. No nagging. The habit is called GIFTS.
The GIFTS habit
five small steps, two minutes a day- GGive it to God.When a feeling gets too big, hand it to Him.
- IImagine the good.Pray, ask for help, and picture the good God can do.
- FFocus.Be still and pick one small thing. (This is the Calm Corner.)
- TThank.Thank God, and the people who help.
- SShare.Share kindness. Include someone, help, go first.
She grows into a GIRL
The four outcomes, the kind of girl she becomes.
- GGratefulShe finds the good.
- IIntelligentShe makes wise choices.
- RResponsibleShe gets organized and gets it done.
- LLovingShe is kind to others.
Story peek
Take a peek inside.
Tap a card to meet each girl, then flip through Day 1 of the free Tina & Tilly journal.
Two girls. One brand-new school.
Tina got to the new school early and could not stop talking. Across the hall, Tilly kept her eyes down. Tina sat right down next to her. "This seat taken? Cool. I'm Tina." Tilly almost said nothing. Then she said, "Tilly." It was small. But it was a start.
The science class moment
In science, Tina raised her hand, mixed up two words, and a couple of kids laughed. Her face went hot. She wanted to disappear under the desk for the rest of her life.
What would you do?
- A) Decide you are bad at science and never raise your hand again.
- B) Take a breath, give the hot feeling to God, and try again tomorrow.
- C) Get mad at the kids who laughed.
One thing I can give to God today
One thing I can hand to God today is ______________________.
A bad moment is not a bad you. Tomorrow is new.
For grown-ups
Made for the mom who is "done" by bedtime.
If your daughter melts down, overthinks, or shuts down, this gives her a calm, faith-filled, screen-free way to handle it. Especially helpful for girls who struggle with attention, anxiety, friendship, big feelings, or feeling different.
- No new subscription, no app to download.
- Screen-free practice, with a calm doorway to start.
- Faith woven in gently, never preachy.
- Educational entertainment, not therapy.
Free: the Tina & Tilly Day 1
Print-at-home sample pages to try with your daughter tonight. No email needed.
Download the free Day 1 (PDF)Want more days and the launch date? Add your email (optional).
For grown-ups only. Personal household use only.
Tina & Tilly, Book 1: New Beginnings
A story journal for middle-school girls, starting with the first day of a brand-new school. Print only, the way a journal should be.
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Your purchase gives back
Buying a book helps a family.
Tina & Tilly supports family-based charities through the Founded on Faith Fund at the National Christian Foundation. When a girl grows, a family is helped too.
Our story
A mom and her daughter, building this together.
Faith Focus Haven started at home. Dee Patience wanted a gentle, faith-filled, screen-free way to help girls handle big feelings and busy minds. Her daughter Jolie drew the very first Tina and Tilly. So we are building it the same way we hope girls will grow, one small, brave step at a time, with God's help.
Tina and Tilly were drawn by a real teen. Jolie was 14 when she sketched them. She is 15 now, and she is the illustrator of the books.
About the author
Dee Patience
An Austin mom, brand strategist, and faith-based creator. Dee built Faith Focus Haven with her daughter Jolie, to give girls the calm, faith-filled, screen-free help she wanted for her own.
Questions
What is Tina & Tilly?
The short answers, for grown-ups deciding if this is right for their girl.
What is Tina & Tilly?
Tina & Tilly is a faith-filled, screen-free book series and story journal for girls 9 to 14, from the kids imprint Faith Focus Haven. Two friends, Tina and Tilly, start middle school and learn a gentle daily habit called GIFTS that helps them calm down, focus, and grow. It comes with a free Focus Corner, a calm sound tool for when a girl's brain gets loud and busy.
Who is it for?
Girls roughly 9 to 14, especially 10 to 14, and the parents who want a gentle, faith-filled way to help with big feelings and busy minds. It is especially helpful for girls who struggle with attention, anxiety, friendship, big feelings, or feeling different. Educational entertainment, not therapy.
Is it Christian?
Yes. Faith is woven in gently and never preachy. The GIFTS habit starts with "give it to God," and the journal uses short, memorable Scripture (KJV). It is made to feel the way faith does at home, warm and everyday.
Is it really screen-free?
Yes. The books and journal are print only. The one screen, the Focus Corner, is a short, eyes-closed calm tool that ends and hands her back to the paper journal. The screen turns itself off in her hand.
Who makes it?
Faith Focus Haven is a kids book imprint by Dee Patience, an Austin mom and faith-based creator. The characters were drawn by her daughter Jolie, a real teen who sketched Tina and Tilly at 14 and is the illustrator of the books. A portion of every sale supports family charities through the Founded on Faith Fund at the National Christian Foundation.
What is a good Christian book for a tween girl with anxiety?
Tina & Tilly is made for this. Tilly is a girl who feels anxious and different and learns confidence. The GIFTS habit helps her give worries to God, and the free Busy Brain calm tool helps when her brain won't switch off. Gentle faith, screen-free, for girls 9 to 14.
What helps a girl who can't focus or finish anything?
Tina is that girl, bright and creative but scattered. The daily GIFTS habit teaches her to focus on one small thing and follow through, in short story-led steps, not a worksheet. For girls 9 to 14, screen-free, with faith woven in.
What is a good book for a girl who feels left out or different?
Tina & Tilly are two girls who feel unseen, one too loud, one too quiet, and learn they are made on purpose. The stories teach friendship, spotting toxic friends, and finding identity in how God sees her. Best for girls 9 to 14.
What are good screen-free activities for middle-school girls?
Faith Focus Haven makes screen-free, faith-filled activity books and journals for girls 9 to 14, starting with the Tina & Tilly story journal. They give a girl a real, values-rooted thing to do off the screen, plus a free print-at-home sample.