
Dakota is scared. Her forever family has come to take her away from her mother, siblings, and beloved woods. What will her new life look like? Will she ever be happy again? She is surprised when they arrive at her new home only to discover that she will be living on a farm with an orchard and lots of farm animals. One by one, she meets all of them-Junior, Je...

When a forest fire burns frantically through the woods, it burns everything in its path. Rotting trees, dead animals-everything is consumed and purged. But once the smoke clears and the ashes cool, hope is restored. In time, a new sprout pushes through the ashes. New life. God brings new life from our hurts and burns if we seek Him with all our hearts. Jesus...

Sometime in the early '80s, Jesus began to love us. The move lasted two years and ended because of the lack of teaching, thus, the reason for this book. To be forewarned is to be half-armed. The first-century church was experiencing a move of agape, and this doctrine is throughout the New Testament. When the move started, I knew this is what was missing. We ...

Iluria is a complete fantasy novel, beautifully written in several hundred four-line poetic verses. Eighty years ago, Lorin's great-grandparents Garsha and Aleesa prevented Luciria, an all-powerful being of total chaos, from escaping its Cosmic prison and conquering their world. Now, Lorin is a brilliant young mystic who uses a forbidden magic known as Dream...

Join Dog as she grows from a puppy to a big Dog on a ranch in the Ozarks of Missouri. She begins her adventure with a long plane ride, makes new friends, and discovers a new world.
This new world is full of puppy adventures at first, and her curious nature and courage get her into all kinds of adventures and exciting things.
Dog is one-of-a-kind and her ...

Sometimes it is hard to tell the good guys from the bad guys. We can be the hero of our own story when we create our own goodness. Self-love is selfless. God's love is unconditional. When we forgive ourselves and choose to live in goodness, we can make the world a better place. Every day is a new day to create the life we long for. Slow and steady wins the r...

Have you ever heard the expression, "God writes straight with crooked lines"? This inspirational book explores just that. Have you ever felt your life was headed in one direction, only to find it veering off into another? And then another? Each twist and turn is part of your unique journey toward a fuller life.
Don't despair-hold onto hope! Listen for God'...

An ex-Catholic school student provides what he believes is a synopsis like none other of his worldview-changing papers from the first semester of college. These papers told him and everyone else, "You have the tools to transfer to a better-fitting school, to find yourself geared for the people-person workforce, or to stay trudging the long way for a whole fo...

The different customs and activities at Christmas in another country or another part of the USA can make a person feel like a fish out of water. This book will get American exchange students and soldiers serving in Germany back in the swim of things and no longer feel like a fish out of water. The book covers St. Boniface, who, according to legend, started t...

Kimmie is an eight-year-old little girl with a very active imagination. She has no idea that her visitor that fateful evening would truly yield a big surprise....

How do you prepare your children for the struggles that are out there in the world? The challenges that our children are facing are increasing. Since we can't take the problems in the world away from them, we can arm our precious, important children with skills of emotional resilience and a foundation of using Heavenly Father, prophets, and the scriptures as...

A kingdom man…a man marked by obedience. This is how many describe Matthew Sterling Grundy. While Matthew had no desire to be an author, while serving as deputy mayor of the fifth largest city in California, God told him to write this book, and he agreed to the Father's wish. What followed were a series of encounters where God gave Matthew supernatu...

Gifts From Grace is a day trip of opportunities to listen to the melodies, feel the joy, and experience the divine nature of aging that is too often silenced by the clutter and expectations of daily life. It is a crafting of stories that will inspire the reader to embrace a more extraordinary appreciation of the gift of being older while stirring sweet memo...

What would have happened if the US had lost World War II to Germany and Japan? Could the US rally back?
Let's presume the US did lose World War II. We have an American militia locked and loaded as a second line of defense and offense. Are they up to the task?
Furthermore, are there positive forces in the universe that allow our democracy to per...

The author has received numerous awards including, The Silver Medal from the Federal Government, for 10 years of continuous superior service....

This story has themes of family, love, death, and marriage; but most of all, it will continue as a never-ending story....

It was a warm, sunny afternoon, and she was looking forward to playing in her backyard. To her surprise, she met a talking fox along with his three baby kits. The father fox coaxed his children out of the bushes and explained that no matter how different they might be, children are children, and they love to play. The children spent the afternoon playing bal...

Young Kate must conquer the dilemma of the uncomfortable seam at the end of her socks. After Mother resolves the sock problem, she and Kate are off to the shopping mall to purchase new shoes. While trying on a variety of shoes, Kate gets caught up in pretending to be something she is not. Mother's patience is tested with her daughter's wild imagination and a...

Your future is bright and filled with a living hope that will never fade away. (Proverbs 23:18)
Everyone needs to know they have a living hope that shows up every day to take a walk with them. This living hope is Jesus. No matter who we are or what we are doing, Jesus shows up to walk with us every single day. Beloved, I Am Here is a devotional for childre...

Has the thought of the first day of school ever made you feel uneasy? Does your mind race and wonder who will be there, how will they act, or if you'll enjoy yourself? Sure, each new experience we endeavor for the first time can bring uncertainty. It's in knowing that our family, friends, and caregivers will always be there for us that brings us much-needed ...

This new book, Living Our Life for Christ, explores who we are in Christ and how to live our life for him. It is a companion to the first book, Exploring the Christian Life in Christ, which explores who we are as Christians. Both books are written to give clarity of who we are as Christians and what God requires of us.
This book explores how we are se...

The poems are inspirations of the Lord. Many poems come to me in the middle of the night and reflect the daily struggles and joys of those who walk by faith....

Warren and his wife, Kathleen, have lived in the foothills of the Olympic mountains for the past forty-eight years. White-tail deer visit their home every day to prune their flowers and generally make a pest of themselves. But the Barretts wouldn't have it any other way! Mt. Olympus rises to 7,965 feet, just a few miles to the southwest, and dries out the pr...

Truth bestows no division, for it cannot speak against itself. Only in truth is there to be found perfect unity. Let truth be our guide, that in full assurance, we may know, not just know about but really know Jesus-the way, the truth and the life, forsaking all that is of this world, even unto our own life, to be known by the One who gave His life that we m...

Even before we retired to the Sacramento Mountains, Jo Ann and I had always planned to volunteer in ways to help seniors. It started by delivering meals to the homebound. Then I was asked to write articles to promote the senior center in the monthly paper. I also wanted to do it with humor, so much of my work is how I dealt with various events in my life. In...