The book Caira's Comic Crafters begins as a how-to heirloom series of thirteen books, the Baker's Dozen. This series was created with the high hopes of uniting families. A special family was created for the basis of this heirloom book. They show you how to assemble your craft project or to make a few changes to make it all yours. The most important lesson fo...
America is a nation among the nations, strictly founded on faith.
The role of Christianity in developing a civilization and culture deeply rooted and intricately intertwined with the Christian faith and doctrines is unquestionable. The Bible is for the government of the people, by the people, and for the people. (John Wycliffe) America was not born on...
The book title of part 2 is Identity. The heart, mind, and will of God is that we as the peoples around the globe know who God is, understand the love of God in that He deeply and faithfully loves you without bias, and that God wants you to come to a place of sincere faith where you stop running from God and take responsibility for your sins right now!
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Slappy Tucker was a high school senior looking for a direction in life when he was introduced to the Atlantic Ocean. He fell in love with the salt and soon came to realize he could make a living on the ocean, and suddenly, he had a plan. Shortly thereafter, he met Reuben and fell in love again, which would lead him to a lifetime plan. We should all be so luc...
With faith in himself and help from above, QR7 was able
to guide three wise men to baby Jesus. Christ's light
shows us the way to be; then we need to share that
light with others by giving thanks for their helping hand....
Have you been bullied in the past? Do you know someone who has been bullied? This is a fictional story about Thomas Gomel. He's a twelve-year-old boy who is bullied at school. This story begins on the first day of school, and you follow Thomas and his family through the steps of dealing with the person who does the bullying.
This book instructs the ch...
Faith, Stories of Eternal Love reflects the love Jesus has for us all. This book will bring hope, joy, and everlasting faith to you and yours....
I am someone who faces health challenges and pain every day. I have learned that this does not define me, but it brings me to the very depth of who I am. Who we are as we evolve through these challenges, is the element of what is left, an undeniable essence of true beauty! I will show you how to tap into your gifts that live within your soul, bringing your m...
Ever hear of an Aardwolf? How about a Zebu?
Take a step away from the usual animals seen in ABC books and come on a unique alphabet adventure with Have You Heard of Me ABC. Learn your letters while headed to the silliest picnic you'll ever go to.
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For Christian educators who desire to hear God's voice specifically addressing their daily work, this daily devotional offers inspiration, challenge, and encouragement to help live out their call from a biblical, God-centered focus. Whether teaching in a private or public school or homeschooling children, a Christian teacher can benefit by a daily orientatio...
Seventeen-year-old Adam has grown up in an ultra-tech society hidden deep underground. When a mysterious girl helps him discover that he is part of a deadly genetics experiment and that the topside world is not what he had been told, he must escape his malevolent handlers and search for answers above.
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A Piece of My Heart: Prayers, Poems, and Promises of God is a peek into the heart of God, His love for us, and His desire for a relationship with us. The book explores several aspects of our interaction with the Creator of the universe, including the Bible, prayer, forgiveness, hearing God, freedom from strongholds, and more. A Piece of My Heart is m...
My Grouch and Me was inspired by my niece Haley. We were trying to think of coping techniques and ways to deal with anger, disappointment, and anxiety. By changing our focus from the negative to the positive, we were able to achieve a happier and less stressful outcome. Haley thought of the happy net, and the story grew from there.
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Why did God allow Job to suffer like he did?
God is waiting on us to unveil the mysteries hidden in the Bible, not hidden from us but for us.
To those who are earnest enough to search and study God's Word, the Holy Spirit will reveal truths for the seekers of truth.
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Rebuilding the relationship with God is easy according to scripture by repenting and committing yourself to follow the Lord. When you believe you have become able to stand on your own without needing God in your life, your return will hold guilt. It will also be a beautiful reunion where each new thing you learn leaves a desire for more. This book tells of s...
Go on the adventures with Lil Owl as he flies through the forest in search of King, his hero and the wisest and greatest owl in the forest. Lil Owl wants so badly to meet king, but he knows that he must first learn and master life's most valuable lessons. Once he does, he finally gets to meet King and fly by his side, teaching all the other young owlettes th...
The title Verses of Inspirational Christian Exaltation (VOICE) was chosen to inspire readers to develop a closer relationship with Jesus while providing them with thoughts of faith, hope, comfort, and happiness in their daily journey through life. The human voice is the method used to spread God's Word.
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Starting a new school is always difficult. Join Bobby Rose on his journey at Hyperion Valley Public School where he has to learn how to navigate his way through being bullied. Read the story to find out how Bobby and his friends and family deal with bullying.
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And it shall come to pass, that every one that is left of all the nations which came against Jerusalem shall even go up from year to year to worship the King, the Lord of hosts, and to keep the feast of tabernacles. (Zech. 14:16, KJV)
This book is meant to build one's faith in God's Word by showing the fulfillment of prophetic scriptures throu...
John 10:10 (NIV) says that “a thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I have come so they may have life. I want them to have it in the fullest possible way.” We can't have abundant life if we are harboring grudges and holding onto unforgiveness in our hearts. Don't allow the enemy to rob you of your destiny. Release forgiveness and walk in the fr...
Born in his grandfather's house during a blizzard, breech baby Martin George Le Blanc was not expected to survive. Instead of baptism, he received last rites. Lack of birth registration made him the ideal future “ghost warrior”: a blank slate.
Le Blanc enlisted in the U.S. Army as a footloose 20-year-old Canadian, during the early days of...
The purpose of our story is to show how one relationship can lead to a fulfilled life that can include adventure and raising a family as well. Our lives were blessed due to devotion to each other and always returning to the basics. Money was never an issue or concern because we always had a goal of reaching the latter years with the assurance that we would n...
My story began when I reflected on a comment I'd often said to my sons and friends- “I've never had a boring day in my working life.” And I was truthful! By some magical combination of fortune and effort, I have enjoyed a completely fulfilling career as an engineer involved in a wide range of challenging projects throughout the world from “inner to out...
Why have two young boys from the Appalachian Mountains of Virginia been chosen to be a part of changing the world? From age nine to advanced manhood, they are used to prepare mankind for what is to come. The real world and the supernatural collide. It all begins in the sawdust tunnels.
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Down Syndrome, Blessed With ThisAbility, Now Imagine Life without Me is a book that portrays seven different families that share their experiences of their children who were blessed with Down syndrome. Parents, if you have received a diagnosis of Down syndrome, this book is a must read. These unique journeys will touch your heart and uncloud your future.
How often, when we face life's circumstances, do we wonder how things could have been different? “My life could have been so different if…”
Sometimes in near-miss accidents, we exclaim, “Wow, that could have been much worse.” The author stood in handcuffs being accused of attempted manslaughter within a few minutes he was cleared of the cha...
Join Little Miss Kitty as she grows from kittenhood to adulthood in this series Little Miss Kitty . Join her for fun times, sad times, even memorable moments as she grows and learns....
The way back to life and the overcoming of this world is through the life which Jesus lived. It is a life of affliction and persecution, stemming from that same principality and power that caused Adam and Eve to fall from life unto death and all those who seek eternal life shall suffer likewise. But this life is also filled with joy unspeakable and full of g...
For far too many years Meghan accepted her status as a victim of incest and believed she had circumvented any long-lasting impact on her life. She didn't know the emotional turmoil she felt resulted from narcissistic abuse. The torment left an indelible mark on her life that led to cycling relationships between lust and narcissistic abuse. Relationships mirr...
Americans kept working their way through the tunnel of the Vietnam War, seeking the light at the end our leadership kept telling us was there.
Courage is not simply one of the virtues, but the form of every virtue at the testing point. —C.S. Lewis...
The Seed speaks to the need everyone has for understanding their path in life and the bumps encountered along the way which is an issue that we all struggle with at one point or another.
Jason Whitney has written a story of a young seed's journey to reach its destiny and its stages of growing along its way to maturity. The Seed shows us that no matter...
The author accompanies the Alzheimer's disease (AD) caregiver in the journey involving numerous care-based decisions. For Better or for Worse is presented as a resource and guide for caregivers and their families. Many AD behaviors and corresponding spouse reactions are the basis of the accompanying stories. Recognizing similarities to their own struggles, t...
Knock, knock! Who's there? Cancer! Dear Lord, hold me tight. Basically dropped out of the sky. I was so devastated when I found out that I had cancer. All I could do was knock at God's door and ask him to hold me tight, until I wasn't scared and he did far more....
This book identifies root causes of persistently disappointing classroom outcomes, identifies the policy root causes of the classroom causes of Nation at Risk, persistently low school system performance, and then lays out a strategy for identifying the key elements of a high-performing school system, and then achieving their implementation. A discussion foru...
The One-Minute Prisoner uses a parable of a father who is in prison who writes letters to his son. The letters are used to teach him strategies that will keep him from ever spending one minute in prison. These letters provide a dialog between father and son that is instructional, loving, encouraging, and most importantly, it provides a context of communicati...
Several years ago, the author decided to make dolls for each of her granddaughters for Christmas. This was no easy task since there were fifteen granddaughters. As each doll emerged with its own coloring and personality, Rebecca decided to write a story for each doll and the granddaughter it went to. Here are the first two of those stories. Evelyn's story is...
Take a journey with Katherine as she wakes up to the day that she has been waiting for. The day that she thought would never come. As she eagerly starts her day, Katherine finds herself facing situations that she must make her way through to meet the one person she has been longing to meet, but to Katherine's surprise, she learns some lessons that, in fact, ...
John Charles Comerford grew up playing hard, on the streets and fields of Washington Township, New Jersey. He attended Our Lady of Good Counsel Grammar School through 8th grade. He then jumped across the street to attend Westwood High School, where he soon began playing guitar and composing songs at the age of sixteen. Writing short musical stories would soo...
Certain regions of England were ravaged by disease, unemployment, and poverty in the early 1600s. A shipbuilder in Southampton struggled financially but lived out his dream—to build one more ship that would travel to a new world and deliver nearly a hundred people, most of them peasants, to a land called America, a place where they could escape from the ir...
The symbols of the cross that Dr. Shaw taught on in this book makes the book a must-read. God has laid on Dr. Shaw's heart the contents that are enclosed between the covers. God has used him mightily to deliver the message of hope, grace, mercy forgiveness, love, and peace. The book has given relevance to the power and deliverance of the cross of Jes...
In the Gospel of John, Jesus three times admonishes Peter to “feed my sheep.” Theologians suspect the three repeats harken back to Peter's three denials. I think it simply underscores how important it is to build and nourish the worldly flock. All Christian leaders must nourish and grow their respective flocks. However, when facing a group of youth of va...
Cleveland's Colorful Character's tells many interesting and unknown stories about Cleveland and some of its more interesting citizens. Many of these citizens helped create some of Cleveland's and the country's finest institutions. Unfortunately, many of these stories are unknown to those living in the Cleveland area, and even fewer outside the area. With ins...
Life is going really well for Kit Van Kemp—in fact, better than she had ever imagined. She has a job she loves, a precocious daughter who brings her great joy, and a supportive best friend. For the first time in years, she believes she is in a place where she can flourish. When her boss offers her the promotion of a lifetime, she has to decide if the sacri...
Most of us have had a pet or two that was not just a friend, but part of your family. Friend of Many Colors is a story of a friend who had a lot of colors. Not just because of her fur, her colors are in her personality, her antics when she played and even her love for her human mom. In Friend of Many Colors, you can begin to see how even a kitty cat can bec...
For many years, the town of Star Valley was peaceful and happy. Its security was owed to the magical unicorn goat named Charlie. He was well known by the villagers for watching the town from his hill while snacking on their old clothes. Little did the villagers know about Charlie's power to create sweets out of thin air or how his interesting power would soo...
God is so good! The little church in the woods is such a busy little place doing God's work and spreading His enormous love. As Christian's adventures continue, join him as he meets the three Marys and they discover where the dark hallway will lead them and what the special room is.
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In this sinful world, over the past few decades, we have unconsciously adapted to various aspects of politically correct mind-sets, and we don't even realize it. This book will help to discover how we've gotten away from God's intended focus on His Word and return to a closer relationship to Him. It is designed to help us think critically practicing biblical...
Lay your head down and rest.
Those blisters hurt, don't they?
“But they're so beautiful. How could they make me bleed?”
She said faintly.
I pulled her hair back
And tucked it behind her ears.
“I know . . .
But it is time for you to heal now.
Remember, darling, even red bottoms are painful,”
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Without your health, you have nothing. It is the very foundation by which everything else in life grows and flourishes. Without it, peace, joy, happiness, and purpose are absent, and the ability to express love and support to your family, spouse, employer, and friends can be lost and nonexistent. In pain and suffering, one is caught up totally into themselve...
Salvation is a term familiar among many Christians and those acquainted with the faith. Meanwhile, many outside the Christian faith question what this salvation is all about and why there is a need for it. My prayer is that by reading this book, the reader will gain more insight that will further their knowledge and growth in Christ....
August 12, 2016 was one of the worst days of my life! As I watched my mom take her final breath, I was paralyzed with shock, sorrow, fear, and uncertainty. I did not know what I was going to do. Me, an only child who had enjoyed having my mom live with me for the past seven years. My job had been to take care of her and make sure that she was happy. Now my m...
From Mom to Me, From Me to You describes exactly how I believe faith is passed down from one generation to another. I discovered this reading 2 Timothy 1:5. I understood I had no power to save my children from their sins and that faith was a gift from God unto salvation. We can pass down money and material things to our children when we die, but I wanted the...
When I opened my eyes, standing three feet from my bed this time, was Jesus Christ. Like the others, he was a full-bodied image, not translucent. Like the others, he just stared at me as if he wanted to tell me something but said nothing.”
This book is about a woman's struggle with her own disability while raising a beautiful child with special nee...
This is a story of hidden relics. It spans over two thousand years and touches on the Bible, young Jesus, the “missing years” of his life after age twelve, and the relics themselves.
This is a fascinating story about the years between then and now that moves from Judea to ancient England, involves British and Spanish kings, early North Ame...
SUMMARY OF LOLLYGAG
Lollygag, by Robert West, is an engaging and powerful story. Based on his experiences working on a real-life wagon train with VisionQuest, an innovative program for at-risk teens, Robert witnessed firsthand that adversity and the healing power of the animals, especially the mules provided troubled teens with a path of...
By the time the war finally ended, it left Edith and me with a big problem. We had no place to live and building materials were scarce. Edith and I put our souls to the grindstone and built a little house. To some, it was little; but to us, it was a mansion. Edith planted beautiful flower beds all around the house, and I built a fence across the back and pai...
This book has reached into the heart of Divine Intelligence to give an exposition on the nature of reality and “who and what we are.”
Briefly; GOD, or “Isness,” is an attempt to explain an Unseen Real with the inherent power to manifest thought.
In our world of form, there is not only no Truth, objectively speaking, but no Real. One's l...
“Bless Your Heart, Sir” is a story of a young woman who is on vacation with her family at North Myrtle Beach. As the week began, she meets two people that would change her life forever. She was a witness to a crime that would make that week different from any other.
“Adventure to Matthew's Island” finds a young girl and her brother going on an...
HELLO, FELLOW CASTAWAYS!
What?
You're not on the boat yet? We've been waiting for you! So come with me and let's climb aboard Captain Noah's legendary boat THE SEA PICKLE and let's set sail for the adventure of a lifetime. Don't keep your new friends waiting.
LET'S GO!
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True Grunt is not about a Vietnam battle or a Vietnam journal/
memoir. It is a response to seeing short “Vietnam War 50 years
later videos” on TV. These videos show two sides of the infantry in
Vietnam. One side depicts the infantry fighting heroically and the
other depicts the infantry committing some kind of atrocity. I serv...
Current upheavals in American society continue to perplex even the most astute gurus, confuse our most poignant political pundits, and baffle analysts on a daily basis. Is there a viable paradigm that might bring clarity to this seeming chaos? Tsunami Watch exposes the reality and implications of unavoidable power shifts within American Society, and offers a...
The Desires of Thine Heart—Scratching a Spiritual Itch was written as a daily journal by the author during a personal forty-day period of prayer, fasting, and meditation in the Word of God. It reveals how Pastor Tony was anointed by the Lord to prayer and fasting by virtue of his own heart's desire to please God and draw closer to him. During the course of...
Peregrine falcons are the fastest animal on the planet (over 200 mph in a dive),
and their amazing life cycle is made available within these pages, in a wonderful
and exciting tale with thrills for all ages....
Ulysses, a guardian angel, a protector from the realm of heaven, has been given his assignment to protect a young girl named Marjorie Ruthmeir. Limited to the boundaries between the spirit realm and the world, Ulysses must figure out how to protect his watch in a world full of evil, treachery, and deceit.
Marjorie Ruthmeir has deep dark secrets. Sold ...
Knowledge can come from books, but wisdom can only be received from God. This book is the accumulation of the knowledge learned by the author through personal experiences and the wisdom of spiritual principles from God's Word. Multiple topics are covered to help and support families.
• Love languages
• Discipline
• Teaching work et...
Painful Treasures is a poetically-addressed transparent life story of author T.L. Carter. Throughout the eye-opening pages of this work, readers will be entertained and learn about hidden truths many suffer in this life. The rhythmic flow carries you from one era in time to the next. Prepare your mind to be opened and knowledge expanded on many subjects.
This is a book to hand to a broken teenager captured by pills, pot, or meth. This is a book for a woman from an abusive background who feels unworthy of love. This is a book to hand to a recovering addict, desperately seeking the strength to fight on a day-to-day basis the cravings of the addiction.
Tough, forceful, and poignant. This is exact...
Susie Vanderhoof is an outspoken, bright eight-year-old with an imagination large enough to match her heart. She makes the discovery of a lifetime when she finds a talking spider named Tommy Tobotsky Tarantula III has been residing in her sock drawer. The two form an immediate bond, but Susie's parents think she is exercising her overactive imagination when ...
Now is Your Chance to Change Your Life
Explore the powers you have for gaining wisdom – for self and selfless love and forgiveness. You may not be aware of the depth of your powers, perhaps you're just beginning your journey.
Travel through these pages discovering how to acquire life giving wisdom. Learn true freedom for the chains life has ...
What if various members of a Christian family experienced a life-threatening illness, a kidney donation, the death of a baby, spiritual warfare, and an unexpected healing on hands and knees, most of it, in the span of a few years? How would they handle it as individuals and as a family?
This true story promises lots of humor to make you laugh; overwhe...
This is the story of one man's lifelong journey into wholeness, starting with a challenging adolescence and through a debilitating injury in adulthood. It's an exploration of the meaning of life and living as found in various spiritual beliefs: Judaism, Christianity, Native American beliefs, Islam, Buddhism, Nature, and the Cosmos, among others. Through the ...
This book is a synthesis of the current thinking on contemplation and spirituality and is not meant to be a “how to” guide on practices such as meditation. Rather, the author addresses the question “Why would a Christian who regularly attends church, or those currently not practicing their faith, integrate contemplative practices into their daily lives...
Leadership Lifeline discusses six tenets essential to a successful leader's life. A tenet constitutes a truth, principle, or doctrine that does not change. Areas of focus include courage, communication, character, strategic visioning, crisis management, and second-chance leadership. Drawing from historical leadership accounts, everyday human extraordinary ex...
Maya is learning about Groundhog Day on her family's widescreen television with Brett, Blake, and Gavin when she receives a mysterious Valentine's Day card. She thinks one of her friends is playing a joke on her, but each denies having anything to do with it. The plot thickens when Maya receives a second card the next day at school. Of course, Maya is curiou...
It is certainly clear to every believer the distinction between the early church and our contemporary church. Spiritually speaking, it seems we are serving a different God or Christ. For example, the early church evangelized extensively; but now, especially the western churches, are sleeping excessively. They healed the sick, but now the church folks...
A young man named David believes he has been offered the job of a lifetime and avidly accepts it, not having yet developed the wisdom which comes with maturity. Unknowingly, he finds himself innocently involved in one of the darkest periods in United States history. Danger surrounds him as he finds himself struggling to understand what is happening within th...
Some secrets were never meant to stay hidden. Sometimes the past refuses to remain silent. When Jonnie Cummings purchases an estate on the outskirts of Fort Collins, Colorado, she is unwittingly pulled into a tragedy of the past. Believing that the Lord has called her to unravel the mysterious death of a young couple, could cost Jonnie her life. Her sole hop...
From the window of their apartment, Manny watches his Pappa get his brother Pedro on the bus every day. But today is different. Pappa does not get off the bus. Manny is bewildered. Why didn't Pappa get off the bus? Will Manny remember what he needs to do to “guard the fort?” And what about Pappa? How will he get back home? Follow along with Mann...
Do you ever find yourself wondering if something moved, appeared, or disappeared without you realizing it? After losing her job in a steel mill, Mattie finds there is more to life than punching a clock although it takes a whirlwind of events and signs along the journey to come to the realization. With the help from her husband, Joe, and children Corey and Al...
Will the World Really End Unless We Spend Billions on Climate Change Policy? The people around us are somehow convinced that the world is about to end unless we stop using fossil fuels. There is no scientific evidence to support this. This book explains why this belief is simply not true in terms anyone can understand. Fossil fuels have made America great. T...
Pea-napped from his home, Squishy the pea is shoved into the adventure of a lifetime. On his journey he sees from a different perspective what a true princess looks like. The story of the princess and the pea, A Peas' Tale tells the true story of what happened in this classic children's fable....
After forty-six years as a missionary pilot's wife, Ruth Scheltema invites young readers to listen to flight logs tell true stories drawn from around the world. Her opinion is that missionary pilots are special—God's superheroes! Read and find out why....
This is a scriptural- and experienced-based book about how to put much more love, peace, and joy back into your daily family life, yes, even while raising your children. With all the chaos in everyday life of parents and children, we need answers! It is very possible to have more enjoyment more often if you follow God's plan for raising your children. It is ...
Simple Man Simple Message is a very simple book for complex individuals—namely most of us! Life changes can be hard when made chaotic with our own human interventions. Simple Man Simple Message provides each of us with a bite-size seven-day guidebook to getting your life back on track....
It was a cold November morning and the first snow of the winter season began to fall. Jake was off to work, running late as usual. He bounded out of the door as his mom, Jaymie, yelled, “Drive safe, wear your seat belt, love you!” Little did she know that those would be the last words she would ever speak to him. Driving to work on the newly fallen snow,...
The title of this book is predicated on the probability that within each of us, perhaps hiding in secret, dwells a skeptic, a cynic, and a seeker. The skeptic within thinks it knows some truth but isn't quite sure which is real truth and which may not be quite so true. The cynic within is confused by the distance between the beliefs that some profess and the...
Squire never dreamed his gift would allow him to have vision into the plans of the enemy. He never imagined he would be chosen to raise a generation of warriors or that he would be the determining factor if they would win or lose. He certainly never thought his comrade would be female. He was wrong on all counts!...
The Habituation of the Human Psyche: How Seeing Isn't Believing shows the work of sin within the human bloodline. The brain is innately sinful and thus is prone to sin's effects. Some we are aware of and others we are not. Habituation is the sinful response toward God that believers are prone to endure. This book shows how habituation affects our minds and h...
Ognib is unaccustomed to his new surroundings. As if this isn't bad enough, his peers are judgmental, making him feel totally unaccepted. He longs to fit in. Olivia befriends Ognib, and this becomes the beginning of the end of Ognib's Quest for Acceptance....
The primary goal of this book is to solve a two-thousand-year-old puzzle: if Jesus lived a totally Jewish life and became the founder of Christianity, why aren't Jews and Christians in a respectful, appreciative, and embracing relationship? This work begins to reduce two thousand years of misunderstanding, stereotyping, and prejudices that have existed betwe...
All It Takes is a novelette that will have you stepping back and evaluating your own life, having you question, “Are you on the “right” path, the path God has for you?”
This mini novel helps you look at your life in a new light and see others from a different angle. Giving you a positive outlook, it will help guide you to see people as people ...
People and simple events have always fascinated me. Trying to capture them on paper has made me an incurable writer. Though none of these stories are absolutely true, they may contain an essence of some of the unforgettable personalities and times that I've encountered over the course of my “Southern and white” life (which, incidentally, I had nothing to...
It's moving day, and five-year-old Oliver is excited for the adventure ahead. He is full of questions as, along with big sister Edith, Mommy, and Daddy, Oliver moves from The Big City to The Country.
He has never been to The Country and has only seen pictures in his books. What will it be like? Where will they live? Will there be lots of people and ta...
A STRICTLY BIBLICAL PERSPECTIVE MINISTRIES has developed the WORD FOCUS FELLOWSHIP GROUP, as a Christian alternative to the world's recovery system, which addresses addiction by teaching individuals how to manage sin (addiction) through behavioral modification. Jesus Christ did not give His life on Calvary so a Christian could learn to manage sin but so that...
Empyreal, by man's definition, refers to the “sky” or “highest heaven.” By God's definition, it refers to Raymond Shealy, whom God chose to be His agent to tell the world to return to Him and support His chosen people even if they who hear will not give up their wicked behavior....
Princess Seira of Amphilora is one of the rarest mermaids in the underwater world of Mer, and as such, she is restricted to the palace and palace waters for her safety. While all the other merfolk have the same color of eyes as their tail scales, Seira's eyes are azure with tail scales that are typically yellow with a golden tint. What makes her even rarer a...
Struggling with thoughts or questions about sex, purity and dating; and not sure where to turn? Whether you are a mom looking for a way to approach the subject with your children or a young man or woman battling through adolescence and relationships with hormones and confusion, this book is for you.
From Virginity to Virtue: A Guide to Godliness is a...
Rebirth is the action of reappearing or starting to flourish after a decline. My life purpose has been a journey to my eternal home. When I finally realized, the thought that conscience is eternal (after four near-death experiences), it changes everything.
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Christmas Hero
Children love heroes because they help others. During the Golden Era, aka 1950s, children thought of policemen, firemen, soldiers, doctors, etc. as their heroes. When asked what they wanted to be when they grew up, their response would be one of those. The children of Annanhem are no different. They live a life of freedom with v...
Suffering is the privileged place of the encounter with the crucified Christ. It is the mysterious link that fuses the one who suffers with the suffering heart of Jesus on the cross.
Suffering Makes You Beautiful is a reflection on the transformative power of human suffering when perceived through the lens of faith and grappled within dialogue with t...
Here is a collection of prayers for anyone who wants a conversation with God in the purest sense. In this tome, our essential self, the Soul, prays in tandem with the heart and mind. Perhaps God answers the prayer of the heart, or the prayer of the Soul, according to that which moves us best to his Divine purpose.
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Sixteen Thousand Six Hundred Eighty-five Sunrises is a collection of humorous episodes concerning the life of John Estall Berry Jr. Most of the time, I was a willing participant in these, as I like to call them “Dad Stories.” Dad only lived a short time here on earth, but each day he lived was filled with fun, as well as some not-so-fun teaching moments....
Discovering new truths every day, Albert, a very noble and bright seagull, learns he has a new friend. This still small voice arises in many challenging experiences in Albert's daily walk. From his own encounters and the guidance of his new friend, the Holy Spirit, Albert realizes he now has something very special that he must tell his friends....
Grizzle Mouse searches for something that is very important to him. Something that was given to him from his mother. Something that is more valuable than silver or gold. A treasure that will last a lifetime and more.
The burden of this document usually falls upon a very loving person that cares. The one that takes up the pin and records your life's be...
This is a story about a little boy creating a photo album full of the little things in life.
Ka-chick! Ka-chick! Ka-chick!
There are more of Cameron's Photo Albums:
Full and Round Things (Silver Award, Mom's Choice Awards)
Things That Keep You Warm (Silver Award, Mom's Choice Awards)
Black-and-White Animals (Silve...
This is a story about a little boy creating a photo album full of the little things in life. Ka-chick! Ka-chick! Ka-chick!
There are more of Cameron's Photo Albums:
Full and Round Things (Silver Award, Mom's Choice Awards )
Things That Keep You Warm (Silver Award, Mom's Choice Awards)
Black-and-White Animals (Silver Award...
This is a story about a little boy creating a photo album full of the little things in life. Ka-chick! Ka-chick! Ka-chick!
There are more of Cameron's Photo Albums:
Full and Round Things (Silver Award, Mom's Choice Awards)
Things That Keep You Warm (Silver Award, Mom's Choice Awards)
Black-and-White Animals (Silver Award,...
Summary
Almost weekly we hear about corporate and government leaders breaching ethical and moral standards. Indeed, in recent years, corporate corruption and the misrepresentation of the truth has, at times, appeared overwhelming. At the very least, corporate and government scandals suggest that we have a crisis in leadership.
This res...
Daggers in the Desert is a novel of adventure in the life of a simple Mexican cardboard-box collector (cartonero) and a US Border Patrol agent on the Rio Grande border of South Texas and Northern Mexico. Far from the life he had known in Georgia, the agent fights heat, drugs, coyotes (human smugglers), and himself in the dusty Laredo sector of the 1970s with...
When we are ready to receive, we will go then and wait for the divine power on high. God will give us that no man can ever separate us from the love of God. If we are willing, open, and faithful, he can and will give peace and full meaning to our lives....
Voices, tells of a world where lives are adrift in a sea of flames. Such an atmosphere of dancing human remains may be hard to imagine unless it's been lived. Like firebrands streaking through a black night sky, Spirit things can seem a fantasy to a casual eye. As for the telling's in this book: they're not a glimpse … but a deep gaze and the encounters of...
Mama Loves You More is a timeless story about the incomparable and enduring love a mother has for her child.
From all the sands that dance along the ocean floor to all the lightning of a million stormy nights, this poetically woven tale explores the height and depth of this universal, maternal bond. Perfect for beginning and young readers or as a pict...
Got Wyvern?
The recent plague upon the earth, which has surprised the whole world, has been foretold centuries ago in a popular Greek manuscript that has been translated into almost every language in the world, but no one truly understood its meaning. This secret has only recently been reinterpreted for a skeptical world population. The interpretation...
Arlo Hatch fancies himself a he-man in every way, especially when it comes to huntin: but a clumsier, more inept man would be hard to find.
Today this, hundred twenty-five-pound he-man? Sets off on yet another Blundering Episode in search of a 'wild turkey'. You'll wonder why he's allowed to have a gun and a huntin license.
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The book in Part 1 exposes how the world is influenced and controlled by Babylon. Why is Babylon mentioned in Revelation? Who is Babylon? Is Babylon a real threat and how does it affect the souls of men.
Part 2 gives understanding on the Lord's bride and New Jerusalem. Who is the Bride of Christ? Who is New Jerusalem and how does she involve us? What...
In the midst of all the miracles and visits from the angels, Dorrise Maxwell sought guidance.
As a child, she took to heart when an elder stood fast and said, “Don't talk about it.” She was left both curious and confused. For many years, she questioned could there be others with similar experiences, or did she stand alone. Even though she had been...
Charley invites you to enter the world of autism. Being Charley: Embracing Differences is a story about a Canada goose who is unlike his siblings. Charley has autism. The words and illustrations tell the story with awareness, understanding, and acceptance of individual differences.
Learning how to swim, honk, and fly are challenging. Charley is hesita...
The lovable cat they call Goofball will discover what it means to find “home” in this adorable children's book. Enjoy getting to know Goofball and come along for the ride to see how this cat like no other earns his name! The adventure has only begun!...
Join us as we discover the world!...
Mississippi Rescue is about an adventure on the Mississippi River. A riverboat working, pushing product down the river to a large shipyard in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, during high flood waters and adverse weather conditions. An awesome crew that was safety minded and very courageous. A tiny little animal forever separated from its family. The safe home life it...
Ray begins to struggle with getting his words out, and others are not understanding what he is saying. Ray tries to say the right words but gets laughed at by someone. This leads to frustration and sadness for Ray until his friend Kay stands by his side and helps him out....
Genesis II is exactly how it sounds—a second Genesis story underneath first Genesis story!
There's a “sacred secret” discerned from defining names and pertinent words written in English into their original Hebrew meanings.
Genesis II tells the story of two worlds, one of an Adam in the image and likeness of God, and the other of an Adam m...
Penelope has been in the shelter for over one hundred days now. She keeps getting looked over because of her skin condition. However, her special day comes when she becomes a foster failure....
An amazing true story of how the author E. Michal Gayer, through the application of Biblical healing principles, was healed from an aggressive, incurable, life-threatening brain tumor. This account takes Biblical understanding beyond the surface to the deep, intimate, personal level where we live. Michal writes in such a clear way that even the most ...
Our world today seems to be spiraling out of control. Fears of a renewed cold war, the proliferation of nuclear weapons, fake news and disinformation, along with an impending environmental apocalypse, all combine to push us toward a sense of hopelessness and ennui.
But even though it is hidden far below the surface, mankind's past is actually slowly e...
Far too many public statements are taken as fact and go unchallenged, such as, “The country is on the verge of bankruptcy,” to “We are saddling future generations with crushing levels of debt,” to “China has undue leverage over us since they own most of our national debt.” Statements as these range from being wild distortions to complete nonsense...
A devastating accident took the life of one family member, left another in a coma, and sent me on a voyage that changed my life forever. It wasn't until that fateful day I truly believed the afterlife existed and how my life would be judged.
Before the accident, everything I knew about the afterlife would have fit on the tip of a toothpick. I was neve...
A Puddle of Water describes the process a child sees a puddle of water go through until it is just grasses in the yard. It uses rhyming and rhythmic lyrics as it describes the changes in a simple water puddle....
Join Beth Gibson and Dr. Mike Resnick as they begin a new life together along with their adoptive shape-shifting children. The fun starts at the wedding reception where Mr. and Mrs. Resnick have just been unified through marriage, and their half-human–half-mountain lion children, Cameron and Caroline, have become permanent members of their new family. Thei...
Lost and Found is a sweet story of a little lamb named Woolley. He often likes to do things his own way and then finds himself lost and scared.
Woolley finds out that rules and guidelines are there for a reason—to keep us safe and protected. Join Woolley as he goes on his journey and finds out that there is one who will protect us and never leave u...
All of us are on an epic journey searching for answers and for the truth. We are broken and hurting, hoping to find comfort in the words of our Savior, Jesus Christ.
I have been on this journey for forty years, seeking to find the treasures hidden within the Scriptures of the New Testament.
I am not exclaiming that I have found something that...
Mark Stang was raised in a loving family but struggled in school and suffered low self-esteem. His reaction was to feel that he needed to be the best in order to be accepted. As a young man, he was on his way to being a farmer when he felt a “tug” to do more. He decided to enter the seminary, which meant giving up his dream. He continued to struggle with...
Una Obra de Amor es acerca de Dios trabajando para construir un puente de amor puro para que sus hijos perdidos y moribundos puedan cruzar y volver a casa para vivir con Él para siempre. Cualquier padre que haya perdido a un niño, movería el cielo y la tierra para llevarlos a casa, donde pertenecen, y Dios lo ha hecho. Este libro trata de todos nuestros v...
Mrs. Roberts and Rascal the Raccoon is a children's book for all ages. It is about finding joy after the loss of a loved one. It is about how a person can go from loneliness to finding comfort. It is about kindness versus meanness. It is about friends who make a wrong situation right. Mrs. Roberts and Rascal the Raccoon is filled with surprises at every turn...
Life is a struggle. Most people understand this, but most don't understand the true nature of this struggle. The struggles of life are due to a spiritual conflict that is being waged between God and his enemy. At the foundation of this struggle is the heart of man. We feel this fight being waged inside of us every day, but for many, the fight is lost because...
Do you desire to live your life to your greatest potential? Do you get in your own way because of fear of the unknown? I Am in Control is a book full of tools that I have used to overcome my struggles of self-doubt and self-worth. I realized that God's Word outlined everything I needed to understand the power I have within me, and I want you to understand th...
What do you do when pain and brokenness force their way into life? What about when life deals you a blow that you're not sure you can recover from? Should you try to avoid the pain, move through it as quickly as possible, or numb it until it passes? Could there be any value in suffering? How you handle pain and how you allow others to experience thei...
We never really think it will happen to us, especially as Christians. But if you've been hurt and disillusioned by infidelity in your marriage, Satan wants to use it not only to destroy your marriage but to steal your peace and security as well. There are many thoughts and feelings you will experience as the betrayed spouse, but my prayer is that this devoti...
An American family's journey from their origins in the Azores and Madeira islands of the 1850s through two world wars and the ultimate sacrifice....
Concubine Love is a book written to inspire and inform the reader of the hidden dangers in relationships. The dangers are camouflaged and hidden by the enemy (Satan) to misinform you and keep you in a love mirage. Satan's tactics are to build false hope and leave his victims with wasted years and a broken heart.
Concubine Love will inform you on how ...
What is Grandma doing today? Spring, summer, fall, or winter, Grandma loves sharing her day and her love for God with her grandchildren.
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Love thy neighbor as thyself...but what if that neighbor is a witch? The house on Myrtle Street was tattered and worn and overgrown with weeds, giving it a haunted appearance. The old lady living inside was only seen peeking out the window or wandering around in her backyard. Everyone believed she was a witch. Suzy and the Witch is a true story about eight-y...
Growing up in the hood, some call it lower middle-class neighborhood, I saw a lot of things take place. I could have gone to prison or gotten hooked on drugs, but one lady was not going to allow that to happen. She prayed when things were not going as they should. She took a stand and said, “As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.” She knew that ...
A Miracle on the Mountain is a story J.K. Truman's grandfather and father told him when he was growing up. The story takes place in Pennsylvania where the early railroad traversed the mountains and where laying track was a job full of surprises: some pleasant, some not.
Somehow, though, as always happens in life, God takes even the unpleasant parts an...
Life Happens—Enjoy the ride.
Life Happens is full of impactful moments that shaped the life of one woman. She has experienced the loss of family, friends, and her own childhood memories. She will take you on a journey through her life experiences and share what she learned along the way. She shares her greatest joys and her struggles through her mos...
Alexis had a pretty good life—great job as a freelance graphic designer, nice townhouse on the outskirts of Kansas City, and great friends. Her life was busy and she liked it that way. However, her relationship with Scott was not what she wanted, and the more she tried to end it the more controlling he got. She needed a vacation. She had turned fifty and h...
The Lodge is the story of Matthew, a young freshman high schooler who had begun to question the purpose of his existence. In the privacy and tranquility of his favorite spot by the little brook in the woods behind his home, he often sat and pondered his future. More and more, he found himself wondering what it was that he was supposed to do with his life. Th...
This book is based on a true story of the life and adventures of a chocolate-colored wiener dog named Chloe. As a puppy, Chloe worried she may never find her forever home. She had seen her three siblings adopted out and would hide herself, trembling in fear, each time a potential adopter came to the house. This book tells how Chloe did find her forever home ...
Every leader realizes that there will be obstacles to cross over, conflicts to resolve, and more than likely, opposition to face as part of achieving one's purpose, complete organizational goals, and the success of individual or church vision. Nehemiah provides for us an excellent example of one who was able to accomplish his God-given vision in the face of ...
Being a curious young monkey, Makaio soon finds out that not listening to his elders lands him in more trouble than he ever would have imagined. This adventure takes Makaio deep into the jungle where he soon finds himself in loads of trouble. Through it all he realizes that an elder's advice is more valuable than he thought.
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Inner Success is a small, smart book that leads readers to get more in touch with the workings of their inner self. Even more than that, it provides a blueprint for making those inner mechanisms work more smoothly. As each of us has an inner self, and often wrestles with that inner self, the subject matter of this book should be personally significant to any...
When a young girl receives a fish for her birthday, she tries and tries to care for the fish the best she can but in the end feeds her fish too much food.
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Storms don't last forever.
Lives are forever changed,
But the storm that rages rests.
With playfulness, vulnerability, and hope, the poems in Through the Storm are written from the heart. Topics include treasured friendship, love, longing for love, loss of close relationships, trusting again, faith, grief, and nature. The poems a...
Who would have guessed fishing would bring them to Jesus? Well, that's part of how I did—my story of experiences dealing with the happy, the sad, the good, and the bad, and how it all led to me finding Jesus and becoming the Christian I am today...
Midline Crisis is a true account of my survival after three strokes. You will encounter tricks, tools, advice, humor, and, most importantly, Jesus as I help you learn how to stay positive and embrace your new normal after any kind of setback or challenge.
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On a cold, brisk Christmas Eve, young Benny wonders how Santa will know it is Christmas without any snow. With this thought swirling in his mind, a long night of adventure begins. To his delight on Christmas morning, he recalls the three unexpected visitors who brought to life the joy and wonder of the season....
Many believe that naturalistic macroevolution is how complex life began here on earth. It's taught as a scientific theory. There are many reasons why this cannot be true. These are explored during the book in a non-confrontational, “rational” way. I want the reader to understand where the theory falls short, see how science deals with these issues, and h...
Imagine yourself an eleven-year-old boy lost and alone at night in land full of towering mountains, surging rivers and thick, uninhabited forests. Wild animals still claim the territory as their own and when their food source is scarce, you discover that to them any meat will do. To make matters worse, it's the middle of winter, snow is falling, and any fami...
This is the unadulterated true life story of how God brought me from a caterpillar to a beautiful butterfly with all the messy stages in between! Through many trials and tribulations, my life is being shaped into the person God intends me to be.
The Bible says in Ephesians 5:8–10, 20 (KJV), “For ye were sometimes darkness, but now are ye light in...
Every precious teacup goes through a unique process from moldable clay with water, heat, and the artisan's creativity, just as God has lovingly molded us into a unique and heavenly being. Like most Christians and this little teacup, the process is an adventure....
This book was inspired by my youngest daughter, Ivy Rayne. While walking into her room, I saw Ivy busy pulling things apart and building them back together again. I said, “Whatcha doin', Ivy Rayne?” Ivy looked up at me with her bright eyes and said, “Oh, nothing, just being Ivy.” I laughed and immediately went to my laptop and began typing.
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Girl Scout Troop 11 is by no means ordinary.
Campfire Stew: Fort Worth's Girl Scout Troop 11 is the inspiring and humorous story of a very special Texas Girl Scout troop whose members have stayed together for seventy years. The troop began in 1949 as eighteen feisty, chatty, and lively five-and-six-year-old girls. They grew into outstanding women who...
Spinning Yarns is a book of short stories about yarn, knitters, fleece, and sheep. The author faces new challenges when she decides to create yarn. Her struggles and triumphs are told with light humor as when her sister attempts to help her achieve her goal by buying sheep. Fresh illustrations by Audrey Renelle Sieg bring the stories to life. The charming dr...
The only two things better than a campfire are a meal cooked on a campfire and a good story around a campfire. Just ask any boy or girl scout, royal ranger, or any other camper. Within this little book are ten unique stories to be told by or to children of all ages. In addition, you may find the historical and/or biblical references interesting that are wove...
No matter how saved we are or our level of faith, most of us fall short of God's Glory and at times struggle with life's trials and tribulations. Minister Bellamy learned at a tender age that the Christian journey does not exempt any of us from hardships in our life. Through a traumatic past, she learned how to lean and depend on God, how to sit and have lif...
“Holy Spirit-Help!” Is a compassionate compilation saluting life's experiences from youth to maturity. The stories and poetry written on the pages of this book, memorialize milestones of family matters, social landmarks, personal failures and ultimate triumphs, and priceless lessons learned therefrom.
“Holy Spirit-Help!” leads the reader to r...
There is a crisis in heaven! Mr. Thomas and his team of angels are supposed to be ready for Christ's birth. Something goes wrong as they prepare, and they are off schedule. The children want to help but are told to stay out of the way.
Now the shepherds have angels telling them to find the Christ child. The wise men are all set for travel, but what di...
Oh no! This is serious- Fuzzy Bear has disappeared! Young children will relate to the crisis. Should we continue the search- or could Fuzzy Bear be off on an adventure? Engaging illustrations and verse will draw listeners in to help solve the case of the missing bear- hopefully before bedtime...
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“My Vietnam Story” is an impressive account of one man's experiences and accomplishments during the Vietnam War. It details many battles, conflicts, missions, and patrols during a 13 month period of 1968 and 1969 at a time when the Vietnam conflict was in full scale force.
This year of 2019 is the fiftieth anniversary of one of the most memor...
The title of this book, Seven Pillars of Discipleship: Book One, is the first in a seven-part series on discipleship. Pillar one or book one deals with the beginning of the discipleship process (salvation). In order for one to become a disciple of Jesus the Christ, he/she must first be born again—that is the acceptance of Christ as Lord and Savior and the ...
In telling Sarah's Alzheimer's Story, the writer takes you back to where it all began in the hills of Kentucky where Sarah was born. You may laugh, cry, or simply wonder as you go with her through her journey of life.
The reader will get to know about the strong woman Sarah and how she endures many tragedies. One will find that even though mem...
This is the story of a young man with the ambition to crawl his way up in Victorian society by leaving the farm and signing onto a steamboat. After becoming a certified pilot, he is quickly swept up in the war he does not understand that divides the country and threatens his goals. He witnesses the militarization of the steamboat trade and the coming rise of...
My Life in the Stormy Seas is a book of passion of James Vincent who knew deep inside that Sylvia, his wife, was chronically mentally ill. Yet, he wanted to save their marriage. This story tells how Dr. Thomas travelled through the lives of Sylvia, in various countries, and Vincent. This book tells how people with no discernment abilities made insincere and ...
Using six powerful out-of-this-world, life-applicable stories, Powerful Emajen-ation provides context for the concept of treating others respectfully. Fictional authoritative King Conscience recognizes when his number-one agent needs to intervene in the affairs of earth, especially during school and social events. Each situation requires the agent's interven...
What is Radical Emergent Theology? Who leads it? What does it teach? What are its goals? Why is it so revered by some and so reviled by others? How do evangelical theologians evaluate it? Cambridge scholar Dr. Raymond C. Hundley, after three years of painstaking research, has published a work that clearly and truthfully answers those questions. Hundley has b...
This is a fictionalized story of the actual experience Olivia, an eighth grader, who lived in a remote rural area of Alabama in 1945. Her dream was to become a teacher. Obstacles threatened this ambition. The school in the community where she lived was limited to the ninth grade. The county school office made no provisions for a black high school. Th...
Decades after persecution and loss drove him into hiding, one old preacher has received a vision from God—in one week, his city will be destroyed. Walter Barnes abandoned his pulpit long ago and has watched as the church he loved faded into silence, giving an increasingly violent world over to its own devices. Now judgment is coming, but like Abraham, Walt...
Redemption (to buy back). When we think about redemption, salvation and born again—we think of the birth, death and resurrection of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
How did we get from Adam to Jesus?
What did God have to do to span the four thousand years between the two?
This series of lessons will answer many of the “why” questi...
Lucy Lou may be the littlest lamb, but she has a big heart. Come along on her journey as she watches the adventures of the other sheep in her flock and learns the true love of the Shepherd....
The woman had lived a secretive life of pain and had managed to mask her pain through suppression until one day, all of the pain surfaced and manifested itself through infirmity. At the young age of twenty-five, she was threatening to have a heart attack. Through the support of a counselor and a cardiologist, she finally found the courage to face her demons ...
This novel is an idea of what could happen. All of the hatred and resistance for one person, the president and the fact that no matter what was done, the opposing party was not able to attain power again. The scenario presented is one that could possibly occur. Citizens or militia are an integral part of this nation. Many would or will fight to keep this cou...
This book is the real story of the trials and triumphs of an inspiring life coach who never gave up her dreams to live the life she wanted. And despite of her situation, she used it to her advantage and used it in creating proven habits, routines, formulas, and strategies and make it happen to reclaim her life back to health and wellness after she lo...
The Twentieth Miracle is the true pilgrimage of a man seeking God throughout his sixty-four years of existence and his quest to discover why God has blessed him with twenty distinct miracles. Because of the criticism of his exodus from conservatism, Wayne asked God for a sign to validate his journey. The twentieth miracle occurred the very next day....
It is a surprise to many religious people that one of the most prevalent and effective obstacles to understanding the message and purpose of Jesus is religion itself. Knowing that, and knowing how to be free of religion, are big steps in learning to live in this real world with faith in Christ.
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When a beloved family pet passes, it is often difficult to explain to children why the dog, cat or other animal that was a part of the family is no longer there. Blake goes to Rainbow Valley is a simple explanation of the wonder of the circle of life. It is meant to provide comfort and explanation to children (and to adults) in the loss of those that were ...
Milly Mouse and the Christmas Miracle is the story of Milly Mouse and her family as they make their winter home in Aunt Dorothy's house and experience many strange happenings. How they become involved in the magic of Christmas is most unexpected…by all.
The author's sister and main character, Dorothy, actually had events occur that prompted the orig...
Daisy's Adventure is based on the true story of my eighteen-inch long yellow koi fish named Daisy. Her koi friends, Duke and Princess, live in a large pond with Daisy. A pretty waterfall keeps their water nice and fresh and they swim around enjoying their home—most of the time.
On this scary, stormy day, a very heavy rain came over the waterfall a...
Tuck is an adventurous little boy that never sits still. He likes to play with his dog, Teacup, but what he really wants is a play buddy. Tuck is excited to find out that he and Teacup will be getting a baby brother or sister, but he learns quickly that waiting for his baby to be born and then waiting for the baby to grow big enough to be a play buddy isn't ...
Ehndale is a powerful and enigmatic figure who is relentlessly engaged in the enterprise of corruption. He solicits the assistance of his beautiful and extremely successful protégé Viveka (Vikki) to help him find someone worthy of his efforts to corrupt. Unaware of her mentor's nefarious intentions, Vikki believes she is engaged in an altruistic search for...
Debbie Johnson's decades of mission work include founding DenverWorks and serving in leadership positions at the Dalit Freedom Network and India Transformed. She has written two previous books, A Pocketful of Seeds and Lessons Learned from the Bottom of the Stairs: A Story of Faith and Resilience with Randy Milliken. She writes with the angst and honesty of ...
Angels from Heaven is the story of my life as a child, disabled for life, not expected to live due to the horrific grand mal seizures from epilepsy. I turned my life over to God and he sent me angel after angel where I experienced the miracles that gave me life and my faith in God when I became a Christian. I never gave up and praise God for what he has done...
Felix was an angel who loved to play with animals, often at the expense of his angel chores. While he was given great responsibility as one of God's angels, he was always distracted by his earthly animal friends, causing him trouble with the angels in charge.
Felix the Forgetful Angel tells the story of this little angel and his role in the stable at ...
Fergus is a wee laddie, twelve years of age. Being small, he is picked on by the other boys. He is chased by them at school. Fergus develops a method of running, dodging, and evading that helps him exist in his small world.
His favorite hiding place is a boulder on Loch Ness. There he meets the famous Loch Ness Monster, who has things in common with ...
The title, Blessings for the Animal Nations, refers to the fact that animals are a nation only different because of the number of legs and or appearance. Our companions become a part of our family, and their loss is no less than a human family member.
“We all come from the earth and without exception, we all return to the earth.”
“Dust to...
Eagle with a Broken Wing is a story of incredible strength of two people, Ronald and Barbara Gullett!
Following an accident when forty-six thousand volts of electricity surged through Ronald's body, resulting in loss of limbs, their love for each other and their deep faith in God were tested. But they decided to live life to the fullest for the next t...
Why is it that in today's society, with all the modern advancements in medicine, we as a species seem to be getting sicker and sicker? Diseases such as cancer are more prevalent today than they were in 1950. Is it because our medical science is somehow failing us? Is it that today's doctors treat symptoms rather than finding the root of the problem t...
We're all souls walking home. Pilgrims on a journey. There is much wisdom on the road if we only cast aside our fear and judgement of those walking beside us. Listen to their stories. For despite toothless smiles, they are Christ—walking with us, rejoicing in our stories.
Join us on the road and you'll meet, among many:
• Miguel, a young in...
The Forgotten is the true story of a young woman who came through amnesic divided identity disorder (DID). She had lived with so many unexplained fears and pain but never could understand why she was like this. Was she crazy, or had she forgotten something? Come with her on her journey from heartbreak and pain to healing and joy. See the many creative ways t...
Big snowflakes falling, lights twinkling all around, sounds of laughter and joy filling the air. Presents to be wrapped, cookies to be baked, wreaths to be hung. All that and more awaits at the North Pole. Wouldn't it be amazing to be a part of that, even if only for a few hours? It is a one-night-only event that can't be missed! Luckily for Mrs. Claus and h...
During my time in writing this book, I discovered it's not just about people, places, or things, but it is a mixture of all these things together that creates a memory. Memories are a part of our makeup and refined by the years of observing, being a part of, and loving how it all comes together. Therefore I felt the title should be A Book of Memories....
Children's Stories is a compilation of seven stories written for the younger generation, which depicts the lives of people or animals in a way that the spiritual element or moral is made relevant.
“Little White Elk” tells of a young boy seeing the world as it was. After his journey in becoming a man, he observes the world changing to what ...
My Pecan Tree is very special. From November through January, my Pecan tree and I spent many years and many, many pleasant hours together in our large backyard, harvesting pecans and gaining insights into man's true and divine relationship with God.
One day, as I gathered the delicious nuts that had fallen, I realized my daily experiences hu...
To Catch a Pegasus will guide your listeners into dreamland and help them wind down in a series of breathing exercises during the story. It will relax the mind and play with their imagination.
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So I Graduated, Now What Do I Do? is an entertaining, comprehensive, and all-inclusive read on real-life financial concepts that are not being taught in urban community schools. This easy read takes you on a practical path of a girl who struggled in an urban community, as a single mother of three, trying to figure out life in financial management. Her financ...
This beautiful little book is about the unselfish love of an older sister as she sacrifices her time in order to play and bring joy to her little sister. Only when they stop to rest and enjoy God's beautiful world does the little sister realize and appreciate her older sister's sacrifice and unselfish love.
Wherever life's path takes us and no matte...
This book is a lot like many other books on the topic of what constitutes a man. However, that is not the main focus of the book. More importantly, it is not what constitutes a man but who constitutes a man.
All the self-help books on the subject, psychiatrists and their talk shows, and best friends' sage advice at closing time are all the same—ins...
A Carboniferous Morning may be considered my introduction to the creatures of the Carboniferous time period. The book takes you through an introduction of six creatures that lived in North America some 350 million years ago. We know this from the fossil remains left behind in the rock and coal layers. There have been many movies and books about the standard ...
Never the Same gives children insight into life in Uganda and the pure possibilities when a child is willing to think past the ordinary and be persistent to bless someone in a simple, yet extraordinary, way. There is much joy in giving up what you have when you realize that what you gain leaves you never the same....
Momma Loves Me is about a young boy who loves his momma and never wants to leave her side. He knows she loves him by all the loving things she does for him. He realizes he is getting bigger and can do things “his big boy self” and finally understands that it is okay to be apart. She is always with him in his heart, and they are never apart from one anoth...
A girl named Ruby moves to a new school and runs into a group of mean girls. With the help of her two new friends she might figure out how to turn the mean girls into nice girls. Can mean girls become nice?
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Take my hand and let me tell you about my grandma…
At the tender age of eight, Marie loses her parents. Left as an orphan, she also begins to battle a world of darkness. Marie develops Retinitis Pigmentosa, a progressive form of blindness, and is sent to Faribault School for the Blind where she spends the majority of her childhood.
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Change your perspective, change your life! Our perspective on life is a very powerful force. It shapes our thoughts, beliefs, emotions, and actions. In God's Word, we read wisdom like, “Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things” (Colossians 3:2), but what does that really mean? How do we do that? Changing our perspective of this world and wha...
An ancient ring washes onto the sand and shells of the Florida shoreline. Peter Christian, a young American veteran struggling with PTSD, finds the ring and slips it on his finger. He isn't aware the ring's last wearer was God's own son. The ring's purpose is to find the person chosen to champion the faithful into the future, if it has one. Peter discovers t...
This is a historical-fictional novel based on an actual event that occurred in Williamsburg County, South Carolina, in the year 1870. Some names have been changed, and some events have been embellished and expanded upon. Overall, this is what happened leading up to a very tragic climax. It started out as a friendly competition between two former Confederate ...
Herman needs a friend to play with. As he explores the forest by his home, he searches for a friendly face. While he searches, he meets lots of new and different animals playing and having fun together. But no one wants to play with Herman! When Herman meets Sherman playing by himself, he wonders if he's finally found someone to play with him. Howeve...
The View from the Pew began in the form of email encouragers sent to a group of Christians involved in a church plant. Its purpose was to share biblical thoughts which were both encouraging and reflective. Each encourager was written to be viewed as one sitting on the pew, letting the Word speak to the heart....
The objective gestures of Gil McGill's My Thoughts of Life Poetic Poems brings warmth and sense of well-being to people as they read, especially when reading about falling, “In Out of Love” and “Cultural Diversity.” The expression of concerns when speaking of his “Sister,” “Brother,” and “Be the Son Man” is by far astounding because of th...
Every century, Woive, the queen of the dragons, summons the covenant guardians of Aragon to protect the unknown realms of the mythical lands. Darcy, Piper, and Skye are the next generation of guardians. They will claim their birthright on the dusk of their sixteenth birthdays, but none of them are prepared for what they are about to face. Together with their...
Three friends head out into the Alaska Bush to explore an abandoned gold mine. Their adventure turns into a nightmare when the old mine starts caving in.
The story then goes back in time to earlier that same year in Anchorage, Alaska, where a young boy, Daniel, starts training one of his grandfather's homing pigeons to be in a race. He discove...
Patricia has been transformed from darkness into the marvelous light. It is a true testament of God's goodness. The book details her spiritual walk from being lost in sin to finding her true place in Christ. In life, we are all going to experience difficult times in different areas of our lives. This book touches on the difficult times and hardships Patricia...
The diagnosis of ALS especially within the context of robustly healthy premorbid pre-diagnosis functioning strikes fear into the heart of not just the one so diagnosed but also family members, friends, colleagues, well-wishers, and acquaintances.
In the ensuing months following diagnosis, the horror, torture, and anguish of experiencing one's body de...
Have you ever wondered how God views a child with disabilities? God loves each of His creations and they have a purpose in His kingdom. We will all be restored to mirror Christ, for He said, "Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these." Matthew 19:14.
"See that you do not loo...
What wacky misadventures are in their future?
Giving a child an animal to care for is always a risky business. While it is a good way to instill a sense of responsibility, it can also lead to chaos and confusion for everyone involved. It is a labyrinth of life lessons. The entire family must actively participate in the journey if it is to be successfu...
The title Musical Scales and Guitar Chords as Guitar Tablature is a colorful visual reference of scales and chords shown as guitar tablature. The book has common tuning E-A-D-G-B-E for six-string guitars. Enjoy your colorful visual reference of scales and chords made for you.
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As long as the earth remains, seedtime and harvest shall not cease. However, between planting and harvest, from the expectation to manifestation, time and processes are involved. When one is dealing with the challenges of any chronic illness, the miracle you pray for may not be instantaneous.
How do you keep faith alive even when all your senses are ...
The Okinawa Alphabet A to Z with Emily will take young and old learners alike on a picturesque adventure exploring the various gifts this lovely island has to offer. This book also makes a good keepsake for those who have called Okinawa their home for a season.
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Gracie is a little girl who is disabled and completely blind. Yet she has learned how to “see” Christmas in a very special and meaningful way using her other senses! From the things she hears, smells, tastes and feels, she has come to understand the little joys of Christmas that make it so wonderful!
In this book she will help you learn how to use...
This delightful book starts with the magic of a Christmas wish by a little girl. The “wish coming true” results in a charming tale of friendship between the child and the title character, Benny.
Pictures of Benny help the story come alive, and other children can see him and the home he shares with his child.
The rhythm of the rhyming words ...
You may think that you know the story of Santa Claus and his elves. But only one person is willing to tell you what it is really like working for Santa. That person is actually an elf named Myrick. Myrick will tell the reader that working for Santa isn't as great as it sounds.
Myrick starts his tale by telling the reader what it is like making toys th...
As a young boy, Callida is thrown into a whole new world that he hadn't even known existed. Once there, he not only has to learn how to avoid getting killed by the dangers that abound there, but he also has to defend himself from the plots of those who wish to end the line of leaders that he now represents. Who can he trust in this new world? And what if one...
Jowers describes how the smell of a horse nostalgically takes him back to growing up in the Texas oilfields near Rabbit Creek. The book chronicles the author's family memories of growing up in poverty in the late 1940s and 1950s. Mr. Jowers recalls the joys of growing up around nature. “At Rabbit Creek I was able to visibly see many scenes that folks pay u...
Ben Miles, Michael Ross, who everyone calls Mike for short, Eleanor Evans, Loïc Kägi, Max Summer, and Rikki Smith are young adults who had just finished their final year of college and wanted to celebrate their degrees, so the young gang had decided to take a trip together on a nice island somewhere out east, and also so they could learn some survival tips...
Destiny didn't grow up with a silver spoon in her mouth by any means. She was born to a single parent named Maureen - Maureen experienced things, that no young girl ever should. However, she was not going allow history to repeat itself.
Maureen was determined to raise Destiny to be a child after Gods own heart, but when Destiny reaches her tee...
Why weren't you made to fit in and can you accept it?
Embracing and showing your uniqueness that was rightly given to you before the foundation of the world.
God's purpose, His provision, your life's journey, destiny reach.
Have you ever tried to accomplish many things just as those of the world, be part of many things, and be in other's...
Eight seconds…
The time that separates the winners from the losers.
Sixteen-year-old Wesley had his heart set on an eight-second ride that February morning. As he lowered himself onto the bull inside the chute, his heart raced with anticipation and excitement. His head nodded. The chute opened. Cowboy and bull released into the stage of comp...
Summary
In the first section of the book, Alvin shares two times in his life when God came in very convincing ways. He made him study like he hasn't in a very long time. Then put him through testing like never before. The devil even had a hand in things, a time or two.
Alvin is a real stickler about letting the Bible speak for itself th...
Young children enjoy being a help, and this book explores a young girl's excitement as she volunteers throughout the neighborhood. This book shows the youth how they too can get involved in their community and help those around them....
Déjà Vu, The Story, two years in the making, is designed to comfort the Christian, torment the sinner, and anger the devil. The story drills into the heart of man, not only his fate, but even God's destiny; if we are so bold to make an observation, you be the judge. This amazing story begins in heaven, descends into the world, and then we see the fall of h...
Reflections of a Medical-Surgical Nurse is a collection of poems written by a nurse about everyday interactions with patients. This reflective book, though light and easy to read, others an insight into some of the essential aspects of patients and patient care in a subtle way. A compilation of poems not only for nurses, but also a thoughtful read for all.
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After two dogs are abandoned by their owners, Max and Lollie decide that their survival depends on traveling to Philadelphia to find food and companionship. Along the way, they meet Cramer the crow who befriends them as he steers them toward the big city. Unfortunately, Cramer cannot predict the accidents and separation that eventually occur. In the end, wil...
It was the goude eeuw, the seventeenth century golden age of the United Provinces of the Netherlands, and nowhere was it more glorious and prosperous than in Amsterdam, Holland, the mother city of Nieuw Amsterdam situated by the deep harbor of Mannahatta. Why then would the vivacious niece of a wealthy Dutch merchant hastily marry her father's brilliant stud...
For reasons unknown, different vessels are chosen to communicate God's heavenly message. In this first series of books, Zhanna Myers recounts these meetings and shares the information she received.
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If God were to write sixty-six books of various lengths and styles, and put them all together into one collection, what would He say to us? What information or content would He record? What would be the substance of His writings?
Would He communicate an overall message through the multiple accounts? Would He write a story with a plot and an engaging c...
A bedraggled and starving rider shows up at a woman's horse ranch in Prescott, Arizona. He does not know his name and has no memory of his previous life. The man is subsequently identified as “Cord Mundy” of Las Cruces, New Mexico, by a pair of local ranch hands of questionable character who claim to know someone who can provide knowledge of his true ide...
Bob and Kathy Ovies have been in ministry together for more than fifty years: Bob as clergy and Kathy as youth minister. But it was in 1967, as they struggled to recover from the sudden death of their three-month-old son, that they were first able to trust each other with their deepest prayers of needs and thanksgivings, a trust which not only blessed them a...
JOE is the story of a magnificent horse, born in a meadow - a story of self-discovery and courage as this gentle horse opens his heart to the strength of Spirit, manifested in a small pigeon named Midge.
As Joe sets impossible goals, he learns of his real purpose in life and the gifts he does have through this little bird's friendship. Midge changes h...
This book is designed to strengthen God's people and let those who do not
know Him that He is mindful of them and He loves them with an everlasting love.
He wants the best for all people and has already paid the cost for everyone to
live an overcoming life. This book addresses the question: why is God so mindful
of us?
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Life is never static. It is in constant motion effecting change, making history. The movement of that change writes the history of our lives and our nation. Some changes are loud and offensive, while others are silent and subtle.
We quickly adjust to the loud and offensive movements so as to keep everything on track, but it is the silent and subtle mo...
Take a journey through the ages as you read The Story of God: All He Ever Wanted Was a Family. From the beginning of time as written in the book of Genesis throughout the history of His people, God keeps showing His love over and over again to us as a loving Father.
Visit the stories of Noah, Abraham, and Ruth as we wander through the Old Testament. S...
Every Christian will go through trials and tribulations. Dark Days and Bright Nights is timeless, transcending age and ethnicity. Kim's poetry is born out of her own personal struggles with faith and family. Each poem reflects the providence of God working in and through the life of a believer. It purposely exalts God while showing the ignorance and sinfulne...
Who would have thought that late conservative Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia would write a judicial opinion severely debilitating the free exercise of religion and democrats like Chuck Schumer and Ted Kennedy would come to the rescue? This is all true—it happened in the early 1990s—resulting in the federal Religious Freedom Restoration Act. The fed...
Alejandro is a thoroughbred racehorse who has won many races, but he is getting older and can no longer run as fast as he once could. He dreams of the new life he will have when he is no longer racing.
The day finally arrives for Alejandro to leave the track where he is sold to the highest bidder. Alejandro finds himself in a feedlot where he must fa...
God's Miracle offers a riveting testimony of God's grace, mercy, and His love for those who trust and believe in Him and are obedient to His commandments. Elaine is a born-again Christian who experienced death and life after death. The book offers true insight into the reality of heaven and its glory.
On October 6, 2016, Elaine was preparing to trav...
Demise of the Mind was a title I gave my journal thirty years ago when I started writing about sometimes haunting memories of a little girl who watched her entire life fall apart. I was always worried that I, too, would eventually lose my mind, but the more I wrote, the better I felt....
Awareness is critical in every situation. Success and failure are determined by the choices we make. The smartest among us possesses limited awareness of time, space, materiality and other people that affect those choices. We routinely miss the ripple effects that we send into the world as consequences of those choices.
Hidden in the background is ...
This poetic short story book is written through the mind of The Holy Spirit. It is about spiritual matters of giving, loving, receiving, thanking, and accepting one another through our younger years of life.
In times of hurt and pain that we go through in life with family and friends, this book will make you feel and know that the devil is a liar and ...
The author is a wife of thirty-four years, mother of four girls, a new grandmother, a religious educator for the Archdiocese of St. Louis, and an activity director for the past thirty-eight years. Her personal hobbies include prayer, reading, music, sewing, running, cooking, and traveling with her husband, family, and friends. Her favorite motto is “If you...
Do you believe Adam was really the first man on earth? Do you believe black
people were left out of the Bible? When reading the Bible, have you ever thought
there could be hidden meanings within the verses that the KJV missed or
intentionally left out? After reading In the Spirit of Truth, the Beginnings, you
will discover that Ad...
Gracie is a little girl who has learned to be thankful for many things in her life. She loves her home with her parents because she has special moments every day with her mommy and daddy. One of the favorite places in her home is her bedroom. It is filled with lots of colors and has a big window. She also loves to write with different colored pens and play w...
The Diary of Ethel Jones is the account of a young American missionary nurse who went to China in 1937, just prior to the start of the Second Sino-Japanese War. For five years she worked in a hospital in Kioshan Honan, in central China.
Within the first year following her arrival in China, the war arrived at the doorstep of the hospital where s...
What doctrine or position of the Roman Catholic Church could have rendered it impotent in saving the lost? How was the promise of restored relationship through Jesus traded?
What possible singular omission could empty the Roman Catholic Church of its very essence as a vehicle for God to bring forgiveness and eternal life to a dead and...
This is a guide for those who would like to live a life that brings them closer to their true selves and returns them to the wonderful Christian teachings that are available to each of us. A series of essays prompts readers to examine who they want to be and how they want to live their lives.
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Redundancy in design is a pivotal concept in engineering. It becomes infinitely more important when designed structures have the potential to take human life. These consciously built-in redundancies (fail-safes) by engineers provide a means to stave off total disaster and potential loss of life. Likewise, the human body has many interwoven fail-safes to prev...
It is common in our society to highlight the success stories we hear from adoptive parents and their special needs children. Those success stories give us hope. They demonstrate that children will thrive in a safe and loving home. They teach us that love conquers all. They encourage us to take the leap of faith toward adoption. We love happy endings. Unfortu...
Candy-jo stands patiently in line at the American Legion Hall, waiting for her turn to see Santa Claus. When it is her turn, Santa is surprised that she doesn't have a Christmas list. She explains she doesn't need a list because there is one thing and one thing only that she wants for Christmas—it is a dog of her own. Santa tells her that he usuall...
Little Freddie was born out of wedlock to his teenage mother, Jenny Rakes, and his proud father, Jonathan Baker, who lived on the Ozark farm next to the Rakes. The desertion of his teen mother prior to his first birthday gave Freddie a family of only his maternal grandmother and his proud dad, Jonathan.
At the death of his loving Grandmother Rakes, al...
Sarah Mason, a nonverbal little girl from a small Ohio town, is no ordinary girl. With a heart of gold and a unique love for others, she embodies the very essence of God's love like few people.
Sarah and her family walk through extraordinary trials together that, at one point, seem like almost too much to bear. At the most opportune of times, she enco...
There are eight chapters in What the Bible Says about Jesus, starting with the first promise in Genesis 3:15, going through his eternal Kingdom in Revelation. It illustrates that Jesus was more than just a man but is also God. He has no beginning nor ending.
“Wherefore he is able to save them to the uttermost that came unto God by him, seei...
Catch and Release is a story about a fighting dog that escapes the fight dog world to become a storyteller. The first chapter is about Ruger going on a ghost train ride. The second chapter is about the animals he meets at the shelter. The third chapter is about the cat's birthday party and camping trip: Ruger tells his campfire tale. Pages 7, 9, 33 and 35 ar...
One thing that everybody, sooner or later, must face is death. The death of a loved one produces grief that affects everybody, one way or another.
This book provides comforting words for those who remain alive after death has come. It is designed to provide scriptures for the believer to know that death is not the end but merely a transition. It provi...
Bits and Pieces to Help Smooth out the Lumps on Your Life's Journey is a book about finding help as you navigate your path through life and tackle the various issues and situations that arise. At times, the mistakes we make due to trusting ourselves when we lack wisdom will compound our efforts and our problems worsen. No matter how old we are, or how much w...
Vines of Virtue is not just an ordinary book, but a book filled with stories and poems that will impact your heart and others.
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A child so desperately wants a glimpse into this mysterious Heaven that she has heard so much about. The story gracefully carries you on a magical journey, climbing mountains, surfing on waves, and riding roller coasters all with the hope to answer a child's big question, which way is it to Heaven? Wisdom abounds as they discover together that there are love...
What is this little ball of fluff's name? The little church in the woods spreads God's love, nursing one of His tiniest creatures back to health providing him at a family and home and introducing him to the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Join our little church house mouse in his upcoming adventures....
He was a medical doctor in the South Pacific during World War II. He had a camera, he had the chemicals, and he told his story with the photographs he produced. The soldier/surgeon came home; he delivered baby boomers and raised his own extended family in a postwar world. As part of his extended family, I grew up happy, safe, and instilled with compassion an...
Man sinned, and access to the Tree of Life was removed. What was next for us as death entered our world? What was God's plan for this contingency? What is Satan's counterfeit? Come, and explore what the inspired Word reveals on what happens when we die. See the adversary's lie exposed....
This is a modern-day story told from the wolf's perspective who tries to borrow a cup of sugar from three pigs. He tries to convince them he's not a pig eater because he's not the same wolf they had read about in other books.
It wasn't until he smelled the aroma of Thanksgiving cooking coming from Oink's house that he realized he was a wolf who's poss...
There are no better memories than those we create with our special little ones. These memories are the most valuable treasure we pass down through the generations.
Imagine your child sharing the My Best Friend they created with their own child. Imagine them sharing the joy, love, and fun you had as you read, laughed, and illustrated this little book.
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Larry McCoy believes in non-stop fun and ice cream as every grandfather should. He writes amusingly about adventures with his four grandkids on bikes, skis, diving boards, and picnics—from both his perspective and theirs. McCoy won awards as a newsman, but nothing has been as rewarding as hanging out with Nicholas, Rachel, Daniella, and Cristiana. Despite ...
Santa brings joy to all races around the world, with gifts exchanged and a magical time of year for children of all ages. Christians celebrate the birth of Jesus and the blessings of a savior. Combining the story of Santa and the birth of Jesus is to understand both sides of the story so children can turn the magic into knowing what Christmas is all about....
Thirty-two stories about God's beautiful work called nature and morals to the stories about life.
Come along on many road trips to witness God's beautiful byways and remember the past and take part in the future. And remember we are God's caretakers of the earth.
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It was indeed “Almost a Silent Night” that Christmas Eve of 1818 at St. Christopher Church in Oberndorf, Austria. Nate Colson shares in poem the true story that inspired Joseph Mohr to write the words of the well-loved Christmas carol “Silent Night,” and the circumstances that led Franz Gruber to write the music for the guitar. This beautifully illus...
Common Ground has been open one full year and is proving to be a successful and popular coffee shop. A group of misfits have become the cornerstone to Josie's success, which in turn, affords them opportunities to regain lost confidences.
Josie keeps a journal in an effort to recall memories, but her journal reveals memories can often be very elusive. ...
Lord, You Are My…Prayers from a Captive is a devotional journal designed to help you pursue the one goal you set for yourself when you started your Christian journey. The one goal that will require all your passion, strength, and compliance. For it is only through the discipline of prayer, obedience, and sacrifice that you will be able to reach the heart o...
Eva Doherty Gremmert has written a loving, poignant book about the deep joys and
profound challenges of raising a son with complex physical and mental disabilities. She
recounts with great suspense her struggles with skeptical doctors, stubborn educators and
her own raw emotions as she strives to give her son the chance to live his best ...
Waterfall: Don't Look Down is not a step-by-step how-to book for marriage restoration. It's really just 66,000 words that could simply be summed up with, “Shut up and let me fix this. Love, God.”
Waterfall: Don't Look Down was written for the woman who just found out her husband cheated or the man who had to listen to his wife say, “I love you, ...
“Irene McCoy's humorous memoir begins in a blue-collar suburb outside of Chicago. The precocious youngster comes of age during the 1950s while putting up with an authoritative father, fearing the dreaded Commies, and haunted by the horrors of a nuclear holocaust. Later, as a married woman, she resigns herself to repeatedly packing up and following her jour...
Our covenant with God is perhaps the most important aspect of our Christian life. A thorough understanding of our covenant improves our self-image, our interpersonal life with others, and our direct relationship with God.
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An ex-boxer, now a priest, deals with everyday problems in a very controversial way....
Author, Virginia Mohler, tells the story of a loving kindergarten teacher. Mrs. Miller teaches five-year-olds during the day. At night she sits at home and knits blankets for new babies. She gives these blankets to her student's siblings, families at her church, and to her coworkers. As she knits these blankets, she instills her own love and care for these c...
Can the fiery desires of the human heart be bridled? Can a tormented soul absolve itself of sins long past? Can the imprisoned human spirit shatter the shackles of condemnation and liberate itself from the dungeon of guilt? Uriah viciously swirls within a whirlwind of these quandaries. Entangled in a perilous web of espionage, romance, survival, and passion,...
Lia Saves the Sea is a piece that helps to educate younger children on environmental stewardship, the importance of animals and the natural world, the importance of standing up for what you believe in, and friendship. Through historically accurate writing, children will also learn a bit about the past and the decade in which the environmental movement got it...
James and his family live a simple primitive life in a beautiful peaceful valley nestled in the Rocky Mountains. The few thousand citizens of the village where he lives are the only people who survived the catastrophic events that led to end of the world. At least, that is what many of them believe. But were there others who survived?
Adventure await...
A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words.
Have you ever asked someone driving directions and despite their use of numerous words, you did not understand how to get there till they drew you a map? I've noticed Bible verses are like that too. For example, tired and unable to figure out how to handle the stress in my life, I opened my Bible to see what God s...
After the passing of Old Gus, the oldest resident of the Rescue Ranch, Petey, a miniature horse, learns how powerful love is— whether it is God's love or our love....
Dusty Angels and Old Diaries is a second edition with an Epilogue to Linda's first book by the same title published in 2006. Everyone has a story to tell. This one finds Linda sobbing quietly in a cold, dark attic as she clutches a little red diary and tries to comfort her baby sister who is bruised and bleeding. Below them, a woman's voice yells in anger fo...
In Once Upon a Walk, there are thirteen chapters of one animal each. Within the book, Linda walks with each animal and hears their problems. She explains that God loves them and cares for them as their issues get resolved.
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What Happens When They Believe A Lie Is True? is a rhyming book that creates higher thinking for children when discussing the topic of lies. It empathizes with the victim and allows children to begin to explore possible consequences of such an action. The book is also designed to expand vocabulary in children of elementary school age.
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The title is about a homeless man, Ben Nigglewood, who is fed up with his predicament in the care facility. The care in this place leaves much to be desired. Along comes nurse Gretta Wollenzeider. Gretta is sympathetic to his cause and starts to take action. She arranges an interview with Mr. Dicton of the housing authorities to discuss plans to check the fa...
Come! Come on along with me! Collect your child, a cup of favorite coffee, and cozy up in the comfiest chair. Prepare to encounter this contemporary classic, a tumultuous tale of happiness, heroes, havoc, heartbreak, and hope all at the hands of a tiny, tenacious, troublemaking turtle. Colloquial characters capture the very heart of a carefree childhood. Col...
I don't believe in coincidence, I believe everything that happens is God ordained, and happens for a reason. My daughters always remind me I could teach a lesson from a rock. Even the whole world reveals God's creation, and if we remain silent, the rocks will cry out proclaiming the glory of God. You are one of the greatest glories God ever created. We are c...
Gifts from Glory is the true account of some of the prayers God has answered during Fern's lifetime. They begin back in her childhood and continue through the present day. The book is entertaining and inspiring. It tells of the growth and expansion of God's work in transforming many young lives through prayer.
One reader commented, “You've done it a...
Micki had always loved being a nurse, but lately, she was feeling uninspired and unneeded. That is, until she met Opal. Opal was an eccentric elderly lady whose mannerisms and wardrobe spoke of a bygone era. She was a total stranger, and yet, her pleading with Micki for help could not be ignored. However, she had no idea the strange and dangerous situations ...
This is a true story about how the author found the church that Christ will take to heaven and present to God the Father at the end of time (1 Cor. 15:24). He tells about his humble beginning and some of his many escapes from death and the many different churches that he has visited and studied from his early childhood, his higher education years, his milita...
Throughout recorded history, mankind has recognized a higher power which has exerted a controlling influence on their lives. Most have developed schemes of honoring or appeasing that power in hopes of gaining favor. Such efforts are known as religion. In general, religions, particularly the Abrahamic religions, have denigrated women and sex to the level of s...
The Pentateuch
For this time and place
God created the world and all living things
Pre-determined destiny, known only to the King.
Israel, the witness keeper of Jesus birth, His life
America the motherhood, to countries in strife
It would be Jesus, He came to save mankind
The ruthless, ...
In this first volume of my book I have proved beyond the shadow of a doubt that The Two Witnesses in Revelation 11 are God The Father and The Holy Spirit. Which is a fact that none of the Ancient, or, Modern day commentators have ever known in 2,000 years!
That they are primarily God the Son's Two Witnesses, who is the Glorious omnipotent Angel in Rev...
Kitajo is a cheerful kid enjoying her carefree life in Tyler, Texas—the Rose Capital of the world—with her close family and friends until she is told she must relocate to Jacksonville, Texas with her mother. In a new town with new challenges, will Kitajo learn to stay positive and overcome them? Discover how she finds her true source of strength and beco...
This book takes you on a journey of chasing an ice cream truck. From the sounds of the music coming from the truck all the way to deciding on which ice cream selection you'll be choosing from. It's always a lot of smiles and creating beautiful memories with friends and family.
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Based on the true story of Frank Peregoy, A Far Cry From Green Mountain reveals the struggles and triumphs of the only soldier in American history to have earned the nation's two highest awards for valor, The Soldier's Medal and The Congressional Medal of Honor. Frank's story captures Appalachian life in early Twentieth Century America and opens our eyes to ...
One starry evening in January, Oma spends the wee hours of the morning with her grandson, Jude. Oma talks and sings about the heavenly lights that God has created to shine. Together they watch God's glorious sunrise over the ocean, and Oma tells Baby Jude that he has been created with a light to shine in this world as well.
“Jude Shine” is dedicat...
My journey throughout life was not easy; the road was hard and full of mistakes. But it was blessed by God! I probably would not be here today if it was not for the hand of God stepping in and changing the empty road I was on and directing my life to something bigger and better. Praise God! I owe everything to God! Thank you!...
EJ looked stunned. He had put off completing his project and had forgotten that he still had the presentation to do and was due tomorrow!
Tempest fugit! This familiar Latin phrase helps EJ learn a valuable lesson. He always feels that he will have time to get things done—later. Even after missing the bus, forgetting to do chores, and letting down hi...
Young Ted loves being outdoors, under blue skies and colorful fall leaves. There is always so much to see. Certainly, he has seen everything there is, right? Not so quick! Imagine his surprise when a tiny red bug with six spindly legs quickly moves right before his eyes. Curiosity draws him closer, and before long, the two became friends. But when he realize...
One by one, the animals come—each one with a heart-touching tale of how they became homeless. At the country home of Mom and Pops Veal, most of them work together to form an unofficial family refuge. One is a holdout who requires a heart change. Through their many trials and struggles, we cry, we laugh, and we learn that real love never fails. No one needs...
The title of my book originated from moments that I have clearly heard from God in the midst of my trials and tribulations in life. Consistently,studying the Word of God,praying without ceasing,and fasting without ceasing in all things have been a vital part of my staying connected with God. Trusting God's timing and not my own timing has also been a vital p...
Dare to Be…is a God-inspired series of poems that offer life lessons for children of all ages. In a world where people are pressured to “fit the mold,” Dare to Be… issues this challenge; will you have the courage and the boldness to be who God created you to be—even if it's unpopular?...
Hee-haw is the odd noise that donkeys make as they “sound off” each morning. Thinking his donkey was lonely, Sammy decides to bring his miniature donkey inside to sleep. This story tells why it is almost impossible to get a donkey to come inside....
What is the best way to handle an abusive relationship? How can the abused retain or regain any self-worth? Though each case is different, this is a true story of how Lucy, a name which means “light,” dealt with her dark and difficult situation....
Life can teach us some pretty-hard lessons, most of which we are totally unprepared for.
By Grace Alone examines the pain and trials we all encounter when things suddenly go wrong.
It's a story that proves there is always hope, even in the midst of hopelessness.
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I like shaving every morning because it is the one time of every day that I can look at myself, with all my imperfections staring back at me, and be alone with my thoughts and recount the past in total honesty. It is also my what-if time.
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Why did Jesus Christ have to die? Not why he died, but why he HAD to die. This book deals with that question directly, completely, singularly, in what may seem to be a new way. Examples and written imagery aid in expressing the points and in broadening the understanding of the direct consequences of what happened when and how he died. Want some hints? Bankru...
A Mother's Journey through Autism, Redemption and Freedom is a true story of a mother's struggle raising a child with Autism, her faith and ultimately her Salvation. She was in no way prepared for her child to lose his voice and change in so many ways that she would barely be able to recognize him as her own. If you are a parent of a child with special needs...
My Soul's Journey is the story of the author's life from childhood to the present. It depicts a life of many losses and heartache. The author eventually comes to the realization that life truly is a journey, beginning at birth, and that the soul is at the center of the journey. It is a story of courage, startling revelation, acceptance, and faith. ...
The book of Jude speaks of danger of false teachers. We need to be rooted and grounded in God's word because false doctrine is out in the world. The apostles of God need to stand up on God's word.
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Drawing Your Line: Setting Boundaries Step-by-Step is a manual for developing the self-respect and empowerment that ultimately allows for the setting of healthy boundaries in various arenas of life. This process involves learning to find, respect, and use your voice to take control of your life. Inspired by their work as life coaches working with women, the ...
“Let's Pull Together” is a charming children's book about a mother horse trying to teach her baby some “horse sense”. The author's illustrations lend beauty and humor to each and every page of the story. Mothers everywhere can relate to trying to teach their children lessons about life. This book is designed to help teach the lesson about picking a p...
This is a story of a man's walk-through time, space, and different worlds. He was giving a helping hand to the people he met in the way only he could....
Through The Adventure of Floyd and Nelson, the young reader will see how fun, hard, and rewarding it is to follow the Lord as Floyd and Nelson gather the full armor of God in a new and exciting way. You will meet some rather odd characters who will help the boys along their journey and a few rather scary ones as well.
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Blessed by the Grace of God is about how the Lord has always been by my side even when I took a wrong turn in life. He never gave up on me. I have always loved God but didn't give him the devotion he deserved. He was patient with me and must have known that I would come around sooner or later. God has blessed me so many times and his blessings continue. I am...
Sammie the Shark and the Return of the Lost Gift is a story about a shark named Sammie. Sammie and his friends live in the colorful Coral Bay. He finds a treasure, which he is not sure at first what this reflective object could be. It all turns out to be a very special gift for a special someone he loves very much....
Getting ready to start school for the very first time is such an exciting time for children everywhere. The new friends they will meet, the teachers they will have, and, of course, getting to ride the big yellow school bus! Timmy will soon be able to be a part of all the fun, and he can't wait!...
Dr. Trevor Knight, having survived his ordeal in The Misophonic Murders, has accepted a position as the head of psychiatry at the prestigious University of California, San Francisco.
Trying to come to grips with the loss of Chief John B. Smelly, Knight intends to get as far away from Paltry Station and its horrific memories as he can.
Life has ...
The wonder of poetry can be found in its simplicity. Each phrase is easy for the reader to comprehend. Words are properly selected and then composed in a rhythmic manner to convey a special meaning.
In God's Glorious Design, the emphasis is placed on God's miracle of creation. Scenes from nature are depicted to secure the attention of the reader, and ...
A book to share with your children daily how much of a blessing they truly are. With a blend of fun illustrations and pictures from the great outdoors, this will be a book sure to captivate your child's imagination.
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The title of this book, I May Smell Like Bacon But I Haven't Oinked Yet, speaks to the resiliency of Richard Allen Warner, Captain USMC (ret.).
The Marine Corps motto: Semper Fidelis (always faithful) attests to the character of this man. And the three core values of the Marine Corps: Honor, Courage, and Commitment exemplify his life.
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Three More Mondays is more than a time check about life and death. It's about us, you and me. Together, we will explore, from the ancient time of Hippocrates to the present age, this ongoing saga of medical knowledge from twenty-six human maladies, A to Z, that I have witnessed, diagnosed or treated as a physician. As we embark on this intimate medical ody...
Happenstance is a delightful fairy tale about fortune and misfortune. The story begins with the sibling birth of twins, one of which is St. Nicholas, a.k.a. Santa Claus. The story answers questions on why St. Nicholas decided to give gifts rather than receive them on his birthday, how reindeer's learned to fly, and why Santa Claus lives in the North Pole. Th...
A Southern State of Mind—a lighthearted, contemporary Christian romance—takes place in the fictitious town of Mullerton, Mississippi, located between Jackson and Hattiesburg.
It is the story of the Willis family who own prosperous Willis Farms. Matriarch Olivia Willis, not wanting to be responsible for such a large enterprise after the death of he...
Join Brogan as he encounters life's adventures with Christy, a shaggy and strong-willed miniature donkey who is in need of a loving home and help to find her family.
This illustrated poem will warm your heart and ignite your imagination to find adventure in your own backyard.
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The Trusting Pup is a story to help children find peace in Jesus and to take the first steps in trusting Him through life's ups and downs, written through the Holy Spirit with a genuine love for children. Jesus said, “Let the little children come to me” (Matthew 19:14)
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In studying the Bible for many years, I've learned that every command of GOD leads us back to two commands: loving GOD and loving your neighbors (Exodus 20). These passages clearly point out how we should be functioning as children of GOD. A person who refuses to harken to GOD is automatically in obedience to other gods, even the god of self. Deception is wh...
Jesus told us long ago, “[C]ome to me…and I will give you rest.” This work stems from an understanding of who the Lord is and why he wants us to come to him. It is not about prosperity but about humility—who Christ was and his true power and glory. It is the reason for this book, the Lord's love and saving grace for those who “come to him.”...
Sheep Nellie enjoys knitting for her friends and family but spends most of her time taking care of her work. She encounters another more serious problem as the story progresses and learns some valuable lessons about dealing well with everyday frustrations and challenges. Sydni Phillips's cute yet practical rhyming story will keep your attention and possibly ...
There are gaps in the homes, communities, and schools of America's urban youth. These gaps have become a major source of social and educational inequity. America's urban youth are fertile seeds full of great potential. Unfortunately, many of those seeds do not grow to reach the full maturity of the possibilities they possess. In clear and compelling ...
Changing Your Mind-set in Thirty Days is a devotional that will chronicle how you will begin to put into practice those things that would help into developing a healthy, positive mind-set guiding you into a place of faith, hope, and renewal, unlocking the doors that held you captive by bringing you to a place of purpose and destiny.
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The world speaks what the mind thinks. Grace reveals and transforms. When the light shines, everything else disappears. The earth and heaven declare his glory. Only man can block him from his sight. What distinguishes man from all creation can be his downfall. The treasure is in everyone. Few choose to uncover, dissolve, and live it.
God is love incar...
An umbrella, it's a tangible object that protects from the elements like rain. But that's not what the umbrella stands for in the book. It's the intangible that covers your life.
Can a woman carry a fetus that has died, and then the child is born, alive? Can a person survive being attacked in their home, left for dead, bleeding, unconscious, no food o...
Come and join in on the fun, as we follow Charlie on his grandparent's farm. Learn as you go about left and right, up and down, and back and forth.
There are animals, and where there are animals, normally there is mud and smelly stuff too. There is really bad smelly stuff.
There is never a dull moment when our Charlie is around. If trouble is w...
Parents, youth pastors, teachers, counselors, psychologists, or anyone who simply cares about engaging or connecting with children and adolescents (youth) could benefit by memorizing some simple communication techniques that have worked for me during my thirty years of experience in engaging and connecting with youth. These techniques are easy ways to memori...
Tell me something, did your special someone ever fill up the hot tub, put champagne on ice, throw rose petals around the tub, light the candles, and eat donuts, all while on a hot date with you? Check it out! There is another surprise to that romantic date.
You don't want to miss it or any of the other colorful characters and crazy escapades from our ...
This little book, as others, will allow children to visit a small farm with their imagination.
You will meet animals that in reality may never meet or play with.
Let your mind visit animals, walk in streams, play in the snow, and even ride a horse.
A book can take you anywhere you want to go but may never be able to go or see.
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It is Halloween time. The atmosphere is kind of spooky. Particularly when two playful ravens, Ren and Razz, play pranks on Brett, Blake, Gavin, and Maya. The kids do not wise up until something happens at the pumpkin patch. The group decides it is time to turn tables on those two mischief makers. The children come up with a hilarious plan on Halloween night ...
Blinky learned that when you are born with a disability,
God always provides another talent to make us whole.
All we have to do is look for the extra talent we have
been given....
The old witch, Alice Bigtoes of the Bigglebobs, is tired of everyone telling her how ugly she is. So she has devised a plan of revenge—to wipe away all the children's smiles on Halloween. She has just the right recipe to accomplish the task but she is missing one ingredient: a child's frown. In her search for that ingredient she encounters young Alex McDoo...
Battle Strong discusses real lifetime problems and how you can handle them and you can even learn and grow from them. This book will challenge people to turn the many times we ask, “Why is this happening?” to “why not?” This is a story that has the family relationships and how each family member dealt with the problem of disability and how friendsh...
As the mist rises from the forest on the warming morning breeze, so do the memories in an old man's mind. Rising up from long-forgotten places recessed deep within the mind, the changes of the seasons mirror the changes of your own life. Each separate and filled with wonder. Each giving a life lesson if you will only notice. Each day a gift. Each flower a wo...
As a lay evangelist at Antioch Baptist Church, 828 Greene Avenue, Brooklyn, New York 11221 (overseer pastor, Dr. Robert M. Waterman), one Wednesday night while teaching children Bible study, one of my eight-year-old students asked me pertinent questions; thus, I wrote it down: if God created everything, then who created God?
Ushered by the Holy Spirit...
Everyone has a hero. Discover what makes Jesus the greatest hero—from his ultimate sacrifice to his endless miracles. Through poems and Bible verses, you will uncover the greatness of his teachings and unconditional love.
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This is a book that demonstrates how a person can get the image of God. Adam and Eve were created in the image of God but lost it. They were given freedom of choice. Unfortunately, they rejected God and chose the way of Satan, which has been passed on to all of us down through the centuries from parent to child. The Bible is accepted as truth. Every step of ...
I have a passion for the education of young children. I have always been mesmerized by their imagination. Perhaps this was due to my own upbringing as a child, often venturing into the woods, thinking about things that I would hope to be, people I would hope to meet, experiences that I would help to undertake, and dreaming at the expense of reality. Admitted...
When Cats Had No Tails, is the mythical saga of how a little cat Named Ben turned a bad day in the forest into a life changing event for generations of cats forever. In lyrical verse and rhyme we learn how seemingly bad experiences can end up with great endings if we don't let them discourage us. ...
Have you ever wondered about some of the lesser known people mentioned in the Bible? There are many people in the Bible who were helpers of the significant ones like David, Moses, Peter, and Paul. For example, Abigail, one of David's wives, saved her family because she was thoughtful and hardworking. Uriah, the husband of Bathsheba, lost his life because of ...
This is the story of four active, energetic siblings who begin a normal day, heading out to go to school. On the way, they run into some annoying problems and then they make a fascinating choice which turns into a very sticky situation. Their parents and their school principal all become involved, but they learn a basic lesson about integrity and the reward...
When little Angela's father asks her to help him in their backyard, Angela has no idea that they are going to plant tulip bulbs and grow a spring garden. In this book children learn about the seasons, about nature's patterns of dormancy and growth, about working and waiting.
Best suited for ages four through twelve.
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My Porch Light is the final book of the Porch Series. This book explains how Frank and I have conquered many obstacles together as well as individually. I have learned some very effective ways to control my PTSD, relax, and enjoy my life again. I report the lessons I've learned from my research and truly believe they will be very helpful for ...
Fifth-grader Joe Snyder has a dream of one day playing baseball for the Minnesota Twins. His immediate goal, however, is to become a member of the Apple Valley Bears, along with his two friends, Mario Benoit and Lynn Rodriguez. The Apple Valley Bears are trying to become the tenth team in the Minnesota Regional Baseball League.
The book traces Joe's e...
Pooks and Boots Put on the Armor of God, is an adventurous “must” have book for children as they face daily battles. They will learn how to be victorious using the Armor of God! They will see how Pooks and Boots use the invisible, powerful and supernatural Armor of God to overcome all things!
The story is based on the Bible verse Ephesians 6:10-2...
Things were supposed to be better coming west! Why? Why? Why did the Almighty One do things like this? Why was I left all alone?
Katie Kurtz doesn't know whether she wants to live or die. She finds herself completely alone, with no reason to go on living—until Michael arrives and takes her under his wing.
Then there is Josh who, unbeknownst t...
The air smelled so fresh and clean. A storm had just passed over with lots of rain as we made our way to a place in the mountains, a place I had planned on visiting for some time now, hoping here I would find what I was looking for—the piece of evidence that would bring you back to me.
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Perfectionism. A simple word, but a simply unattainable thing we still strive for. It's a nearly inescapable trap many have fallen into, and they have lost themselves in the process. Does an escape route exist? Can a person truly stop trying to please other people or criticize their shortcomings? Can anyone change cultures that demand extreme excellence? Yes...
Real change is elusive. Have you ever failed to reach a goal or New Year's resolution? It can be disappointing and discouraging when it happens. Many people have simply given up trying. Real inner change or transformation involves a process. It requires some work. In the transformation process of metamorphic rock, extreme heat and pressure will change limest...
Paul Gaius Chambers is a broken man. His wife and unborn child have died in a car accident, and it has destroyed his faith, and faith is his business. He is a pastor, and now he is on a ninety-day sabbatical to see if he can find his faith again.
On his journey, he meets a small, little man who takes him on a tour of the chaos and degradation that thr...
As an immigrant, I have a unique insight to all the changes that have occurred or are occurring in this nation. The divisiveness that has been resulting from the politics recently has really had an effect on the way we are dealing with each other. The time for an honest assessment has come. Without one, we will all suffer. As a citizen, is it my right to spe...
Shining Spirit has grown up. He now wants to help his fellow animals. He sees a need to help others. The need may have come because his family helped him, I tend to believe that it was in God's plan all the time. God has given him a special talent, the mind, and developing a good character to do something instead of looking and just commenting on it.
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I Haven't Always Been a Good Girl is an extraordinary, intimate detail of the life of a young black girl who grew up in a small town in Lake Providence, Louisiana.
In this book, I denote what life was like growing up in a very poor community. Facing a life that was filled with disappointments, rejections, and heartaches was not easy for me. I had to d...
Val is a young boy living with his mother; his father is gone. In the woods near his home, he meets a giant spruce tree. Spruce, the giant Sitka spruce tree is steadfast; his roots are planted deep in the earth just as his values are planted deep in his spirit. Their friendship matures and endures until the time of Spruce's death. The story combines real lif...
Ben is so excited to celebrate his seventh birthday with his friends. However, this birthday party has a twist that takes Ben and his friends on an adventure full of surprises. You are invited to join the party and discover that doing random acts of kindness can be just as much fun as receiving them.
The Happiest Birthday Ever will inspire and teach r...
Everyone can sense that something is going to happen sometime and somewhere.
We witness the events of our world around us and concerns flood our heart and mind. Most of what is happening is way beyond our control and that is what frightens us the most.
We know that we are out of control, or are we?
This book will give you...
What are the teaching skills and personal characteristics that distinguish truly remarkable teachers from the many “good” teachers? Clearly, the answer goes beyond knowledge of subject matter and love of teaching. In fact, great teachers make a personal connection with their students that is meaningful, impactful, and heartfelt. Donna Stack was that teac...
When a young man begins to question how a loving God could allow the kind of sorrow and violence that exists in the world today, he turns to his father for answers. The God that I Know is one father's unique way of responding to his son's doubts about the nature of God. Through the use of verse, the young man's father acknowledges the existence of the proble...
As often as she could, my mother would take my brothers and me to church. That was the greatest gift she ever gave to us. However, betrayal from both my parents spun me into a vortex of not knowing whether or not God was real.
Some days, I was full of faith; others, full of doubt. I was furious with God, so I built a wall that was too high and thick f...
There is a plan for each of our lives. Things happen in the right place and time if we trust and believe the Lord and choose to allow ourselves to listen for his voice.
Rock Point, California, a North Coast seaport town, has been home to Matthew Sullivan and his ten-year-old daughter, Molly, for five years. He was eagerly welcomed into the community a...
Tragedy swirls around Anthony. His life turned upside down. His world shattered before him. But in the midst of it all, he is offered no pause and is forced to retreat with his burdens. Ashley and Kevran are powerless to help Anthony through the darkness that envelops him. Trapped in despair, he continues his journey but isn't allowed time to mourn. Vanessa,...
What began as a book about the greatness of God's love for His creation, man, evolved into a deeper and more personal understanding of the continual relationship desired by God. The book intertwines God's revelations to a great-grandmother and to her great-grandson. Discovery of a book written by his great-grandmother over fifty years ago led the author to m...
Questions for the Journey came as a result of a passion to know God more fully by exploring questions in the Bible. To my amazement, the questions created space for God to work deeply in my life.
This devotional book by design requires a process for the integration and application of daily Bible reading. I have included that process for devotional rea...
Tiny Drop is afraid. He is about to step into the unknown, but he is not alone. Papa Drop has done this many times before. Join Tiny Drop for his first trip through the water cycle.
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Some families, it appears, cruise serenely through life with very little turmoil and tragedy while some others experience a host of disasters and catastrophes as their story unfolds. It is for these that the author has written.
She and her family have lived through many tragedies; it seems that they are either just getting over some upheaval, or they ...
Flip and Flop is the first book of the Flip and Flop series. This book tells the story of when the twin brothers were born and how they become best friends. Siblings will be your best friends forever....
Peter the Pteropod is happily traveling the world to see his friends Hans Peter and Pete Skeeter. They realize something very bad is happening to our oceans, especially when they see a hole in Pete Skeeter's shell. Scientists on land find a way to help and determine it is up to you and me to save marine life under the sea, and it's easier than you think.
Meconium Aspiration is an infant's story of the birth and stay in a neonatal intensive care nursery. This is a memory of all infants who have struggled and succumbed with this disease. Our hearts go out to all who have had children born with it. God bless all!...
The Adventures of Brothers is a heartfelt book about a little boy expecting a baby brother. As the book begins with the anticipation of the boy's parents walking through the door at any moment with the new bundle of joy, the boy's imagination takes him off on the endless adventures the brothers will dive into. There are several brother books, but none that t...
The picture of a young boy fishing on a riverbank was a familiar scene that was not uncommon in the southern rural states. This picture was in a local newspaper, and it seemed to cry out for a story about who this young lad was and what his life was like. Where did he come from, where did he live, what was his childhood like, was he an only child, etc. The s...
From Good to Great is a practical and spiritual guide to encourage all walks of life to shift from a place of complacency to operating in their greatest potential. We all have purpose, and the goal of this book is to serve as a directive for those who desire to capitalize on their possibilities. With maximizing our potential, there are a lot of deterring fac...
The stories in this book are all short. Some of them are pretty funny, some awfully serious, some upbeat and adventurous, while still others are quite sad. There's humor, romance, heartbreak, suspense, and even some career advice. You'll laugh and you might even cry, but most of all, you'll be thoroughly ENTERTAINED. Once you start reading RAMBLINGS, you won...
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Child upbringing is a world challenge. The ever-changing international interactions have made it a household subject. It needs concerted efforts to come up with loving, peaceful, and developed international communities. Parents, communities, religions, governments, and international organizations are duty-bound. Comparative steps bei...
You're knocking and I open the door. An amazing peace overtakes me. I want everyone to know that You are not only my Savior, but You're my best friend. Because of You I live with joy in my heart.
For the person choosing this book I lift you up to our dear Lord, and pray His Holy Spirit work in you, through you, and for you. May these pages bring you...
Grouchy Goose and Gossipy Goose wanted to play goosy games all geese play like Tag-You're-It, Duck-Duck-Goose, and Goosy-Goose-Ballet. But in order to play with the other geese they had some changes they needed to make. They both had to change their bad habits and fix all their un-goosy mistakes.
Join Grouchy Goose in this funny rhyming tale about two...
Oftentimes we are bombarded with images of idols that appear to have it all. If we, as young girls and women, are not careful, we may subconsciously begin to believe we need to measure up to those often-misleading images.
Comparing ourselves to others is a trap that robs us of our power to live in our own truth and authenticity. We were uniquely and w...
This book is about left-handed golfers. Most play golf for a living. However, there are a few names not necessarily associated with golf. For example, did you know Babe Ruth was a left-handed golfer and a darn good one at that. Former president Barack Obama is a left-handed golfer. Mardy Fish, once ranked number nine in the tennis tour, is a left-handed golf...
Our children progress from babies to adults in the blink of an eye, and we as parents are left wondering, “How did that happen?” With humor and biblical insights harvested from years of military travel, ministry, and raising two boys, author Kathy Woodbury reveals candid truths she has captured during the process of cultivating babies to adults. From a t...
By the Grace of God will help you to comprehend how your choices have gotten you to where you are today. Life is full of never-ending choices; some big and some small. This book will help you see the error of your way thus far. The good news is it's NOT too late. You can begin to make right choices so you can turn things around little by little… one small ...
Wisdom is a lifelong pursuit—particularly the wisdom found in Proverbs. After a decision for acceptance of the gospel, the ultimate question for Christian believers is, “How then shall we best live this one and only life we have been so graciously given?” Proverbs opens with a convincing catalog of the wonderful benefits of following God's precepts for...
Isaac Aeppli's Juxtapose and Sarsaparilla Jump to the Moon! is about two loveable characters who use their magical powers to travel to the moon. The adventure begins with both figuring out how they could go to the moon. They travel to the moon and explore the original site of the moon landing. It ends with Juxtapose and Sarsaparilla coming back to earth to a...
Have you ever felt lost, overwhelmed, or have you experienced deep despair? I spent so much of my life that way and turned to alcohol to escape the battles in my mind. Once I reached the bottom, I called out and surrendered to God. He answered and changed my life. But change is never easy, and there are always trials and tribulations. These poems reflect my ...
There is a horrible smell that seems to be coming from Josh's room. Josh's mom investigates and finds that Josh's room is a disaster. As Josh's mom cleans each part of the room, she is sure that the smell will go away, but it doesn't. Finally, Josh comes home and is sent to clean his closet, where they finally find the source of the smell.
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Who said adults are the only ones who dread Mondays? This story is about a little girl who quickly turns sad when she realizes her weekend is coming to an end. With the help of her mother and father, she learns that Mondays aren't as bad as they seem.
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The only things Tessa and Grady have in common are their school classes, or so it seems. Seventeen-year-old Tessa is the kindhearted daughter of the village baker who longs to be able to express her faith beyond the four walls of her home. She is determined to find a way to have the Silentium Directive overturned and find freedom for herself and her neighbor...
In a time of much uncertainty in today's world, getting to know God is something a person will never regret. God is not only all powerful, but he is eternally good; he is not just strong and mighty but is tender as a mother with a babe at her breast. God is not just majestic, but delightful.
Prayer enables every individual to experience God pe...
At last, a crash course not written by a college
professor, a self-help guru, or a Tibetan monk to
help Christians avoid the potholes of life. With
a down-to-earth approach, Talk to Me, God...I'm
Confused is all about acknowledging the problems
of life and dealing with them with patience and
understanding. When Chris...
A great book that mixes real-life reminders and tips on how to eat healthy and control weight every day and at special events with humor mixed in. I have always understood what to do to lose weight. This book helps the mind in how to really put that knowledge into action. (Monica K., age 45)
I recommend this book. It was full of humor as well ...
The crocodile is a killer. They are feared by many and are gentle in many ways. They appear to sleep but are waiting to eat their prey.
A ship on a mission to explore space is suddenly shot upon. It is a group of crocodiles. These crocodiles are invading space. A war has begun.
One of them, his name is Crocodile Man, becomes a hero.
He m...
Imagine if you could go on an adventure right in your neighborhood. Readers of Scrooge's Walking Adventures will do just that. Follow Scrooge, a Boston terrier, as he finds adventures right around the corner. Meet his neighbors, Mark, Roger, Lennon, Aoife, Wallace, and Dorothy and make friends with them. The reader will learn lessons in kindness and generosi...
The Great Commission: Spread the Word to All the World—156 weekly individual Scriptural narratives posted every Sunday on social media from January 2015 to January 2018. These scriptural compilations were intended to entice all readers to the Holy Word.
My main objective was an attempt to enlighten and inspire anyone that does not know the Word of ...
Church leaders caught in immoral behavior and the cover-up of physical, sexual, spiritual, and psychological abuse—authoritarian leaders who insist on maintaining control over the flock while wreaking havoc and causing profound emotional, spiritual, and psychological stress, including the need for psychiatric hospitalization, while some even succum...
Our Miracle after Midnight is a personal account of God's love and miracle-working power at work. As we prayed, released faith by speaking God's Word only, we witnessed our son Darius' miraculous recovery after a horrific car accident on October 3, 2013. We received the call from the police woman at 12:57 a.m.
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Can I Be? is about a driven little girl who has dreams and aspirations in her life. Her dreams feel less like dreams and more like reality to the girl. Her parents have a lot to do with that. As she has parents that are very positive, supportive, and an influential part of the little girl's life.
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He was an ordinary young man, with a passionate vision, and an exceptional work ethic. Life is such that we never know for certain what the future holds. The Shaw family had high hopes for their son Jamiel's future. He was blessed with exceptional athletic and academic abilities. JAS was well mannered and a joy to live with.
Unfortunately, JAS's life...
Discovering the one true source of everlasting joy upon salvation, it becomes one's choice to realize and recognize the blessing of this joy scripted throughout each chapter of one's life. This book is a personal journey of recognizing that joy within every chapter of life. In an intimate glimpse within the very pages of each chapter, Missy shares the detail...
Parable of the Butterfly Garden: Growing Beauty from the Manure is
a comparison of the struggles the author endures as she creates and
maintains a butterfly garden to the struggles she, as a woman living
in a broken world, faces day-by-day. The book creates a treasure map
guiding the reader into faith when circumstances attack.
After I arrived in Warsaw, my niece Danielle Gamble was instrumental in getting me a job in the transportation department of the school district as a bus driver. Driving a school bus full of kids of all ages and surviving all the situations deemed this manual “necessary.” Kids will be kids, and they all are when they ride the school bus.
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When my husband passed away, I was overwhelmed with grief, with decisions that had to be made, and being alone. I had watched other individuals go through the transition to widowhood with such grace. I never saw the moments when they broke down. I never knew the struggles they experienced time and time again in that first year. Now here I was navigating thro...
I was born the ninth child, and there was no love for me. I came into this world feeling unworthy and unloved. I never received hugs or kisses, and “I love you” was never heard. As a child, I hid inside myself, but through it all, God kept me close...
Humor on college campuses? Not so much! If any significant amount at all, it is generally within the student ranks. Administrators and staff are too busy by administering and coordinating. Faculty are far too busy teaching, debating, and engaging in scholarly inquiry.
Fortunately, there is a small number in higher education who sees a bit of humor in ...
I wrote this book as a helpful guide for families who want to know if homeschooling is for them. It takes you through step-by-step—from deciding if it's the right decision to setting up and getting started. I also answer some myths that plague the homeschooling community....
A young girl is visited by an angel. This event saves her and her family from disaster. As Veronica grows, marries, and has children, she continues to receive divine messages and experiences. Not always understood by her but never forgotten nonetheless.
This book is an account of just some of these experiences and how they have come to guide her ...
Stand Tall and Stand Out, Fiona is a book about a pale pink flamingo who feels anxious being in a world of vibrant pink flamingos.
Fiona soon learns, with the help of a friend, that our differences are what make us beautiful.
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ASBPM has designed a biblically strategic participant guide which assists individuals in taking an in-depth, individualized view of what they need to do to prevent them from returning to “sowing to the flesh (relapsing).” It also helps each individual to recognize their particular needs (spiritual, emotional, and mental) by identifying their strongholds,...
In her novel, Hope Makes the Heart Glad, author Marjorie Linton validates biblical promise that God is absolute good, equally present everywhere and within everyone. She affirms the absolute truth that God is omnipotent, omnipresent, and omniscient. Because God is absolute good and equally present everywhere, good is, therefore, the essence of everything.
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Mary Grace Landers and Ethan Grant have one of those undying remarkable loves that everyone would like to experience just once in their lifetime. An extraordinary love that surpasses description. They live in a time when handwritten letters were important and, sometimes, the only means of communication. Their story starts when they are in their teens living...
The scriptures reveal that God appeared to Solomon in a dream and asked, “What shall I give you?” Solomon responded, having asked for wisdom and knowledge to judge righteously (1 Kings 3:5–15, 2 Chron. 1). However, God blessed King Solomon to become the wisest, most honorable, and wealthiest man who ever lived. In 1 Kings 4:29–34, the scriptures decl...
Looking back, it was amazing how my brain processed the whole incident. Even though I had repeated my statement numerous times to the police, family and friends, it was as if I was telling a story about someone else.
Becky Erkkila is courageously sharing her story to enlighten others about the domestic violence victim mentality. Through her challengin...
Christians believe that when a person dies, angels (also known as Takers) come down from heaven to retrieve the soul and take it back to Saint Peter for judgment. But what happens if errant angels take the soul of a young man who is not yet scheduled to die? All hell breaks loose!...
It seems I am best at expressing my love for the Lord through music and poetry, and so out of that longing came the desire to pen “Poems for the Heart of God.” I wanted to share something that gave me great joy and encouragement, with others. I wanted to write something that would implant a seed and inspire communication with our Master, especially as we...
Mystery at Mirror Lake is about issues after the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. It takes place in a small mountain town in North Carolina. Denton Gage is the new Sheriff of Mirror Lake; he comes from New York City and was with the NYPD and one of the first responders when 9/11 attacks took place. He lost his wife in the attacks so after the dust s...
She lives in the shadow of another's past.
Princess Raven only ever wanted one thing—to become the beloved queen of her people. Since the day she was born, she'd received nothing but fear and hatred from those around her, all because her familiar happens to be reminiscent of the beast controlled by the tyrant king of ages past. Was it her fault her ...
Brett, Blake, and Gavin meet Stanford the seagull on the beach when Stanford cleverly snatches a piece of Blake's sandwich. As wisecracking Stanford informs the boys it is in his nature to steal, he is distracted when a little canary flies by. Stanford has a crush on the pretty yellow bird and goes to any length to impress her. Meanwhile, the boys build a sa...
Although an upbeat and positive novel, this book has a timeless message: during part of the nineteenth century and throughout the entire twentieth century, a perceptible shift of values occurred in the West, particularly in the United States. This shift has created a present-day tragic intellectual and moral crisis for all of us, especially our children.
For me, the most fascinating and informative journey back in history would be AD 33, along an old dirt road winding toward the small unremarkable town by the name of Emmaus, nearly seven miles northeast of Jerusalem. Journey with me as we investigate the imagined words of Jesus of Nazareth as he spoke to Cleophas and Mary, encouraging them not to giv...
This is the inspiring story of the work of John and Billie Barret in the bush country of Kenya, East Africa.
Billie, a nurse was used of God to build a medical complex in an area without electricity, running water and very little money.
John and their adopted Kenyan son, Thad Omari, developed Christ centered primers in the Swa...
Thank You Jesus for the glorious gift of sight. “In Your Eyes” speaks of the sight of seeing others as you see them. In these pages you will find exorbitant expense to procure this gift for us. I want you, the reader, to enjoy the wonder of walking through these pages with me as I walk through the life of little ones that God has entrusted in all of u...
Imagine a world after the Rapture. Imagine you're not saved! How would you survive? What does the
Bible say? What about Armageddon? What about the new millennium? This is one man's vision of what the world might be like brought relevant to today's strange world. Read on to discover what might happen!
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Evie is a fourteen-year-old girl who comes to the realization that she is extremely overweight following a number of events in her life that cause her to admit that she is unable to fit into the clothes she loved to wear. With the encouragement and support of her family, she begins to change her eating habits and is transformed from being extremely overweigh...
There was a little baby colt born on Farmer Brown's farm. Farmer Brown's wife named him Spotty. He was a wonderful sight to see and to watch him grow and see him get into trouble. He had a lot of animal friends that helped watch over him.
I want to thank my God for guiding me, my church family for all their prayers, my neighbor for all...
When asked, “What is poetry?” my response might be, “Poetry is the language of the soul that sees the human experience, understands the feelings, and gives meaning to the journey. I might even describe it as the musical score of the heart, sung from our lips, seen and heard with our ears and eyes.”
For This Life and Love: A Grace in Time, is ...
Affirming My Faith can be described as one of the resolute biblical teachings concerning the basic tenants of bible-based Christianity. The book is systematically designed to assist each reader in not only obtaining a full understanding of the foundational new testament doctrine as it pertains to the arguments which reveal exactly why Jesus is both Lord and...
This book is a comprised of four years of writing poetry. This book of Christian poetry is meant be read by Christians and non-Christians alike to get them to think about what Jesus has done for us throughout our daily lives. This book came about because I, as a servant of the Lord, want to praise and worship our Holy God....
A rhythmic and beautifully illustrated picture book, “Nick Has Epilepsy” gently explains what seizures may look like and what may happen during them. For children with epilepsy or as an early educational piece for others, “Nick Has Epilepsy” is an introductory source of encouragement for any child or family living with epilepsy....
Travel with a young baby boomer as he leaves home, “dropping out” like so many in his generation coming of age and out of the crazy '60s, the “decade of assassins.” Wandering and writing as though drawing maps and seeking a lifestyle far removed from the war-torn culture he knew to be misguided, he discovers friendship, tragedy, heartbreak and redemp...
A story for those whose days cannot contain all their dreams and whose nighttime adventures are for remembering.
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After two very tiny, hungry kittens showed up at farmer's house on a country road, the family reluctantly fed them, knowing the kittens would then continue to stay around. As you read this story you will see how the family continued to feed and love these two kittens, and in no time decided to keep them. You will also see how the family believes they were ...
What do you do when your apparently heterosexual Christian spouse reveals they are gay or same-sex attracted? The revelation leads to a shattering of the heterosexual spouse, especially if they have been married a long time. Deception: Revelation to Release Responses to My Secret Gay Spouse by Deborah Nottingham opens a personal view on her journey of decept...
Thomas Quincy is a middle-aged man who is a member of the US Army Reserve and works for the Reserves as a civilian too. He is lonely, so he coaxes an alley cat into the apartment where he lives in St. Louis, Missouri. He names the cat “PC.”
In this book, we see scenes from the life of PC, both in the neighborhood in St. Louis and in places in Ohio...
Prodigious is about who we are as human beings. It is about a story of a man who has gone through the same struggles many others have, how we as human beings can overcome the negative things that life hits us with and show that it is never too late to turn things around for the better. It helps describe a little of who God is and how he has always been there...
The book's title Knowing Why They Lied; Apologetics for Dummies is intended to convey that the average churchgoing Christian might benefit by a handy evangelism tool that anyone, Christian or non, can evaluate, share, or use. Hence the “for Dummies” application, not suggesting that anyone is dumb, but that many are handicapped in their ability to define ...
Part I reveals that God is not a remote and austere religious figure and by living within His parameters (design) through His covenant, we can have a successful, intimate, vital, living relationship with Him. We are created in the image and likeness of God and that influences our responsibility to our Creator. God's love, forgiveness, fruit of the Spirit, an...
How will a woman know what her life will be like as a pastor's wife? How will she find her place within the congregation and the inner-workings of the church? How will she handle the diverse issues that will come to her door and the many challenges that she will face? Read the advice of many pastors' wives who have told their amazing stories of how they foun...
The enemy every day wants to devour us or draw us away from God's will for us—His present and future children. The enemy wants to confuse, corrupt, and drag us into conflict to keep the believing Christians from carrying out the Great Commission (Matthew 28:16–20). The enemy's endgame being that we also end up in the pit prepared for him and his angels (...
Is how you interact with others based on your professional aspirations? Have you lost friends and damaged family relationships as you achieved professional success? Follow this remarkable true-life story of how one woman struggled with success. By sharing actions and choices from personal experiences, she demonstrates what it means to live with success, fa...
• The little recognized and acted-upon answers to this life's greatest adventures and rewards are found in the following pages.
• You are being given the opportunity to learn and experience the following answers and mysteries and wonders of God.
• Matthew 6:33 states, “But seek ye first the Kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all ...
Everything seemed perfect in Isabelle's world until the sudden death of a loved one. The death forces Isabelle into marriage to a man she does not love. Her new husband becomes her appointed protector and assures her that they can eventually love each other, but her love belongs to someone that she has loved for as long as she can remember. She longs to be h...
The Mayflower has arrived back in orbit at Earth. But something is wrong. It appears that all human life on Earth is gone. Otherwise, the planet appears normal. What happened to Earth's population, and will it also happen to the crew of the Mayflower? The captain has decided that he must lead an exploratory team to the planet's surface to determine why the p...
Redemption is a story of two men, both of whom hit rock bottom due to their own actions. Both lost family, jobs, friends—nothing remained.
The author bore witness to their journey, and with other Christian volunteers, tried to help them rebuild their lives.
One was successful, the other not....
My Name is Tommie: My Story of Hydrocephalus is a simple teaching tool I used to support my son in his understanding of his hydrocephalus. I used it to expose him to different techniques to navigate through life, while embracing his uniqueness created by God in a simple story.
Here are some facts about children with hydrocephalus:
33% have vis...
Voice of Hope is comprised of inspirational poems and words to soothe and comfort the soul. It tackles and addresses fears, roadblocks, betrayal, self-doubt, social injustice, and other issues that may have, and have, arisen in anyone's life. It's thought-provoking and stirs up social norms and practices. Sometimes it reflects and laments over choices made i...
Shiloh, the horse Marly had claimed as her own from the moment they had arrived, was surrounded by a pack of wolves. They were snipping and biting at her legs.
“James, what should we do?”
“I saw a gun in the barn. You get up on the fence. Now!”
“But—”
“No buts, Catheigh. Get up on the fence. Now!”
Catheigh...
While visiting their grandparent's millpond home Drew and Addison meet and become fast friends with Virgil. Virgil is an old Canada goose; the lone survivor of twelve goslings delivered and then released by USPS. Across his many migrations Virgil has always enjoyed sharing the twelve's glorious history. Until Drew and Addison, and a young mated pair, Eagan a...
There was an English heir in Portland who needed servants, and Lynn Emerald was willing to take the job.
After all, a servant girl couldn't amount to much. And it should never be dangerous.
Twenty years after the death of George William Spencer, Lynn Emerald enters the mansion.
There she finds a special family—
A strange maid
The title Watchman! Watchman! What of the Night? was selected on the basis of the soon-to-unfold Great Tribulation Period (GTP). The purpose of the title is to attract an interest in the reply that the watchman gave: “I see the dawn coming, and also a Night!” It is this approaching “Night” that the watchman saw—which represents the judgments of God...
The title Who's Paying Attention? focuses on my quest to personally know the God of All Creation and subsequently over the years to “get to grips” with the contents of “the Bible” the way God would want mankind to understand them. Included in the title logic is the use of specific help-aids in the form of Bibles, dictionaries, atlases, etc., and not ...
God never chooses one of the eleven disciples to reveal what happened at Calvary but chose a persecutor of the church, a very religious, observer of the Law, an individual named Saul. Later, after his conversion, the mystery of the gospel is revealed to him by the revelation of Jesus Christ. He (Paul) becomes the very first and only to preach, teach, and wri...
“He shoots! He scores! The crowd goes wild,” says Bryan, a four-year-old African American boy who dreams of someday playing professional basketball. Bryan is a huge basketball fan and enjoys mimicking the players from the teams. In this amusing yet heartwarming story, Bryan learns from his family that becoming a professional athlete takes a lot of determ...
Do you believe in dragons? Neither did David and his family until, one night, everything changed with finding a little lizard. Talking his parents into keeping the lizard as a pet was just the beginning until the little lizard started changing and growing. At least, they thought it was a lizard. Follow a family as they learn anything is possible even if you ...
In 2016 there were 437,465 children and teens across America removed from their homes and placed into foster care. The majority brought with them trauma from neglect and abuse they had experienced early in life.
For over 45 years, Bruce T. Anderson has worked with hundreds of youth who have known trauma firsthand. Many have learned to breathe ...
Red: The Color of Murder is a mystery set in the 1960s. Jo Lewis, a nineteen-year-old girl, finds herself in jail for the murder of her mother. The trauma has caused psychogenic amnesia. Fighting to remember, Jo is exasperated by inmates, prodded by a psychiatrist, and questioned by her lawyer. Her mind wanders to the past to avoid thinking about her mother ...
This book will unlock the meaning and pattern of worship, provide a How To for personal and congregational worship, and equip you for greater success in your spiritual battles, most importantly, the study of this book brings you into the presence of the LORD. If you are looking for a deeper walk with God, this book is for you!...
Jeremy Peters is a seventeen-year-old senior. He is searching for something. Despite having a girlfriend who loves him, a best friend who is completely loyal, and is the star of the high school football team, he is still searching. Jeremy suffers a potential career-ending injury and then begins a true internal search, which will impact him for the rest of hi...
Here Come the Romans is a progressive survey on the historical influence of Rome and how it influenced the times, events, customs, religious institutions, and specifically the life of Jesus, the Jewish people, and the New Testament. Its progressive style guides the reader through a six-hundred and seventy-five-year period of selected history to educa...
Allison is not your typical alligator. She's sophisticated and refined and prefers the finer things in life. The uncivilized reptiles of her swamp think she is foolish, but Allison will stop at nothing to convince them there is more to life than the murky waters of their swamp. Will her latest plan work?...
The age-old German-chasing-the-Jew tale takes a different turn in this book as the conflicts of World War II are seen through the eyes of a Nazi's young adolescent son.
To Alfonso, it's confusing that while he gets in trouble for bullying at school, his father then turns around and becomes a hero for shooting a group of Jews. While General Adelric sit...
Every Scar Tells a Story is based on true events. It is filled with stories that will blow your mind in total unbelief. The life story of Jack Hawley is filled with despair and total chaos. It is a story about a young boy who has lost all hope after being dropped off at a boys' home at the age of five. Jack had to find his way to survive. It was a long road ...
This book has been designed specifically for the woman or man who has experienced the devastation of an unanticipated, undeserved divorce and profoundly desires to heal. It offers a practical, real world format that is focused on a multiplicity of proven healing strategies and suggestions.
The book is purposefully concise and succinct. It delves direc...
Do you have the desire to understand who you are and what makes you persevere to become greater? Having a low self-esteem can hinder you from achieving your dreams. It is vital to know that because we have an all-loving Father who created us in a realm of love that we can love ourselves. It is vital to know that Christ Jesus paid the price so that we can and...
AP is an interesting guy. He'd spent half a lifetime touring the country with different bands and musical acts, as a roadie and a tech, and he has the stories to prove it.
Near and dear to his heart is the band that started it all, Known Entity. AP's passion for Known Entity's music and band members unleashes a journey of discovery filled with moments...
Four Kittens in the Bathroom is a story about a feral cat that came to our backyard for a free meal and stayed to have three litters of kittens. The little calico cat, we named Mama, proved to be a great mother, very loving and caring. Her first litter had three kittens that spent the nights in our neighbor's garage, and during the day, they came into our ya...
Do you remember your elementary school days when your teacher held Show and Tell? In my book Bible Prophecy and Today: An Urgent Wake-Up Call! I take you back to those days. I show you how Bible prophecies written thousands of years ago are being fulfilled today! They are happening right before our eyes! I show you how God's word and today's world tell ...
Ever see a shoe on the side of the road and wonder how it got there or searched your house for a missing shoe never to be found?
The Lost Shoe is a heartwarming tale that laces together the adventure of a Right Shoe that gets separated from his owner and Left Shoe.
During his journey Right Shoe questions if he will ever be useful again. Experi...
Dear Addiction: Cease and Desist refers to ending your on-again-off-again relationship with addiction once and for all. Usually with any attempt at a healthy sober life, there is usually a revolving door of relapse before continued sobriety. This booklet helps to remove a lot of the tricks that addiction uses to stick around or to make returns in our...
A Holy Walk in the Wicked Woods testifies to the redemption found in Jesus Christ and offers support for believers who have a homosexual past or present feelings of the same. Hugh takes the reader through his development of homosexuality and depicts his journey with the Lord into a new life. Sexual attraction to one's own gender is addressed as an expression...
This book is a cautionary tale to every “happily married” man who believes he is incapable of having an affair. This book is also a warning to every married man considering adultery and a resource guide to those men committing adultery and want a way out or was discovered and wants to restore the marriage.
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My son Jeramy just killed his first elk when we heard the blood-curdling scream of the mountain lion. I said, “Listen up. Put four rounds in your magazine and one in the chamber 'cause that big cat is going to try and jump us.” My son took the lead. We had not gone far when I spotted him up in the rocks, perched like he was getting ready to jump my son. ...
Do you think there are trolls living under bridges? You might be right if you do! Follow this brave troll as he goes on an adventure when he smells delicious cupcakes, and his tummy is rumbling!...
GOD's Prophetic Word to You, are rhyming meditations that flow from the very heart of GOD to the heart of the reader. Included in this volume are Quiet Reflections for Troubled Times, Be Ye Therefore Comforted, and Pearls of Wisdom. Allow this premier collection of Anointed Living Messages to edify, encourage, and comfort you as they speak into your ...
As the title suggests, the stories and poems included in this work express the inner feelings of an older, retired gentleman as he describes the experiences in his life from his earliest memory. Some are humorous, emotional, patriotic, and inspiring as he shares his thoughts with others who have had similar events. They are intended to bring out the same f...
The MacNamara sisters are successfully living in Chicago. Annie is attending Northwestern University, and Sandy works as a senior editor at a major publishing company, a job she has dreamed of for a very long time. Their bond is stronger than ever. When Sandy wins a trip to Hawaii, the sisters have no idea the impact a chance meeting will have on the course ...
Happy and in love, right where they wanted to be, the Mann family was about to be thrown into the ring of insecurity. Walk with them as the Lord guides them through fear and uncertainty, trials and tribulations, danger at every turn, and new friends as well. Who can survive, and will their faith stay strong? Can their love survive the test of time?...
Siblings come in all shapes and sizes. They even sometimes have paws. Follow along with Brennen as he plays with his siblings Roxie, a lovable Rottweiler, and Bella, a playful Labrador retriever, and see what they like to do together. Do your siblings have paws?...
The Migration to Earth: The Unknown Worlds Book 2
In his travels to many planets, Anzar continues his mission as a messenger of peace. His family and friends travel with him to the past and the future. Their planet is Trevinia. They travel to Antarctica on a secret mission to find a wrecked spaceship. There they meet Lanzar, the lizard man.
Ot...
Ever thought to yourself, I wish I knew that when I was younger? Or, why didn't somebody tell be that before now?! Of course, you have, most everyone has. The information about how money works in this book is that kind of information. It can help people who are just starting off on their own and need to know the importance of money management and what having...
In He Will Be Our Guide, Dale & Sheryl Sullivan take the reader on a tour of 1970s highs, from a few years drugging to a lifetime adventure with Jesus. If you need encouragement that Jesus is alive and real, you need to read their book. Steve Simms, Author of Beyond Church and Off the RACE Track....
When I first began my journey as a pet sitter in Falmouth on Cape Cod, I had no idea where the journey would lead me. Pet sitting involves visits to clients' homes, giving peace of mind to pet owners, and eliminates the trauma that many pets experience when they are boarded in an unfamiliar environment.
I believe pets are God's example to us o...
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You are invited to come along on a spiritual journey of dreams, visions, and revelations from the Holy Spirit. If you have ever sat in a typical Sunday church service and thought There must be more than this, then you will enjoy the information contained within these pages. It is time for the manifestation of the sons of God who will truly deny themselves an...
More adventure awaits DL as he discovers the Spirit in the woods on a cold winter day. The Spirit will guide and instruct him to accomplish the plan to bring peace to Collateria. He is to use what is in his possession for magic, and Toshi has just given him an arrowhead necklace for Christmas. This will give him the power he needs to combat evil and recogni...
Come along to Grandpa Tidbits's as he sits in his favorite chair and recounts the day that the sun didn't shine.
It's the day before the annual fall jamboree, and all the pint-sized people known as the Tidbits are excited. Everything is ready and in place. Except the next morning, there is no sun! How will the Tidbits celebrate in the dark? From the f...
Ronnie and the Big Red Apple is a story of a naughty boy who lets his desire to have the apple of his eye get the best of him. When he resorts to mischievous behavior, he gets injured; and just as he recovers, his apple is lost. He learns some valuable lessons that being kind to others and patience are rewarded.
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Lorenza shows how God can use a child of little faith to show His strength. Lorenza's book asks, What will you do? Will you repent of your sins and turn or return to God? Or will you remain in your sin and serve Satan?
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Suzy and the Bug is the story of Aryanna, also known as Bug by her parents, and her cat Suzy. When the two go to the local park one day, it is to sit and read their favorite book, The Wizard of Oz. But when they fall asleep, the two wake-up to find that they have entered Oz themselves.
As they approach the Emerald City and speak with the Lion, Tin Man...
THE WAY to New Employment in 6 Stages is the first practical, step-by-step handbook for serious career professionals seeking to make a highly effective career transition. THE WAY represents the methodology which may be viewed as:
The Proven Way – The Best Way – The Certain Way – The Sure Way – The Most Efficient Way
THE WAY is uniquely...
As a body of believers, we have over complicated what it means to love God and love others while also failing to acknowledge, understand, explain, and participate in the full commission of Jesus Christ. Overall, the church has preached the Gospel, but has failed to teach the whole counsel of God by not instructing people how to walk in complete freedom while...
What would you do if you found out that your next-door neighbor carried a gun? Chelsea thinks she can't tell anybody because of a false 9-1-1 call that she made a month ago. But things get more complicated after she and her new friend TD learn about a young boy's kidnapping and then see a strange boy at that same neighbor's house! Of course, they decide to i...
The Coming Messiah: Hope for a Hurting World provides a glimpse of history and how the world arrived at this point in time by maintaining a focus on the nation of Israel. God's redemptive story is woven throughout its pages, providing encouragement and hope for those who may feel they have no hope. We see war and strife on every side, distress among nations,...
The Kingdom of Iridion is a divided country of Gifteds and Unfortunates, of those who are born for greatness with unique supernatural powers and of those who are born for servitude. Nora has only known serving the Montgomery household after her Choosing Ceremony until she is given the peculiar opportunity to go to Hopses Academy, a military school ex...
This is a must-needed book for my race. Trying to break down the walls of hate toward one another. Time to unite as one. My book has a lot of facts that had been forgotten. It seems as if we as blacks should know how to unite, but some are still ignorant to it. This is just a reminder of what we came from and what we should have forward to look to. Because w...
Waiting for My Dad is a fictional story yet so real in the lives of many young children who live with their single unmarried moms. Chad is a six-year-old little boy who awakes anticipating on meeting his dad. His mom told him that it would be the day his dream comes true. He would meet his dad, a dad that had never been a part of his life, a dad that he had ...
Intercessors: Who Are They? delves into what God “sees” in them and what they “see” within themselves.
What did God “see” in Abraham to whom He promised “. . . of thee I will make a great nation?” Why did God call him, “My Friend?” Interesting.
God “saw” in Moses a humble spirit that He could mold into an emancipator of ...
All of Our Blood and All of Our Treasure is a book written to keep a promise made to a dead friend. It deals with corruption, crime, lies, greed, and mental illness. It exposes the fact that one of our presidents was a homosexual along with one of our vice presidents. It deals with the hidden truth that one of our presidents was a late-stage syphilis...
Wind Kisses and Wind Hugs is based on a true story of how a grandma and a grandson convey a special and meaningful way to express their love for each other by sending kisses and hugs to each other delivered by the wind.
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Rory accidently wanders too far into the forest by his house. Along the way to find his parents, he meets several baby animals who have also wandered too far into the forest and are looking for their parents. Join Rory and his new friends as they make their way along the path to a wonderful surprise!...
This is a heartwarming story of a five-year-old deaf boxer Ezekiel who diligently tries to help Dad clean the yard on a Saturday morning. Even though his intentions are good, he finds himself in the most awkward situations and gets himself into plenty of trouble. He thinks of every excuse possible so he doesn't have to help Dad clean the yard. He sneaks to t...
Our author, Jeanne Arensman, is a seventy-nine-year-old mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. She has been a widow since 1981 when her husband Don died of cancer. There were eight children to raise—one son and seven daughters. Now was a time for faith and courage.
The journey ahead required strategy, daily attention, patience, discipline, and ...
This book began as a series of letters written for women facing the most challenging circumstances of their lives. My spiritual sister, Vanessa Howard, was planning an event to celebrate cancer survivors. She called saying she wanted to bless the women with a makeover, a luncheon, and personalized gift baskets to take away. She prayed for God's guidance and ...
This is not just another diet book. This is a road map to finding the healthiest, fittest you.
In this book, you will find step by step instructions to changing your nutrition, exercise program, and mind-set for the ultimate body transformation available. The Skogg Sixty-Day Challenge has hundreds of success stories worldwide and the only thing missin...
How can Magi move on with her life now that her husband is suddenly removed from it? How can she convince her children that the strength she draws from God will not diminish though they have an uncertain future? Magi has many decisions to make, not the least of which is to give in to fear or give all to God. If she does trust Him completely, where will He ta...
We all search for ways to escape pain. Laura, a slave living in the nineteenth century, knows this better than anyone. Her owner promises any of his female servants freedom if she gives birth to fifteen healthy slaves. The suffering that Laura endures makes this proposal all the more enticing, but she must not allow her desire for freedom to betray her own c...
The Answers All of Them and No B.S. sounds like a pretty pompous statement, but when you consider it, this book proves that the Bible is the only perfect written composition, consisting of sixty-six books, written by many different men inspired by God, over a period of thousands of years. That proves God is real, using mathematics and fulfilled prophecy; tha...
Patricia Braun finds herself putting her past behind her and setting off for her future, a future that included a home of her own where she was mistress of her own course in life. However, when she returns to her beloved Evergreen after being sent to a preparatory school that taught her very little in the way of education, she finds her life not at all as sh...
In this book the author describes the situations, the challenges, and how she was able to overcome them through divine support and encouragement. The author shares the one thing that enabled her to face various difficult life challenges and move through them. Her challenges involved something that most people have faced at one time or another in their lives....
Somewhere in the very far future, mankind has gone through two more world wars and come out of those with one superpower wielded by one leader. But the earth has suffered the devastating effects of those wars upon the flora, fauna, and landscape; and it is now struggling to survive. The population is currently living hand-to-mouth on government handouts for ...
Abuse, whether emotional or physical, wounds deeply leaving scars. This story shares the common journey of those who are victims of sexual abuse—the conflicting feelings, confusing thoughts, and silent struggles to accept their worth and reject the blame. In spite of it all, deep inside, a small voice whispers, “It's not my fault.” Slowly our wounded h...
Chili Pepper Mine is set in the Tucson Mountain foothills of Tucson, Arizona, close to Sharon's home at the time of its writing. It is the story of a boy and his Christmas gift and how that gift influenced the lives of all those with whom he came in contact. Chris thought that Pepper was just a puppy, but as time passed, Chris realized that he was much, much...
Remembering to Forget: A Story of Shaken Faith is the story of my life, shared with bold honesty. Vulnerable journal entries and rich biblical teaching are artfully interwoven to reveal how I was transformed from a lost girl to the daughter of a King, how I endured many trials, and ultimately came to a place of restoration. My story is full of unexpected ext...
What was it like when God made the world? Was it dark or was it light? Did he create everything in one day? Share this story before you kiss your little one good night. This rhyming rendition of the story of creation encourages children to learn and appreciate God and his works in a fun and exciting way....
Silent Songs of Nursing, through short stories about the nurse-patient relationship, depict an authentic compassion for patients through the simple art of caring. These simple and heartfelt stories depict the vulnerability of patients in a healthcare institution and a nurse's journey to reach out and touch humanity. While carrying out her life's purpose, the...
The intent of WHY WE PRAY is to help us remember the prayers we pray and when and how the answers that we are given arrive. Remembering keeps us thanking and praising God as we get to know Him better so that we can live a life abiding in Him and full of gratitude and praise.
Prayer warrior Andrew Murray said:
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One God or one with several forms? Or maybe two, three, or perhaps many separate Gods? If you seriously study all the “Christian” religions, you will find that each of these possibilities is claimed. That is one “trouble” with the Trinity—there are just too many possibilities. Which, if any, is right? Which view does the Bible support? And if it su...
Thomas J. Joyce is a journalist, a reporter, and columnist for the Long Island Sentinel. In November 2011, at his home, he is visited by the Blessed Mother who asks for his help in convincing the world to stop taking in vain the name of her divine son.
For a while, Thomas doesn't know what to do. Finally, convinced that he was selected for this missio...
Life is full of ups and downs for all of us. This is no different for Kate Dahl and her family. Her parents had a rocky marriage, which led to heartache and worry in her young life. She went away to college on her own with all the worries and fear that come with it. Next, with three days' notice, she got a job teaching school, and off she went to start this ...
The townspeople of Bendsville, which is anywhere, everywhere, just around the bend there, live their days planning and working. They are too busy to enjoy nature or a sunset. When anything goes wrong, they blame it on the sun. Then one day a storm crashes down on the city. As the storm worsens, the people in the city stop complaining and blaming the sun....
Mooki is an energetic, delightful “wee” person [menehune] who desires nothing more than to protect his tribe. Also, he feels very protective of a single mother and her two little girls. He finds out their need and together with Jethro, a Great Dane, and his fellow menehunes, plans a “huge” surprise for them....
From Gangs to Grace and Grace Unfolded are an inspirational testimony of God's grace in seemingly impossible circumstances. Eddie Banales began as a young gangbanger, running wild through the streets of Pomona, California, during a time when violence and death were the norm.
Chaos followed as the streets changed him from a street wise youth to...
Biblical interpretation of the Abrahamic Covenants and his descendants often present a bias against the Arabs and Ishmaelites perhaps due to lack of full knowledge of God's covenantal promises and blessings to humanity. Dr. Cherian presents clear evidences that God has no partiality and that Jews, Christians, Arabs, Muslims, Hindus and all people are equall...
What could a grumpy pig have against a kind gentle horse? Is Gracious' heart big enough to forgive?
Welcome to Zettlemeyer Farms, where the animals speak, think, and feel! Gracious is a kind and gentle horse that is always thinking of others. Piggy is a selfish, ungrateful pig who is always wanting what others have. When the gossiping crows bring the ...
EXPERIENCING HEAVEN
• Are You Afraid of Dying?
• Where Do Unborn Babies Go When They Die?
• Where Do Young Children Go When They Die?
• How Old Are We in Heaven?
• Where Do Our Pets Go When They Die?
• Do We Have Homes in Heaven?
• Have You Ever Experienced A Tragic Death?
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180 days: A Quest for the Best You is my story about God stripping away the facade of who I thought I had become, compelling me to view myself as he saw me - not as a mother, a wife, or minister, but simply addressing me as a child of God in need of repair.
Needing to retrieve what I was permitting to waste away, the Lord gave me instructions on how t...
With beautiful original artwork and evocative use of metaphor, the author has created a parable. Having been inspired by the spirituality of children, he describes something of his own understanding of prayer, praise, and healing, implicitly inviting readers to consider how they might express their own response to the divine.
Ann M. Garrido
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What will happen to Little Bird when she leaves her freedom of the sunflower fields full of ripe seeds? A higher power directs this little creature to learn the heart of a lonely, elderly woman. Are friendship and love enough to keep them together, or will their bond kindle the jealousy of the woman's family to separate them?
Little Bird must face the...
When we first marry, all seems great. We are in love and think the strong feeling will last forever. One day, issues will surface. One may ask, “Why is this happening to me?” Decisions must be made, and the two don't agree. Who is right? How does one cope?
Life Issues Poems are meant to help couples and others cope with these life situations. The...
Poor Thing tells the story of a little boy and another little boy that becomes his best friend. It shows how both overcome significant problems and drawbacks and the significance and help their friendship was to both boys.
The artwork I have done for the story is incidental to the story, which is intended to make the reader ponder the relation...
This book is about the author's journey with God. Ceci talks about how a life of an ordinary person can be highlighted with extraordinary experiences just by allowing God to come into our lives and hearts. This relationship with God is special and, in certain ways, unique to her. Her purpose in writing this book is to engage the reader in her life adventure ...
After forgiveness, what mankind needs most is encouragement, and there is no place where hope can be found like the Old and New Testaments of the Bible. In Hopeful Messages from the Bible, Rich Holland shares the encouraging message of God's love, redemption, and provision offered to everyone who knows loss, sin, and disappointment. Growing up with little ch...
In 1959, the Cold War was getting warmer. Cuba was the revolutionary fuel that made it hot. When Fidel Castro took power, he promised free elections, but instead, he became the country's new dictator, and a communist one at that. Marco's family did not support the Castro regime and was subjected to insults and mockery from former “friends.”
As the...
The book gives clear declaration of names and personalities of what-is-in-a-name-election, personalities God has purposefully chosen and transformed in status as a reflection of the amazing things He has established in their life and destiny.
Their standing may lead to a new name, a new beginning, or a new direction driven by the person's purposes in ...
We have learned to keep score on just about everything. Therefore we unwittingly carry that same ethic over into our spiritual lives. If we have to work hard and dedicate ourselves to achieving success, then we end up thinking that we have to keep score on achieving righteousness. Paul's emphasis is one that runs throughout the Bible: we are losers and sinne...
Reminiscing! is a book that reminds the writer that no man or woman is an island to themselves. There were people and events that worked into his life that shaped him into the person of whom he is today. There is a before picture of a person and an after picture of individuals. Reminiscing! allowed the writer to look back on his life and consider some of the...
In any family tree are names that mean something or nothing to the present-day members of that family. For the Ellison family, there are names that have been the center of tales of family lore and some that mean nothing at all to them. One member of Mark Ellison's family decides to research the roots of the family and finds that the family name has changed t...
Do you desire an intimate relationship with God but struggle with questions about God's goodness? Have you ever asked, “If God is so good, then why did that happen? Why was my childhood surrounded by so much trauma and abuse? Why is there so much ugliness and pain in the world? How could a good God allow such terrible things to happen to me?”
God ...
A Clock with Feet is a book filled with quirky poems and quirky pictures that in some quirky way all revolve around God's wonderful Word. From “The Clock with Feet” to “The Oyster Cracker Wish,” you will want to read the next poem and see how it connects to God!...
Life in the Condo: The Senior Version is a thoughtful, amusing response to, “You should write that down!” A collection of thoughts, musings, and happenings, this little book is about place and more importantly, an admonition to, “Pass it on (LOVE that is!)”
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Take time to read this fascinating rags-to-riches story, spanning ninety-two years. It is a history lesson in itself.
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This story about Muffins New Home is based on the real-life experience of the author's beloved dog Muffin, an Old English sheepdog who went through life thinking of herself as always a puppy. With puppy playfulness, she seemed to enjoy all kinds of adventures with the children in her family, including running away, hiding, and befriending other animals. Muff...
An exciting story of the immigration struggles of an Indonesian family. Fleeing their home country, they spent ten years in Dutch immigrant camps. After receiving permission they came to America, with a dream of freedom! One family member took that dream and reached the impossible! Young Chris made his way, through countless obstacles, to establish his ...
A call to action: God calls us to unite, but the enemy's tactic is continuous strife. Whose mold are you looking to fit into? If all Christians believe that we are made in God's image, why do we ostracize, shame, persecute, and otherwise hurt our fellow brothers and sisters? Are we not called to do His will? Are we not all God's children? The Apostle...
Does God put discouragers in our path to create discomfort? Can the disquiet of not belonging be of Him, to spur us into forging ahead to places unknown? Can He use the illiterate to build empires? Can He restore broken hearts and enable forgiveness for the most crushing of transgressions? What could happen if we believed God was in the midst of it all?
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Drs. Stan and Elsa Mercer learn that the peaceful coexistence of the human and the primitive populations of the Quad Consortium is threatened when Tokal announces his intention to retire as president of the Grand Council. Despite Stan's innate impulse to avoid becoming involved in any sort of political conflict, they felt obliged to return to Bale, the colde...
What's in name? Well, a lot if you're Faith whose first year of middle school is going to test just how much faith, courage, and determination she has. The halls of Alexandria Academy are going to bring some of the greatest tests, lessons, and experiences that will not only change Faith, but those around her.
Gabrielle Walker's “norm” was turned u...
As a former family therapist, I know the extreme need for children to know the “whys” of life. As all parents know, children ask exhausting questions about the world and life. One major question they eventually ask is, “How did we get here?” It is so important to give an answer that children understand. The book WHO did it? gives a clear, fun, colorf...
In this beautifully illustrated and magical story, Gemmy, a sweet young Kangaroo is born into an idyllic world where Kangaroos flourish. Gemmy is perfect except she was born without a pouch – a big deal for Kangaroos! As she nears adolescence, she is shunned by some and teased by others in her herd. This makes her very sad.
On an otherwise normal...
As a young black girl in a low-income, single-parent home, Novica Olinger finds herself in a life filled with obstacles designed to keep her on a statistical road to nowhere. The problem with statistics is most of the time, you don't get to hear the real stories behind that data; or you see negative stories played out on reality talk shows that just cause yo...
The story is an actual occurrence of a period of time
which involved my granddaughter Madison, Maddie, and I.
The story was written to encourage young people who are
in a single-parent family.
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This book is a collection of poems, songs, and short stories written to help the reader tap into faith and spirituality. Poems throughout this book praise God for His creations, thank Christ for His sacrifice, and reminds the readers that God loves them. For best results and spiritual impact, study this book cover to cover. Find a solitary, quiet place to re...
Overwhelmed by issues at home and pressured to be what he doesn't want to be, Sam Walker longs to be a character in one of his books. After he falls asleep that night, he finds himself in another world—one of beauty unlike anything he has ever seen and adventures he couldn't begin to imagine. When he wakes up, he dismisses it as an extremely vivid dream. M...
Thousands of preschool and early-grade children are frustrated by their inability to be understood because of speech deficiencies. Speech language pathologists perform tremendous transformations in the lives of these children, but the process is not an overnight success. Therapy takes time.
Keaton's Carrots is a success story of Keaton, who was bursti...
*In this exciting story, find out about Louie the Marble and how he traveled from one part of history to another and meeting famous people along the way!
*See how this story can relate to you!
*Learn about the history of marbles and how to play the different games!
*Appreciate how you will come to know Louie the Marble and what you can l...
Oprah Winfrey's Master Class Series in 2009 on the Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN), purported the idea that our lives can be a class for others. This book was birthed on that premise, to share my journey as a single parent in the home. The number of single parents continues to rise in the United States of America. This book was written reading God's hand in my a...
Is Gracie an angel on earth? Amazing Grace is a tale of overcoming fear, building trust, finding love, being open to spirituality, and the power of faithfulness in our relationships. Based on a true story, get to know Gracie, an eleven-month-old shelter cat, rescued by Mom. Gracie had spent her entire life in a cage at the shelter before being rescued. Graci...
Ramblings of a Chicken Lady is a collection of short stories that depicts the storyline of a life transformed by animals and small-scale farming. Being the chicken lady of your town comes with its share of respect but also its share of heartache and loss. Not to mention the question: is she okay mentally? Nothing could have prepared me for the adventure I em...
Emily along with twenty-nine other teenagers have spent their childhood starving, fighting, and questioning life. Some have even experienced death. They have been trapped between the high brick walls of their own city with nowhere to go and with no recollection of who they once were.
To them, each day is a struggle for survival, and because food is sc...
The objective to this book is to provide practical techniques to no longer just sit through situations as a passive victim, tolerating perpetual inaction. Be the one to set the tone for healthy collaboration and actively develop those peers that will be constructive partners to “help solve the ills of the enterprise,” by stepping out from behind ...
Grandkids and other Miracles is a book of poems about my own grandchildren's childhoods. I have been blessed with the privilege of sharing in their introduction to life. It has been a wondrous experience. Grandparents are notoriously eager to share their grandchildren's exploits and I am no exception. That mostly is what this book is all about - special...
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We are all touched by death in some way. Les Johnson's, Tell Everyone, takes you through the jarring experiences of loss and pain that left him without a wife, and almost without his daughter, Heather. The ripples that move through his family after these events are devastating, and his vulnerable retelling makes it relatable.
The narrative weaves thro...
I have had thirty-seven surgeries and been in God's presence four times, always telling me to go back. The doctors I had came up with the title and always told me to finish writing my book. I am in recovery from breast cancer for the second time. I am healed from pancreatic cancer without chemo.
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Set in Pittsburgh in the 1980s, Christina's Gift begins with the death of Christina Martin Andrews, a minister serving an established congregation in the city. As her friends and family try to make sense of how her life ended, they realize that her friendship was an invitation to become friends with Jesus and, in doing so, to discover their true selves, thei...
In this simple devotion, it is my hope that many find a way to discover release, renewal, and restoration through Mind Body and Spirit; A Moment with God. We all have moments in our lives when problems and/or situations seemingly fast-track us to places that entangle, suffocate, or cause us deep casualties within. This is a go-to resource of inspiration and ...
Building a relationship with Christ is so rewarding. One of the ways to do that is through prayer.
Life can be full of challenges. I have learned that having a consistent prayer life can change your perspective of the way you see things in your world. Inside the passages of this book are my personal prayers and intimate conversations with God. It is...
At the beginning of World War II, a young Luftwaffe pilot, lured into defending Germany from an attack by a great enemy, soon learns the horrifying truth of Adolf Hitler's intent to conquer the world through violence. His world is shattered and tainted when he personally witnesses the bombing of innocent women and children.
Disgusted by Hitler's betra...
Hope and Enlightenment is a blog hosted through Wordpress, a website and blogging platform. It became an idea for Oswald to create a book based on the posts he shared through his blog Hope and Enlightenment via conversation with family and friends. In this book, you will read of truth based on the main truth of God's written word, the Bible. As the title exp...
Step back into time with the Otis family and see how a very young Amelia Earhart celebrated Christmas with her family. Growing up in the same household with her grandparents was very special for young Amelia.
Amelia Mary Earhart was lovingly raised by her grandparents in Atchison, Kansas, overlooking the Missouri River. She was surrounded with the gre...
Commentary was held to minimum in this study. Opinions and comments have very little power. The Word of God speaks very well for itself and does have great power. The power of the Gospel of Jesus Christ can save the souls of mankind and turn a hard heart into one filled with His love. All Scripture is inspired by The Holy Spirit of God. Second Timothy 3:16 s...
Young Mike, dreamed of being a soldier. When he joined the Pennsylvania National Guard during the Great Depression, peacetime military service seemed like a breeze. One year after his discharge, he was drafted into an expanding National Army that was preparing to enter the greatest conflict in human history.
Trained as a sniper, combat experience ear...
Conduits of Grace is a call to action for women of faith, a call to live big, bold, beautiful lives for Christ and to embrace the talents, gifts, and influence that God has given you. It is a wake up call to leave behind things that don't matter and to let go of all the doubt and fear that is holding you back from becoming all that God created you to be. ...
5-4-3-2-1 being a mathematician is lots of fun!
Mia loves counting, calculating, and trying to figure out the world around her. Numbers jump out all around her, and she is fascinated by problem solving. She doesn't act like the other kids her age. Will this cause her to be lonely, or will this open up the door of discovery for Mia? Mia's mission to be...
Discover something new with Scarlett and her amazing science experiments. Scarlett invites you to mix colorful lights and ask the question, What color will it be? all while learning about our amazing gift of sight and how our eyes can see the world in color.
Come along on this fun adventure and explore surprising results along the way!
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Aging requires courage. Adapting to the constantly changing aspects of our body, mind, and soul does not come easy for most seniors. This book addresses the realities we must face as we begin to think about retirement, including what happens to our bodies and minds. The author chose walking as her method of addressing her own aging. Part adventure, part refl...
This fictionalized novel reveals disturbing earlier and recent true mainly American history, not the propagandized mainstream versions. The reader will be able to consult sources named in this book to judge for him or herself the validity of the information.
We are living in unprecedented times. Government, international and other big banks and corpor...
Isn't it a huge letdown when it's raining on the weekend? Well, it certainly is for Jazzy Mae! She is home all week being homeschooled with her mother, and all she wants to do on the weekend is play and use her imagination! Jazzy Mae doesn't want to be stuck inside with her boring toys and the same TV shows.
The weekend is here, and it happens to be a...
The story is about a woman who left her family, ventured out in darkness and in an unfamiliar territory, lost, alone, and broken. That was when encounters with Jesus Christ began through other people including a homeless man. She was rescued and saved by Christ, and through her salvation Christ told her what would happen in her life next....
How big is your God? Have you ever come face to face with a Holy God? Have you ever considered what would happen to you if you did? Do you consider yourself to be “messed up, missing the mark, lacking, or a failure?” Do you deal with memories that haunt you due to regret, unforgiveness, or PTSD? Or do you think that you are “all that” or “God's...
Life is a carefully, and beautifully, designed structure that our creator—the architect—has put in place in all forms of life in this universe. We are the sum of all its pieces. Life, it's truly a monumental gift given to each one of us. How we choose to use this gift to treat one another is up to us. This book Pieces of Me in Poetry, I hope shows a meas...
“Secrets are meant to be kept. Some are good; some evil. And then there are those that mean life or death—the kind that leave you breathless, but not in a good way. I have many secrets, but I dare not speak them, because if I do, my life will be forfeit.”
Fifteen-year old Paige Carson is the focus of a deadly terrorist organization, but she does...
The Author wrote this book of poems because she truly believes that God is a god of love, that his Son Jesus did die for our sins, and that the Holy Spirit dwells in the hearts of all who truly believe that Christ Jesus is our only savior.
Psalm 23 - A Psalm of David
The Lord is my shepherd, I lack nothing. He makes me lie down ...
People are fascinated by angels who have been with God since the beginning of time. People love to hear the stories of angels coming to people's aid. Indeed, they are known as ministering spirits. However, they have also been used to destroy armies, deliver messages, and carry out God‘s commands. In the Old Testament, angels are used over and over. They wi...
NOT FAMOUS—JUST BLESSED teaches by example.
Throughout my life, I have overcome many obstacles. I can't say that God put the problems there for me to solve. I can only admit that I turned to Jesus for answers and received blessings and miracles.
My book is written for ordinary people and took sixty-four years to write. It includes everyday...
Leslie Beller Kovacs was born in New York City in 1910 just days after his parents arrived by ship from Hungary. When he was fourteen, they returned to Hungary where he remained until he was close to turning twenty-one. It was then he made the decision to return to the United States so he would not lose his citizenship.
The stories and poems in this b...
Are you a follower or a leader?
The answer is both if your desire is to truly serve Jesus.
Every Christian is by definition a follower of Jesus and every Christian's calling is to lead others to Him.
If we are to fulfill our calling, we must prepare ourselves to show Jesus to the world.
As you begin to practice the “fundamentals...
The Adventures of Tobias the Turtle is the story of a turtle swept away from his home in the woods on the babbling brook during a rainstorm. His goal is to get back home to the Babbling Brook. Two young girls and their dog, Flapjack, find him on their lawn, but when he wanders away from the safety of their home, Tobias's life becomes a series of misadventure...
Does God answer prayers? If he does, what is the timing? What prayers does God answer? Does God answer according to our expectation or differently? How important is God's will in answering prayers? This book answers to those questions and explains how important and essential praying daily is to grow and continue our relationship with God. It contains the pra...
This book was inspired by a true story about a little girl who was grieving the loss of her mother. When she stumbled upon an injured bird her life was forever changed. It is a tale about loss, love and learning to find joy and happiness in the smallest of things...once again....
Sam is wandering the streets for what seemed like ages when he comes across a helpful soul, Evangeline. Evangeline sees something more in Sam than most people and offers a helping hand. After much hesitation, he finds himself wanting a better life, a life he once had. Finally, he decides to accept Evangeline's offer. During Sam's long road of healing and get...
Through quotes, acronyms, and words of wisdom, the seven dimensions of human endeavors addresses the key challenges that we all face on a daily basis. If we want to live wisely, we must learn to function successfully in each of the seven dimensions of human endeavors, which include the spiritual, physical, nutritional, social, emotional, intellectual, and th...
The Stoneclad, an ever-present force of protection, is in danger of being consumed in darkness. To maintain its light throughout the realms, the guardians are given special gifts, elements of power that allow the light to break through. When a piece of the Stoneclad is given over to the darkness, all hope seems lost. But somewhere in the distant horizon, the...
A multinational corporation has found Daedalus's labyrinth, an ancient structure that is central to a dozen Greek myths. Hidden among a wealth of decaying weapons and crumbled structures, a bronze disk is discovered, with a message inscribed on its surface in both Greek and English.
Ten strangers find themselves trapped in a modern-day recreat...
A mountain climber had just lost his baby on an icy-cold mountain with wild animals all around.
He is very sad. Can he still find his baby?
Read to find out what happens when things don't go quite as planned....
A Woman's Journey through her Husband's Prostate Cancer is a title I chose due to the discovery in 1999 of my husband's cancer; we were all affected. My entire family. I needed my mother and brothers and sisters to assist me with my family life while my family life was on hold. Without the support and guidance of physicians and family, I do not believe I wou...
What is poverty and how does it affect family life and children in particular? How should children from an early age be socialized to menial labor? This seven-year research seeks to understand how girls are socialized in a modern traditionalistic society that is bent on stripping them of normal childhood and destined for a life of back-breaking and dangerous...
Edna and Richard were now getting a little old, their eye sight was not as good as it used to be, and so they wanted to retire. They had been making Teddy Bears for many years. They had almost completed their last Teddy, and decided to
give it to their grand daughter Hannah. Edna felt this last Teddy was very special, and she decided to call him Thoma...
Abortion is a taboo subject. Abortion is not a matter of policy, but instead, at its core is a heart issue. For it reveals both where our hearts stand as well as who reigns—Christ or Self. For those of us who in the past have chosen Self, this book is for you. This book is for those women who are willing to look into their heart and allow Christ to cleanse...
While this book is the autobiography of Stanton O. Berg's (Stan's) life and times, it is also a short history of United States during the Great Depression and also the history of the development of the forensic sciences with some inclusion of Sherlock Holmes in that history. Stan's four years army service in the Counter Intelligence Corp. at Baltimore, Maryl...
There are two creations mentioned in God's word: the first described in the book of Genesis, and the second being the natural world all around us. What is man's relationship to these creations, and how do these relate to the Creator? There are two trees in the Garden of Eden: The Tree of Life, and the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil. What were their p...
Lying on the cold steel surface of the air ship, barely able to move, Ashton focuses on a strange figure looking down at him as he coughs.
“Who are you?” Ashton asks the strange figure.
“Who are we?” responds the man looking down at him. “My name is Lesant. To answer your real question, think of us as the light in the darkness, the ca...
Teachers experience joys and tribulations, mountaintops and valleys, struggles and triumphs. A to Z Devotional for Teachers is sure to lift your spirits and remind you of why you are where you are and why you do what you do.
Be encouraged each day as you read these nuggets from one who has been there. No situation in the classroom is bigger than or mo...
For young Mika, as for so many Japanese youth, the pressure and expectations are often overwhelming. Parents with unrealistic goals, insensitive uncaring peers and a future that often seems hopeless. She finds herself sinking into despair until one day she meets a young man that is somehow very different, he is kind and caring with an unusual wholesomeness a...
Three years ago, Hadley Tate, a prostitute, was murdered in the city of Silverkeep, a quiet oasis of middle- to upper-class families. No one was ever convicted of the murder, and the case was soon forgotten by the authorities.
Until now.
Two drifters, J and Ben, arrive in town to confront Pastor Bryan Shortridge, head pastor of Unity Church, f...
Sometimes we need a role model—someone who knows what we are going through or just someone to talk to. In the realm of religion and theology, we look to the saints or those deemed to be holy people. You can find most saints of the Catholic church in Books of the Saints. These are more the traditional saints most from centuries ago. I prefer to look at holy...
Who am I? I am Bobby Earl Taylor, and I am adopted into the family of Christ (Ephesians 1:4–6).
I am so thankful for God's truth and his promises to bring good from the storms of devastation in our lives. No one wishes for hard times in life, no one asks for suffering or storms, no one longs to wade through deep rivers of hurt, rejection, and pain o...
Forgiving others is one of the hardest things to do. This book gives spiritual reasons to work through your process. Through examples from everyday life, bible stores and personal testimony, this book will help you understand why forgiveness is so important. ...
Come embark on an adventure with twin siblings, Joshua and Maranatha, at the Imperium World! The Imperium World is a new world where one can be loved and share that love with others by being a positive difference in the world while making the world a better place. Each Imperium Playhouse holds a different quest that must be conquered and an internal treasure...
Denny is a young boy who has trouble falling asleep. There just might be a monster under his bed! With the help of his two friends, Denny learns all about imagination and how it can be something positive. Is there a monster under his bed?
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Bitigaio Bear was born from the Pine Tree Christmas Tree Farm owned and operated by the Bitagaio family, a caring Christian family showing and sharing their love to the community where they live. Bitigaio Bear shows this same love as he experiences and learns about faith through the growth from pumpkin seeds into big, orange, pumpkins....
In June of 2016, Carol's, safe predictable life was uprooted. The red Toyota BOXRRAV loaded with a couple of suitcases, a few plants, some bonsai tools, and her white boxer Spud, headed east toward the Land of Enchantment.
In 2006, she began documenting the journey of finding her Nana and the subsequent cleanup of the cemetery at the State Mental Hosp...
Visiting friends in Australia, Deannie takes a morning walk in the nearby forest. The day is beautiful, and she is excited to go exploring in this inspiring country. She does not know that her life will take a radical turn.
Stumbling into the entrance of another dimension, her journey begins. Her guide, a tiny fairy named Sunshine, surprises her and w...
The author uses an honest and vibrant approach in “telling the story” in this collection of poems, while reflecting on memorable events in her life and the influences of those around her. Many of the poems depict what it was like growing up as a baby boomer on a rural prairie near and in Whiteface and Levelland, both small West Texas oil field boomtowns....
The first part of the title is how I perceived things in my journey called life. It's the events as I saw them from my eyes and how they impacted me.
The second part of the title is what I would have preferred things to have been. Life's experiences are not always what I wanted them to be. It's those experiences that challenged me and made me change s...
He was her eyes, guiding her through the darkness and always at her side. She showed him the light of compassion, life, and love. The bond they shared together was beautiful and unbreakable.
Then one day, everything changed.
In only his third year as a guide dog, the world overturned for Chance. He came face-to-face with one of the most difficu...
Shouting into the Mist is a contemplative self-reflection based on the theory of perception and the inescapable existential component of human existence. Any manifestation of life has a message which is shouted to an ultimately indefinable audience, to be understood and misunderstood, as well as interpreted, reinterpreted, and misinterpreted. Through one's j...
This book follows a law enforcement career through the turbulent era of the '70s and '80s, the outreach of the '90s, and into the twenty-first century. The period also included community-oriented policing and other programs, some of which were properly applied and were a success, while others did not achieve their planned application.
Policing has bee...
Barkersville is the kind of place where people ran to escape. Lewis was a longtime resident of Barkersville, but that never stopped him from running. For most of his life, Lewis carried around a burden of unspoken words and unanswered actions that weighed him down more than he'd ever let on.
Charles was considered the new guy in town—a private psych...
Following the covenant promise God gave to Abraham, how it points back to creation and how it points forward to completion. Abraham's two sons—Ishmael, born of the flesh; and Isaac, born of the Spirit, the child of promise. Following this lineage forward, the two kingdoms. Ishmael representing the kingdom of this world's system, and Isaac representing the ...
Mimi is a little girl with big dreams, but not everyone shares her enthusiasm for such an unrealistic future. After all dreaming of things so unlikely to come true is really a waste of time, or is it? The Dancer is a story written to inspire young minds to reach heights previously unthinkable!
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Set deep in the south in the city of Meridian, Mississippi and the rural area of Cyril, Alabama between 1930s and 1940s, this story is about a young girl and her mother who try to reconcile their love for one another. The story covers three generations of their family as the daughter struggles to find the love from her mother that she so desperately ...
Rosa Brown was an educated sixty-year-old woman, who worked in the corporate world. Life was good until she was informed by her employer that her services were no longer needed. Devastated and confused, Rosa found herself living in a women's shelter in Washington, DC. Eventually her life became elevated when she joined a work program and found steady employm...
I DON'T THINK I CAN HANDLE THIS!
Family members silently experience their own personal hell when they have a loved one on drugs. It is a frustrating and confusing time with no straight answers, leaving family members feeling lonely, angry, and helpless.
This book was written with the help of family members who share their own stories of...
How we see life in any moment is through the lens of our perception.
We are bombarded daily with news of struggles and sadness—our own and those of others around the world. These humble expressions are not intended to minimize the realities of that which deeply challenges us. Instead, they are gentle reminders to remember that we are all blessed wit...
Seeking to Become Whole: Creating a Transformed Church for All the Children of God approaches the issue of marginalized persons—the other—by interpreting Jesus's parables in the context of progressive Christianity to create a church of love and justice for all God's children.
Our society and church face a historical crisis. White people in America...
Superhero is a sweet story about the love between a mother and her child. In this story a young child wakes during the night from a bad dream. He calls out for his mother, who comes quickly to his rescue. As the story continues, the roles reverse, as the boy becomes his mother's superhero. She explains that her love for him has given her strength and insight...
This is a very readable Christian book putting forth the ideas of Christianity and evil, with Christianity being a clear winner. The story revolves around a troubled family living in an old, once-beautiful, twenty-seven-room Victorian home on the coast of Maine. After many years of neglect, the once-beautiful home is now filled with mystery and sadness. With...
My Life as a Great Lakes Broadcaster is a true story that takes the reader back more than six decades to when the author and electronic communication were both in their infancy. It is a recollection of stories from Michigan broadcaster Bill Thompson, as he returns to his roots growing up on the family farm in the 1950s, 60s, and 70s. It shows readers how he ...
Self-empower your leadership skills.
You can tailor-make your own system using BJ's motivational power phrases to achieve your desired success. He did it. Why not you? Here are a few of those phrases:
Real leaders do not use an excuse as a substitution. They are focused on achievement and finding a solution.
Successful leaders know how a...
The book illustrations (i.e., stick figures) was inspired by another book that a friend of mine eventually gave me. I liked the idea of handwritten words, which I think were somewhat inspired by writing in a toy giving personalization. This book is back to basics with no time or commercialism dated as such. A moral lesson, if any, would be that no matter ho...
Imagine you are sitting in a lovely garden. It is in the early hours, when mist enshrouds the liminal space between night and day. Or it may be in the cool of the evening, as a pallet of color begins to emerge just beyond the horizon. You are drawn to quiet reflection and wish to express the musings of your heart in word or verse, in watercolor sketch or pho...
I have experienced two of the most profound experiences God offers us on this earth: the overwhelming joy of adopting children, and the overpowering grief of losing a child from the tragedy of heroin addiction. In this book, I have placed everything my heart holds. It is a blend of happy experiences with my children as my husband and I raised them, horrific ...
Brett, Blake, and their neighbor Gavin were having a great time fishing
when they learned from their duck friend Mallory that a huge storm was
approaching. Mallory is worried and will fly to a safer area with her three
little ducklings. The boys rush to find some food to help the ducks and
return home to help their families. This ...
An Unexpected Honor
It happened on May 1, 2011 on Sunday afternoon with about seventy-five friends, former kickers and families of former kickers, coaches, my family, and other friends from the church and community. The Thomasville Athletic Boosters Club, the Thomasville Athletic Department and others from the community had made the arrangemen...
For the Christian, the Bible is a practical and essential source of faith and life. God has preserved and supplied it as a tangible connection to Him. He reveals His wishes for us and His character in the scriptures.
But given our daily pace—or, even worse, our mistaken understanding—if we read it, we do so with the wrong focus. We may only review...
There's no better place to see the beauty of God's creation than in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. That's where Reagan, Mason, and Colton are going with their grandparents to have a picnic in Cades Cove. There will be wonderful things to see and tasty food to eat, but Grampy has a special surprise that creates a lasting memory for the children, one...
Aspiring to share his passion for life through writing and public speaking, Michael reveals intimate details of his lifelong jour¬ney through the pages of his tell-some book, “Happy Endings and a New Beginning.” Michael was born in Southern California and grew up with a lot of family around him. At eight years of age, his family moved to Northern Califo...
Five-year-old Sammy has a big question: What's a belly button good for? Determined to find the answer, Sammy decides to ask his friends if they know.
Johnny has no idea what a belly button is good for. Neither does Susie, the smartest girl in kindergarten. His big brother, Ricky, does not know either. When his sister and father do not seem to know the...
Have you ever been afraid of something? If you said yes, then you are not very different from Plucky the Duck. With a little patience and love from his friends, Plucky learns to face his fears and become the extraordinary duck that was always there just hidden deep inside him....
USA and Racial Divide: Lord Heal Me and Heal Our Land addresses racism from the perspective of a sixty-three-year-old African American Christian woman who has struggled with her ability to experience the love of God because of her contradictory reality. The book, though controversial, will benefit all readers because it exposes the true culprit of division w...
This is a story about a young boy who never wanted to eat his entire meal. His big mama created a fun and exciting game for him to finish his meals.
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If you desire your portion from God, then you must ask like Agur did—with a spirit of sincerity, seeking only what you need. Agur realized that there is a possibility that too much wealth could create a prideful memory lapse, causing him to forget the source of his riches. He knew that would be disastrous for his spiritual health. He also knew the greatest...
Monique, an American fashion reporter; Princess Zorina ; and Alison, an Irish fashion designer, lead very different lives. Monique designs the perfect skirt for her wedding, Zorina's love is forbidden, and Alison's star rises in Paris.
But when Monique donates her skirt to Goodwill, she sets it on a journey that will change all their lives forever. In...
ABCs of Alzheimer's Disease: a Shared Reality by Me and My Shadow is a story of Bruce and Ethel's Alzheimer's disease (AD) journey, along with a history of AD from autopsies to PET scan research, including technology and genetic discoveries. The book is a realistic, short, comprehensive, evidence-based, description of Alzheimer's disease (AD). It describes A...
Transition, Deathbed's Compelling Evidence of Life After Death is the real-life experiences of dying patients, primarily in a hospice setting. These experiences are measured for accuracy through the scientific method. Most importantly, these experiences are validated by biblical information. Information and events which fail testing against biblical standard...
Two young Lakota brothers are tasked with helping manage the Lakota horse herd at night when most of the older boys go on a large buffalo hunt. They are faced with unexpected events and must use their wits and bravery to help save the herd....
Beth Gibson's life as an editor for a newspaper was pretty ordinary, a little empty, and almost boring, but all that was about to change when she went walking on the trail behind her house one afternoon. Little did she know that her life would collide with a young shapeshifter named Cameron. Part-time mountain lion and part-time second-grade boy, Cameron wou...
In this chaotic world, one thing that is obvious is that the enemy of God, Satan, is using his powers to attempt to deceive the Christian Church and those who have no relationship with Christ at all. He does this by any means necessary. His greatest power is that he knows our weaknesses. He is sullen, taking his time and making light of godly issues. And he ...
If you are one of the thirty million people in the United States with diabetes like me, then this book is for you.
It's a walk through the world of all the sweets we can no longer indulge in but only fantasize about. And that's what the book is—a satirical fantasy of chocolate cakes that talk, and cakes that endear themselves to people like you and...
Arturo DiMartino's Italy is in ruins at the end of WWI.
Its politics splintered. Its economy tattered. Its social fabric shredded.
Italians blame their weak leaders and demand their overthrow. Mussolini steps onto the political stage and his populist views and spirited charisma captivate the country. Arturo joins Mussolini's political c...
Is the Bible relevant? Of course it is. It is the story of God's redemptive love for mankind, but is it relevant to me and the particular circumstances of my life? In Speed Bumps on the Way to Heaven, I relive my own life-changing transformational stories and then put the Bible to the test. Does it have value? Yes! Is it relevant? Yes! Each chapter, each spe...
Sometimes the way a child talks, the way a child dresses, where the child lives, or the color of his or her skin can be a target for teasing and bullying. Grady, the fatherly dragon, helps little dragon Sydney to understand that the world is a beautiful place because there is so much to see in the way of color—that differences make the world an interesting...
Never suspecting that April 22, 2016, would be anything more than a typical day, Chris's mountain bike ride turned into the most horrific day of his life. Catapulting off the sheer face of the cliff at sixteen miles an hour and falling nearly three hundred feet, this true story of grit, persistence, and love of family is nothing short of a miracle. Appearing...
Land's writing is the story of fourteen years of her life, taking the reader through a time line direct from God. A true story of first the annoyance of seeing her carefully laid-out plan for future years to amazement at how divine wisdom intervened and was perfect as to where the author was to be and when, who she was to meet and why, and how the future wou...
This trilogy includes the first two books (Little Bobby O'Malley and The Spirit of the Conch Shell) that reflected some of the fond memories the author had of the undeveloped jungles and wooded areas of Southeast Florida in 1949. In the new third book, The Pirates of the Bermuda Triangle, the author's imagination carries the reader on an exciting adventure a...
Urban communities throughout the United States and the world are in a phase of rebuilding, whether it is economically, socially, spirituality, or culturally. It is important in these times that diverse communities retain values that distinguish them and celebrate those cultural traditions. In the work to build community, it will be valuable to learn how song...
This book is a lot about “coming of age'. I wanted to share things I experienced back then with you. It will be of a lot of interest to those who have ever had a loved one in a nursing facility. I really hope you find it an enjoyable read.
The voices, laughter and stories shared with me during my time working with the elderly still resonates in my ...
For years as believers, we listen, read, and study God's Word. We can get to a point of confusion if we are not careful with so much information available. We can allow ourselves to ease into information overload. The author was in search to break it down a little and see if there was a general conclusion to the question: “Once you are saved, what comes ne...
When a molecular biologist discovers a miraculous vaccine, the pharmaceutical industry is eager to get hold of it, but when he refuses to reveal the elements of his formula, all hell breaks loose . . . Vincent, an idealistic, unassuming research scientist, together with his bright assistant, Dorothy, discover a vaccine that when injected into the human body ...
Six-year-old Michael Tillman had the perfect life with his adoring parents until a sudden tragedy changed his life forever. With the death of his mother and father, Michael was sent to live with his grandparents in South Georgia and had to learn to adjust to his new, broken world. His grandfather, Judge Tillman, was an extremely wealthy and powerful man but ...
Early retired pastor, Alexander Bastion, sits in a Seattle mental care facility, staring out the cafeteria window at a world nobody else can see. He sees a peculiar and stormy world, where the darkened glass is shattered and the thin veil, which shields people from the sight of wars in heavenly realms is torn asunder. For some reason God has shown him that a...
This was given to my daughter when she was in elementary school as a letter to carry with her each day to remind her that God made her special. My daughter was faced with adversity that others often see as a behavior issue; but I knew it was much more than that. I prayed to God and asked him to help and guide me so she could get on the right track, and he he...
By the age of fifty-five, Julia Renée Huff has collected more than a few mental illness labels. She'd taken medications for these diagnosed illnesses since Desert Shield/Storm. After several failed attempts to come off the medications she'd been prescribed, Julia started a soul-searching journey to uncover the cause for these conditions. She thought if she ...
Caitlin trusted the Lord to lead her—right place, right time. She expected the best after college—ideal job, great husband, time of her life. Living with dad and mourning mom was not what she had in mind. No amazing job-find puzzled her too. And now Harrison Alexander wanted to win her favor. How did this happen? He's a criminal, a criminal seeking her f...
Revelation at the Snows is the second of a trilogy, following the first, Murder in the Snows—Snows being a channel in the Les Cheneaux area of eastern part of Michigan's Upper Peninsula. Sheriff George is once again confronted with murder of the worst kind. One murder after another causes George to realize he has a serial killer on the loose. But his way i...
“Jesus wept . . .” No matter if it is your parent, spouse, child or friend who dies, grief comes to us all. Vickie Truett has walked this road and has a Biblical message of comfort and hope to share with you in her book.
“Tears in a Bottle; A Journey Through Grief” will encourage you and point you to the eternal source of comfort. Take time to...
Meet Maggie, modern society's idea of a
Liberated woman
- is her husband's successful business partner
- becomes single and juggles several part-time positions
- contributes to civic organizations
- grows organic veget...
In the lowest times of our lives, God never gives up on “His” Children. He is a light to our feet and when we listen, we are able to receive His love.
“No More”, tells a testimony of bad choices that led to cancer, upon many health issues and a divine intervention of God's grace and mercy.
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Lydia Galatianti, queen of Galatia, is running for her life—the love of her life, King Richard, slain at the hands of his own mother. Hiding her swollen belly from her escort, her mission is to protect her unborn child, even if that means putting her trust in Serene, a strange and creepy old teller who may have an agenda of her own.
Seventeen years...
This is a book about charitable giving and stewardship. It is a resource book for churches and their leadership as well as the average church member. In it, the author addresses the age-old question: did Jesus or the New Testament teach tithing? How much are we instructed to give in today's world? Are we to give from the gross or our net income?
While...
Jeb Ratliff was raised with strong Christian values but was thrust into the middle of the bloodiest war in our history. Winners write history and their explanations oftentimes stray from the actual facts. He was raised knowing that slavery was an abomination but chose to fight for the South as many Southern men and women did. After the war, many survivors he...
Since the beginning of time, mankind has been fraught with the need to seek its revenge against their fellow man. All manner of instrumentation from the rock Cain used to bean his brother to the stealthy use of poison. Rage boiling inside to the point where it could no longer be contained. Bursting forth without the ability to control it. Emotional magma. Or...
A retired RN tells her stories of her experiences in her professional life. But being a nurse is only one side of Barbara. Her husband was licensed electrician (retired), and he worked for a company that did electrical work, but in 1976, he was fired due to company cutbacks. As it happened, that same Friday was Barbara's last day to work at her first hospita...
Everyone has a story to tell. This is a story of young love, a war in Vietnam, and how God orders your steps even when you are not walking with him. It is the story of a life designed with moves to different locations to learn different lessons from college towns, to resort locations ending in Amish country. You will learn of the advantage of walking through...
My first worship was conceived one afternoon at church. My precious sister came up to me and said, “You should write a book and call it My First Worship.” It was like a seed was deposited and immediately took root. I knew it was from God cause this was something I have never done before. So as soon as I got home, I sat down and started writing. I was don...
Young Peter Wagner is growing up in the 80's in Wyoming. He is terrified of entering the sixth grade but has a summer to prepare. As the son of a Lutheran pastor, Peter must make choices that most other kids don't contemplate. Not only is he the preacher's kid, he is also adopted, short, dark-skinned, and ambitious. Vacation Bible School, summer baseball, ch...
Self-empower your goal setting skills.
You can tailor-make your own system using BJ's motivational power phrases to achieve your desired success. He did it. Why not you? Here are a few of those phrases:
Our first look at a critical change, that goal may appear to be out of range.
How can we ever keep growing if we don't know where we are...
Ezekiel's human sister, Ashia, who just graduated high school volunteers to go on her first solo trip to pick up a new batch of puppies, and even though her parents were very nervous about it, they let her go with Ezekiel by her side.
On this trip, things do not go even remotely as planned. Because of an unfortunate encounter with two thieves, Ashia g...
In a country lost to history, where a kingdom seeks to exact total power over its subjects, a young woman of peculiar vision is driven to take a stand against her king after the deaths of her parents, and the introduction of a powerful black magic capable of controlling the very wills of the country's people. This young woman, a countess named Hope, must rai...
The Great Commission of our Lord Jesus Christ in the Gospel according to Matthew calls for the church to recognize and accept the fact that doing ministry invariably involves and traverses many and various boundaries. The one called to lead any part of the church will surely be involved in preaching and teaching, as stated in the said commission. As Paul sta...
Tom Spurgin does not want his readers to have to guess what this book is about. He has been involved with the Lord's Church since being saved and is convinced there is no greater need in life than our relationship with our Creator. He has been saved for forty-four years. He is eighty-two years of age from a small town in Texas, married at age of sixteen, sav...
SS Major Erich Schweizer was a concentration camp inspector. Like many other war criminals who escaped capture after WWII, he lives in hiding, but Schweizer's story is a little different—his circumstance uncommonly unique. On the eve of the Allied liberation of Camp Neuengamme in 1945 Nazi Germany, a gravely ill Schweizer is abandoned by his comrades in th...
Rex digs deep, beneath the surface of superficial understanding of our behavior to show how, VITALLY IMPORTANT, and POWERFUL, the 'words and choices' we use are throughout our lives.
Man is a free moral agent created by God to make these choices. GOD'S WORDS and His PROMISES guarantee BLESSINGS applied to our lives. Our words and choices, often idle,...
From a fifteen-year-old child who had spent four years as a slate picker in the mines of southern West Virginia, to a marine who earned a combat promotion to captain after distinguishing himself at the battle of the Chosin Reservoir during the Korean war, Rex Luther Buford leads an eventful life. Being determined to not live and die as his father had done st...
Many books have been written about war, but it may be unusual to have a record of what a variety of soldiers had to say when they came off the front lines. The author did not interview anyone; what they said was spontaneous of their own will because they sensed he was willing to listen. After the author had finished his journal and had been discharged from t...
Adopting a child is a magical thing! My parents always made me feel special to be adopted. This story describes a couple's yearning for a child and then their excitement when they learn that there is a special baby just for them! It is told in the same way that my parents shared my adoption story with me every night. Simple. Honest. Special. Loved. Adoption ...
The title of this book came to me when I started ministering to a couple who came to me for counseling. They wanted to be saved, get baptized and be married and they wanted weekly encouragement. They drove over sixty miles one way just to receive weekly encouragement. I finally convinced them after a year and half to let me send them the encouragement via em...
Anyone can see the good in a good situation, but when we see the good in a dark situation, then we see a glimpse of how God sees us. Love Built on the Rock was written to inspire each day with a smile and a thought to ponder. Faith is a powerful weapon that can overcome and bring strength to our souls. Through stories, inspirational quotes, and poems, may Lo...
They say “the truth will set you free.” And indeed it will. This theological book will embark readers on a journey to discover practical truths leading to understanding and enlightenment. Then, put into practice, these truths will set one free. Philosophically written and biblically inspired, the truths presented will prompt deep thought, including learn...
It is not often that a species of life plummets to the very brink of extinction only to rise and flourish once again, but then, the species known as man is no ordinary species. The mission is to find a planet to colonize where people can live free from the decadent conditions on Earth. But the second planet of Epsilon Eridani will not meet their needs. They ...
Do you remember using or hearing the term, “Who Died and Left You in Charge?” I would think almost all of us have. The title for this book came to author John S. (Stan) Halstead while teaching middle school music at The Oaks Christian School in Summerville, SC. Following a lesson on rudimentary music theory, Stan overheard a sixth grader ask a classmate,...
I Have a Question? is a poignant mother/daughter narrative that began as an exhaustive search to determine the origins and therefore the answers to multiple medical irregularities that entail the story of Julie, a remarkably determined young lady, whose only goal was to be accepted as the perceptive and intelligent person she indeed is. She wanted to be “N...
Advice for My Children: How to Build Wealth – A Step-by-Step Guide, written for my own children as they begin their careers, offers a proven path to wealth, whether you're just starting out or twenty years into your career.
It's never too early or too late to start building wealth.
These thirty-six principles will help you master your money, ...
At 2:00 a.m. on August 26, 2018, I had God tell me, in no uncertain terms it was, in fact, time to write this book. He also provided me the title, What If I Wake Up Dead in the Morning? At some point in your faith life, when you hear God as strong as I did that night, it's best to do as you are told.
I had always lived my life believing I was in contr...
Gather the Fragments, That None May Be Lost is the fictional story of a small group of young, homeless, mothers living in a shelter in Manhattan who dream of a better life for themselves and their children. The characters are loosely based on a number of single mothers whose lives have intersected with the author's, as students, colleagues, and friends, as ...
Remain in Touch with God is the sincerest and most honest answer to the question, what must I do to deserve heaven or a life with God?
Throughout history, God has taken the initiative to reach out to humanity through all possible means, and lastly through his son, Jesus Christ. Listen to him and do what he asks of you, and you will certainly remain i...
Join Rhea and her fellow detectives as they crack some of day care's most puzzling cases. Mrs. Bearington has gone missing. Help Rhea find her by using your supersleuth counting skills to solve each clue. Is Mrs. Bearington lost forever? Only time will tell....
Imagine the scene: a crowded dining room, people milling about as they look for the best place to sit. As they are circling for a landing, they hear snippets of conversations as the volume rises and falls from one speaker to the next. Finally, one by one, seats open up and conversations are joined.
Life at the Guys Table is about lessons learned from ...
Sociopolitical upheavals and natural disasters in a country compel young men to emigrate from their realm. After perilous journeys, they settle in wealthier and more stable countries, but they don't want to be detached from their roots. Therefore, the young men go back home to marry and bring their wives with them to live in their new domiciles. However, man...
“Remember the Future” is a candid and insightful guide for the average person to find their own success by identifying and maneuvering through the mental obstacles of everyday life. The author hopes to show the reader through vicarious examples that hope is never lost in this often negative and difficult world we live in. The philosophy of “Remember th...
Just by looking at someone, you might not be able to tell they have a disability. Diabetes is seen as a disability by the federal government. It is a major life-changing event. I have had type 1 diabetes for forty-four years, since I was three. This story shares my experiences growing up with the disease. Not just the disease itself, but my life which surrou...
Called to Be a Witness is the answer to a prayer that Pamela prayed as she cried out from her heart to the Lord for new meaning and purpose in her life after the loss of her son in 2016. The Lord then directed her to write her life's story in a book, and He gave her this title. Pamela shares how God's grace is the “light” in her life that has kept her th...
This book proposes that hospitals should aim not only to heal or rehabilitate the sick, but should also teach people how to live a healthy life. The management system described can be used by hospital managers at any level to improve performance and results following a team approach where various needed skills are added when needed. The key to success is to ...
Most women are raised in a context of feminine values, whether they are aware of those values or not. Some of the values specific to this feminine culture are interdependence, caring, and relationality. In our time, many women cross over into a masculine value culture when they take on what were traditional male roles in male-evolved institutions. Eventually...
Abraham's name for God was Yahweh Jireh, the God who provides. Nowhere are the provisions of God for our spiritual growth and development more in evidence than in the last and final book of the Bible, the book of Revelation. Here, in eight visions, our Heavenly Father has laid out for us what we need for our spiritual growth and development. These vision...
This book is a must read. The author is one of the most provocative pastors in America. He is not well-known; neither does he desire to be. He is one of few pastors who totally depend on the Lord for every word spoken and every word preached. You see, not only is Pastor Ardoin totally dependent on God, but the reason is thought-provoking. Pastor Ardoin, from...
A Layman's Look at Ruth provides pastors, Sunday school teachers, evangelists, and any student of the Bible with a comprehensive insight into the story of Ruth and her kinsman-redeemer, Boaz. She journeys to a land foreign to her with her mother-in-law. Due to her faith in the God of Israel, she and her mother-in-law are sustained. She eventually learns that...
I Am the Thorn is a story of transformation, both in the body of the "thorn" and in his "heart"! He is completely new. Anyone can change, even things that hurt!...
This book is written as a testimony to the life experiences of the author from childhood to old age. Feeling extremely privileged for being involved in the ministries, for the glory of God. The author's life is a miracle from God as He keeps him alive to proclaim the message.
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Katie is a young Jewish girl who begins her journey as she leaves Germany to escape Hitler's rise to power and the horrors of World War II. Her adventure takes her to Madrid, Spain, and on to Marseille, France. From there, she goes to Buenos Aires, Argentina, and lives there for many years. She completes her journey by moving to the United States.
Kat...
Sometimes, a child is told a story they remember all their life. The tale helps them cope with the storms faced in life.
Ernestine Beckwith used the story her mother told her one stormy night to help her through the chaos and trials of growing up in a frontier town during the Civil War.
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Rose Abernathy was a fixture around the Woodland Hills Active Adult Community. Careening around in her golf cart with her canine companion, walking the wooded trails, or reading on a bench, Rose was recognized by all. Then one day she vanished.
While four frantic neighbors try their hands at amateur sleuthing to find Rose, her husband also disapp...
Welcome to the wonderful art of tailoring. In this book, you will find the skills needed to master your craft and run a profitable sewing business. If you have the slightest sewing skills, you can learn the trade of tailoring to make money full time or part time or just altering garments for yourself. This book teaches you step-by-step skills of how to maste...
“Amazing grace, how sweet the sound!” A familiar refrain, right? Do those words resonate with you? Well, rightly understood, the word grace is one of the grandest words in the Christian vocabulary and is certainly one of the most glorious themes in the Bible. This book attempts to explain the reasons why. Against the backdrop of sinful humanity and the n...
A word to parents and grandparents:
In these days of bullying, body-shaming, and
name-calling, children need to be reminded
that no matter what happens to them on the
outside, they are perfect and pure on the
inside. They will be empowered by learning
that there is a strong, confident person living
inside the ...
Crabapple Jones is a crabby little boy who is cross and cantankerous and rude to his sister. He is a little boy whose parents are at their wit's end with his antics. The parents turn to the Bible for guidance in dealing with their strong-willed child, and the result of scripture-based parenting changes Crabapple Jones's young heart....
Master Plan for Marriage is the product of three decades of counseling with thousands of couples who are struggling. Everyone goes into marriage with great intention, but few really know how to be married well. This book shows couples that their way does not work, and it never has worked for them. In Master Plan for Marriage, you will see that only the Maste...
I started writing to ease the pain and loss. What I was feeling, I couldn't cry. I just wrote, which gave me comfort and not question Jesus Christ. Jesus is the controller. Jesus. He gave me abundance of grace and peace. Through Jesus. Amen....
When tragedy struck this family,they could have become bitter and hated the whole world.Instead,what did they do? They wrote a book. This is why The Guilt of Innocence was put into print.
Young men all around the world are dealing with false rape allegations and sexual misconduct cases. Here's a testament of how you can get through it all with God's a...
So You Think You're Ready for Life is a compilation of true short stories that chronicle different situations throughout the life of the author. Many are comical and several are serious, but all are told in a captivating and enticing way that draws you into the events as they happen. These events leave you with life lessons at the end of each story to assist...
How Noah Learned About Courage is a story about a young man that like many of us faced many trials and learned to overcome with help from Jesus. Noah learned about courage from folks that were along his journey of life. From teachers,to classmates,to friends and the list goes on. Noah's greatest discovery is that with Jesus, he can be courageous and help oth...
The book of Genesis has inspired considerable debate among scholars in the secular world as well as within all of Christendom. Most people are still searching for answers to the most perplexing questions: Is there a God? Was Noah's flood universal or local? Were Adam and Eve the first humans? These as well as other crucial questions are addressed in The Gene...
Jodie Brown, living on a small run-down farm, is a teenage girl who loves horses. Her dream is to sometimes own and ride her own horse and compete in a horse show. However, being born with a physical disability makes it impossible for her to ride. With her father passing away and her mother working two jobs to make ends meet, owning a horse is out of the que...
For as far back as young Jimmy Sawyer could remember, he heard stories about buried treasure on Sawyer Key. Living in Key West and being a commercial fisherman, he was on the water almost every day, often just a stone throw away from Sawyer Key. It turns out that the pirate, Henry Jennings, did bury treasure on Sawyer Key, and several others were interested ...
In a government's top-secret research lab, there has been a billion-dollar project going on for many years to alter the DNA code of a mouse to a human being for covert operations. This project has failed many times; however, there is one animal, double 00102, who has survived. This animal is responding so fast mentally and physically that not even the doctor...
This is the true survival story of a young mother with six children, all under eight years old, abandoned out in the desert by her husband, and how they survived for about seven months.
Family members escaped death many times.
Her daughter saves her brother.
She saw her son hanging himself.
Dust storms, strange visitor, snakes, ea...
Matt White was an average guy just looking to earn some extra money while he was teaching.
After he started performing his magic shows at the theater in downtown Chicago, he met a gentleman named Richard who had a profound influence on his life.
This is their story....
Just when you thought that you had found a quiet blank space, a child's imagination fills these pages with creatures from bunnies to whales. Be careful when choosing this book, you may be surprised to find what's inside....
Ruben and Lillian (Martin) Corgill were my parents. Ruben was born in 1890. Lillian was born in 1898. Their lives spanned a time period from “horse and buggy” days to the jet age and space exploration. However, the way they lived didn't change very much as the modern world was evolving around them. Throughout their productive years, they stuck to the old...
Moo Moo Mouse lives in a tiny mouse house near the fairyland forest. Moo Moo loves to watch the little fairies play in the early morning before the sun comes up. One morning, Moo Moo gets there to find the fairies are already gone. Just as she turns to go home, she hears a tiny little cry for help. Looking around, Moo Moo spots a little fairy on the ground, ...
The Six Tribes each hold fierce animals who are determined to become warriors. The Woodland People receive their animal spirits at the age of twelve and can turn into their animal at any moment. Hutch is ready to receive his animal spirit. He wants to know what animal truly lies in him. Will it be the Bear Tribe with its huge grizzlies that could crush a sk...
Living a life of sin for many years had me in bondage. I was a slave to sin. I was living my life a lie, wanting to find the truth. I have fought the demon for many years. To defeat the demon, you've got to find out what demons fear. See, the devil and his demons like to plant fear in you and feed off it. If you don't give them no fear to eat, they will soon...
The Seven Dispensations of Grace is a series and compilation of the prophetic revelation the Lord wanted to give unto the world of the “Goodness” and Grace of Himself from one dispensation to the next, in relation to humanity from creation through to the last of days. He gives us revelatory knowledge of how he has sat upon the throne of grace from dispen...
This book is a must-read for everyone who wants to understand how to live healthy in our day and age. Hosea 4:6 says “My people are destroyed from lack of knowledge.” It is true that some health conditions don't entirely depend on the actions of people, but there are so many health conditions that can be avoided with the correct information. The purpose ...
Have you ever wondered how pastors first received God's call to become a minister? Would you be surprised to know that it is often in the local church culture that it becomes apparent that God wants them to be in ministry? In The Madison Effect: An Inspiring Culture of Call, Gary Robbins explores an inspirational culture of call within a small church in Madi...
This family of eagles have already overcome the problem of weak eagle shells and leaving their home in the big city of Philly. I want this book to be an inspiration to children from the early parts of their lives. Shining Spirit is my way of describing some deep, emotional, and devastating parts of my own young life.
Shine is a deep and inward place i...
After completing my bachelor's degree in disaster management, I knew everything was about to change. No longer was I going to be a waitress at the yacht club. I was going to be rich, independent, and successful. My mediocre life was about to end.
Driving to my parents' house, I recited a short speech I had prepared to thank them for their support. I'...
For most people, reading through the Bible from cover to cover can seem like a daunting task. Likewise, finding practical application can sometimes seem even more difficult. W[Book titles are set in italics.]alking with Him Daily: A Daily Walk Through the New Testament is a tool to assist you in your journey. This book will help you take one chapter at a tim...
It all began on a Sunday in 1992. It was not just any Sunday. This was a Sunday when an encounter with God would radically change the life of a couple from Tennessee. What they thought was a vacation in Puerto Rico turned out to be more than they expected. The encounter, so dramatic, affected their relationship with God, each other, and everyone else they ca...
The Animals in the Ark is the unique story of Noah's Ark told form the point of view of the animals. Have you ever wondered what it was like to be one of those animals? Now you will know. It was quite an experience and an adventure. What happened when the flood ended and the animals left the ark? Get ready for a surprise!...
Alessandra must escape.
Darkness, so thick it threatens to consume everything around it, works as ideal cover, concealing a dauntless young girl as she creeps aboard the pirate ship lying in harbor in seventeenth-century Port Royal. When darkness fades to light, she must find a way to stay safe. She must hide in plain sight.
Alessandra must con...
Life changed completely in a heartbeat.
Frank had a massive brain hemorrhage; the diagnosis was terminal.
In the emergency department, the doctor told me that she could try to save him by transporting him; there might be a way that they could drill into his head and relieve the pressure and save his life. His chances of survival were 2 percent....
It is spring on the farm, and young Ben has a big job. It is to protect all the birds that live there. Luckily, his friends Hana and Tigger help him whenever they can. One day, after having rescued Mabel, the guinea hen's young keets, from a hungry fox, Ben is given a thank-you gift of eighteen guinea eggs for his gallant act of bravery from all the guinea h...
Bill Bugg and his wife, Billie Jean, planned a long retirement together after raising their children. Those plans were completely devastated when Billie Jean was diagnosed with Alzheimer's. Bill was her caregiver until she passed away in December 2003, eighteen years after she began having memory problems. This book is Bill's account of what he learned that ...
Brendan, the imaginative young boy who loves music, sees the possibility of rhythm everywhere. Brendan thinks he was given special ears to hear the music all around him. He creates his own sounds wherever he goes. He makes an adventure out of grocery shopping, bringing him and his mom so much joy. One day a package arrives for Brendan and what's inside chang...
Author Rodney Evans thought worldly possessions such as cars, clothes, money, and a good life with family and friends were all he needed. During his goal to obtain those things, God was never in his thoughts until difficult times hit him.
The author has written this heartfelt story about God's open door policy to except all who comes through His door ...
The Jewish teachings of the Torah in the law and prophets contain a treasure of knowledge and understanding revealing the Jewish Messiah Yeshua or Jesus Christ. When viewed through the lens of the Hebrew alphabet clues hidden in plain sight reveal the mystery of Messiah that the eyes of our understanding may be opened. ...
Aliera Wants to be a Monkey is about a girl named Aliera who goes to the zoo to learn about capuchin monkeys. She finds out something cool about the monkeys and wants to be one. She soon learns not everything about monkeys are cool. ...
Our emotions can seem to come out of nowhere and flow over us so quickly that we can be overwhelmed by them. They engulf our entire being, causing us to almost feel like we are swimming in a sticky mess we can't seem to get out of. They are talking to us and asking us to listen. Perhaps one of the women in this book will speak your language and invite you to...
After spending six months researching several major religions of the world and feeling more confused than ever, Diane decided to write a letter to The Creator of The Universe and the Jesus she was told about since childhood.
Dear God,
If you are the one true God and Jesus is Your Son, and He really died for my sins on The Cross and ros...
We are all in a battle every day of our lives. Satan is waging war on us and God. It's not a war we can see because it is a spiritual war. Satan is proud and he's angry that he isn't God. His weapons of warfare are temptation, doubt, anger, lies, deception, other people, and life circumstances.
Few people are aware of this and most do not care to thin...
As parents, nearly all mothers and fathers form a bond with their offspring at the moment of birth. As we parents know, children do not come with instructions, however. The business of raising them to become productive members of society is a roller-coaster of ups and downs. This series of trials and errors helps to define and solidify the parental bond. Whe...
When a promise with a strange and mysterious facet behind it is made in the life of gifted nine-year-old Douglas Southerland, he is propelled into making choices he must deal with, and an unusually odd quest begins that lasts the rest of his life.
Spanning eight decades, The Promise is the story of Douglas's first-class life from the 1890s to 1970. Wh...
• # symbolizes the days and times we live in
• Spiritual projects the necessity to edit our lives with a heavenly mindset
• Selfies represents the internal pictures of our character developed by the Lord
This book of poetry is presented by author Glenny Z. Moore. It offers an unfashionable trend for the world; however, it'...
In the presence of God, the love, mercy, and grace are so overwhelming that I find my tears falling like rain until I am “drenched in grace.”...
The hairables have only known water and darkness. They discover that there is another way of life for them and a brighter world to see. As the hairables attempt to find a way out of the darkness and into the light, they will have to lend a hand, or should I say a hair, to help out their fellow mates. ...
Noodle shares her and her sibling's life on a farm with their Momma and Daddy. Momma was raised in an orphanage during the great depression. Daddy was a pilot in the army during WWII. Daddy made up his own religion, which included using no medication, no birth control, and no grace. Women and girls must wear dresses, and men are superior to women and...
Daniel Kelly watches the world around him with the eyes and heart of a writer, but life in rural Pennsylvania in 1860 doesn't provide him much to write about. Abby Weimer is a farmer's daughter who wants to be anything but a farmer's wife. Brian O'Bern, her foster brother, chafes against farm life and Abby's father, as well. The boys have a plan to get to Ph...
On the unknown planet Interk sits the dense and mysterious Moon Glow Wood. The planet mirrors Earth in all aspects of life and landscape.
Two owls learn to read in the forgotten library of a dilapidated mansion which sits on the edge of The Wood.
Smilecramp, the young owl, uses his newfound knowledge to form a plan that could present a life of ...
As I was writing my story The End Is the Beginning, the thoughts running through my mind had to do with the stories I continued to hear during church studies about our stay on earth being transitory and then when someone passed away, if he had been a good Christian follower of the Lord, his place in heaven would be waiting for him....
When I think of all my possessions to include any wealth in savings or retirement funds—my home and cars; my health, the strength of my body and mind; all that I have accomplished; my talents, titles, or degrees—is there anything that I can claim aside from the magnificent grace of God? Anything? For me, there is nothing that I can claim. Since I came in...
What does a person have to believe to be a Christian? With hundreds of different denominations and probably thousands of beliefs, are there some essentials that all people must believe in to be a Christian? An obvious answer to that is, yes. What are the essentials that people must believe in to be a Christian? The author answers that question with eight ess...
While it may not normally be the case, once in a great while, the pieces of a puzzle seem to fall into place with astonishing ease. The exceptional set of circumstances that occurred during a six-month period in 1998, beginning with a “discovery” trip to St. Edward, Nebraska, to finding a distant relative that happened to be a history professor and famil...
Brave Tsavo, the first African lion hound, never dies. A nature god blesses him with reincarnation, and he lives again and again as an angel of mercy for the people he loves. Follow his heroic journey from the Dark Continent to the 9/11 disaster site and the Battle of Gettysburg. Watch him outwit a famous psychiatrist and cross the genetic line between man a...
This story is about how a little boy named Rocky. His friends and family called him Rocky the Rocket. As you read this story, you will find out how Rocky got his nickname. How his love for God, family, and speed help him become known as Rocky the Rocket. How he became one of the greatest motorcycle riders that ever lived.
This book is filled with spee...
It's every boy's dream to have a great family and especially to have a big brother to look up to who really likes you. My brother is not like any other big brother; he is the best big brother in the world! And nothing will ever change that. Even if someone tries, my big brother promised to always be there for me and to never stop talking to me. My pa...
This book was written to comfort the lonely souls who are facing fears from those they love. This book teaches us to act with caution and be compassionate when it comes to emotional situations.
In this book, you will discover the importance of love and patience because of human need. A parent gives all they know to nurture a child as he becomes an adu...
After Shlomo recovers from his heart attack, he flies en route to the Grand Canyon, but two desperados—fresh from their latest bank heist—have other ideas. They flag Shlomo down in his car and force him to drive them to their secret lair. There he stumbles upon a source of potential great wealth. Soon Shlomo and his captors find they need each other.
Ben Thomas is about to celebrate his eighteenth birthday with his friends at his grandfather's lakeside estate. His best friend, Jack Foster, has invited Megan Dills, a relatively new student at Franklin High, to the birthday party and surprises Ben by telling him just before the party begins. Little does Ben know that the adventure of a lifetime is ...
Born out of wedlock to a rebellious teenaged mother, Bella Rose became known as he homeliest child the people of Homewood, Montana, had ever seen. Born with odd facial features and a club foot, she would later be stricken with poliomyelitis, resulting in further disability. Unsuccessful attempts to correct her severe spinal curvature defect resulted in even ...
Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord, and whose hope is the Lord.
—Jeremiah 17:7
Electing the People's President, Donald J. Trump, is a personal history of the 2016 Presidential Election. It is written by one of the sixty-two million people that elected our forty-fifth President. Nancy Allen began the journey in 2015 as d...
This book is about recognizing the works of notable liberal scholars who have conducted various studies in which their findings reveal that liberal democratic countries and their political actors, such as government officials, political party, interest groups, and mass media leaders are peaceful compared to illiberal democratic or authoritarian countries and...
Though Elsie Reyes Cook has traveled throughout Asia as a missionary, served as a high-profile executive at CBN Asia, while also being sought-after church speaker and counselor-her early beginnings hardly promised such a life of ministry. As a painfully shy, awkward and insecure girl growing up in a humble Philippines provincial household, Elsie often prefer...
America's Instability: the Present, the Past, and a Challenging Future is a description of the various wars between conflicting value systems throughout Western civilization. America's national election of 2016 is a graphic example of the cultural arguments embedded in our social history.
This study does not attempt to solve these complex problems but...
A suburban South Denver family has recently moved to a beautiful neighborhood only to find that their lives have begun to fall apart. Strange knocking and other unexplained events began to happen almost immediately. After Jonathan Stout is asked to leave, his wife, Pamela, is forced to deal with the increasing activity on her own. Minor issues become terrify...
Joyce is seventy-one. She has fought with her weight since she was forty, until now! She has written this book to help you figure out how many calories you need a day and the knowledge that you can eat regular foods and lose weight!...
The purpose of this book is to demonstrate the transcendent and defiant power of jubilee freedom, a freedom that beats the odds against repairing broken relationships and advancing the cause of justice. It will provoke greater consciousness of progress made toward dismantling racism and overcoming hostilities. The book gives witness to the fact that many hav...
Great leaders are like rare diamonds, and great leadership is in high demand but short supply. Good leadership is desperately needed if we are to survive the ever-changing, twisting tide of leadership. Have we lost our way in a sea of questionable tactics and attitudes about genuine leadership? Does moral authority fit in with our guest to become great leade...
Sarah is used to the everyday nightmare that is her family. She is just trying to keep her head down and graduate high school. However, her life changes unexpectedly when a person from her dreams appears. Levi brings with him secrets. Sarah is a fairy from another realm, and she is in danger. Now Sarah must dodge an evil fairy, navigate a new royal life, and...
King Everything was written to teach the biblical principles found in 1 Corinthians 13. With a name like King Everything, anything is possible... or is it?...
Satan was bold and determined—“Stretch out your hand and touch his bone and his flesh, and he will curse you to your face!”
Thus begins one of the most famous cases of suffering in history.
But is there more to the story than suffering and patience?
In Satan's Wager, Stephen Moore shares the amazing story of a bad bet and t...
Underneath the Green Canopy was inspired by an actual old farmhouse built in Lincoln County, North Carolina, sometime around the late 1700s or early 1800s. All of the events are centered around Denver, North Carolina. The house is still a beautiful and a magnificent looking home today.
The book is all fictional with some actual events, times, places, ...
Parental Rehab is for parents, relatives, and those who deal with troubled youth. My wife and I found no instructions as to why our son was the way he was. We proceed alongside his path as he grew up, in search of answers, which came painfully slow, but at least they came. We want our experience to be helpful to you. We have had many varied thoughts and emot...
The Snicklefritz children have no idea that their ordinary day
will be interrupted by an unexpected visitor that sends them on the greatest
adventure of their lives. Join them as they learn to have courage and faith in the face of danger, and how fear can keep you from reaching your full potential.
Don't miss out on The Day of the Backy...
During a family wedding celebration, Fr. Bill Donahough finds himself privy to his young sister's trauma. He arranges an abortion. What follows is the tidal wave effect upon his own life and those who are close to him—his siblings, his fellow priests, the Church hierarchy, and the secretive Catholic lay apostolate known as Opus Dei.
During that cele...
This book is about “the world's greatest truths,” but it's really about just one Person.
According to the Bible, truth is not an abstraction.
Truth is a Person. Jesus said, “I am the truth.”3
I hope you have found Him in these pages.
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Authentic discipleship is a step-by-step method for achieving Christian spiritual maturity. It is a Bible-based process using 2 Peter chapter 1 as its source. The Apostle Peter reveals the process at the end of his life where he is expressing his concern for the spiritual well-being of his flock. The process reveals the actual expectations of the Lord for th...
It's Christmas time in Uncle Al's Wood, and Bubba Bear wants to share the season with his best friends....
There is one interview in hell that you do not want to read about . . . yours!
Nothing can make the reality of hell more personal than to have dozens of people tell their story as to how they wound up in hell.
The stories that you are about to read are about situations that you could have been in or you may even know about from friends or famil...
This Christian-based story is about a young boy named Bryce who curiously inquires about a strange yellow ball in the sky—the sun. While learning about the sun we need on earth, Bryce also learns about God's son, Jesus Christ. The story also shows how a mom uses everyday moments to teach her young children about the Word of God....
The Little Red Cup is a clear illustration of how powerful prayer
is during our time of need. We often solely look at our own abilities
to solve problems, but we forget that we cannot do it on our own.
Many times it is not until we trust and pray to God that the answer is
revealed. This story embodies the scripture of Matthew 21:2...
The last works of Randy Glasbergen were found in his office as the family were sorting through items on his desk after his unexpected passing in 2015. The contents of this book are a compilation of new cartoons in just about every topic Randy wrote and drew about. Randy's intention was to add these cartoons to his extensive online cartoon catalog. Rather tha...
A collection of twelve simple, yet engaging short stories in two very different genres:
There is a suite of six interconnected western stories.
Then there are six stories of the holiday that are season sure to leave the reader feeling good.
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This book on “The General Principles of School Management and Institutions of Higher Learning is a high-profile text which has been described as a masterpiece in the field of educational Management by the three evaluators of the manuscript and those who have accessed and made use of the book particularly the Universities and Colleges of Education. As a re...
When strange things happen, even your best friends may never believe you. Travis Mortley learns this the hard way when he is injured and nearly killed by a mysterious train car rolling down a mountain into lake Wiloko. Like searching for a needle in a sea of haystacks, Travis sets out on a mission to try to find the train car and figure out what happened. Go...
Oh God, Please Fix This Mess was written to inspire children to pray and believe that our prayers are heard. It is very scary for a child to leave their home and parents unwillingly to live with strangers, not knowing if they will ever be reunited with their families again. Children do not understand the foster care system nor why their family has been broke...
Visitors are swarming Bethlehem due to the mandatory census and tax. For Hannah and her husband, this means business for their already busy inn. For Hannah's sister, Bayla, the most sought-after midwife, this means aiding tired traveling pregnant women in relieving premature labor pains or even delivering premature babies. On top of the extra work for Bayla,...
It is no small thing to read the greatest book ever written, for we are left with more questions than answers. Indeed, it is deep waters and hard to see beneath the ripples on the surface, for who can know the mind of God? It is a spiritual book, full of symbolism, a book of dreams and visions, of signs and wonders, where everything has two meanings. The Bib...
"The Downfall of the Dinosaurs" is a fun children's poem about dinosaurs that were so intent on boasting and bickering about their various strengths that they failed to notice a looming threat to their existence--a giant asteroid. Only the cleverest creature would survive....
You are invited! Come along on a thrilling game-by-game journey through the eyes of a sports broadcaster from the press box, as the tradition-rich Kennett Eagles football team chases a division three New Hampshire high school football state championship, following the lead of their legendary coach, Gary Millen....
Julie Mueller lacks the confidence and self-esteem her older brothers and sisters have. Being overweight certainly doesn't help.
Dawn Mason, the popular girl in class, is attractive. Boys like her. She looks good in a bikini. The girls form an unlikely friendship.
Thanks to Dawn, Julie's world expands. She is introduced to cigar...
Jesus fulfilled over 150 prophesies, most of which are in this book, while He walked this earth, was crucified, resurrected, and ascended to heaven so we can be assured that He will return to rule this earth as he promised. He is the “Seed of the woman” prophesied in Genesis 3:15, but there is another seed we need to watch out for: the “seed of the ser...
This is the true-to-life story of my husband's two children, Michael Scott and Mary Catherine Meyerson Still, who both tragically died at an early age. Michael Scott died from AIDS in 1992, and Mary Catherine died from leukemia in 2007. It is the story of the suffering and survival through both losses and how a marriage can survive such terrible loss even th...
There was great joy in the Przepiorka home in Wegrow when Mendl and Esther welcomed their little princess, Gitele, born after two boy siblings already nine and twelve years old. It was spring of 1939, but the bliss was short-lived. When Gitele was three months old, Hitler's army marched into Poland and stole her happy childhood. Yet there was a flicker of li...
The LORD tells us in Jeremiah 29:13–14a, “And you will seek Me and find Me, when you search for Me with all your heart, I will be found by you says the LORD.” He also tells us in Matthew 6:6 (KJV), “But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut the door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth i...
This is a romantic, sweet, inspiring tale that moves you to believe that there is a force stronger than all of us. A new beginning is given to a young mother and her child, and every important value of life is redeemed beyond measure. Three people find each other and become a Connecticut farm family starting over with struggles, joys, comic relief, a...
Success is the feeling that you get from helping others. Our book is a compilation of successes and failures that start with the founding of this nation. You travel through centuries and experience the effects that US presidents can have on your business. Review success factors of several business leaders and learn how to share traits that make them successf...
Managing grief is a monumental task and requires the bereaved to navigate through a myriad of obstacles that are not the same but unique to each person experiencing grief. The emotional fallout associated with grief is often likened to “the elephant in the room,” and few (including the bereaved) want to acknowledge its existence. Fewer still want to open...
The title of the book is made of two thoughts: one, we should count our blessings, and when we do, we will be able to hold our chins up and smile. To dwell on the negative gives room for heartbreak and destruction, which hinder one's walk with God and our witness for him.
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In this unpredictable sci-fi adventure, it's the year 2051, and Jordan Salvador has a dilemma. He begins to question the faith in which he was raised. In the process of trying to discover whether or not Alphaeus is the true God, his new friend Maeko reveals an important document to him, which leads to another problem—a problem of epic proportions and world...
World War II: Book--Ended covers the time Hitler was born until the end of the war. It includes information on the war's leaders, critical statistics, and countries involved. The book also describes brutal battles that went on during the war....
While vacationing with his family in sunny Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, Glen Travis accidentally uncovers a life-changing secret from more than two decades earlier. Troubled by his discovery, he requests the services of the Brockton, Massachusetts, police department upon his return home. Getting no cooperation from the police or the district attorney's offi...
Now it's late summer, and the garden has grown into an abundance of beautiful vegetables. Ms. Greenthumb gathers them into her large basket and heads for her kitchen. “What's going on? Why are we leaving the garden?”
The vegetables are very unhappy; the beans and the peas don't like being on the bottom of the basket and they don't like the dirt dr...
The Book is written straight from the compassion of my heart and spirit to enlighten young people and older. This book is about a child of God, formed and molded by the blessed hand of God and born into a spiritual realm unknown to human kind, becoming a warrior traveling through spiritual dimensions of the motherland on an incredible journey of mysterious a...
This is the story of James “Jimmy' Mathis. It is the story of a boy who needed a home and about a family pulled apart by hard choices. It is the story about a legacy and the many people touched by it. But above all, it is the story of love and giving and how one man radiated the love for his family and gave back to his community. His daughter captures the ...
The stock market is the backbone of the country's financial market. Pension accounts, 401(k) accounts, individual retirement accounts—depend on having successful investments in the stock market. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD) govern the protection of the stock market. We trust them to prot...
*Illustrated by Amber Harmon Whitworth
Paddy and Peggy O'Malley live on a small plot of land where they work hard to make a living. Their lives would be peaceful except for their contrary and disobedient cow, Daisy, who gives them no end of trouble. Daisy's mischievous adventures eventually bring consequences that teach her a hard lesson....
Prayer is powerful! In the pages of this book, you can discover some of the things I faced as a foster child when I was part of the system. The apples story in chapter 2 really concludes three or four years later in chapter 5. Did you know I am an answer to prayer? You might be too! ...
What's in Your Heart? It is a study of character. Each chapter will challenge and encourage self-examination of character attribute, value, or guiding principle that one may want to own. Character attributes examined in the book are defined and scripture references are used. Personalities from the Old Testament (OT) and the New testament (NT) are examined an...
The Adventures of Chewy the Chihuahua and Her Sidekick Cupcake is based on the real-life adventures of two very loving, playful, and stubborn Chihuahuas. Adventure No. 1: The Beginning tells the story of how Chewy came to be with her humans Jay and Marilyn and how she got her little sister and sidekick Cupcake.
As the only dog in the house, Chewy rece...
Before the Stone is an autobiography chronicling all the experiences that Dr.Durussia Jenkins has encountered throughout her life. You will be enthralled as you read about the unusual heavenly visitations by mysterious people in different cities and towns that Dr. Jenkins has experienced her entire life.
Overcoming death and beyond, through the divine...
Dear You, a culmination of letters from the author's heart to yours, will empower you, encourage you, strengthen you, as well as equip you with the right tools to be a living legend, leaving a forever legacy. This culmination of letters fosters the sense of never being alone on this journey of life. Each letter is filled with love and will inspire and resona...
Near Dawson Creek is a creek located in Pamlico County, North Carolina. The creek enters the Neuse River near Arapahoe, North Carolina. It is a place of scenic beauty....
Earth is in political and economic turmoil after being attacked and successfully repelling two world invasions by the Galleen alien civilization.
John Smith is an orphan with no options. He joins the NNP Fleet Marines, seeking adventure to see the universe and as an opportunity to get out of a bad situation. Soon, he is immersed in the notoriously cru...
Kaya has been waiting for the day when she can accompany her grandfather on his annual trip with the blue crystals gathered by their village. But at each stop, Grandfather doesn't seem to know how precious those stones are and gives some away.
Kaya learns how our perception can be limited. By opening our hearts and helping others, we can see t...
In addition to select experiences from the author's life, Lacy and Oliver cites events in the lives of maternal grandparents and great-grandparents. Spiritual strength, resiliency, and unconditional love allowed them to effectively negotiate a wide range of difficult and tragic family events. A glimpse of pioneer life is presented, as is a limited account of...
Secrets of my Diary is a book based on a little girl by the name of Brandy Bennett. Throughout her childhood to adulthood, she had to endure many traumatic experiences such as rape and physical and verbal abuse from her mother and molestation from many men. Her mother, Shirley McCoy, was a victim of drug abuse while trying to cope with the fact that Brandy's...
Compliving is a compelling compressed seven principal programs of complete living which complements any lifestyle. It brings together the seven necessary functions of the human experience in this adventure called life.
This program is not another textbook. I am not here to lecture or scold. You opened this book because you are looking for change. You ...
After the worst terrorist attack in the world, what lies in the rubble is too sad to understand. Among the dust and the lives that were lost that day are our heroes. The one that survived, the strangers that helped are our heroes. The military, police, and first responders are our heroes. Brooke was just a simple Southern gal from a quaint town wanting to of...
Once upon a time and ages ago,
Santa Claus bellowed “HO! HO! HO!”
When children wondered how presents come to them,
Santa stated and laughed, “That is no problem.”
So if you live in a home with no chimney,
Santa Claus says, “BELIEVE! BELIEVE! BELIEVE!”
Because Santa had a talk with the Easter Bunny,
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I AM THAT I AM. I am The LORD Jesus Christ who was born of blood and water through a chosen virgin. I am Jesus who was crucified, died, and risen from the grave. I am alive forever and I have the keys. I have the power to forgive sins. I AM GOD alone and there is none else. Therefore, by my name, I forgive you of all your sins. You are forgiven. I love you, ...
It's true. Mama wants a lot of things, so that's what she gets. But it's not what Hannah wants. Hannah wants only one thing. Something she thinks about every day. Hannah needs a kitten of her very own. A little kitten to hold and listen to it purr. And Mama just doesn't seem to understand. Will Hannah ever get her kitten?...
A race will be held outside the small town of Norka. This is a very unusual race because the last to the finish line will be the winner. The residents of Norka don't know what to think of this kind of race, and some ridicule it. However, after the race begins, they soon come to appreciate slowing down and being able to enjoy the beauty of nature and their su...
Self-empower your motivation skills.
You can tailor-make your own system using BJ's motivational power phrases to achieve your desired success. He did it. Why not you? Here are a few of those phrases:
Setting a critical deadline can serve as a motivating sign.
The will for us to win comes from within.
A big dream is a great motiva...
This book is joyous and pragmatic. The author wove together all the variables that lead to the top point by point, giving the core principles and the variables to a successful luxurious life.
Race to the Top: Aim High analyzes page by page and blow by blow the key variables that lead you to the top of the helmet. This is the book I was looking for whe...
Geneva Aston had a happy and uneventful childhood. She was hoping her teen years would be the same. However,during high school she experiences something totally unexpected. Will she survive and grow,or will she fall apart?...
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Jason didn't know he was about to be engulfed in a sci-fi story. How the experience would change him so drastically or the outcome his actions would cause. Not everybody gets a second chance, an opportunity to start over. But Jason got to witness this firsthand. And there is nothing he would...
Long ago, a young girl was orphaned in a land of her people's enemies. She lived through the deaths of not one, but both of her parents - parents who taught her to love God and who faithfully modeled his ways to her. Had God forgotten her? Abandoned her? Never. Instead, God had an amazing plan for her life that included helping rescue her people from ce...
As you probably know, the process of looking for a new job has changed. While you may have been able to move easily from one job to another in the past, today you must aggressively attack the marketplace and create your own opportunities for success. There are multiple facets which a job seeker needs to focus on in today's economy. Of course, qualifications,...
On station off Okinawa, the crew of the destroyer USS KIDD braced for impact as the Japanese Zero hit and exploded its bomb. April 11, 1945, had suddenly become a very long day.
This true story about a new Naval officer is told through his letters home to his wife, young son, and family. Historical facts and personal details are filled in by the autho...
The following are only a few of the many adventures that have occurred as I either worked on my house, hiked, hunted, or fished in the wilderness along Lake Superior. I have tried to include many different animals and landscapes so you can get an idea of what you may run into if you spend too much time here. I found it as a great escape from the hass...
A collection of Poems:
A poem expresses thoughts, feeling and experiences. Through the years, I have jotted down these short poems in an effort to express myself. It is my way to capture these insights in a Concrete manner.
How exciting to express your thoughts, feelings and experiences and then to see them published for the f...
Playing Politics is a very thought provocative book unusually written with a very unordinary perspective. A combination of subject matter containing and referring to our forefathers, the Constitution, the Bible, the Roman Empire, medieval scholars and science woven like a thread through time on up to our time today. Showing the undeniable verity of the Bible...
Cassie lived her life by faith every day. She knew God was in control and had reasons for everything. So when an old high school friend, Michah Daniels, showed up at her bakery, Abundant Blessings, she knew there was a reason God brought him there.
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Confessions of a Father, subtitled Living Biblically Balanced in a Cultural World: Sanity in Insanity. This book and the stories I share with you have a meaning and purpose. As the pages unfold, as you see my life, my heart, my journey with Christ, you will see what the Holy Spirit has taught me. You will read how God has worked through my misunderstanding, ...
Social norms in our culture oftentimes dictate perfection in the way you look, walk, or talk. Diversity and inclusion initiatives are breaking through a lot of those barriers and revealing that looking, walking, or talking a certain way shouldn't determine an individual's value or worth. Regardless of the age, the pressures to be perfect can dim a bright fut...
“I wish I didn't . . .” How often have we all said that same phrase? The pressures of everyday life can be difficult. Resistance against what we call the system can lead to rebellious behavior. Individuals in this state simply see it as “being myself,” “living my own life,” “making my own decisions.” The underlying factor is structure, which ...
Let's lay down religion.
Let's lay down traditions.
Let's start getting it right.
Your walk with God is the most important area of your life. This journey should never be taken for granted. Each day brings about new challenges, new experiences, and new mountains to climb and conquer. The decisions you make today become the corner...
"But as the days of Noah were, so shall also the coming of the Son of Man be." What does this mean to you? This book is based primarily on the rapture but includes many side issues. The entire book puts a heavy emphasis on scripture and uses only the King James Version of the Bible. It answers the following questions: When is Jesus Christ's actual birth date...
The good and benevolent king is dying without an heir. In an attempt to save the king and his kingdom, Sargoth the wise sets off on a quest to find a long-lost artifact that is rumored to extend the life and health of its holder. Accompanying Sargoth is the king's head guardsman Fritzman and Sargoth's friend Narcissus the mage. They are soon joined by a fema...
Today's world is lacking in CareGivinG. This book will share with you and help you realize the word of God has the power to give, reveal, and communicate and show you how it offers hope, encouragement, strength, and guidance. Through personal stories, experiences, and sharing of scripture, you will be guided back to the basics of caregiving—loving, sharing...
Loosely based on a true story, Elena Marie Hogan grew up in the inner city of Los Angeles. A woman with a strong compassion for people, and a true heart of gold. Helping people out whenever she saw a need, seem to come as second nature to her, even most times in her own life, of coming last. After years, of giving so much of herself to everyone, she suddenly...
Childhood summer vacations are always special, but the summer before a life-changing event like your first year of high school can be particularly memorable. The great unknown of venturing out of your neighborhood comfort zone and meeting new friends can be stressful but also holds out the promise of meeting lifelong friends.
The Summer of 1964 tells ...
The Twelve Pillars of Manhood: A Vision that Honors God is the result of the author's life journey viewing community and family through the lens of the Word of God applied to real world situations. It argues that what ails our country and communities is the need for stronger families led by stronger men. But the book also provides guidance for women raising ...
“I love you just the way you are
Every bit that makes up you.”
A sister's love knows no bounds. It doesn't see size, color, shape, or ability. It's forgiving, honest, and true. It's love.
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Benji's Bunny is a story about a grandmother and little grandson who see a little bunny in the yard, but it ran into the woods. Benji looks for his bunny every day. What can Grandmother do to make Benji happy again?...
The Parables of Jesus is a verse-by-verse commentary of Jesus's parables found in the synoptic gospels. Each Bible verse is replicated, making it easier to compare the scriptures to the comments in the commentary without needing the Bible at one's side. In a thorough, well-organized, thought-provoking manner, the book weaves together historical context, ling...
You CAN Beat Your Addiction! If You're Thinkin' What I'm Thinkin' means exactly what it says. I've spent the last fifteen years gathering information on the disease of addiction. Many people don't understand what the disease truly is and how it affects our daily lives. It seems to be an imbalance in the brain. Because of misunderstandings, we don't know the ...
The story of Cocoa was written about my real-life dog and my grandchildren and their adventures together.
Come along and enjoy the adventures with us. We would love to have you!...
From the absolute certainty of Christian dogma to the disillusionment generated by the vagaries of real life, the author was compelled to embark on “a journey of understanding”.
That endeavor would lead to a very different understanding of God and His universe based on science and philosophy. Readers are encouraged to be “open minded” when rea...
Are you labeled as a youth... juvenile... budding adolescent? Then, Journey of Recurring Proofs: Kidville to Adulthood was written for you.
Parents, are you in search of some sugar-free brain candy for your young person's bookshelf? This is the book.
Educators can also obtain fresh material for classroom and homework exercises by reading this ...
God's Hole-in-One and Other Miracles is a book about the Lord's miraculous workings in the life of one ordinary Christian. The book begins with an unusual event which happened a few months after the author found faith in Jesus Christ as his personal Savior and Lord. He already had a series of miracles which led him to his knees in thanking God for his redemp...
Nicole Carter has three healthy children, a good marriage, and a great part-time job. She also bakes a great Bundt cake. But when the doctor utters the words, "Your daughter has a brain tumor," all of that seems swept away.
As her world is flipped upside down, Nicole struggles to navigate this new medical world and do her best to juggle the ot...
No matter what your current weight or fitness level is, this plan is your next step for a lifestyle change. By adding one new focus weekly for 12 weeks, filling out your journal, and repetition, magic happens. The weekly focuses become habits, the habits become automatic, and the weight loss is soon passive with minimal conscious effort. Focuses are introduc...
When a young boy awakens to find a talking poodle peering at him over the foot of his bed, he can't believe his eyes. When the poodle becomes bossy and brings uninvited guests over, it begins a series of strange events guaranteed to spark the imagination. This rhyming book is fun, easy to read, and is guaranteed to delight readers of all ages. ...
Christmas Tree Valley is a delightful story of the Anderson Family and their annual tradition of heading into the foot hills of Northern California to saw down their Christmas tree.
On this trip, the Andersons discover how magical Christmas Tree Valley truly is, and how they can share the gift of giving with others.
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Through a collection of twenty-six narratives, in ABC format, the authors, Carlos Davila and Brenda BradleyDavila, endeavored to tell their personal grandparenting story birthed from Brenda's obedience and answer to G-d's call and Carlos' willingness to trust G-d as they grandparented their grandson, Isaiah. But this is not a book about Isaiah. This is a boo...
Have you ever wondered how God deals with a Christian who chooses addiction?
The life of one alcoholic affects hundreds of other lives, especially when the active drinker is a teacher, a parent, a grandparent, an involved church and community member.
This is the story of a Christian marriage that weathers the storm of alcoholism at its...
In this book you will find the author's remembrances of her days of lack (sometimes not knowing where the next whatever was coming from), struggles, many of them with pain and sorrows, and finally, the many once-in-lifetime moments of joys and victories! Sometimes, it is necessary to remember just how far the Lord has brought you, and what he has brought you...
Who would have thought the simplicity of a fly swatter could be so much fun? This poetic book with fun-filled pictures enhances a child's reading experience. It also encourages motivation, determination, and coordination. Simple things make kids happy. This book is for the young at heart, and anyone annoyed by pesky flies. Come join the craze and find out wh...
The title of the book, OOPS!!, came about as Patrick's nephews, Jackson and Cohen, had some things happen that had Patrick saying “OOPS!!” to them. You can read about some of those things that happened in this book. Once he said it, they started repeating it, and it became a legend.
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In the year 1888, in the Willamette Valley of Oregon, the Ward brothers have carved out a good life for themselves at Sweetbrier Farm. Joshua, the second eldest, decides that the eldest brother, Luke, should marry. He is simply not getting any younger, and Sweetbrier needs children. Joshua posts a letter to the San Francisco Matrimonial News, signs his broth...
This book is about the redemptive power of the Word of God from the perspective of a former drug addict of crack cocaine. The book is a pictorial poem book with photos of my artwork. Some poems are related to a specific carving in the hope that the artwork will add texture to the poem. Some poems reflect my thoughts and feeling as an addict and inter...
Own Your Journey. Everyone has a story. Sometimes those stories are painful and lack personal insight. After a while, the avoidance can easily cause clouded perception which can contribute to additional hurt and pain. Dr. Pammy Jean utilizes her own journey showing how insight can ultimately lead to healing. Her personal healing application incorporates Chri...
Camping with Geronimo is the intersection of the legend of Geronimo—the 1880s and 1890s Old West history, government, and technology, all set in family camping adventures. Our story is highlighted with photos from many camping trips. It is a breeze entwined explanation of nature, wilderness camping trails, surveying, roads, bridges, buildings, ship...
The Journey Continues, Sharon's second book, invites you once more to travel with her as she walks through life's trials and tribulations with God by her side. Readers will find themselves in her ordinary experiences and catch a glimpse of her inspiring faith.
This is an inspirational accounting of her journey with the goal of bringing you, he...
Self-empower your self-image skills.
You can tailor-make your own system using BJ's motivational power phrases to achieve your desired success. He did it, why not you? Here are a few of those phrases:
Why has real success escaped so many? Their focus was not on a big dream, if any.
Fear is a paralyzing force that can drive anyone off cou...
It's the simple things we see every day and may not even notice. It's all God's work--the wind that blows gently in your face or the sunset at the end of a long day. It's all "God's creations." You can find that there is peace and comfort in his words. Sometimes we just need a few moments of silence to even notice. God's Creation's reminds me there is beauty...
His House was written to be used as an introspection and discussion tool for Christian youth ministry, adult study groups, parents, and individuals. Don't let its brevity or gentle tone fool you, His House is rich with timeless truth and a life-saving message.
The Lord Jesus testified, “If anyone loves me, he will obey my teaching. My Father will lo...
For anyone seeking deeper spiritual formation and/or a closer walk with God this book will be a guide using Scripture and the Twelve Steps adopted by many addiction treatment programs. Finding a quiet, comfortable space where one can spend an hour, or even thirty minutes, working these steps will bring one the joy of a more mature spiritual relationship with...
The Bride is a five-volume series that explores man's origin, creation, history, and ultimate destiny. Juxtaposed between his origin and ultimate destiny, there exists a spiritual battle of epic proportions. Humanity, with its myriad failings, is the result of a plot and plan initiated from heaven but actualized within man's history, which is closing.
This book is full of pearls of wisdom being offered by a very smart, pretty, and well-behaved (most of the time) English Springer Spaniel named Pearly-Girl. She is of the opinion that most people already know all this common sense about the most important things in life but occasionally need to be gently reminded to practice it. It is Pearly-Girl's hope that...
Bert is a happy-go-lucky penguin who stumbles upon a mysterious cat who loves adventure, but he didn't ask for a partner. It seems no matter where he goes or what he does, he can't seem to get away from that cat. Maybe you might know who that strange cat is, because he sure doesn't. In the end, Bert's new friend might not be such a stranger after all....
The Short Story of the Bible takes the reader on a tour from Creation through Revelation. The book is a two-hour read and is purposefully written for those with modest familiarity with the Bible.
I've lost count of the number of times I've heard people say they wanted to increase their Bible knowledge, but then they look at that inch-thick book with ...
This often-overlooked book has jewels hidden in it that exposes the great conflict between good and evil. A universal chess game that showcases the moves by God and Satan, queen versus prime minister. Set in the midst of the wars between Persia and Macedonia we take a journey to see Satan's first great attempt to unseat the Messiah....
A Mole's Tale is a story for the young and old alike. It is a story that will remind us all of the times our own parents and grandparent told us funny tales that we can still remember to this day and share with our own children.
This story tells of how a grandmother weaves a fantastic tale to her grandson about how she got her mole.
No, I'm not...
Sweeping the Porch is book 3 of the Porch Series. It contains powerful information about learning how to set boundaries on people who have a negative effect in our life. It is extremely important to establish boundaries around addicts because they can be very difficult to deal with. In order to hide and deny their addiction, they become habitual liars, manip...
This is a story that illustrates the wonder, richness and incredible wealth that is the fruit of a Christ centered and Christ blessed marriage. A story about the goodness of God lavished on one man in two successive marriages with two intelligent, capable, beautiful, and yes sexy, wives who loved him more than can ever be fully told. A story which proves tha...
Dr. Dave Shoup details over 30 personal UFO encounters from Arizona, Florida, Utah, Nebraska, Illinois, and Indiana. He also relates his own personal struggles with government agencies to get his story to the American public that UFOs are real....
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The great depression of 29 and why it continued, because of the lack of camaraderie between industry, capital, management and labor the ingredient's you have to have to make the system work. When did it end? Well, it didn`t end, in 1939 president F.D.R. made a moratorium, a suspension of any strikes or negotiation because of the war in...
The Adventures of Carson and Haiden; The Nighttime Noise is a story about two young boys who are on vacation with their families. They meet new friends on their adventure, and they want to tell stories by the campfire. The boys decide to tell the story of “the nighttime noise.” What could that scary night time noise be? Read along to find out!
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A Little Girl Named Gabriela is a story about a little girl with very little patience....
My Little Sunshine is looking to brighten your day with as much joy and love as she feels spending the day with her wonderful mother! Are you ready to see the big surprise they have in store? Come along and join Little Sunshine as she is taught the importance of celebrating life, family, loving herself, and loving God. This is the first of a three-book serie...
The Green Tree Campers of America youth organization leads camping expeditions to educate their young—mostly city-raised members—in outdoor skills, and PSL Ranch in Central Texas is one of their favorite locations. Although this ranchland is beautiful and full of interesting wildlife, it can also be quite dangerous for the unprepared. Due to “a few” ...
These are the daily thoughts of Susan Hadden. For five months she lay in bed, knowing time was short. They begin in November and continue into January, when she could no longer concentrate and type. They are personal and full of love and hope. They end with two words: LOVE JESUS!...
God is the only perfect parent; it is appropriate that we should choose him as our mentor in parenting. A lot of the behaviors that irritate us in our child, God has experienced with us—tantrums, questioning, disobedience, defiance, crying, and begging. He has experienced them all with us and still calls us his children....
Is Satan real? Does he tempt us? How can we recognize temptations?
In this imagined series of e-mails between the devil's “advocates” and a new generation of tempters, we get a glimpse of the lengths and depths to which the adversary's forces go to in order to undermine the human race. With sarcasm and swiftness, Wormwood accurately descri...
Love Letters from Vietnam, is a true story about a young man who was enlisted in the Seabees, a part of the navy, while he was in high school. After he graduated from school, he left for two years of active duty. Bob was never really interested in girls; he had one love, and that was working on cars. After he was deployed, they wrote each other, and...
In a cursed kingdom in a faraway land, a fairy gifted the newborn princess with love. She loved freely, and as she grew older, she realized that no one could love her in return. The young princess began to think of her gift as a curse.
With the help of a knight, she set out on a quest to find the fairy who had given her this “gift.” Upon finding ...
Life, as we all, you and old know, is not fair. So what do we do about it? Do we let it defeat us while we are in the most vulnerable state, suffering what seems to be immense pain that we cannot endure? Or do we take a personal journey through our own reality and face the ultimate knowledge? We are not alone; there is a loving God who cares for us. Dance is...
Ken Alcorn can convey more in a set of gestures and physical movements than most can communicate in a multitude of words.
—Erin Campbell, The Student Magazine, Wake Forest University
The most amazing quality of Alcorn's show is that he said nothing. As a mime, he relied on the basics of human perception and, without saying a word, bro...
Each and every life has a story to tell. We all have to figure out how to navigate through life with the pain and the struggles that come with it. But. there are invaluable moments of love and beauty, relationships and growth. Every one of us has to learn how to move away from the past and forgive ourselves for the poor choices and the sin and pain that foll...
Tragedy in the world seems to be at an all-time high, natural and man-made disasters are on the rise. God alone has the solution to the problems in our world. As Christians, we should intercede for our generation. Praying from the scripture is returning God's Word to Him, and we know that God honors His word. These prayers will cause God's will to prosper in...
The story of Ruth has been limited and constrained by biblical presentations and interpretations. For too many Christians, Ruth is only known for her “where you go I go” position and her capture of wealthy Boaz. She has been shaped by Christendom to be the epitome of purity that all females should emulate if they desire an honorable and wealthy man as Bo...
Weeding with My Mama is a funny tale about the bonding experience between a mother and her daughter through tending to a garden. The young daughter, a novice gardener, faces many challenges of weeding a garden while her mama seems unaffected by them....
Every Christian that has given their heart to God begins a journey with Him. The excitement of our first steps with the Lord propels us forward. After a time, we hit some rough roads and seem to get stuck in the ruts of life. We begin to question our faith, our belief in Christianity in general. We try, we work, we hope—we do everything we can thin...
Monkey-Pod Good Night is a lovely story for children of all ages about a baby raccoon who thinks he is alone in a giant tree but later discovers that love takes many shapes and forms, allowing him to no longer feel alone....
In today's world, we are experiencing greater disconnect from our friends and neighbors and our Creator.
At this lowest point in the history of Christianity, we need some authentic answers. We have lost sight of who we are. Helen shares her understanding of the glorious purpose and wonder of our humanity.
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He's afraid of his life because the past has been constantly crushing his future. Losing loved ones has clouded his vision of living, and having his heart broken so many times has made him unable to trust anyone. He knows that God doesn't make mistakes, but everything is so overwhelming. He suffers trying to provide and make ends meet, but he never gives up ...
John and Gary Keating were a father-son basketball coaching combo, who spend their lives helping others on and off the court. Then came a different opponent: Parkinson's disease. John had a fourteen-year battle with PD, one fought with courage, determination, and perseverance. His battle ended in 2008. Six months later, Gary was diagnosed with Young-Onset Pa...
Death is a mystery, and people fear that which they do not understand. No one looks forward to dying, but it is inevitable. The mystery is, “Is there something or someplace where a person will go to after their last breath?” There are many beliefs concerning this matter, and not all of them can be true. Television and the media have trained our minds to ...
As with Peter, Jesus is asking each of us to step out of the boat into the deep water. He's asking us to do something dangerous—to walk alongside Him—no matter what the risk! He's asking us to trade our comfortable worldly existence, and our personal desires, to instead live recklessly for Him! Through the power of the Holy Spirit, Made Blameless will fo...
It is incumbent upon man to become aware of the powerful forces that surround him and may be leading him to a possible unexpected outcome. He must come out of complacency and see his purpose for what it is was meant to be by the Creator. The status quo of oil should be slowly but unequivocally phased out. When it first oozed from the ground, it became the dr...
Why is this happening to me? What am I going to do? Are these questions you ask yourself?
Pastor Michael Ridenbaugh addresses these questions in his book Victory in the Storm. Written for the everyday person with everyday problems, his book is written from the experiences of actual people who have faced storms and traumas in life and, as a result, are...
Do you ever feel alone because you may have a child that may have a form of autism? Maybe you have a child that has severe anxiety, and you don't know what to do. This book is here to help. You will read about one family's struggles about living with two boys—one has Asperger's, the other has severe anxiety....
Destiny Drake is feisty, headstrong, and intelligent. She is a “woman of substance.” She refuses to accept no for an answer. She joins the military to fight for her country, freedom, and justice. She encounters struggles in her career and life, yet she is triumphant. She falls in love and finds that love does conquer all, because she has found her place ...
In 2008, my life hit rock bottom, and I had had enough! I found myself on the couch meditating, There's got to be more than this, or I don't want to be here. In those moments, a peace overtook me, and I knew something had changed. People have told me that I was knocking on heaven's door, and the Lord opened it, even though I had no idea what had happened. Je...
You must love a child from the time the sperm unites with the egg and tell yourself, “I would make up my mind that I would love the child all my life regardless of physical characteristics, mental abilities, and personality or anything the child might say or do.”
Reading this book should convince you that if we are to raise children to be successf...
Ché was not an ordinary cat; he was a Savannah cat, a super cat! On the day that he walked out of the woods and into our lives, we had no idea what a wild ride lay ahead of us. These are the adventures of a part African wild cat in the “jungle” of the Ozark Mountains. This book is a must read for true cat lovers.
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Standing on the edge of a cliff, all the struggles of life have finally caught up with Thomas. As he stands there, looking over the edge, he must debate the biggest question of his life. That question is whether to jump or to stay. He finds both his choices unfavorable, but he decides it would be easier to jump. In his last moments, he decides to revisit thi...
The Princess and the Enchanted Spoon is a fairy tale for all ages about a beautiful princess and a magical spoon that proves the power of kindness and love....
Brown Dog: His life and Dreams tells the story of a gentle little dog and his life and the things he does with the family he loves. The artwork depicts the dreams he has, of the activities they include him in. It is meant for younger children and is a quiet-time read. It is hoped to encourage thought, imagination, memories, and discussion....
As believers under the New Covenant, we should understand the truths and principles of this new covenant. We should know that it is a much better covenant than the Old Covenant. Too many believers are mixing the Old Covenant with the New Covenant, which Jesus warned us not to do. In New Covenant Truths, the New Covenant is contrasted with the Old Covenant as...
The historically often tense relationship between scripture, science, and common sense has only intensified over the past several decades. Compliments of an explosively burgeoning base of information, scientific and otherwise, any person with a computer or cell phone can access facts which seem to supplant or contradict biblical teaching. The subtlest of emo...
Everyone has noticed changes in Brenda. She has become more demanding, caring less about her appearance, and not letting anyone come to her house—alienating friends.
Then the call comes from her employer. “Brenda didn't show up for work today.” Brenda has always received awards for never missing work. Her family had to break into her home when ...
Have you ever wondered what an umpire sees or feels while working an important game, or what is being said when umpires and coaches gather for a conference? It does not have to be an argument as people are led to believe. Hey, Blue explores the cooperative side of sports for the good of the learning experience that sports provides participants of all ages....
Claire thought she was done with hospice nursing and was fully enjoying retirement. When her friend Marcy and Marcy's daughter, Whisper, lure her into a live-in hospice nursing job for a celebrity in the Florida Keys, Claire was hesitant. Her patient had an ego, was demanding, and had deep secrets. She could only pray that God would get her through this assi...
The ultimate story of redemption . . .
Meet Emer. She's normal. That is, until a chance encounter turns her life upside-down. One minute she's hunting for a job; the next, she's catching bullets and being kidnapped.
Emer discovers that she is actually a reincarnated elf priestess and finds herself involved with Alex, a vampire, ...
Pastor Bruce had no idea when he made that phone call that his life was about to be turned upside down.
His deep ugly secret that he was hiding from his wife, his family, and his congregation was about to explode around him.
His wife was about to find out about his infidelity and the affair he was having for the past two years w...
Architect Rod Gray left everything he knew ln Los Angeles to move north to a small coastal village. He soon found himself in the midst of local age-old resentment and bitterness against his family.
Wondering if he had missed God by moving there, he struggled with knowing whom he could trust. He had questions for which no one had answers. In the midst ...
The Larson icehouse had stood abandoned on the south shore of Black Wolf Lake for the past eighty years. During that time, the building had a rather checkered, some might say sordid past. And now, in the spring of 1980, evil had apparently taken up residence.
Jessica Wiggins, Stewart Gregory, and Caleb Anders, eighth graders at Immanuel Luther...
A man who should have died, changed a whole perspective and beliefs on people and doctors. They planned his funeral; they counted him out. Doctors told him one thing, but God told him another, the truth. When they said he couldn't, God said he would. Giving up was never an option for him. He lost almost everything from his life to his family and marriage, bu...
Some of us might think that arts is just for the talented. This book can give you a chance to obtain a skill you thought only talented people can have. With my silhouette and shadow technique, your mind will be artistically stretched.
This book will show you:
- how to use free digital art applications for personal and professio...
Max is finally out of school for the summer and is looking forward to hanging out with his dog, Dash. The two are planning on spending the entire school break with Billy, Max's best friend, and Waldo, Billy's dog. The boys are working together to win the Carmenville Fourth of July Bicycle Parade. They have a good chance of winning this year, but it might...
It was the year 1897, and thousands of men had made their way to the Klondike region of Canada in search of gold. However, the good claims were already staked, so the gold seekers were now beginning to push their way to Alaska. Storm and Paxton, two strong-willed Siberian huskies, were brought into this search, though not by choice. Will the brother's siblin...
Do you feel that your life is racing by, yet you're not accomplishing the things you really value or the dreams of your heart? Are you always busy and stressed but without fulfillment, joy, and sense of accomplishment? This book can help you center on your main purpose and values and to be more intentional in your daily life.
The author encourages rea...
Follow the Little Tree on his journey to find his destiny. He is born from a seed and grows smaller than his brother and sister trees. They grow up hoping to be made into something wonderful in the world that surrounds their forest. Frustrated with his size and stature next to his brothers, he asks God over and over about his destiny.
The message i...
Marriages are currently more fragile than they were in old days across world cultures and religions. Divorce rates are ever increasing. This has resulted into social unrest, economic setback, sexually transmitted diseases, and failure to raise children in love and peace. Ever-changing lifestyles are the main cause of divorces. Formerly, marriages were based ...
My journey compiling this book began with a newspaper subscription. I especially enjoyed the cryptoquip puzzle. One morning, while out having coffee, I noticed someone had already completed the cryptoquip puzzle. Someone else likes it! Eureka! Hope you do too....
Pablo the Bull is about friendship.
It is about love and devotion between a son and his father.
It is about how true friends will remain friends forever.
A sweet friendship refreshes the soul. —Proverbs 27:9...
Mattie Has Wheels Rides a Magic School Bus is the third of the Mattie Has Wheels series. This is a story about an independent girl who happens to be in a wheelchair. This is the first time that Mattie is taking the school bus. She is not sure what to expect, but she is nervous and excited all at the same time. ...
Discover what the Bible says about the gifts of the Holy Spirit. God provides everyone with spirit-given abilities for their walk of faith. Learn about those gifts and put that knowledge to action in the Spiritual Gifts Challenge....
Meg tells her mom several ideas of what she would like to be when she grows up...
But what does she really want to be?
When I Grow Up is written by Melissa Evans and illustrated by Natalie Bunker....
Sitting on the Porch Swing is book two of the Porch Series which is the ongoing story of my life being married to a sex addict. In this book, I will report on our recovery process as we go along and the successes and failures we encounter. In addition, I will explain how we amicably separated which has helped us tremendously and given us room to work on our ...
What I Want My Daughter to Know about Women by Bob Mika was written from his life's experiences, with his daughter's interests in mind. He wanted to share with her what he has learned from his many relationships, and the meaning of true love.
Bob Mika has always wanted a family, and he spent his entire life looking for that special woman, to have his ...
Harmony of the Gospels was written to share the physical life events of the New Testament Messiah as recorded in Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. It was also written to share Who He Was, Is, and Will Be.
The Messiah came to perform the work of the Father (John 5:36–40). Reviewing the recorded events in the life of the Messiah and putting them...
Syed M. Shah is a former editor of a science database named biological and agricultural index. He received an MS degree in library science from the City University of New York and also and MS degree in chemistry with a gold medal from Pakistan.
He began his professional career with the New York Public Library as a librarian trainee and ...
Get Real with Rick from Rock Bottom Outreach is a very direct and transparent look into God's Word and how it applies daily to your life. This sixty-day devotional lets you journal your thoughts and your emotions on a daily basis, and then you can monitor your spiritual growth as you begin to go back through the sixty-day devotional at a later time. Rick bre...
Grace is in her late twenties and living with her single mother in Estill, South Carolina. After her brother dies in what the police call a drug-related incident, Grace is sent on a mission to find out the truth. She finds this, a relative she never knew, and a Marine whose friendship quickly blossoms into much more. Her journey leads her through many trials...
Pray with someone experiencing pain today
and comfort them through the power of prayer.
1. Read the comments of the prayer warriors. You will not
stop until you read all of them. Prayer warriors believe in the
power of prayer.
2. Read the “Sayings on Prayer.” You will not leave one without
moving to the n...
This collection of anecdotes was written over a period of ten years and combined into a weekly devotional. K.C. Jones takes some of his life experiences and make them useful in explaining some of the truths of the Bible. Each story comes with its own scripture references, which coincide with the point being made.
Some of the topics addressed in this ...
Ephraim the mouse is sitting in the warm comfort of his home while a winter storm hits. He hears a faint, pitiful cry and decides to investigate. What he finds is a cat, half-starved and nearly frozen to death. Ephraim takes the cat to his own home and nurses him back to health. Ephraim and Jasper the cat become best friends. One day, Jasper the cat has an i...
This is a story about a little boy creating a photo album full of the little things in life.
Ka-chick! Ka-chick! Ka-chick!
There are more of Cameron's Photo Albums:
Cameron's Photo Album: Things That Keep You Warm
Cameron's Photo Album: Black and White Animals
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This is a story about a little boy creating a photo album full of the little things in life.
Ka-chick! Ka-chick! Ka-chick!
There are more of Cameron's Photo Albums:
Cameron's Photo Album: Full and Round Things
Cameron's Photo Album: Black and White Animals
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This is a story about a little boy creating a photo album full of the little things in life.
Ka-chick! Ka-chick! Ka-chick!
There are more of Cameron's Photo Albums:
Cameron's Photo Album: Things That Keep You Warm
Cameron's Photo Album: Full and Round Things
...
Hold Me, Mold Me, Bold Me is a story about being different and about the love of God. This is a story that tells of God's love, and that HE created each of us with differences and specialties. It is a story of seeing the beauty of yourself, and that we are each one of a kind. No matter what the world says, we are loved by HIM....
Kate Flanagan is excited to be working at the New Orleans World's Fair. She is living with her grandmother and looking forward to her first job. Little does she know that this job holds adventures that she never expected, including love and heartbreak. She finally has to grow up and learn what it is like to be an adult....
Autism—it is a spectrum. It is something I knew nothing about. My son Brenden was diagnosed late, at age six. Even getting the evaluation was a hundred-to-one odds. But I was a mother first, and I found the people who would help my son be the best he could be. It was the hardest thing to do. From learning the signs to understanding about early Child Find, ...
Cuando los niños no pueden vivir con sus padres que los engendraron, inevitablemente enfrentan ciertos retos que pueden obstaculizar que estén bien, si es que este problema no se soluciona de la mejor manera. Este manual tan necesitado ofrece directrices clínicas desde una perspectiva cristiana para ayudar a los adultos que trabajen con tales grupos: de p...
It's amazing how many people do not balance their checkbooks or don't participate in their companies 401(k) or 403(b) plans. Or they are so far in debt they fear they will never see daylight. In many cases, these are not uneducated people; this just happens to be an area of their lives where they have received little to no guidance. So they do the best they ...
Have you ever felt like angels were involved in a situation in your own life? Were they visible? Did you feel their touch? How did they impact your life? Angels Among Us not only describes the different levels and tasks of angels, but it also gives account of encounters with angels in daily life. There are also people who impact our lives and they seem to be...
Have you ever wondered what goes on behind the scenes of an election and who is responsible for overseeing how they are conducted? Most people have not because they show up to their polling place, stand in line for a few minutes, sign in at the registration desk, go to the next station to get their ballot, walk to the next station to mark their ballot, and ...
You Are Constantly Performing Sales because the outcome or action of every encounter between you and another person consciously or unconsciously involved a sale.
A sale is accomplished every time a person motivates another person to perform any type of action. You may be at a tremendous disadvantage if you do not understand motives, pe...
Samuel Mercher hasn't always been an honest person, and now he is faced with the possibility of dying. Believing that he can make things right; he writes a manuscript for his daughter to read and learn about who the real Samuel is.
What she discovers is murder, stolen goods, lost loves, and a beginning to her life she knew nothing about.
Can ...
In this life, we will endure trials, tribulations, and mistakes—our own mistakes or the mistakes of others, which affect our lives. This is my story. This is your story! Though we can't control certain circumstances that happen throughout our lives, we can, however, endure, fight, take responsibility for our own outcome, and conquer what was meant to tear ...
If you are reading this right now, this book is personally for you or somebody you know. Survival Guide: How to Survive It All, End-Times' WARNING WORDS from the HOLY ONE, is purposefully penned in twenty-first-century ink and divinely inspired from God Almighty--from His heart to you. Thanks to Covenant Books and all who believe and recommend it too. Journa...
“Mama doesn't know I'm here.”
This is a story about Levi, a young boy, who leaves home to play with his friend without asking his parents. He finds himself on a scary adventure and – with the help of a new friend – back to the safety of his home and parents.
Look for more Adventures with Levi! by Author Sharon A. Wayne...
This is an inspirational story of Moses Elijah Windward as he starts life on the cusp of a new century and follows him and his family through changes and challenges faced in the twentieth century. His life story combines Scripture with life, as the word of God gives life. It gives evidence of the faithfulness of our heavenly father....
We Stand is the story of Little Lee, a young kindergartner who notices his grandfather standing during the national anthem. Curious to understand, Lee asks his grandfather about it. Lee's grandfather teaches Little Lee why he feels this is an important tradition...
Note: This dedication was written by the author and is her prayer for grandparents and grandchildren.
I dedicate this poem to my granddaughter who observed her first Christmas at the age of two months, twenty-one days in 1961. As God has given the talent for writing, he also gave the gift for inspiration. A baby's sweet innocence is a precious...
This novel is an apocryphal or speculative account of Jesus coming to know God's place for him in the world.
The protagonist sits alone outside the cave where he has retired to pray, fast, and cajole God for an answer to the question "What is God's will for me?" During the cold desert night, he reflects on the first thirty years of his life to...
Western Skye's wish for a puppy, not just an ordinary one, came true. Come and witness the joy and adventure that she and Kismas, her Blue Merle Dachshund, experience as they grow up together.
This book was written and illustrated by Stella Mary Hash.
Other books by Stella Mary Hash:
L.J.'s Special Christmas
Christmas Ca...
Not understanding one's real value can be catastrophic, especially in children. Tiny the Eaglet had forgotten who he really was; desperate and lost, he assimilated to the only animals that were nice to him when he had no one else—the chickens. Tiny starts acting like the chickens—pecking like them, clucking like them, and never dares to fly. He really be...
A mother's secret was her daughter's nightmare. Follow Bailey on her quest to find the truth, even though she doesn't know the question. The unknown can be scary—the truth can be even scarier. Love and strength—does she have enough of both to endure?...
Seasoned Ruth is a book aimed at helping people birth their dreams and visions, especially those facing issues in stagnation, mainly relationship, how to navigate from singleness to matrimonial bliss, following godly counsel wisdom as in the story of Ruth and Naomi. In the introduction of the book, it has been mentioned that it's not just about marriage, but...
Amidst the misty woods, Mrs. Langston's third-grade class shuffles along the leaf-covered trail. Kevin, their guide, teaches them about how all the animals live together. Jeremiah lags behind and becomes lost in the woods. He and his classmates learn life's most valuable lesson....
This is not a story about groundbreaking medical interventions, although it does contain some incredible medical personnel.
This is a story of a beautiful spiritual awakening, grace, mercy, and God's intercession. This experience drew together many unlikely people during the thirty-six hours in the intensive care unit at San Antonio's Methodist Childr...
Almost everyone has wondered at times what heaven will be like. No one has come up with the perfect answer. This book offers a lighthearted look at the mystery of what lies beyond. Blended with the humor that is an often-serious look at American culture and how it might provide insights on what to expect or possibly not expect. Certainly, the book will chall...
The Quiet Man is a partially fictionalized memoir of the life of the author's grandfather, Anthony Ward, the quiet man of the title. The narrative moves back and forth from Tony's boyhood days on the family croft in rural Donegal, Ireland, to his time in Dublin as a young man, and to his old age in the industrial city of Glasgow, Scotland. Tony was born near...
The following tales recorded by Mrs. Claus in her Book of Days Journal are stories about Santa's adventures that are not restricted to only the holiday in December. They tell about his part in spreading the Christmas spirit, but they also reveal that he's known to other timelines and places where he performs simple acts of kindness and resolves a surprising ...
A riveting spectacle of a woman caught in the darkening madness of mania, wandering aimlessly in a river and into a home where she was brutally attacked and her dignity stripped away as she was handcuffed by police. There were years of manic attacks, psychiatric hospitals, much despair and hopelessness.
She was caught in the snares of mental i...
Dear Kobe is a letter from a seventy-something former Cambodian army spy and Khmer Rouge survivor to his little boy, the child of his old age. In the letter, he tells a story that seven-year-old Kobe is still too young to comprehend. It is a story drenched in the blood of some two million victims of Pol Pot and his murderous Khmer Rouge. It is a story of sur...
Salvation history can be thought of as twofold: one is that God Himself personally takes action and the other is God has humans act. An example of the latter is Exodus in which God had Moses lead the Israelites from Egypt to Canaan. The skin garment that God made with slain animals for the fallen Adam is an example of the former.
Adam's fall is the ve...
A Strictly Biblical Perspective Ministries Inc. has strategically designed a biblical cognitive character-based training curriculum. It is designed to equip pastors, chaplains, and faith-based instructors with insight for preparing reentry volunteers as mentors to be matched with returning citizens upon their release from prison or while incarcerated. The cu...
Alexandra Koe was taken from Bay Jack at birth. Because she was placed in the Coalition Social Aid System, she was tattooed with a Zero, and all rights as a citizen were taken from her. Zero means nothing, and that is what she was to society. At the age of nineteen, she has returned to the planet Bay Jack to find her family, restore her citizenship, and remo...
After serving in World War I he retained his commission in the Reserve Corps as a Major. Franklin D. Roosevelt ordered him to active duty March 31, 1941, to Fort Sam Houston, Texas, with the Second Medical Laboratory. After Pearl Harbor, the China Lend-Leases program ensued. Dr. Pyle was needed in the event that the Burma Road fell to the Japanese. The only ...
This book is dedicated to the masses who are hurting and to those who have felt rejected for whatever reason. These are the ones who have found themselves in an apparent state of hopelessness and have concluded within themselves, based upon their encounter with this journey called life, that no one really cares.
But oh, I emphatically say to y...
There is nothing more miraculous, natural, and beautiful than the birth of a child. From the moment a pregnancy is first confirmed, the event is filled with great hopes, dreams, and expectations by the prospective parents and their friends and families. In the majority of pregnancies, nature progresses without complications and results in a healthy outcome f...
Eagle Learns about Christmas is a creative story that uses the vivid imagination of children to learn about this holiday. Queen, a young eagle, is curious about why humans get excited celebrating Christmas. She leaves her habitat on the high mountains and travels far away to be close to a town where she will be able to observe humans celebrating Christmas.
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The sad faces of abuse and addiction in poor and deprived communities and spread to affluent and insulated suburbs are exposed. The epidemic has invaded rural and farming communities and our school systems, where the drug pushers and victims are the very students; abuse affecting seniors and minorities at some facilities were also exposed as well as illicit ...
The Kingdom of Angora has enjoyed generations of peace, mostly because of the size and strength of its army. When the Temple of Sauther in Valenwood is attacked and an ancient artifact is stolen, the senior shepherd of the temple tasks an elite group of warriors, The Legion, to find the persons responsible and recover the artifact.
After learning to c...
Hank, overworked and underpaid, is trying his damnedest to save a rundown cattle ranch in Central Texas. It is a long on work, short on help, situation.
In a developing drought, his wife and daughter decide he needs an ocean-going cruise to cure his frazzled nerves and horrid disposition. If he hadn't traveled a good deal in the army, and if his youn...
In 2004, thirty-five years after she died while a patient in a mental hospital in Las Vegas, New Mexico, Nana came to her granddaughter, Carol Wawrychuk, in a vision.
“Take me home, Carol. Take me home.” Little did Wawrychuk know those few words would take her on an odyssey that lasted two years and literally uncovered thousands of lost souls in ...
Take an adventure with Fred the frog on his journey to discovering what he has been designed to be. Join Fred as he finds out what the process takes: some tools to help you get there, a little belief, and a support structure to make it happen. Cheer him on as he realizes his potential: is he a champion in the making?...
This booklet is a report on and an analysis of the Confederate Secret Service. Any errors or misinterpretations of referenced sources are strictly those of the author. The author is an experienced intelligence officer, but he also harbors the caution of a typical intelligence analyst and knows that there is always more to know.
My interest in this top...
As Secret Agent 777, Katie Courageous fights the forces of evil around the globe. You will be kept on the edge of your seat while laughing at and with Katie as she navigates the missions assigned to her by Briles Brilliant! Katie sometimes wonders what is more difficult, her perilous adventures, or mentoring her rambunctious sister, Cathy, who is always acco...
Join the adventure as Teddy, a lonely stuffed bear, ventures out into the big scary world to find something to make him special like all the other toys. Tag along as he meets different characters and finally makes a friend when he meets a plucky self-confident bunny who teaches him that everyone, even a small brown teddy bear, is special in their own way....
Boston, the nosy beagle, finds himself off the leash and on the run following his nose into adventures with a raging bucking bull, galloping pronghorn antelope, and a harrowing thunderstorm. As Boston discovers the world around him, the reader will discover interesting facts with Boston, including wildlife, thunderstorms, and bull riding....
Amber is getting ready to go to bed, but she is worried she'll forget to do something. She comes up with the idea to have her daddy help her make a checklist so that she remembers everything. Read along to find out what all Amber needs to do before bedtime!...
John Ridgeway, an only child born in 1918 to a poor working-class family, grew up in the shadow of New York City. His father died when he was ten, and despite the obstacles and hardships of the Great Depression, John excelled in school. His perseverance and hard work was rewarded by earning a scholarship to college. In 1938, he experienced the Long Island Ex...
With a fresh new voice with just the right amount of humor Cannon Lybbert delivers a knockout science fiction action adventure story about the societal and personal consequences of scientific brilliance detached from moral scruples. An obsessed deposed king exiled to Earth from a planet in the Milky Way's Galactic Bulge region discovers pivotal technology br...
Adventurous, unpretentious Robby the Rat finds himself the only one willing to perform a daring rescue of an important dignitary. After the rescue he finds his “hero” status usurped by the town bully and he is left to rescue himself. But truth and fairness win out when the dignitary gives special public honor to Robby....
No one is what they seem in this unpredictable adaptation of a classic fairytale. A rebellious Princess Josephine, known as the fourth princess throughout the kingdoms, becomes unexpected friends with a naive Prince Wendell. Their worlds are turned upside down as everything they thought they knew about their families turn out to be only the beginning. Throug...
Oscar and Sweetpea are two little dachshunds that live in the country who enjoy life. As they're walking down the long dirt road, Sweetpea learns some valuable lessons. Oscar guides Sweetpea with his wisdom and knowledge of life.
Life is a journey. Let's have fun!
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Greatness is a journey. It's a trip. It's a time thing. You don't get to be great; you become great. You don't get to be a great athlete, president, teacher, doctor, or Christian. You become great. Success doesn't come to you; you have to go after success. Your ship will never come in; you have to swim out to it. Great people read, study, learn, practice, an...
The title of this book describes how things are sometimes, and we do not even realize it. We, as selfish flesh, live our lives for us. It is you or me and nobody else. God especially has no room in the picture. We go about our day doing what we want when we want with no thoughts of giving God any of our time.
We do not realize at the time that it is b...
As you read Bethany Anne's story, you may be reminded of similar things from your childhood. You may cry a little with her as she learns how to deal with loss. You may “high five” her for being creative enough to solve some of her own problems, like finding a little refuge in a quiet space for a nap. You may laugh out loud to some of her reactions to sit...
A baby named Josie is crying up a storm, and no matter what Mommy and Daddy did, they just can't get baby Josie to fall asleep. During the evening, while the milkman is finishing up his route delivering milk, he hears poor Josie crying, so he offers Mommy and Daddy some help. The milkman brings his determination, and some milk, to get her to fall asleep for ...
The Christmas Legacy Synopsis
Upon hearing of his estranged father's death, David realizes he must come to terms not only with his own past, but with his present and future as well. As David's father leaves him some important and very unusual requests as part of his will, David is forced to face the man he has become and challenge the man that he want...
For sixty some odd years, I was not aware of the potential power of the Holy Spirit in my life. What a change when I let the Holy Spirit have his way in my life. He truly is my advocate, my comforter, and my helper.
I almost titled this book Peace, It's a Holy Spirit Thing, You Wouldn't Understand because I spent all those years not understanding.
Could you take on evil alone?
When three unassuming high school students discover they were born in the magical country of Lamin, their lives take a dramatic turn. Armed with only a tattered map and rudimentary magic skills, they must work together to find their way back to Lamin and vanquish the evil sorcerer, Erex, who is threatening to take over th...
Colin doesn't want to go to school, a place where you are supposed to learn and thrive. Being bullied has caused him to stop talking to his teachers and classmates. Fear, loneliness, and sadness grips Colin. How does he tackle this serious issue?
Free To Be Me follows Colin on his journey of triumph.
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The study which followed the vision I saw entitled, “The Last Days” is based on seventeen of Jesus' prophecies in Matthew 24 and their present-day fulfillment.
Are you ready for a surprise?
Keep reading!
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Little Wormy may be little but even little things can make a BIG difference. Come read how Little Wormy makes a difference and how you can too!...
Sally has a longing to be adopted that began when she was placed in a kennel permanently. A Home for Sally shares the story of a young poodle who considers she is unlovable and unadoptable because of her disability. Sally believed that her dream of once again having a family may never come true....
Marine Major Dammit McGowin stared intently at photos taken from security cameras immediately after the bomb exploded inside Cinderella Children's Hospital.
He could hear the children screaming. He felt the concussion, smelled the burning flesh, understanding firsthand what they were going through.
Attractive Dr. Robin Goodrich missed the fai...
Civilizations of this world rise, and civilizations fall, and the process has repeated many times through history. Even at the height of modern culture as we are now, we are not immune to the possibility. Journey to a Throne is a work of fiction about the human spirit surviving and thriving after such a collapse and a warning to us to avoid the fall in the f...
She was a bona fide city girl and a seasoned public school teacher, until she made the move to the country. Now her days consist of outsmarting egg-laying chickens, battling Mother Nature, shooting at varmints, and milking uncooperative goats. Like a Hair in a Biscuit chronicles the birth, quite by accident, of Piggy's Gentle Goat's Milk Products. The countr...
Low Places in the Road is a story about overcoming adversity through faith, loyalty, and self-respect. Without low places in our road, we can fail to appreciate the majesty and promise that the high spots on our journey offer us....
In Here Comes Little Jenna Jafferty, little Jenna didn't want anything to ever change. She was happy and thought her life was perfect. But now, it isn't. From the changing of the seasons, to big sister Janine starting school, and baby brother Jason starting to walk and talk, Jenna's life presents new challenges.
In Little Jenna Jafferty in Changes, Ch...
Beyond the Wheat Field is a story about a woman who returns to room 6, her mother's bedroom, at the nursing home two years after her mother's death, seeking healing. Her past comes unraveled as memory after memory pour out into the room, hard things that began in the wheat field down the street from her home she grew up in. It led her down a path of addictio...
Coincidence is about noticeable occurrences that happened consistently and on a regular basis. Occurrences that cannot be overlooked or dismissed as mere happenstance. The events and situations written are characterized by a life lived by someone that doesn't take life or the fulfillment of life for granted but appreciates the good and grows from the bad. Th...
What do you do if you are a mouse and you absolutely cannot stand the thought of another day of eating cheese? Join Millie on her adventure to find other delectable foods to eat and in the process becomes a part of a family.
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Everyone will need to put their thinking caps on! Follow Owen every day as he travels to a different and fun location in town. Readers will need to pay attention to the clues given to solve the mystery locations! As Owen prepares for his day, he will gather very specific items. The items will help the reader figure out the location that Owen will visit on th...
Theological correctness has made speaking in tongues controversial, and it confuses everyone within Christendom. Many doubts which surrendering it are creating fear instead of faith for its authenticity, meanwhile Jesus promised every believer as one of the signs to follow us.
Speaking in tongues is not the Holy Spirit, but it is the evidence ...
Have you ever felt lonely and wished for a friend?
That is the tale of a toad who falls in love with Kayla, a rodeo queen. How is the talk of a lonely toad who falls in love with a rodeo queen going to end?...
Contemplation's through the Fog of My Life is the third book in the Thoughts trilogy and follows Thoughts from a Treestand and Wisdom's Harvest-East of Smallville. The trilogy contains thoughts and observations from a lifetime of living in a small rural Wisconsin hamlet, along with nine brothers and sisters, and a single mother. We were rich in love and grew...
Liberty's Flight is the first in a series of novels attempting to capture the spirit and flavor of the evolvement of our nation. Well-known personages and events are seen through the eyes of an irredeemable Jacobite, who fled Scotland at the end of a bayonet fixed on a Brown Bess by order of King George II.
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Sometimes being different, as Little Billy and his new friends discover, is the very thing that leads to the greatest adventures. While it is true that Billy, Gracie, and Gidget each have difficult obstacles to face, they soon discover that by helping others, they don't have to face them alone. Together they help their new friend Sebastian face what can at t...
Wesley loves to run. He considers himself the fastest thing on four feet—well, almost. Three Wesley's Adventures stories are selected, each about running fast and who runs faster.
In the “Wesley's Marvelous Nose” story, Wesley, during a hike with Granddad, smells the scent of a rabbit ahead on the trail. As Wesley comes nearer sniffing the groun...
The Giraffe That Lost His Footprint is a book about family and learning that sometimes simply being present is all that is needed....
It's 1991, and thirteen-year-old Vita, a victim of horrendous acts by a relative, has learned to suppress her darkest secret. Now there is no ignoring the life inside of her. “Before I formed you in the womb, I knew you” (Jeremiah 1:5)....
Vodrey's lively, ambitious tale deftly takes a page from the antics of Star Wars, as protagonists Ben Logan and Tommy Thompson, traveling to a business conference in West Texas, come across a dimensional opening to another world. On the world of Belany, people live up to 800 years or so and do not age past around twenty-five. Belany is older than Earth and...
Jamie and Jacob are two ordinary boys, always playing and finding things to get into. Jacob owns a pet mouse named Cosmo. He spends a lot of time talking with him when he is lonely. Jamie goes from a crazy mixed-up day in school to a whirlwind of an adventure in the evening. What will happen next?...
Gracie Rose and her big sister Ruby live in Asheville, NC. Their parents like to teach them by “doing” and have decided to visit many of the NC state parks to learn about the history, the environment, and how to be safe while learning independence. Gracie has a pet cat and a very unusual dog. When Gracie gets into mischief, Winnie comes to her rescue....
With every new day, we are witnessing growing tensions and turmoil in societies around the world. Terrorism, school shootings, violence and unrest in our streets, drug addictions, broken families, crime, corruption, and religious persecution all seem to be escalating at warp speed. Are there any reasonable and factual answers to why the world we live in toda...
Lilly the Leader Gets Ready for School is the first book in The Children's Leadership Series aimed to be thought-provoking stories for our young future leaders, as well a positive and engaging resource for parents, teachers, youth ministers, and all who love and serve God's children. The leadership concepts and values highlighted in this series are easy for ...
Freedom is a major theme for the intellectuals of this postmodern age. No doubt the main cause of this springs from contemporary attacks against freedom. The chains and fetters of communism threaten to bind man's external freedom. What is worse, the invisible hand of materialism threatens to squeeze the very life from man's internal freedom.
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Enjoy Your Dog, written by Bailey the Golden Retriever, is meant to make you laugh, smile, and be happy. That's what Bailey does with so many people, every day, everywhere she goes. Bailey wants to share that with you and give you some ideas from our wonderful life to help you really enjoy your dog and life with them....
Some Kind of Special takes place in the forest with a bunch of unique characters. With the help of his forest friends, Bennie Beaver finds out just what makes him special. It takes a few quirky animal friends to convince him of his distinct characteristics. This work demonstrates to us all that sometimes we just need our supporters—both friends and family...
The Shepherd's Gift: The First Christmas Mourning
There is no greater loss than the death of a child. The Shepherd's Gift: The First Christmas Mourning tells the story of a father who suffers the death of his daughter, the pain and anguish of his grieving, and the healing provided by the birth of a Child. This fictional story set in a small to...
The approach of this book is to speak directly to YOU regarding how to live the way of God's servant even through life's pains, struggles, and distractions. As you surrender to God, obey the counsel of the Holy Spirit, and follow Jesus Christ, you will come to understand your true identity, your purpose in life, what is most important in life, and what you a...
Wiggles Finds a New Home is a story about the life and adventures of a young dolphin as he interacts with his new friends and family....
'Twas the night before Christmas, but in a little yellow house in Florida. the children were not nestled all snug in their beds. Instead, they were wide awake and heading toward the front door.
Justin and Jenny Brown were disobedient, disrespectful, and unkind. Still, Santa never failed to deliver Christmas presents, no matter how badly they b...
When Shelley Warner entered an ICU room, where her brother lay in a coma after a drowning accident, she wondered what to say to him. The only encouragement that came to mind was a verse: “God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in times of trouble” (Psalm 46:1). Over a period of years, she had been writing stories about God's help—not just ...
Police officers, firefighters, paramedics, and military members all see the innermost of our dark and fallen world. Jonathan Hickory gives us a veteran police officer's intimate perspective into the struggle that many of our heroes battle in their hearts.
Drowning in the depths of depression and sadness, burning with anger, and chained down by alcohol...
Through the Lens: A Book of Short Stories is about stories that derive from the heart and were inspired by God, life experiences, and learned principles. All the stories are based on a female teenager's perception, but do not exclude the male perspective. The stories will shed light on various issues that young adults may struggle with such as isolation, sui...
Why Renovation?
Do you not know that you are a temple of God
and that the Spirit of God dwells in you?
~ 1Corinthians 3:16-17
Renovation is the process of working with Christ to repair the emotional damage our souls have suffered, and to remove the trash of worldly thinking that has accumulated over the years so t...
This book presents the true story of Christmas. It provides a new perspective into that holy night that happened over two thousand years ago in Bethlehem and changed the world forever....
Come along and join Sandi Borowsky on a wondrous adventure starting with London, then Liverpool and finally back to London in the United Kingdom. Seeing and exploring many significant Beatle landmarks along the way.
Her trip starts with London at a hotel near the London Eye. It ends in London at a hotel in Baywater. With many stops along the way.
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“Unsure of where I belong geographically, I grow in personal identity. In myself, I find a blending of nations and the intersection of culture. What pleasure to think that perhaps I am my own country!”
What begins as a compilation of memories morphs into a broader analysis of transition when one moves from country to country or stays in one place ...
Where's My Tail is a small story with a big truth about Hamilton the Pig and his tail. Was it here? Was it there? Was it anywhere? Hamilton's search with help from a close friend will soon be complete. In the end, Hamilton learns a valuable truth for himself and all of God's children.
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A relationship with Jesus Christ details the mercy and grace that only he can give. Mercy and grace open the doors of darkness into the glorious light of Jesus Christ.
Each morning's awakening allows the true acknowledgment of the existence of a holy God. Each passing day, the anticipation of meeting Jesus Christ face to face mounts with everlasting ...
Volume I of Know Thine Enemy presents a history of the political philosophy that is known throughout the world today as “the Left,” which grew out of an effort by revolutionaries in eighteenth-century France to replace the “superstition” of Christianity with a secular social and moral system based on reason and science. The book traces the developmen...
Home is where a child develops a love of reading and coloring. Integrating reading, coloring, and sound will hopefully entertain, enlighten, and encourage an interest in reading where none exist and increase the number of books read by the child who has an interest in reading.
Berthella's Animal Sounds is the first for fun reading book in the ...
Cocoa Stows Away on a Mars Rocket is an adventure about Cocoa and my grandchildren.
Join in on the fun as Gramma and Grandpa take Cocoa and the grandchildren on a trip to Florida to learn about rocket ships. You may even take a trip to Mars with us!...
Labor of Love is about God laboring to build a bridge of pure love so that His lost and dying children might cross over and come home to live with Him forever. Any parent who's ever lost a child would move heaven and earth to get them back home where they belong, and God has done that. This book is about all of our journeys from being the lost sinner...
The lives of a young Wyoming cowboy turned Navy Mammal Handler, Brent Harris, and a delightful green-eyed southern girl, Katie Donavan, are woven together by the events in the life of a young Atlantic Bottlenose Dolphin, Alika, in this heartwarming story—a fable of loyalty, gallantry, hope, and love.
Brent, a horse trainer with a special gift, joins...
Handsome widower, Zak Freemont, drops out of life when his family is killed in a private plane crash. In desperation, Zak turns to his sister and her husband to take over the reins of his company, while he attempts to pull his shattered life back together.
Lindsey is fleeing hired killers. Her brother accidentally stumbles upon a deadly secret, causin...
Mountains and a Mustard Seed: A Family's Journey of Hope is the real-life story of the Allen family. No detail has been spared as the reader is given an inside look at the dynamics of the average but not-so-ordinary family and their journey through this thing called life. How they worked at advancing careers, building a life, and enjoying comfort and securit...
When I was younger, I often felt like I could never do enough to please God and earn my way to heaven. Wow, did I have it wrong! Religiously Speaking will help show how we could never be good enough to earn our way to heaven and the consequences of thinking that we can. And it will help us get over ourselves and not be so judgmental. I will always need help,...
The sissy monster lives in the forest with his wife, and his job is to scare kids in the woods, but he's not very successful because he's clumsy and he's always getting hurt and crying. The sissy monster goes out to scare these two boys but runs into trouble. His wife has to bandage him up all the time. This sissy monster does more crying than anything else....
The Haberdashery, part 1 of a trilogy, extends from the early 1600s to the end of the Revolutionary War in America. The story follows Kate Smallwood Gantz, the current owner of the Haberdashery, as she reads a recently acquired family diary detailing the lives of her family's arrival in America on the Mayflower and their establishment of a tailor's shop in P...
Through prayer, the Lord as shown me, we need to teach our children the truth of God's word. For His truth will set us free.
“And you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free” (John 8:32).
The Lord also said the children needed to know who He was by His promises . . . and that it would be easier for them to learn if it was in al...
The Bee and the Tree is a story of a bee named Kimberlee and her struggle to find a home in the city. She has to leave to find a suitable home. It is written for small children who will enjoy the rhymes and colorful drawings. ...
Valerie left someone behind. He was everything to her. She was so in love, so young. Then her life was over. She awoke in a new body, never having a chance to mourn the previous one. She struggled with understanding relationships and the roles people played in her life. She never let go of the face of her love from the prior, nor did she let go of the desire...
Over the course of two thousand years, the birth of a child in Bethlehem became one of the most familiar stories in human history. The gospels according to Matthew and according to Luke contain the substance of what was known. On one level, they are narratives of ordinary people living simple lives caught up, mostly unawares, in one of mankind's most importa...
Dr. Van Bergh is an elderly college professor who was let go from his job. Since that was the only means of living he knew, he fell into depression. He does not know how to go on living life without his students. Until one day, six-year-old Max Smith moves in next door.
Max encourages Dr. Van Bergh to get out into the world again, even if it is only f...
Two of the stories, “Memories” and “Schooltime,” are about the trials and tribulations of his youth back in mid to late 50's and early 60's. These were the days of the first telephones coming to rural areas and black-and-white TVs always housed in terribly heavy consoles. They had tubes in them at the time that would burn out constantly. The antennas...
The story begins with Jim's introduction to paranormal activities and spirits by becoming involved in current events happening at the local spirit-inhabited “Haunted Hinsdale House.” Shortly after this, Jim was taking some photographs and was astounded by what appeared to be showing up in the photos and so his journey begins…
He embarks on a que...
As you read “Maggie and the Big Move” you will join Maggie in the early 1900s as her family sails on a huge boat across the Atlantic Ocean from Holland to America, travels on a train from New York City to Iowa, and rides in the first car ever owned by someone in their small town. You will explore the stores with Maggie and her new friend, Peter, and star...
Get Off My Porch! is the story of my marriage with a sex addict. Sexual addiction is destroying relationships and families at an alarming rate. The secular world will stop at nothing to contribute to this disorder because sex sells. I personally consider it to be an epidemic and a topic that is rarely discussed openly. Satan is very busy tearing apart what G...
I Love You All the Time is about a mom expressing her love for her children. This book is full of examples to show children that no matter what, good days or bad, their mom loves them unconditionally....
Cocoa Finds a Home is a story about true events with Cocoa and my grandchildren.
Join in the adventures of Cocoa finding her forever home and the exciting surprise for the grandchildren when they come visit Gramma and Grandpa!...
I never set out to write a book.
Initially, writing was my awkward attempt at telling those I love how I was personally, emotionally, physiologically, cognitively, and socially affected by relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS). My MS journey began nearly fifteen years before diagnosis. Following the flu many years prior, I dealt inter...
Are you truly sick and tired of hearing bad news all around you every day? On the television, in newspapers, radio, sports, movies, politics, and, yes, even church, we unwillingly become immersed in a heavy cloud of negativity. Believe it or not, you can find plenty of good out there amidst the bad if you allow your heart to listen and accept glad tidings fr...
Inspired by people who shared the beauty of laughter with her up until the day they died, Patricia Daletas recently found a way to put down on paper an accumulation of life events that led to one conclusion: Laughter comes with healing. Laughter brings joy. Laughter can be found in even the most difficult of situations. Laughter is a gift from God and can he...
Elephants can't do yoga, or can they?
Ellie is a happy and brightly colored elephant who is feeling excited to try a yoga class until it is brought to her attention that elephants can't do yoga. Find out how Ellie deals with her peers telling her she can't do yoga.
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This manual is a how-to-do teaching guide for four specific populations: 1) Faith-based/churches, 2) Self-help individuals who are identifying a potential problem with alcohol or drugs or both, 3) Families who are feeling overwhelmed by the addiction in their families, 4) Counselors who are wanting a guide to implement their own treatment program.
“There was so much to see with her newly formed eyes, but her attention was fixed on the glorious being in front of her. The light of His face illuminated the entire world around her, and for a moment that seemed like eternity, she saw and understood love.”
From Creation to the cross and on to the Lord's resurrection, Eve deals with her penalty an...
Have you ever been in the wrong place at the wrong time with the wrong people, wishing somebody would save you? But when you look around, the only person you see is unreliable, unimaginable, irresponsible, and is you? If Alex doesn't "clean up his act," he could possibly ruin his reputation in front of his entire class, including the class bully. Can Alex sa...
This is Lucille Giffone's second children's book published by Covenant Books. Her first book is titled "I am a part of all nature" (Covenant Books). Natural Wonders is full of wandering and observation. In this book, children wonder about many aspects of nature. This book is most suited for ages four to eight years old.
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"You were running the race so well. Who has held you back from following the truth?" (Galatians 5:7).
Sometimes in our walk with Jesus, we stumble. Whether it be stumbling into our past, or tripping over a new obstacle that has been strategically placed by the enemy, we fall so hard that it makes getting back up seem impossible.
What does an ordinary community do when the state department settles refugees in their city? How does the arrival of refugees challenge the hearts and minds of residents? These are the questions Reverend Thomas Giles asks himself and his congregation as they wrestle with the ways that compassion is manifested in the city of Portland, Maine.
This book ...
This book focuses on the main questions that all new believers (and sometimes a good reminder for older believers) have about God and their relationship with God and the answers directly from the Bible....
Persons in 12 step recovery have a dilemma. On the one hand, their literature recommends spirituality as a path to recovery. “If that be the case you may be suffering from an illness which only a spiritual experience will conquer. Well, that is exactly what this book is about. Its main object is to enable you to find a power greater than yourself which wil...
Though Hana the dog has only lived on the farm for a short time, she has adopted several young animals: Tigger the kitten, Yowly the coyote pup, Twirly the squirrel, plus Tappy the young woodpecker. She has also been saving all the treats that have been given to her by her new humans to be presents for her babies for Christmas. She has buried each present in...
I am not a painter or a sculptor, but my words share my heart and my soul and my eyes. If you think me a love, I can write you a song! Songs of the Heart is a collection of the results of the mysterious direction my mind can often take and the love that is felt, when falling in....
Herbert Mays, a high school dropout with
low prospects, was left for dead in an army
morgue in Vietnam. God gave him a new
lease on life and ultimately used him to
profoundly impact people around the world.
His story offers many inspiring lessons:
• Everyone has purpose and meaning, no life
insignificant.
Fall has arrived, and Lauren is excited about Halloween.
At her school's carnival, she plays games, wins prizes,
and sees all her friends dressed in their favorite Halloween costumes....
The Banjo Pilot is the story of Duke Steel, a North Carolina bluegrass banjo player who played banjo with Bill Monroe and the Blue Grass Boys in 1949. He then goes on to start his own band. After a personal tragedy involving a plane accident with his wife on board, he later joins a major airline as a pilot in 1958. After twenty years, he reacquaints himself ...
Jack and the Wood Pile is a story about a young boy who has such strong hope and faith that goodness triumphs in the end. He never gives up working to make his family's life better. Jack lives in the 1920s, but his devotion and love for his family could be emulated by young boys in today's society who face the same struggles and possess the same love of fami...
Clarence has put on a few pounds and is fearful that he might end up being a holiday dinner when Farmer Hayman looks at HIM with a sly smile. This turkey wastes no time packing and runs away from the farm. Along the way, Clarence meets two young brothers Brett and Blake. The boys befriend the nervous turkey and give him a place to stay. The next several days...
Right Where You Belong: An Adoption Story is a heartfelt book illustrating how families can be formed in more ways than one. Everyone is different, and so is every family. That's okay! Everyone belongs somewhere, and how you get there is just part of your own incredible story. It portrays the beauty of adoption and helps ease uncertainties concerning adoptio...
Sticky Rickie finds himself transported from South Florida to Southern Louisiana where he has trouble finding bugs to eat due to men killing bugs.
He finally finds refuge in the bayous of Southern Louisiana.
We have been charged by God, the Creator, with the care of his creation and must be aware of the needs of all his creatures.
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Looking into a mirror and liking the reflection had never been of interest to Sequoya until the day she didn't know who she was. One drastic, brash decision sends her on a discovery path to not only herself but also her close circle. Join her as she discovers how her past shapes her future....
This a story of the life of a tree whose mother was created in the Garden of Eden. She grows to carry out the will of God and to understand her place in the world. She saw much history including the flood and a certain group of Roman soldiers and even learned of a man called Jesus. She still lives to this very day to carry on her mother's love and God's purp...
Pippa is a little girl with a guitar in her hand and a song in her heart.
Using the gift she has been given, she travels all throughout the town turning frowns upside down....
Webster's dictionary defines myth as “a thing having only an unverifiable or imaginary existence.” How fitting, then, to refer to this widely accepted concept of spiritual death as a myth. Over thirty years ago, I came to a place of understanding where the concept seemed to fit the events of the Garden of Eden. Admittedly, I never really challenged the t...
Crossing Jordan is the personal account of my journey from slavery in my past into the freedom God had planned for my life. It is a beautiful story of how God came for my heart and rescued me.
He brought me out into a spacious place; he rescued me because he delighted in me. (Ps. 18:19, NIV)
This is the story of a great rescue. ...
The purpose of this book is to encourage readers to never give up. With God on your side, your dreams will come true.
The author is a United States veteran who fought during the Korean War, serving the country on a destroyer, USS Mansfield DD728 in the service.
He returned to America at the age of twenty-three and became a Christian. He receive...
Fighting a Losing Battle is a book of hope for all who read it. It gives a personal account of my struggles and fears about being overweight and how I conquered them! Oft times, we take an external approach to weight loss. But in this book, you'll discover that true breakthrough comes from within. You have on the inside of you all that you need to win your ...
This is a very personal story, but it's based on logic rather than emotion. It's a story that should help all of us destroy the bad emotions that lurk inside us.
This is how we will survive.
One day, while mowing the lawn, I had an epiphany. This flash of truth just came naturally like a flash of light, and from that first fla...
The book I'm Just Saying, in my opinion, gives an example of the power of thought. Be it good or bad, every person that has lived and is living is a living example of our thoughts. A thought is nothing more than a thought until there is action taken on its behalf. How you process your thoughts can be changed in an instant. It all starts with you.
I'm ...
The words contained in this book are inspired by nature, hearing a single word, and living life, or knowing someone who has, but mostly from beginning a conversation with God, of praise and thanksgiving, or asking questions about life. He always answers, "When I listen for that still small voice." How great is our God!
My goal is to draw you i...
Faith is the required amount of belief for any human being involved in an interaction with God. It is impossible to please God apart from faith. And why? Because anyone who wants to approach God must believe both that he exists and that he cares enough to respond to those who seek him (Hebrews 11:6, Message).
The mass, motion, and measurement ...
Why do Christians view the world differently than do secularists? Is a conclusion valid if the first step of evaluation to reach that conclusion is to reject significant factors upon which the conclusion must rest? Consider!...
I wrote this book to speak out about the glory of the one true God! Times and laws were different in the 1940s and 1950s. Discipline was a common way to raise children.
My encounter with God was done his way, not mine. Each time his presence was made known, there was a very fine mist in the air. The cloud was light gray and white with a faint ...
Snuffy's Star is about a Bassett Hound named Snuffy, and the events in the story are true. The book was written to help children (and adults) cope while grieving the loss of a pet.
Snuffy is called home to heaven to fulfill a special job for which she has been chosen....
Patrick the Pit Bull is a story of a journey taken by Patrick, a young pit bull, who is on one hand shown love, and then thrusted into a world he doesn't understand. With his friend, Leo, to help guide him through tough times, Patrick keeps faith in heart that things will change for the good if he never loses that faith.
Take a journey with Pa...
“Why are there wars?” “If I am really good, will I go to heaven?” “Why are some people mean to others?”
Children have many questions! They deserve truthful answers to their questions. As they learn the truth, a foundation of understanding is being established that will last a lifetime.
This book gives truthful answers in a c...
Kami Koala Goes to the Zoo tells the story of a young koala girl that uses her limited knowledge to create an exciting day instead of being discouraged on a lonely day during school break. Join with her on this adventure and engage your imagination. Her zest for life is contagious!...
Rosetta, the same character in the book The Truck That Could Not Move, was asking her pawpaw what it meant to see God's glory. She didn't understand what Mrs. Richey, her Sunday school teacher, was trying to teach her.
Rosetta's pawpaw took it upon himself to share with Rosetta several ways that God, through his glory, demonstrates his existence, tha...
Levi, the son of a sharecropper in rural South Georgia and raised in the 1920s and 1930s, was accustomed to having very little. Now, he found himself facing a situation he could never have imagined. A trip across the country with one of his sisters and her husband sounded thrilling. He had never been out of Georgia when, suddenly, he found himself stranded i...
My children are grown and have their own Christmas celebrations with their families—each with their own traditions. When my wife and I have the occasion of being a part of one of these, usually in the afternoon someone will say, “Grandpa, will you tell us a Christmas story?”
That describes this book. I'm going to tell you a story—maybe one you...
The Watchers, the prophecy of the Chosen, and the city of New Atlantis all seem like fairytales that are too good to be true for a survivor named Jane Grace. Living in one of only six cities that survived her world's most devastating war, the survivors of Rubelle wait for the Chosen, the last descendant of ancient families who wears a magical golden necklace...
How Great Is Our God! Life with Michael was originally based on the expected miracle to be manifested in Michael from his special needs. However, God's greatness has been manifested in ways that were unexpected, but for which I am eternally grateful. This book is intended to reveal to the reader how awesome and great God is, even if not revealed to us in the...
There was once a jar of yellow pencils that lived in a classroom. The teacher and all the students were always so colorful, but the pencils were not. Until one night . . .
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In order to follow his older brother to the colonies, sixteen-year-old James West steals a red cloak from a clothing store and is convicted of petty larceny in London, 1765. Sentenced to seven years in America, James arrives in Baltimore aboard the Tryal and is sold as a convict servant to a plantation in southern Maryland. His harrowing escape leads him int...
Suzie is a sweet, kind, and obedient little elk. She always tries to do the right thing to stay safe and honor her owner Farmer Frank. However, Sally, another elk in the herd, is mischievous and very curious about what's on the other side of the fence. Her curiosity leads Suzie and the rest of the herd into danger!
Find out how Suzie saves the day and...
This exciting journey is really discovered when an innocent, fluffy white rabbit finds true bravery as she comes together with three little pigs, Mother Nature, and the rest of the forest animals. It's a memorable adventure as they find a long-lasting friendship....
Every time the New Year comes around, we get excited about new opportunities, resolutions, and aspirations. However, for some, it may be fear of what's in store for them with uncertainty due to what has happened so far in their lives the present year or years past. We certainly go through different seasons in our lives that either makes us anticipate or drea...
Fragrance of Myessence is based on the true story of a couple held in bondage of addiction. One spouse's addiction to drugs held the other, codependent, and to a roller coaster ride of high hopes and despair. God was always the buffer for Dianna and the anchor for Ken. Dianna was torn from the uncertainty of God's plan for her life, and Ken felt trapped betw...
A Bright and Special Night is the story of the first Christmas as seen through the eyes of the stable animals. It is told in a way that ties the baby Jesus with the Risen Savior and Lord. It teaches prophecy, God's promises fulfilled, and why He came. It is a Christmas and Easter story.
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Some carry this book everywhere. It helps addicts and depressives. It's given out in prisons. For some, it's their devotional. It's a Bible companion prayer tool to lift, protect, and surround believers with a force field of Bible truth from Genesis to Revelation. It is also a distillation and declaration of Bible truth about who you are in Christ, and the p...
Have you ever experienced failure? I'm going to guess you answered yes to that question! Failure is something all of us will face or experience in this life, regardless of how hard we attempt to avoid it. Nothing discourages us more than experiencing failure. Many people feel trapped within their failures and see no way out. They allow their failures to stea...
When It Is My Mama's Birthday, by author Zlata Champion with illustrations by Waldemar Hild, is a heartwarming dedication to mothers. The bright illustrations presenting a child's desire to create a beautiful, meaningful present for her mother makes this picture book a perfect fit for a special occasion.
On the day of her mother's birthday, a ...
This book, Call to the Falling Eagle, explores who Americans once were in terms of beliefs and values, who we have become in the past century, and how that has changed the course of our nation from a path of ascent to a path of descent. The primary agents that affected these changes are also described. Future prospects for our nation are next examined if cur...
She didn't realize she had veered off the side of the road and went into a coma-like sleep unnoticed. It is easier to return to the road when you are on the shoulder than when you are pulled all the way into a nearby ditch or crevice.
Sneaking away in the early morning hours, she had successfully managed to pack a small bag and bundle up her secret sa...
Susie is the story of a girl born into an alcoholic family with a strong will to live and overcome the neglect and abuse of parents who had no idea of how to be parents. Susie was one of nine siblings who has a story to tell. This story touches on many situations that happen in these kind of family dynamics. The loss of a brother and sister due to neglect pl...
These poems were written as inspired by God. The author wants to share God's word through God's inspired word and prays that all who reads these poems will realize the importance of reading and sharing God's word. In addition, how true love magnifies the relationship magnifies the relationship in marriage....
Sophia and Timmy is a story about the differences and similarities among children in a home. While one child is on the autism spectrum, the story explains that each child is loved equally for their own unique characteristics. It is a story of love and equality in a family with special needs and can be related to any family with or without a child on the auti...
Father 4 the Bridez intertwines four unique story lines for the reader.
•A personal story steeped in a blue-collar, conservative Christian
upbringing, evolving spiritually to become a loving and accepting
father of his gay daughter and her wife.
•A love affair and eventual marriage of his gay daughter.
•An historical ...
CJ thinks that what his Uncle Ryan does for a living as a wildfire fighter is all fun and games—hiking up steep mountains, camping out under the stars, not to mention the excitement of fighting a forest fire! But when a huge fire is burning close to CJ's house and he can see, hear, and smell the raging fire, he begins to understand how dangerous his uncle'...
Buddy and His Colorado Adventure is a celebration of the beautiful Colorado landscape and state, through the eyes of Buddy and his owners Jon and Julie Jenkins. Buddy, as an adventurous sidekick, joined Jon and Julie in real events that took place in Colorado over the year.
As they enjoyed the year outdoors, so did Buddy. Buddy's adventures in...
Temple is a heartfelt experience that combines story, art, and message. The author wonderfully illustrates, through words and imagery, the idea that young people share the highs and lows that are similar to all of us. At the same time, the book expresses the child's world, those special qualities unique to children. Adults are not the only ones who need to b...
This poetic book is written through the heart of the Holy Spirit.
It is about understanding the way the Lord moves in our lives and knowing that he is omnipresent.
This book will show you the special bond between a child of God and our Father in heaven....
In Gift of the Forest, you will find animal characters of virtue gently teaching the importance of values, capturing the attention and imagination of young minds. Children will relate to the different animal characters and learn about the important virtues in forming a healthy character. At the end of the story, one is born destined to guide the Lewis and Cl...
After the reported deaths of the final two Shaker sisters, only one bona fide Shaker exists—Brother Arnold Hadd of the Sabbathday Lake community, New Gloucester, ME. My thesis is a documentation of how Shakers have been perceived and delineated in the imaginative literature (fiction) by non-Shaker authors of “the world,” to use the Shaker patois, from ...
If you are wondering how to share the message of God's love with people, this book is for you. ABC's for a Child of God takes you through some basic Christian concepts in an easy to follow format using the alphabet. While this subject matter could reach young children in a variety of ways, the words and the uncomplicated art are meant to speak to the child i...
This is a story drenched in history. A children's book that tells the incredible tale of three courageous Sierra Leone feral cats stowed away on a notorious slave ship. A slave ship destined for the small barrier island of Sullivan's Island, South Carolina.
A fictional story based on actual historic events, the narrative provides an unprecedented pers...
Enslaved Africans brought their music and religion with them
to America. They adapted their spiritual worldview into the
existing Christian framework for survival. The God of the
oppressor was transformed into the God of liberation and justice.
Salvation became the conduit for survival. Sacred song was embedded
with African...
Tertalla—the crowning jewel of the Creator's will. Long ago, this world was brought into existence and, with it, the birth of the human race. For many years, peace was had, and the humans prospered. But it wasn't to last. A dark energy seeped its way into the world. It began consuming the animals on Tertalla, turning them into wicked demon beasts hell-bent...
James G. Owen is currently working
as a senior microbiologist in Water
Bacteriology and is certified in drinking
water analysis. In his personal time,
he indulges himself in biblical studies;
Hebrew language, customs, and manners;
and studying scripture from the Hebrew
perspective. He also is an artist who wor...
Who knew chickens could be a girl's best friend? BB didn't, but she discovered quickly they would be.
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Every sporting moment is a moment of grace. Our God is with us through it all, challenging us to be our best, supporting us through suffering and loss, and calling us to respond to the call of Jesus to live lives of integrity, sacrifice, forgiveness, and love. Sometimes our sporting lives can seem full of overscheduling, selfishness, and pressures that make ...
The real purpose of this book is to give the readers some suggestions of unique restaurants or unique foods as they travel the United States.
Being unique can come in a variety of ways that range from old service stations to log cabins to delivering food using a miniature train.
The eateries included in this book are places that everyon...
This book was conceived as a satirical piece intended for teenagers as a means of teaching morals, ethics, dignity in labor, and social etiquette. It began as short essays written by the author as light humor for publication in a church house journal from the year 2007 to 2010 and was subsequently arranged with additional written pieces to make a collection ...
Marcy shuddered as she reflected back to that day when she and her daughter almost lost their lives due to Lester's violent temper.
She and her daughter were scheduled to be in the Christmas play at the church they were attending on Western Avenue, three weeks after the incident occurred. Now with sutures and Band-Aids on their faces, ...
Reagan and Lincoln are always excited to join Papa on a new great American adventure. Ride along, in Papa's Star-Spangled Convertible as they learn all about the American fl ag....
Here are the lives of six extraordinary canines with whom I was blessed to share my life and that of my family. These dogs were not pets, but each contributed to our family's life and growth in an unparalleled way. Their lives are celebrated daily by each of us. The first dog was purchased to protect our family from crime in Okinawa. He became a member of th...
Kept in seclusion by her father until all memory of her was forgotten, Linet has become a fearful woman of introspection and independence. When she is suddenly whisked away to claim a future she had once dreamed of but now doesn't want, she must quickly become someone she doesn't recognize in an effort to endure what she now is.
Hidden as a ba...
Meet Sonny the Shopping Cart, Squeaky, Rusty, and all the friends from Family Market. You will love reading about their adventures . . . and misadventures as they learn about friendship and forgiveness, and important lessons about treating each other with kindness and respect. You'll never wonder again how that mysterious box of cookies ended up in your shop...
This science fiction horror will keep you awake at night. The Melbienites are a take of the legionary mythological creature known as the basilisk. However, after retreating underground, they developed certain physical and mental traits that enhanced their culture, and they became a race of super beings with superior physical genetic traits that enhance their...
Jesus said, “I will never leave you nor forsake you,” and He has certainly made good on that promise for the past thirty years. During this time, Jesus has walked with me while providing insights and realizations based on Godly principles that have molded me into who and what I am today. It is my hope that, as you read each devotional in this book, you g...
Holding a person hostage does not always require a gun or knife or another weapon. When a doctor uses his knowledge and position in advancement of his financial status, the patient can become the victim of greed, and a hostage to manipulation. Is there something that triggers this shift from a person who takes an oath to do “no harm” to one whose greed i...
The screaming and yelling was intense. There were slammed doors, broken TVs, broken dishes. There was love, there was kindness. There was forgiveness. Mamma Mia, I'm Pregnant is the story of an overweight, beautiful young Italian girl (one of six) who grows up in an extremely strict household. She has a father who has a volatile temper and demands everything...
Around a month has passed since the fall of humanity, and the dead continue to roam the earth. The government, along with civilization, has utterly collapsed and the only remnants of mankind left are the sounds of winds echoing off the tall buildings and litter being gently tossed across the streets of the depressingly vacant cities. What little there still ...
On what otherwise seemed to be an ordinary spring night in 1994, Jennifer Foster, a young, struggling, single mother receives an unexpected phone call. What she learns is anything but ordinary. There has been an unusual accident and the details are unclear, however she learns that her younger brother, a popular, high school football star, scheduled to gradua...
Hotdog the hippo is not having a good day. He didn't listen to his mommy, and now he's punished in his room all day! What happened? Can Hotdog find a way to leave his room and go outside? Find out by enjoying Hotdog's Messy Room!
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Beemer's Buddies continues the story of playful and lovable Beemer, a yellow Labrador Retriever, first introduced in Beemer's Adventures. Join Beemer and his friends, Baby the lamb, CeCe the doorstop, and Slow Poke the turtle. One day, they go to the woods where they meet a girl and her bear cub and have another exciting adventure together. ...
Growing up is a vague term and different for everyone. My story is about having multiple father figures and an appetite for food. Traveling to accommodate family while schooling in Miami was hard for a little girl. From white bread to whole grain, I got to see the world through my aunt's eyes and she was married to a lawyer. My grandmother loved food and was...
Curly Cauliflower isn't a cauliflower at all, she's a rose! But, unlike her sisters, she has very curly petals. Curly lives with her family in Miss Agatha Goodweather's flower garden. It was Miss Goodweather who gave her the nickname Curly Cauliflower. Life in the Flower Bed was good until an uninvited guest arrived. Curly Cauliflower discovers that sometime...
In I Never Wanted to Be a Princess - Good Thing or How I lost 380 Pounds without Diet or Exercise, the events are true life experiences, including the issues with the chocolate syrup can.
It is a love story, in a sense, sometimes sad, sometimes angry, more times humorous, with a little sarcasm and inspiration thrown in for good measure. The intent...
Spike is a precocious English bulldog who always has some kind of adventure.
However, he always realizes a lesson learned or provides a lesson for one of his friends.
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It is 2036, and one-party dictatorships rule around the world, including in both America and Europe. In America, that party is called PAC, which they say stands for the Peace, Accommodation, and Culture Party. However, the reality is that PAC stands for “all Power at, the Center.” One truth, firmly enforced by PAC, rules us all, and it is maintained by a...
Lonnie is the mailbox at an abandoned home. He misses the times when he would be decorated and everyone knew who he was. Then one day he makes a new friend, Desi the Drone. Desi keeps Lonnie company and brings him messages from other mailboxes. However, Desi was on a mission for his owners to find a home that could be refurbished. One day Lonnie discovered t...
Tully is an adventurous young bird who has a beak for mischief. Follow Tully on this entertaining journey of discovering what happens when Tully doesn't listen to her Mom....
Jesus Short Stories is my own effort to shed light on Jesus's parables. As someone who is a regular churchgoer and has spent countless hours studying the Bible, particularly the words of Jesus, it has always perplexed me that seldom do you ever find anyone trying to uncover the hidden meaning behind Jesus's parables. If you spend time reading the gospels, t...
Minerva is a young girl who doesn't quite fit into her magical society. Though a dutiful daughter, she finds certain ingredients for potions quite disturbing. However, this is not a time to be squeamish. For her thirteenth birthday, on the thirteenth hour, Minerva begins her journey in finding and discovering various spell ingredients and clever ways to obta...
Rather than concentrate on the differences of how we arrived here, we need to recognize the similarities of science and religion. Perhaps both views can be tolerated at some point. We must have scientists to figure out how we got to where we are and aid in the future of us. We will never stop trying to discover where we come from and how we got here and why....
She's now wearing a smile...After being married most of her life, Mary never thought about writing a book entitled Single: With Hindsight to Help Other Single Sisters. It brought to surface not only her dating experience, because it's not an isolated one, but also those whom she has spoken with who have gone through similar situations. If you have been a Chr...
The Resilient Christian is written for those who remain committed to the Christian life by choosing to live it despite the temptations and distractions offered to them in an increasingly secular world. Resilience is not a character attribute that Christians either have or do not have. Resilience is an expression of their countenance, the thoughts, actions, r...
Anna Pratt is an adventurous little girl full of spunk. One
night, she has a dream about a man without a face. In the
dream, she can feel his despair. He begs her to find him. Anna is
consumed by the dream. She knows she must find out who this
man is and what he wants....
There was much to learn as a new surgical intern at the University of Virginia for the young intern, Dr. Douglas Gaker, but his most memorable lesson didn't come from a lecture or fellow resident. It came from a very ill cancer patient from West Virginia who had little to say.
In what otherwise might be seen as a health challenge in need of attention...
It's time for the young Penguins of the North Pole to take their first swim. The only problem is Seals are waiting in the water to make a meal of them. The Penguins decide to pray for safety, but T.C. thinks he's too cool to pray. When his friends Jesse and James urge him to swim with them he declines. As his friends jump into the water they're taken by a Se...
Buttons is a story about a little bird with a big problem. We are all created differently. Sometimes these differences can be difficult to manage. As a parent, it is so difficult to see our little ones go through hard times. As a child, it is difficult to communicate the hardship. This story is about working it out together and not giving up no matter what w...
The Community Helper Mice is a creative and humorous story for young children that teaches them about community helpers, which is a topic studied in the early grades. At the same time, the story emphasizes science vocabulary and the joy of speaking two languages. This book is related to the curriculum and stimulates the children's imagination integrating man...
This collection of rhyming word pictures was not compiled for the sole purpose of writing a book, but as the individual verses accumulated it became evident that the best public platform to share these ideas and encourage others would be in book form, whether in hand or digital.
Many of the titles within the book itself were initially given out to ind...
Prevalence of cardiovascular disease (CVD) is increasing. Obesity, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and diabetes are the leading risk factors for cardiovascular disease. It is the leading cause of death for both men and women, which is one in every four adult deaths in the United States. The prevalence of heart disease is especially high among African Americans...
The book recounts my struggles and suffering under colonial oppression in Southern Africa (Rhodesia). It exposes a vicious cycle of racial hatred perpetrated against black people by white supremacists on my homeland and abroad. I was discriminated and deprived of individual rights because of the color of my skin. In education, I was segregated and confronted...
A Layman's Practical Expository of the Epistles of James, I Peter, II Peter, I John, II John, III John, and Jude is written by a lay minister who taught adult Bible classes in various churches and neighborhood groups for nearly forty years. The books are written in easy to understand, very practical language, yet expository in depth of coverage.
As Amy Brock struggles with anger and depression she thinks is caused by her parents' divorce, she starts dreaming about a beautiful gazebo. However, as her life falls apart because of drugs and a bad relationship, her gazebo falls apart, and her dreams turn into nightmares....
The title S'WORDS is what the author refers to as a variable title. Since beauty is in the mind of the beholder, each reader gets to describe the book as it touches them from their own perspective by giving them the choice and some voice in the title. The S just might be: shallow (words), sardonic, silly, sarcastic, super, sensible, soul-touching, sacred . ....
This is a book of instruction and insights by the inspiration of the Holy Spirit on how to live victoriously in these end-times and gives a small glimpse of what is going to happen before Jesus's second coming. It is also a plea from our Heavenly Father's merciful heart to save all peoples.
This is my word to my people: that they may hear and know how...
Raising a child with autism is like living a scavenger hunt where once you collect all of the necessary pieces on the list, that list completely changes. Finding Leigha's Voice will put you right in the heart of raising Leigha, my twenty-seven-year-old autistic daughter who recently stopped talking. The ride is full of ups and downs, zigs and zags, and quite...
Have you ever wondered what heaven is like? Do you believe what the Bible says? Are the streets really paved in gold? Are there many mansions there, and God has one just for you? Do we really know the answer? If you believe in the Bible, the answer is yes. But if you are a skeptic, you really don't know. I believe what the Bible says, and I let my imaginatio...
From Rags to Riches in Christ is a true story written to show you the reader that everybody has the ability to become successful in life. Any person with the ability to think, reason, and make choices on their own can live a happy and prosperous life here on earth.
The book is titled From Rags to Riches in Christ simply because most of what you will r...
“I'm pregnant.”
Author Brieanna Lightfoot Smith never actually said those words to her husband. She just walked through the kitchen, shell-shocked, and handed him the pregnancy test. It shouldn't have come as a surprise. They were not using birth control and many of her recent, seemingly random encounters involved children—couples with children...
With a series of short stories, He Stands Still, takes a path leading from one dependable pillar to another. It guides us down a walkway lined with principles that God set in motion long before human beings discovered their existence: principles that would govern and sustain not only the tangible universe around us, but our very hearts, minds, relationships ...
In The Pale Cast of Thought, reflecting on the uncertainties of life often
leads to moments of vision. This lifelong collection of verse shows how
poetry can be used to come to terms with it all. There is a great variety
in both form and content: Love poems, terse, radiant lyrics, narratives,
fresh religious insights and meditatio...
Your Child's Adolescence! You Survive, They Thrive! covers the physical, intellectual, social, and emotional changes that occur in adolescence. It will explain my Life Model, how your attitude affects your choices, how your choices affect your relationships, and how your relationships affect your attitude. It will explore the idea of circumstances versus vis...
The Holy Wedding is a six-week study revealing God's original intent to have a people in which He could share His love through an intimate relationship—like a marriage. God's design would eventually lead to a holy wedding between Himself and His people. We pick up the thread of this beautiful picture in Genesis and follow it through all the way to Revelati...
Containment is based on lies. For twenty-five years I accepted lies about how a Christian wife should respond to an abusive husband. For twenty-five years, I prayed, complied, and cried. For twenty-five years I was beaten down emotionally until I finally accepted the lies that I was unacceptable and undeserving of respect. On Wednesday, January 14, 2004, tru...
What would you do if you woke up one morning and learned you had lived for five years with a serial rapist/killer? How would you react especially when you knew he had been your stepfather?
In this true story of Karen Woods, a fifty-something-year-old woman, you will learn how she reacted to that knowledge. When she was eight years old, her birth mothe...
The gifted and talented athlete Larry Evans is enjoying his summer working and staying in good shape for his basketball scholarship. He is handsome, very popular in his community and a well-respected Christian young man. Then his friend Jimmy comes to visit and Larry's whole world changes in one night. Tragedy strikes and Larry is faced with new deci...
New Year's Day (Tet) is a beautiful day, but now everything changed. Her family has to live between the North and the South Vietnam war. The young child's dress is ruined and her village is destroyed. All her father wanted was to have a normal life with his family, but there was no way out. The young girl's father went missing and her mother, eight months pr...
Little Lilly Lightning Bug is in a hurry to be a grown-up. One day, Lilly's big sister decides to show Lilly what it's all about and takes Lilly to work at the wildflower mill. After an exhausting day at the mill, Lilly must stop by Mr. Buzzy Bee's farm and help him. When Lilly gets home she realizes she missed her friends and Mr. Toad's story time at the po...
God's love, God's mercy, and God's grace for all mankind saved us—our savior JESUS Christ whom God put on all our sins to wear. JESUS knew no sin, and JESUS took God's wrath upon himself for all mankind.
For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. (John 3: ...
Learning math in a fun way in early grades is important to help children develop their love for math.
Valentine is a Shape is a creative and humorous educational math story for young children.
This book emphasizes important topics studied in early grades such as: shape recognition, description, shapes around us, ordinal numbers and friendship...
The truth of history, when finally recovered, is more fascinating than any tale of fiction could ever be! This treatise of history will enrich and enliven your understanding of your origin and the events that shaped and formed the world in which you live.
When the account in the Bible is applied to Jewish tradition, the record preserved by Jos...
No fue facil para mi escoger el nombre de este libro, acumulé muchos nombres y no me decidía por ninguno, hasta que le dije a Dios “Padre, yo no he escrito este libro, sólo me he dejado guiar por tu espíritu, ilumíname con tu sabiduría, ¿Cómo se debe llamar este libro?” También le pedí a la Santísima Madre que me diera conocimiento de la volun...
The Antics of Lacy and Penny is a cute story about two sibling puppies living in a blended family. Their owner is a single working mother. The puppies share the same dad but different mothers. This makes for a great story to mirror the lives of many children living in similar blended families.
Lacy and Penny constantly find themselves pushing family ...
Amanda and Matt were very much in love and could not have been happier, but then something happened.
After the ultimate betrayal, Amanda relied on the love of family, friends, and most of all her faith to get through the heartache. She throws herself into her work not sure if she could ever let go of the past pain and disappointments and love again.
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With over forty-seven years of flight experience, Ron Little shares his love affair of airplanes. These experiences from the flight deck encountering presidents, senators, and many other VIPs, give one a vivid insight on why and how things happen. Sometimes a shock, sometimes a laugh. At times, a person wonders how some of these folks got so prominent. All i...
Historically, members of the human resource management (HRM) community have remarked on the difficulty they have had “getting to the table” with top agency management. HRM is commonly consulted after decision has been made in order to help implement changes. HRM professional has been frustrated that they are not involved sooner in the planning process. (...
The story of historic churches in Texas is the story of the Anglo-American and European immigrants in Texas. It is the story of the struggle of three cultures trying to coexist in an empty and often hostile land: the Native Americans, the Mexicans, and the immigrants. It is the story of circuit-riding preachers tirelessly, clandestinely crisscrossing Texas, ...
When the Apostle Peter denied knowing Jesus three times, a rooster crowed.
This is a story about that rooster and the life-transforming activity he experienced during the days that lead up to the trial of Jesus.
Brewster's outlook on life was never the same.
...
Keely Marie McLaughlin felt there was a secret surrounding her birth. She was keeping a secret from her momma, and she'd told a whopper of a lie, too. She was also about to have the encounter of her lifetime.
Keely's story unfolds in the summertime of 1929 in Southern Illinois, in the tiny rural town of Dupo. Her father works for the railroad, and her...
“O Lord, do not forsake me, even when I am old and gray, until I declare your strength to another generation.” (Ps. 71:18)
Our heart's cry: not to be forsaken when we are vulnerable. This journal describes my mother's last years with me. She was two months shy of one hundred.
Past experiences, memories, and values color the person she was. ...
Joey is excited to get a puppy but quickly learns how much work a puppy can be. Joey learns patience while forming a strong bond with his dog....
This book takes the reader and child on a journey from the very beginning of His story to His victorious resurrection from the dead. In this way though pictures and rhymes, the child can get to know God, His values, likes and dislikes. It is a glimpse into Bible heroes who prevailed over evil and others who tasted defeat and the lessons to be learned from th...
Mary was a former foster child. She was a very fortunate little girl to have the Jenkins family and their nanny, Argo, find her and fall in love with her.
Mary's mother (Marilyn Perkins) was in jail for several years for dealing, possessing, and using drugs. The whereabouts of the father were unknown. Argo was Marilyn Perkins's aunt. It was quite by a...
Menopausal Master is not a book about menopause or the martial arts. It is a narrative experience that compels its readers to ask themselves hard questions about their values and beliefs.
The author uses her background to illustrate how belief systems are established, and asks readers to open their minds to the possibility that everything they believe...
A Child's Prayer follows the thoughts of a child as he asks God for many things (mostly help in doing good deeds). It is written from the heart with a poetic form and inspired by her firstborn son's sweet, emphatic nature. It brings to life the importance of positively affecting others and teaches character traits that hopefully will last throughout the read...
Jennifer, a struggling seventeen-year-old girl bombarded with low self-esteem because of her dyslexia, ends her junior year in high school with devastating news. Her school counselor tells her mom she won't be promoted to a senior. Her mom's solution is to send her away, far away, in the middle of nowhere, to her grandparents for the summer.
She's exp...
Within the pages of the Holy Bible, the Lord God Almighty used fire in powerful ways to deliver His message. His authority became apparent when He brought or sent fire down. A few excellent illustrations include Elijah and the prophets of Baal, the three young men in the fiery furnace, Sodom and Gomorrah, and Moses at the burning bush and the tongue...
Always on a mission, Jack and Trin are helping Mommy and Daddy with their family garden! Can they focus just long enough to be helpful? Or will this master plan become a master disaster?...
Lying on the Bed with a Monkey on her Head is the first in a series of books about a mischievous little monkey known as Redhead Fred who lives with a human family. Fred has decided to “make camp” on top of a head, much to the dismay of his humans! Enhance your child's knowledge of rhyme, onomatopoeia, and of New World monkeys, their habitat, characterist...
When you lose someone you love, your life will be changed forever. You will begin a journey of recovery from the grief and pain of your loss. It is a journey that all of us will travel at one time or another. On the Wings of a Mourning Dove: Hope and Healing after the Loss of a Loved One can serve as a beacon of light to guide you through the dark tunnel of ...
Many times, we talk about the good ole days but seldom can pinpoint just what and why they were. The stories and tales I have written straight from memory goes back to my childhood, beginning at age two, and proceeds through my sixteenth year. I promise you there is absolutely no fiction in these stories. Life on the farm was lived day by day, and nowhere in...
Through a shared love of gardening, Rose and her
grandfather find a special connection to each other
and all things green that in turn helps them come to
understand a bit more about the world around them....
My Daddy's Heart is Purple was inspired by a father who lost his son after receiving a Purple Heart. Though the heartache of the loss always remains, so goes along with it the pride of knowing his son sacrificed for the country we so love. Because his son also left behind a son, the goal was for all children who have experienced this loss can also share the ...
She thought she knew the truth, because she was an eyewitness; but as Amy grows up, she finds out there is more to the truth than what she can see with her own eyes. Her childhood is full of violence, jealousy, and hatred. As she puts the pieces together, Amy learns that in the world of men and women, the truth is ever changing, but God's truth remains the s...
From the age of eleven to the age of fifty, the faithfulness of God is demonstrated in the life of David Hanson. From a child to an adult, from right and wrong. You will be inspired and uplifted. The word of the Lord endures anything man can throw at him. His love endures forever. ...
Life can be simultaneously, and alternatingly, wonderous and challenging. Through a glimpse into childhood, this book depicts various circumstances that can be created and/or affected by the complexities of fatherhood. Recognizing the impact of the father/child relationship, it is designed as a tool to help children find comfort and peace in the midst of t...
Sometimes, hastily made decisions can result in much suffering. In the following story, learn how the difficult lives of three leprechauns become even more difficult because of an impatient and careless wizard. The wizard's hasty actions cause a great deal of distress for the leprechauns, but the leprechauns come up with a plan of retaliation that makes the ...
This work was created as a source of study and inspiration to all age groups. The Ultimate Happy Ending was developed and written using the format of short stories followed by an explanation of the related scriptures and their relativity to daily Christian living. It can be used as a study guide for Christian growth, devotional time, or bedtime stories for t...
A unique approach to solo guitar which applies music theory, arranging, and orchestration to the guitar. The arrangements in this book make the fingerboard more accessible for the experienced player or the novice. In addition, this approach could ultimately be applied to other songs (pop, rock, folk, etc) by any guitar student. It's in understanding the fing...
This book is intended to reach those who may never have heard about the plan of salvation. It is my goal to reach as many as possible through my writing. I hope they will inspire and encourage people of all ages. Do not let doubt hold you back, step out of your comfort zone, and be amazed at what God can do if you allow him. At eighty years old, I am looking...
Jesus, on the night in which He was betrayed in the upper room, emphasized to His close friends all of the important things from His time on earth. He knew within twenty-four hours He would be crucified on a cross. The most important thing He taught was that just knowing that He is the Messiah is not enough. If we love Him, we will do what He taught and know...
Wisdom You Can Apply
Most men and women today are affected by voices of negativity. This down-to-earth, practical book reveals helpful wisdom and insights for thinking about yourself and responding to others. These “pearls” are simple yet profound truths that encourage thought-provoking reflection for life's daily challenges. It is a book ...
The church body is supposed to be, and is alluded to in Scripture, the bride of Christ. Yet, with all the disjointed positions and people, coupled with the great gulf of division within her, she looks more like the bride of Frankenstein. That, my friends, is not the bride Jesus is coming back for. Rather, He is coming back for a unified one.
So, we al...
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