Bücher von Amy Schisler

Was Rebekah a meddler or a cooperative working with and for God? How was Miriam the first woman to receive the Sacrament of Reconciliation? Why is Bathsheba a prototype of the Blessed Mother? What can Mary Magdalene teach us about discipleship?In this first of its kind work, Amy Schisler provides a book with an optional a workbook and video series about women of the Bible for Catholic women. The book highlights twenty-five women and what they can teach us through their lives and examples as precursors of the holy Sacraments. Beginning with Eve and ending with Mary Magdalene, Schisler takes a deeper look at prominent and not-so-prominent women who shaped the course of Biblical history.

Was Rebekah a meddler or a cooperative working with and for God? How was Miriam the first woman to receive the Sacrament of Reconciliation? Why is Bathsheba a prototype of the Blessed Mother? What can Mary Magdalene teach us about discipleship?¿In this first of its kind work, Amy Schisler provides a book with an optional workbook and video series about women of the Bible for Catholic women. The book highlights twenty-five women and what they can teach us through their lives and examples as precursors of the holy Sacraments. Beginning with Eve and ending with Mary Magdalene, Schisler takes a deeper look at prominent and not-so-prominent women who shaped the course of Biblical history.

Was Rebekah a meddler or a cooperative working with and for God? How was Miriam the first woman to receive the Sacrament of Reconciliation? Why is Bathsheba a prototype of the Blessed Mother? What can Mary Magdalene teach us about discipleship?In this first of its kind work, Amy Schisler provides a book with an optional a workbook and video series about women of the Bible for Catholic women. The book highlights twenty-five women and what they can teach us through their lives and examples as precursors of the holy Sacraments. Beginning with Eve and ending with Mary Magdalene, Schisler takes a deeper look at prominent and not-so-prominent women who shaped the course of Biblical history.

Will twelve chefs bring fame and fortune to Chincoteague Island and its restaurants, or will one jealous competitor bring infamy to them all? Holly Peterson, owner of the Sand and Sugar Café, is insecure about her abilities in the kitchen. Lorenzo D'Angelo feels unprepared to open his own restaurant, Speziato, on Chincoteague Island. Just as Holly and Lorenzo begin to have confidence in their eateries and themselves, celebrity chef, Gideon Randall, announces his new cooking reality show will take place on the island. Neighbor Vs. Neighbor will be a cooking show like no other, pitting all the chefs on the island against each other in a competition for TV's top prize in cooking-$300,000 and a year's worth of nationwide advertising during all Gideon's shows. As summer gets underway on Chincoteague, things heat up in the kitchen, at the resort where contestants are sequestered, and in the restaurants they've left behind. In a recipe that calls for the perfect combination of sugar and spice, sabotage becomes the main ingredient.

Three children accompany their grandfather to work one day unaware that their hero is one of a dying breed - a Maryland Waterman. While crabbing with Granddad, the children learn about the Maryland Blue Crab; but ultimately they learn something more important - how to make memories that will last a lifetime.Included in this delightful tale about a day with Granddad are a glossary and a chart depicting the lifetime of a crab. The perfect book for schools and libraries.

Hope is that thing that sees through walls, breaks through barriers, and propels dreams into reality.Despite numerous struggles and tragedies, the Middleton and Kelly families live humble and faith-filled lives in the Atlantic Ocean resort town of Chincoteague Island, Virginia. The tight-knit families represent everything Nick Black hopes to have - loving parents, welcoming homes, and stable lives, but a broken heart confirms his belief that he is unworthy of everlasting happiness.Taylor Murray wants nothing more than to be one of the world-famous Chincoteague Island Saltwater Cowboys, but a long-standing tradition stands in her way and pits her against her friends and neighbors. Brought together by a sudden tragedy, Nick and Taylor must navigate the waters of death, darkness, and despair in order to discover that miracles abound, promises are fleeting, and hope is a necessity for the families on Chincoteague Island.Amy Schisler writes inspirational women's fiction for people of all ages. She has published two children's books and numerous novels, including the award-winning Picture Me, Whispering Vines, and the Chincoteague Island Trilogy. A former librarian, Amy enjoys a busy life on the Eastern Shore of Maryland.The recipient of numerous national literary awards, including the Illumination Award, LYRA award, Independent Publisher Book Award, International Digital Award, and The Golden Quill Award, as well as honors from the Catholic Press Association and the Eric Hoffer Book Award, Amy's writing has been hailed "a verbal masterpiece of art" (author Alexa Jacobs) and "Everything you want in a book" (Amazon reviewer). Amy's books are available internationally, wherever books are sold, in print and eBook formats.

As a child, all Courtney ever wanted was to own Riverview Terrace. As an adult, that was the farthest thing from her mind. Following a near-fatal accident and court-approved windfall, Courtney gains the funds to buy her ancestors' colonial-era house, complete with rotting beams and a collapsing roof. The legends of pirate treasure, hidden passageways, and long-concealed family secrets intrigue Courtney, but when a vandal thwarts all progress, the house is suddenly much more than she believes she can handle. River Terrace may lead Courtney to her destiny, but will the journey be on a road paved with treasure or a dead-end street that leaves her with nothing but regret?

Promises are like castles made of sand... Kayla believed Zach was the man to repair her heart and her family. Zach believed Kayla was the woman to repair his soul. But Zach s secrets are too big, his guilt too heavy, for him to keep his promises. He needs to get out now before he causes Kayla more heartache than the young widow has already endured. There s nothing like a crisis to bring two people together, and suddenly, the idyllic island off the Mid-Atlantic coast has those in spades. A serial killer has found his way into paradise, bringing Zach s former life close to home, and Kayla is facing a health scare that is every woman s worse nightmare. Will the tragedies they face pull them apart or bring them closer to fulfilling their promises to each other?