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It's human nature to look at something when you have emphatically been told not to look.Those of mythological lore who looked directly at Medusa, the snake-headed creature, were instantly turned to stone.Lot's wife, in the book of Genesis, could not resist to look back even after God had strongly advised her not to. As we know, her one peek instantly and infamously made her the first box of Morton Salt.Similarly, Ethel, in Ray Stevens's 1974 hit song, "The Streak," ignored her protective husband's earnest pleas not to look at a serial streaker.Ethel did not turn to stone or salt, but she did lose her clothes as a result of her looking.My suspect friends, Bacon and Genius, would highly implore you NOT to read this book.However, if you would like quick doses of humor, inspiration, and wisdom, this book just may be what you are looking for.Can you resist? What will your fate be if you do look? The choice is in your hands. Proceed at your own risk!Certainly, it could do no harm to take just one little peek...

Until Jewel Westin met Rett Bardo, she would have considered herself a girl who walked the straight and narrow. Without question, the small-town preacher's daughter adopted the beliefs and morals of her Christian upbringing. But when Jewel violated her conscience and agreed to sing backup for Rett's band at a bar, it changed the trajectory of her future.With honeyed words, Rett lured her further from her family and godly values into a world of stardom shrouded in lies, deceit, and ultimate betrayal. As she rose to fame, the one who had vowed to love, honor, and cherish her became her greatest enemy.Under dire circumstances, Jewel summoned the courage to go home, only to find she did not run far enough. Disappointed and heartbroken, she ran further, becoming estranged from her family.When tragedy struck the Westin household, Jewel had to risk unveiling the biggest secret of her life to be there for her family. Would this be enough to reset the course of her life?

Come and join us and find out what happens when a boy stumbles upon a frog sitting alone on a log in a pond. The surrounding air sparkles, and then there was a zap, then a zip--and next the most amazing thing happens!Hope you enjoy reading this tale of a frog and a boy as I enjoyed writing it for you.

Elf lives in the junkyard of an old farm house. When a mockingbird moves in, the safety of all the junkyard critters is threatened. Elf builds an armor to help him protect all his friends. He does not know that there is something more precious needing protection.

Commitment is the story of a couple sent to unravel the mystery of a failing construction project. Patrick and Josefina, partners in life who first came together in Forgiven, are tasked with putting a project in Puerto Rico back on track at the behest of their boss and mentor, Sandeep. Along the way, the danger and corruption afflicting the project puts stress on both their professional lives and their marriage. Aided by the friends they cultivated on previous Puerto Rico work, the couple strikes back, bringing the situation to a shocking climax and putting their faith and marriage to the test.

2020, the year of the Corona Virus Pandemic, a year that brought us all to our knees with its darkness and despair. It was truly a year of separation, sickness, sadness, and sorrow. It was a time that brought us all together in unity without the hugs and kisses that we all so desperately needed, instead we smiled with our eyes and said hello with an elbow nudge. We became Masked Covid Warriors to show we cared. This was a time in Crisis that rocked and plagued the entire world.The entirety of this book, however, is not just about the Pandemic. The main topic is about finding Hope in all Crises encompassed with my personal, devastating journeys, and how I got through them. It is important to note, this is not a book about doom and gloom. To the contrary, it is about finding Hope in pain, Light in darkness, the enabler of peace during tribulation and discovering the joy that awaits on the other side, irregardless of the nature of the Crisis.

In this sequel to the author's breakthrough novel, One Hard Day, US Air Force Lieutenant Cutler Walker is moving to California, where he will train as a pilot in the KC-135, the air force's intercontinental air-refueling aircraft. Having just returned to flying duty following his five-month hospitalization and rehabilitation, Walker gladly put the horrendous accident in which he and two others suffered life-changing consequences in his rearview mirror. His sixteen-year adventure takes him all over the US, Europe, Asia, and the Pacific. Along the way he is reunited with Baylee Madison, an air force colleague and former classmate at the University of Virginia, and they become inseparable. He and Baylee develop a close friendship with a most unlikely couple, and Walker has a falling-out with a close friend, ending a twenty-year friendship. With Baylee at his side and the Lord guiding him, Walker takes it all in stride, approaching his life with a new look, a better attitude, and an inner drive that takes him on a wild ride.

This is a true story about a poor boy living on a farm. He had hard times growing up on a poor dirt farm in the '50s and '60s in Virginia, with his seven siblings and parents. No one would believe this true story. Read it for yourself and see if you do.

Max is a young alto saxophone who wants to go on an adventure. Explore with Max as he meets three of his instrument friends. Together, they learn musical terms and create their own adventure to glorify God.

Army brat Anna Jo Grant is a fish out of water during the turbulent summer of 1971 and gasping for life. Anna Jo's dad is in Vietnam, her guilt over the death of her mom and little sister is debilitating, and her stepmother is god-awful, just like her complexion. Her only comforts seem to be a stolen dog named Troop and Joni Mitchell's new album until she's unceremoniously dumped at a camp called The Nest--where no one is expecting her. Here she discovers empowering new friends (one of whom is in big trouble) and the knee-buckling news that her treasured canine, thought to be safe back at the base, is missing. Thus begins the summer adventure of her young life. Narrated by both Anna Jo and Troop, The Seventh Wonder is not your usual summer camp romp.1

Barrens is a historical fiction saga of a young lad's travails into manhood set in the turbulent times of mid-eighteenth-century colonial America. Through the desperate and violent era of the colonial frontier, external events, and circumstances, either by fate or Providence, help fashion the mind and soul of a man left searching for answers.John Scott is a young Welsh boy when he is thrust into indentured servitude on the frontier of colonial Virginia. Unexpected events leave him with questions only caused, he deems, by the hand of fate. John embarks on a journey into young manhood on a search for freedom and purpose. John finds purpose when reacquainted with a family who befriended him years ago. John Scott's quest leads him further into the western frontier, where he finds the adventure to satisfy his need to be free from the control of choices of others that marred his youth but led him afoul of the law. In the Virginia frontier, he thrives on dangers that confront him and the freedom of his own choices.Follow John into the land named Barrens as he searches for answers or, at least, peace for his barren heart.

Esther is a young Jewish woman living in the Persian Empire many years after her people were exiled there from the land of Israel. Although she has never seen the promised land, she knows God will take her there someday. For now, she has more pressing concerns. Daily life consists of working at the bakery and taking care of her dear uncle Mordecai, who has never been the same since the grisly murder of Esther's parents and grandparents sixteen years ago. They were killed for being Jewish, and Mordecai tells Esther to never tell anyone she is a Jew.Esther loves God and knows He is with her at every moment. She also loves her uncle but sometimes wishes to find her own happiness, that kind of love she imagines between Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden. One night, soldiers arrive and take her to King Xerxes's harem since he is looking for a new queen to replace Queen Vashti, who had displeased him. To Esther's surprise, she and Xerxes feel a sense of trust with each other, and he decides to make her queen. Over time, they fall deeply in love. There's just one thing missing. Xerxes doesn't know Esther is Jewish. Esther wants to tell him to share her whole heart with her beloved husband, but she has always been taught not to speak about being Jewish, not to anyone.Will Esther and Xerxes's love for each other be enough to protect both Esther and her people? Will she be able to speak and reveal her true self to her husband and the kingdom? When an evil plot to destroy the Jews is concocted by Haman, Xerxes's second-in-command, Esther must decide to speak up or not. In doing so, she risks her life, as it is against the law to approach the king without being summoned. Will Xerxes's love for her be more powerful than the law? Which will win, love or law?

This book is intended to introduce life situations which many of us experience. Some are very serious and others are more lighthearted. But all of them are intended to induce the reader to think about what they might do in these circumstances and how to apply the Christian guiding principles to them. This book is intended to help the reader to read, think and grow into a more mature Christian.

Grammy's Tuesday Tea Party is a heartwarming story about a special time between a grandmother and granddaughter that will live in the child's heart and memory forever.

Prayers of the Righteous was birth into a book after a series of events produced life-changing prayer results. Although many prayers were attributed throughout life, it was the sincere ones that stood out the most and seared the conscience. I discovered that there is a right way to pray, and it was different from previous perceptions known beforehand. Personal prayer encounters with the heavenly Father created a spiritual bond nothing or no one could undo. Others share similar insight about faithful prayer practices, and some people are still waiting to tap in.

With both eyes searching and with one finger typing, I heard through the Spirit, This book will be the best of its kind. The problem with spelling out the truth is that many churches will not handle the weight of this book's convictions. Our faith does not always correspond with the Gospel's truth. However, a "new crop" is here and will awaken believers to the Gospel promises. Through the revelations the Holy Spirit puts into their hearts, they will have the ability to stand upright in Christ.Prepare your ground for the young men and women who will be highly favored by God.Smaller in number are the evil standing against our Father's perfect design, but their unity overpowers Christianity plagued by division. These pages present the opportunity to become one with our Holy Father in becoming one Behind the Stone.My story tells the importance of staying obedient and is a must read for those desiring to live a fruitful and sanctified life in our Lord Jesus Christ.

This is the story of Christmas Eve when Donnie the Donkey, Morgan the flying Reindeer, Ranger the Stallion, the Grumpus brothers, Belsnickel, and Knight Robert get ready to leave and deliver gifts with Santa Clause, Kris Kringle, and St. Nick--the three Magi who brought gifts to baby Jesus.Mary and her donkey, Boaz or Bo, come by to give her blessings. The crew intends to stop by the magical Winterport for milk and cookies and talk about the furry dragons protecting the Ark and how they can look like regular cats and get very big to protect Winterport.The greedy baron, Orangesicht (whose head is a floating, flaming pumpkin), and his elephants and gators are crossing the mountains to steal all the toys. But Knight Robert and the tiny Japanese mouse princess, Katsumi, have a plan to stop them.If you'd like to see more Christ at Christmas, then this story is for you.

Skippy to the Rescue is about a superdog who will fight for what is right. Skippy is a superhero, and all his animal friends know that Skippy loves them, although each animal is different from him. Skippy to the Rescue is a book that is a friendly reminder of how all children should strive to be kind to others without judgment. We all are different, and just because someone is different does not mean that anyone should be bullied. In each and every one of us, which includes children, there is a potential Skippy from within.

Loving Your Neighbor: A Practical Guide to Keeping the Second Great Commandment explores what God actually means by the word "love." Often, in our culture, we use the word "love" to mean "like very, very much," as in, "I love pizza!" But then there are Bible verses that command us to love our enemies; clearly, the Lord cannot be asking us to like them very much.This book looks first at the heart of love, as evidenced by God and others. From these scriptural records, we can see that spiritual love really means a selfless caring for the other. When we love, we must start with a motivation that focuses solely on the well-being of the other and not on any benefits to self.Next, as this is a practical guide, this book examines "pictures" of love, words that give the reader a picture of how this love might actually practically work in our lives. Often, these biblical words have both a physical and a figurative usage. The physical usage gives us the picture, and the figurative usage shows us how to practically apply this in loving our neighbor.Finally, the author shows that God has given us tools in the Bible to help us get better at loving our neighbor. God gave us the commandment, but then He was loving enough to help us love and to help us grow in loving our neighbors.

After moving to Minnesota, Aria Richards tries to start a new chapter of her life...behind her parents' backs. She makes some friends and an enemy too, but even her enemy isn't the biggest challenge in her life. Her parents, behind their strict, filthy-rich fronts, aren't acting the same. Aria knows something else is going on. Something they would protect with their lives if necessary. Something beyond the surface.

The Magnificent One depicts the life of Linda Berry's granddaughter, Brooklyn Berry, and understanding of the cognitive skills of toddlers, particularly of Brooklyn at the age of one whose talents are considered magnificent. One-year-olds possess abilities to go beyond reproach when family members are positive and interactive. The first year illustrates how paying attention to family and friends also helps develop skills. This book is the first of five in a series. Each year, it will be demonstrated how toddlers and families interact while introducing cognitive skills. This book is for all parents, caretakers, family members, and everyone who interacts with one-year-old children. Now it's time to sit back and have some fun with Brooklyn, "the magnificent one."