An anthology of stories which capture everyday life, with writings from the twelfth grade to those inspired by present day experiences, all with an underlying theme of God's blessings.Themes range from loss, illness, healing, humor, depression, and some works of poetry.The closing story, "Dust Off," is a moving look back at the heroes of Vietnam-US Army Huey helicopter pilots who risked their lives time after time to save the lives of others.Each entry in the book includes photos of the author's roses which bless the author's gardens with God's perfect design.Without God's help this book would not have made it to publication to share the "good, the bad, and the ugly" moments of life.
On November 4, 2018, the women in a "football moms'" slumber party in Cumming, Georgia woke up to a traumatizing sight: Their friend, Tamla Horsford, lay dead in the backyard, her body covered in scrapes and bruises.The first autopsy reported that Tamla had fallen from the balcony and broken her neck. The women had been drinking all night, making Tamla's death seem like a case-closed accident. But the family disagreed and requested an independent autopsy.It's been revealed that not all the details were reported to the public: There weren't only women at the party, there were four men, too. The medical examiner from the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, while originally claiming the broken neck was the fatal injury, has now recanted this statement. The lead investigator on the case even referred to himself as "racist cracker bastard murder covering up land."Search for the Truth brings to light all the disturbing statements of the partygoers, Tamla's family, and her friends, and the terrifying storm of racism and miscalculations (purposeful or accidental) that led to Tamla's death. Written by Michelle Graves, a close friend of Tamla, and filled with alarming new details, this is a story of what happens when a black woman, a loving wife, mother of five, and true friend, falls victim to the racism of South-and how this has let a killer get away with taking a life.
Libraries and readers seeking a cozy mystery atmosphere replete with intrigue, powered by amateur female sleuths who employ every deductive reasoning device available to arrive at the truth, will find Flood of Memories a fine expansion of the characters in the prior Silent Winter Solstice, who continue to evolve their skills and solidify their community connections here. -Midwest Book ReviewDive into another daunting mystery with Beth and Evie in Flood of Memories.The river is rising! In the spring of 1969, warm temperatures and rain raise the specter of record flooding in Northwestern Minnesota. The peace of Davison City is further shattered by the sudden death of an elderly resident, Miss Almira Archer. Her nurse caregiver turns to Beth Williams for help. A missing will, a mysterious painting, and long-buried secrets draw Beth and her best friend, Evie Hanson, into a labyrinth of history and memories to unravel the mystery.Tinged with nostalgia for bygone days, Flood of Memories will keep you guessing right up to the end. This puzzling whodunnit will appeal to fans of Agatha Christie, Richard Osman, and Rhys Bowen.
An introduction to the reader of the many forces that molded early Christianity including the classical pagan world, its prevalent thought processes, its core values, and its cultural behaviors.
Dr. Christina Rahm is a highly sought-after scientific leader, spokesperson, author, and innovator in health and wellness. She holds a PhD in psychology and possesses experience in counseling which allows her to help individuals create powerful change in their lives through her unique approach-inspiring them to be their own inspiration.Here, she provides readers with the necessary tools to identify their passions and live a life that aligns with their values. It is based on her philosophy that the best way to find happiness and success is to start by looking within. Dr. Rahm's approach is simple yet powerful. She encourages people to connect with their inner wisdom and trust they already have all the answers they need.In her work as a scientific formulator and innovator, Dr. Rahm has helped thousands of people create positive change in their lives.
Many political books list American societal and political problems but stop short of presenting solutions. Dr. Boggs explains the context and concepts that our Founders applied while structuring our federal system. He then applies those God-centered concepts with credible physical and online sources so the reader can conceptualize solving today's critical problems in America.The author shows you how to evaluate statements on the internet and determine facts on current issues. Then you will be informed as you work to: increase personal morals, strengthen your family, protect your rights, meet civic responsibilities, improve local schools, assimilate legal immigrants, find and grow with a religious group, and more. You may read specific chapters which apply to problems painful to you or read the full book to greatly increase your participation in, and rewards from, the American way of life.Dr. Boggs describes step-by-step actions you can implement to improve American society while personally growing as a God-centered individual. America gives us significant values: freedom, a way of life, and opportunities for which people still risk their lives to immigrate. If these values disappear, they will be lost forever.
On the journey through heartbreak and loss,just when I completely shattered,I found the strength within myself.Getting Humbled was my muse.
The Opposite of Serendipity is essentially a coming of "old" age story. Iantha embarks on her fifth decade of life, distant from her previous somewhat blissful quiddity of her hometown New Orleans.As the door closed on many aspects of her old existence, Iantha encounters the world of tango, quite by happenstance, in her new environs of Washington D.C. Through tango Iantha develops lifelong friendships, including a brief yet oddly eternal "fairy" tale (not "fairy tale") romance with a young Brazilian, Gabriel. By living quixotically, Gabriel teaches her that there is poetry in an otherwise prosaic world.In her journey to retirement and beyond, Iantha experiences joy and love, in their many forms. However, it is in the misfortunes she confronts (those non-serendipitous events, if you will), that Iantha learns even more about love of an unearthly variety. The legion of earthly angels God placed in her path pulls Iantha through her most difficult times. Meanwhile, Gabriel reveals the secrets of the "drops of rain" (and other ethereal yet relatable tales) through his poetry.Iantha's musings on navigating both a "Happily" and an "Ever After" are often humorous, poignant, and authentic.
A message of hope and inspiration as well as tools to help people live a positive life in the midst of a very negative world.Coming from a place of hopelessness when a major medical institution told the author there were no treatment options, she offers healing tools for the body, brain, mind, and spirit. For others also going through hopelessness, depression, or who have felt separated from God, there is a path to healing.
I grew up the daughter of Ceto and Phorcys, the ancient sea god of the hidden dangers of the deep seas and gods of the sea creatures. Unlike any other offspring of a god I was born mortal, an outcast from my family. I left to go to the city of Akitiki to become a priestess of Athena's temple, only to get stuck in between the feud of gods.For years there have been stories about Medusa, coming and going in different versions. Finally the truth of Medusa's life is revealed; another tragic mythology story of a human stuck in between the feud of gods. This is a story from Medusa's perspective, explaining parts of her life never spoken of before. Her life started being born from immortal gods as a mortal herself, then a beautiful priestess of Athens temple, then an outlaw monster wanted dead. Figuring out who Medusa is and what her real purpose is, she's set on a journey to find herself with the help of the people around her-struggling with the realization of who she really is and fighting to her controversial end.
I grew up the daughter of Ceto and Phorcys, the ancient sea god of the hidden dangers of the deep seas and gods of the sea creatures. Unlike any other offspring of a god I was born mortal, an outcast from my family. I left to go to the city of Akitiki to become a priestess of Athena's temple, only to get stuck in between the feud of gods.For years there have been stories about Medusa, coming and going in different versions. Finally the truth of Medusa's life is revealed; another tragic mythology story of a human stuck in between the feud of gods. This is a story from Medusa's perspective, explaining parts of her life never spoken of before. Her life started being born from immortal gods as a mortal herself, then a beautiful priestess of Athens temple, then an outlaw monster wanted dead. Figuring out who Medusa is and what her real purpose is, she's set on a journey to find herself with the help of the people around her-struggling with the realization of who she really is and fighting to her controversial end.
Authored during a time of great personal challenge, this book collects poems and rhymes that will inspire a range of emotions. Often relatable in their depiction of the universal human condition, hopefully you will see some of your own journey reflected in that of the author. Grab a cozy beverage and indulge in a heartwarming read.
It's been over ten years since their near fatal war with the Sword of God, and John and Danielle have established themselves in a new haven. Life has finally returned to normal for our couple and their dysfunctional family of ghouls, a priest, and their first vampire childe. They want nothing more than to be left alone, when the summons from an ancient being on the other side of the world forces them into action. Searching for answers, they battle an enemy they could never have foreseen. As powerful as their foe appears, is he even the true enemy our couple must face?As they are torn apart to face a darkness that shouldn't exist, that can't exist, will the knowledge of their origins come at the price of their own destruction?
To The Rescue brings out the author/illustrator's dream for everyone in the world to see each other as equals and to get along well with loving kindness and mutual respect for everyone everywhere.
Self-described "floater," sixteen-year-old Ricky Hawkins seeks refuge in the game he loves, basketball. As his home life frays, his two sisters intent on grieving their mother's recent death as his father pushes mercilessly forward, Ricky bonds with teammates from Lazy Point, the nearby enclave of fishermen, and Freetown, East Hampton's African-American neighborhood, charting a new course that leads into their homes with their own fractured families, and finally, inescapably, back to his own.Empty roadways winding through farms and woodlands, open vistas of sea and sky-this is the backdrop, seductive and austere, against which Ricky Hawkins recounts the haunting tale of Amagansett '84.
Troy Martin is a good guy who has done a lot of bad things. After decades of anger and violence, he embarks on a surfing trip to Nicaragua with four years of sobriety under his belt. He is trying to be a new man traveling a spiritual path.Troy catches amazing waves and attends local AA (Alcoholics Anonymous) meetings where he makes eccentric and dangerous new friends. The resentments he carries around cause him to make bad decisions with tragic, bloody consequences.He still attempts to fight his way through, leaving a trail of dead bodies behind, until his present comes face to face with his past. In order to make it out of Central America alive, he will have to come to terms with lifelong resentments and make amends for his deeds. He will have to lay to rest his younger selves . . . both the hurt child and the adult who did the hurting.
As an active surgeon over the last thirty years, Dr. Paul A. Ruggieri has experienced and lived through the best and the worst of his profession. In his first book, Confessions of a Surgeon: The Good, the Bad, and the Complicated he pushed open the operating room doors to give the public a startling view of what really went on inside the operating room. In Confessions of a Surgeon: A Deeper Cut, Dr. Ruggieri blows the operating room doors right off their hinges. It cuts deeper into a profession, even more mysterious then ever before. He candidly shares his thoughts on the patients that have impacted his life the most. He also exposes how surgeons (including himself) and the surgical profession have dramatically changed since the first time he nervously picked up a scalpel blade as a naïve surgical intern. He explores how these changes have helped and hurt patients. He also explores how these changes will continue to have a direct affect on anyone about to enter an operating room.Ultimately, Dr. Ruggieri's passionate and candid account of his life inside a changing operating room will give his audience the power of transparency and truth.
This collection of poems is a reflection of Samuel Harrison's life experiences from his youth until the present day. They also reflect his ancestors' life experiences and those of many Blacks in America. This collection of poems captures the challenges, struggles, and accomplishments of their past and present. "Our past is something we must continuously learn from and we must build upon the lessons learned. Our ancestors were pioneers and made significant accomplishments, despite the many obstacles they encountered along the way. Their ability to overcome great odds should be a source of pride, inspiration, and motivation to continue the work necessary to increase access to opportunity and success for Black Americans as an essential part of America's commitment to improving the Black Experience in America."
Jack Michaels and Sarah Garvey stand in stark contrast to the coddled college students whose academic experience rarely intersects with brutal reality. Twenty years after the devastating 1967 Detroit riots, they are recruited by their advisor to secure evidence disputing the official findings of the Kerner Commission of 43 deaths.Their innocent inquiry triggers a barrage of bizarre life-threatening events from a cabal of prominent city officials determined to conceal their misdeeds; a wealthy sociopath, who considers violence an aphrodisiac; and, an elusive serial killer hell bent on revenge for disturbing his lair. The trio unleash a torrent of indiscriminate violence resulting in multiple murders, assaults, kidnapping, rape and arson.Distrustful of the police, Jack enlists the aid of his fellow Dearborn Beer Distributor warehouse workers. A rag-tag group of misfits better suited as circus roustabouts than professional sentinels: Roy Blue, an ex-con former gang leader, now head hi-lo driver and professional gambler; Jimmy Pepatino, foreman and retired semi-pro hockey player who still sports his stolen No. 9 Red Wings hockey jersey, roller-blades and stick, as everyday attire; Max Torpo, forklift operator and former Vietnam tunnel rat, still suffering with PTSD; and, Rodeo, the mechanic, who is just plain insane.Hilarious unconventional methods are employed to liberate their "college boy" buddy and his sweetheart in a roller-coaster thrill ride of death and destruction.
"Thy word is lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path" Psalm 119:105 (KJV)The Word of God always guides us in the right path. Starting our children young in learning the word of God builds the right foundation as they grow in the wisdom of God. This Bible study book for kids encourages children to want to read and study the bible. Using the Alphabet to teach bible characters and memory verses makes studying the bible more fun and easier to remember. The bright and bold illustrations in this book brings bible characters to life and keeps children more engaged and excited about learning the word of God. The word of God is a light in this very dark world and encouraging our children to learn His Word from a very young age will nurture their relationship with God.¿"Memory Verses - Includes 26 memory versesThis book is ideal for kids between the ages of 2-10Setting the right foundation through the word of God will always encourage and help our children to navigate life and as they grow they will not depart from it."
Echoes in Eternity: Street Cop Stories is an exciting collection of true tales from the life of an author who spent over thirty years policing the streets of Metropolitan Detroit. Each chapter is a different adventure which explores and explains examples of police procedure and human nature. Narratives going back to the author's first days as a police officer provide insight and humor while describing scenes in graphic detail. Learn the inside story of complex investigations into human trafficking enforcement, sting operations, and homicide cases that demanded the best efforts of skilled detectives. Ride along with the SWAT Team and the Narcotics Unit as they force entry into barricaded structures and trap houses in ordinary working-class communities, along with some of the most dangerous neighborhoods in America. An easy book to pick up, Echoes in Eternity: Street Cop Stories will be difficult to put down!
This book is a compilation of real-life incidences in the land of Israel and provides spiritual applications from each location referenced. Couched in the context of study-abroad experiences of college students, these anecdotal insights are sure to be entertaining, enlightening, enjoyable, as well as edifying. Israel: Milk and Honey for the Soul, is designed to do for the heart for the corresponding physical elements do for the body... provide strength and nourishment for one's personal journey. Israel comes to life within these pages and offers the reader the "next best thing to being there." Come inside and join the journey!Endorsements:I sense a winsome and familiar breathless thrill in Rita Hemby's writings. Hers is a charming and unpretentious voice laced liberally with genuine love for The Land and especially for Jerusalem. Dr. Mark Rutland President/Founder of Global Servants; Author; University President; PastorRita Hemby's book of adventures in Israel is vivid, fascinating, and filled with Biblical and historical insights. Reading her stories brings the Holy Land to life.Dr. Robert C. Crosby President: Emerge Ministries; University Professor; Author; Pastor
A debut collection of 99 poems for all kinds of love, heartbreak, existentialism, and smashing up the world.Longitudes & Latitudes highlights nature and relationships through its irreverently playful and experimental style, witchy feminist energy, and literary-fourth-wall-breaking intimacy.
Book Description:A compilation of management and design strategies for implementing change while also maintaining normalcy in a dedicated transportation operation.
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