Download or read book Mildred Budge in Cloverdale written by Daphne Simpkins and published by . This book was released on 2014-12-04 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the first full-length follow-up to Miss Budge in Love, Simpkins explores some of the challenges Miss Mildred Budge faces as she attempts to settle into retirement in the garden district of Montgomery, Alabama, Cloverdale. Readers will be thrilled to find that this novel contains all of the humor and the Southern flavor of her earlier short story collection but with added intrigue and story depth that only novel-length work can provide. Simpkins presents comfortable stories and relatable characters that are deceptively deep and complex, but while you may stop to consider some of the issues of faith and aging explored here, the people and situations are just as likely to make you laugh out loud. This first novel in the projected series is highly recommended for the light-of-heart and deep-of-faith. Mildred Budge In Cloverdale is the first book in this series and was originally published as Cloverdale.
Download or read book Mildred Budge in Cloverdale written by Daphne Simpkins and published by . This book was released on 2022-10-11 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A retired school teacher, Mildred Budge just wants to live a quiet life in Cloverdale. But retirement does not mean she can say no to a friend--not a friend in trouble. A disciplined woman, Mildred can breathe the word "no" to a second cup of ice cream. Can resist drinking too much champagne. But when it comes right down to a friend needing a favor, she may say no first, but if someone really needs her, she always says yes.That's how Mildred ended up with strangers camped out in her spare bedroom while at the same time, she and her best friend Fran Applewhite are starting a new business at the local Emporium.This is the first novel in the Mildred Budge church lady series.
Download or read book Mildred Budge in Embankment written by Daphne Simpkins and published by . This book was released on 2015-01-02 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this second full-length Mildred Budge novel, the retired school teacher gets physical. By temperament a contemplative, in this story Mildred bravely leads the way to safety after the pulpit committee with whom she is traveling in an old-fashioned Buick flies off an embankment. Not only does Mildred discover in herself reservoirs of physical strength, but she also experiences new spiritual adventures as she continues to "work out her salvation" within the context of friendships and church relationships. Mildred Budge in Embankment challenges men and women to reconsider the tensions between grace and human will while experiencing glimpses of heaven along the way. It is perceptive, funny, and uplifting. Readers will enjoy the journey with Mildred and her friends. Study guides for book clubs for all Mildred Budge books are available upon request to the author through her website or on Facebook. Preceding titles are Miss Budge in Love, a collection of short stories, and Mildred Budge in Cloverdale, a revision of the earlier book Cloverdale-the first novel in the series. Interview with Daphne Simpkins: Q: Why did you choose a plain and not-so-young school teacher as your main character in a series of novels about church life--not a deacon, minister or elder? A: Most of us are plain people. Mildred Budge is the centerpoint in the stories but almost everyone around her becomes more attractive when seen through her eyes or in her company. I like to think she sees and brings out the best in other people. Q: What do you hope to reveal about church life through these stories? A: That loving God through Christ is real, authentic and fascinating. So often the Christian experience is summed up as a cliche but it isn't stale or easily reduced to a cliche. It is fresh, vital and real. Q: What do you consider the biggest problem with revealing Christianity to a world that has grown inured to the basic tenets of the scriptures? A: Grace is free and people want to earn the love of God. No one can earn the love of God--they can only say yes to it. And then live grateful lives. Q: What is the biggest misconception about Jesus? A: For me, Jesus is the master creator--the perfect man who came to fix what the first imperfect man broke: an intimate relationship with God. Jesus is that threshold, that doorway through which lonely, wounded people can pass into the green pasture of being loved, accepted and renewed. Pass through that doorway and you begin to find out who you are and how you fit in His world--not the broken one we all inherited. Jesus' world is better. Q: You are referring to some serious subjects here, but many people like your books because they are funny. I had to put Cloverdale and Miss Budge in Love down and laugh out loud before I could continue reading. A: Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed them. Life is funny. I laughed while I wrote them. Q: What is your next project? A: I have two projects ongoing right now. The first is The Bride's Room, which is the next Mildred Budge and the other novel has only a working title which might best be kept a secret for a while. Q: Do you write every day? A: I pray every day that I can write well on the days when I can type. Q: What do you hope to do with your work? A: To tell the truth even if it isn't a popular truth. Jesus saves. He saves people who don't know they need to be rescued. That's the Jesus I know and celebrate in the adventures of Mildred Budge, a plain church lady.
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Download or read book Cloverdale written by Daphne Simpkins and published by . This book was released on 2011-11 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mildred Budge learns of the sudden and mysterious death of her former love, triggering a series of events -- discoveries that show what others call retirement is open-ended and rich with adventurous possibilities. Cloverdale investigates self-identity, developing deep friendships with others, and living out your faith with the very real hope that endings always lead to new beginnings.
Download or read book Belle written by Daphne Simpkins and published by . This book was released on 2021-12-18 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Miss Budge Goes to Fountain City written by Daphne Simpkins and published by . This book was released on 2022-04-04 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Don't you ever want to run away from Christmas?"Mildred Budge's answer to Dixie was immediate and truthful. "Yes, yes, yes," Mildred said with conviction.She couldn't stop saying yes, though the very idea that a good church lady would want to run away from the occasion during the year that marked the birth of Jesus-- the reason for the season for a tried and true church lady of the South-- was almost beyond explanation."Then, let's go. Let's go to Fountain City and find Mr. Fixit and eat sublime pies," her friend Dixie urged.The two needed Mr. Fixit because of a recently bought vintage music box that won't play. They can't hear the song, and the angels on top can't fly. The problem feels urgent. By the time Mildred and Dixie find Mr. Fixit and sample pies at the shop next door, the two runaways from Christmas find themselves right at home in Fountain City and more comfortable with who they are.If you are looking for an uplifting story that reminds you of the reason for the season after all, you'll surely enjoy this newest short adventure of Mildred Budge and her new friend Dixie, a woman whose multiple personalities encourages readers to enjoy the dimensions of personhood that can't be labeled and which often respond to beauty and shared joy.If you don't love Christmas and especially if you do, grab a copy of this charming Christmas story today. You'll be smiling by the time Mildred asks Dixie, "Are you ready to go home?" And you'll want to go with them.
Download or read book Nat King Cole written by Daphne Simpkins and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This series introduces children (approximate reading level grade four and up) to the lives of African Americans who have made their marks in the arts, law, politics, sports, science, business, and other fields. Some of the subjects are household names, others are less familiar but have lived equally noteworthy lives.
Download or read book Just 18 Summers written by Michelle Cox and published by Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.. This book was released on 2014-03-21 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner of the 2014 CLASS Reunion Kudos Book Award, fiction category. After the tragic death of Butch Browning’s wife, Jenny, four families begin to realize how precious—and fleeting—their time together is. Each is at a different stage in life: Butch is facing single parenthood. The O’Reillys are expecting their first child. The Andersons are approaching an empty nest, and the Buckleys are so focused on providing their children with everything that they’ve forgotten what they truly need. With just eighteen summers before their children are grown, how do they make the most of that time when life so often gets in the way? As summer flies by, each of these parents must learn about guilt and grace . . . and when to hold on to their kids and when to let go.
Download or read book 100 Best Bible Verses to Overcome Worry and Anxiety written by and published by Baker Books. This book was released on 2021-07-06 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Everyone struggles with worry. You may be wrestling with everyday fears about your relationships or your finances. Or perhaps you're dealing with a life-and-death decision or paralyzing emotions. Regardless of the reasons for your worries, or the degree to which you feel them, God cares. He wants you to live a life of peace and hope. He wants to give you freedom. This book will explain and apply 100 key verses from God's Word to help you overcome your worries and anxieties. The list includes Scriptures across the entire Bible, carefully selected for their significance and helpfulness to the Christian life. Each of the 100 entries will contain · the Bible verse · a brief explanation of the verse's context in Scripture · commentary on the verse's meaning · an application for the reader Don't be enslaved to your worries and anxieties, but instead dig into God's promises, provision, and wise counsel. And most of all, discover the peace and comfort that comes with understanding that he loves you more than you'll ever know.
Download or read book What Al Left Behind written by Daphne Simpkins and published by . This book was released on 2022-03-18 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There is a surprising and very freeing future for caregivers after Alzheimer's disease runs its course and leaves the building where you have been trying to make a home. The house will never be the same. Your heart will never feel the same. But in spite of its bad reputation, living with Al isn't all about heartbreak. It is about change for Al refocuses the way you see yourself, your home, the people around you and the way you wake up to your day and envision your future--and some of those changes are quite liberating. Buy a copy for yourself if you are a caregiver of someone with dementia or for a friend who needs a boost of encouragement. All caregivers need encouragement! WHAT AL LEFT BEHIND is a follow-up to Daphne Simpkins' touching memoir A LONG GOOD NIGHT: My Father's Journey into Alzheimer's (Eerdmans).
Download or read book Patterson s American Education written by Homer L. Patterson and published by . This book was released on 1904 with total page 712 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The most current information on United States secondary schools-- both public and private-- in a quick, easy-to-use format.
Download or read book Goforth of China written by Rosalind Goforth and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2014-03-01 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Born on a farm in Canada, Jonathan Goforth's ambition as a young boy was to study and become a politician. Little did he know then what the future held in store. At the age of eighteen he was converted to Christianity and immediately became interested in missionary work. After attending Knox College in Canada, he set out for China with his wife, Rosalind. Many hardships and trials followed. Their first child died in the spring of the following year. Others were later claimed by malaria and menengitis. In 1900 the Goforths, along with others, had to flee before the Boxer uprising. Their escape was a miracle in itself. Goforth of China is the amazing story of a man with unusual vision and determination.
Download or read book The Bride s Room written by Daphne Simpkins and published by . This book was released on 2022-10-21 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Always a bride's maid--never a bride. That's part of the story of the life of Mildred Budge in this third novel in the series. But there is more to know about this Sunday School teacher who has been recruited to be a maid of honor for her good friend's wedding. As someone who has routinely had to muzzle herself at weddings by not calling out when the preacher asks if anyone knows a reason these two should not be wed, "It's not going to work out," this new role of supporting the bride has its challenges for this church lady of the South, Mildred Budge.But being a bride's maid also has its benefits for by the time the journey is over--by the time the bride herself walks down that aisle--Mildred Budge has become a different woman. Renewed. Refreshed. And she's not alone either. In The Bride's Room, readers will delight in the everyday antics of Southern church women and their neighbors. But readers will also be at ease, at peace, moving at the preferred pace of grace that Miss Budge lives out in her daily life. If you enjoy Southern fiction and stories that showcase an older heroine, you will surely want to live with Mildred Budge and her friends in the garden district of Montgomery, AL, called Cloverdale. And you will enjoy your time in the bride's room, too. It's real and Mildred Budge lives there with her friends.
Download or read book Kingdom Come written by Daphne Simpkins and published by . This book was released on 2022-10-25 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mildred Budge returns in Kingdom Come, a story about setbacks and how to face them.The fourth novel in the series, Kingdom Come, continues with the stories of Mildred, Fran, Winston, Janie, and Chase.In this story, Mildred's Cloverdale bungalow is crowded.Her best friend Fran observes, "For a single woman, Mildred, your quiver is getting very full."And it is.There is little room in Mildred's Cloverdale bungalow for solitude and extended prayer, and Mildred Budge needs both.Many people do. And it is harder to find that kind of quiet in a world where background noise is as prevalent as televisions hanging from ceilings everywhere you go.It is still possible to find the peace that passeth understanding, and that is the story here about how to face a setback. Setbacks abound in daily life, but no day's trouble is bigger than the love of God who gives help and wisdom freely to those who ask for it.Join Mildred and Fran as they live out the kind of forged friendship that is as strong as any sisterhood. Hard copies and paperback are available for Christmas giving, so think about your friends who love to read when you think of Mildred Budge. She's a reader too.
Download or read book The Death and Life of Superman written by Roger Stern and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 456 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On November 18, 1992, news of Superman's death shocked the world as the legendary Man of Steel was killed defending Metropolis from the monster called Doomsday. Here at last is the dramatic stroy behind the best-selling comic book of all time: the fates of Clark Kent, Lois Lane, Ma and Pa Kent, the Justice League, and the reign of the four superbeings who mysteriously appeared after Superman's funeral, each claiming to be the real Last Son of Krypton. And finally, here is the complete, incredible story of Superman's triumphant return! In this thrilling novel, Roger Stern (a veteran writer of Superman in Action Comics) chronicles the most amazing comeback in comic book history - told with more gripping detail and background than ever before.
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