Download or read book They Called Me Starchild written by Rena Huisman and published by Balboa Press. This book was released on 2018-08-22 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Who am I? Why am I here? What is my lifes purpose? These seem like reasonable questions that should automatically come with answers at the time of our birth, but they dont. Instead, we spend our lives trying to figure them out through trial and error or what Rena calls enlightenment through life experience. Encouraged to share her experience by her guides, she reveals how easy it is to ask for help and ignore the answers. To allow internal fears and preconceived ideas blind us from our true calling. But most importantly, she shows us how patient the universe is knowing that we are energetic beings living a physical life who need their help. Through her book, Rena shares her sacred journey to finding her lifes purposea journey that began with hearing the name Starchild. When we are ready, we will hear, see, feel, and know the answers to our questions and have the undeniable knowledge of who we are, and why we are here (Rena Huisman). Rena is the author of The Would-Be Medium: My Ten-Year Journey as a Workshop Junkie. She lives in Fairfax, Virginia, with her husband (Kurt), son (Travis) and little furry one, Stitch. Her daughter, Sydney, is a proud member of the US Navy. www.RenaHuisman.com

Download or read book When I Wished upon a Star written by Brandon Lane Phillips and published by Thomas Nelson. This book was released on 2019-05-21 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Growing up as a patient with congenital heart disease, Brandon Lane Phillips often felt alone. He knew no one else who had his heart condition and believed no one understood his condition. Brandon believed he would die young. Like many congenital heart patients, he wondered if he would have a long life. It is only natural to question one’s mortality when open-heart surgery is what enabled you to survive childhood. Brandon worried that his heart defect caused his parents’ divorce and questioned just how much his illness had affected his siblings since so much extra attention was devoted to him. He longed to have the type of close relationship with his father that he saw on many of his favorite TV shows. At 11 years of age, he was so desperate to find answers that he asked God to show him that He loved him. Soon after, he received a wish to meet child actor Jeremy Miller from TV’s Growing Pains. Brandon had wished to meet him because he envied his “perfect” fictional family. After one of the show’s stars told Brandon that God had a plan for his life, Brandon left the set that evening feeling that the trip had been orchestrated as an answer to his prayer. There are several God-like coincidences that occur along Brandon’s path of becoming a pediatric cardiologist. Many times when Brandon would face a life experience big enough to shake his faith, an improbable experience would occur that would remind him of his wish and God’s answer to his prayer. Throughout his career, he would encounter other patients who felt alone and had questions about their own mortality. Brandon chose medicine as his profession because he greatly admired his childhood pediatric cardiologist. And even though a need for a second open-heart surgery at the beginning of medical school threatened Brandon’s dream of becoming a physician, he would ultimately be trained by the very physicians who had cared for him. Brandon’s journey of hope found within the pages of When I Wished Upon a Star is a story of giving back and finding purpose in life through the intervention of God’s great grace and perfect timing. The other life examined in this book belongs to Jeremy Miller, child actor, celebrity wish, and the friend who played an important role in Brandon’s journey. Brandon’s life truly changed forever after having met Jeremy on the television set of Growing Pains. While Brandon was dealing with his struggles, so too was Jeremy. In When I Wished Upon a Star, Jeremy shares “secrets” from his childhood that have previously gone untold. It would be easy to say that Jeremy was a child star, and that historically, most child stars aren’t expected to have a good end. Still Jeremy’s secrets shocked Brandon and brought him to tears. They also shed light on the reason for Jeremy’s battle with alcohol. Brandon would learn that Jeremy, too, envied the life that his fictional character lived. And so when the TV show ended, Jeremy almost did too. At the time of his wish, only God could have predicted how Brandon’s life and those of the stars of his favorite TV show would intertwine in the decades to follow; no one could have foreseen that a wish made by a young boy would give both he and Jeremy hope for their future and help them find purpose in the lives they were created for by a loving God--lives that would live on despite troubles and despair. Brandon was meant to use the experiences of his childhood to help others. It is the only way to explain how his life has come full circle time and time again.

Download or read book Have No Fear written by Charles Evers and published by Turner Publishing Company. This book was released on 2008-04-21 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Have No Fear reminds us what it meant to live under a system where segregation was important enough to kill for and where being treated with dignity and respect was a whites-only entitlement." --The New York Times Book Review "A gutsy, American patriot and treasure . . . an important slice of American history."--Dan Rather "Charles Evers has given us one of the most extraordinary memoirs about race in America that I know. This holy sinner of the civil rights era, who kept company with mobsters, bootleggers, call girls, Kings, Kennedys, and Rockefellers has produced, with Andrew Szanton, a salient one-man's history of Mississippi and the United States before and after Brown v. Board of Education. The fascinating interplay of racial nihilism and political sagacity is reminiscent of the early Malcolm X and the mature Frederick Douglass." --David Levering Lewis "Truly spellbinding . . . relives the fear, desperation, and confrontation that marked the civil rights struggle." --The seattle times

Download or read book The Unexpected Chase written by Supriya Kumari and published by Authors Tree Publishing. This book was released on 2021-08-15 with total page 195 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: So, you think you are the bravest one, and nothing can stumble you? What would you do if you clash with the past again and it brings back memories and the old pain? What happens when life throws us out of our comfort zone? The Unexpected Chase is a fictional story of a beautiful chase, a chase for love, a chase for finding oneself, and a chase for peace. The story depicts how life's challenges can transform a person from a silly and carefree to a stronger and bolder one. Life teaches us lessons in its own way, isn't it? The story is a topsy-turvy journey that gave her the tremendous life lessons that she un-willingly had to accept.

Download or read book My Year of Running Dangerously written by Tom Foreman and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2016-06-07 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: CNN correspondent Tom Foreman's remarkable journey from half-hearted couch potato to ultra-marathon runner, with four half-marathons, three marathons, and 2,000 miles of training in between; a poignant and warm-hearted tale of parenting, overcoming the challenges of age, and quiet triumph. As a journalist whose career spans three decades, CNN correspondent Tom Foreman has reported from the heart of war zones, riots, and natural disasters. He has interviewed serial killers and been in the line of fire. But the most terrifying moment of his life didn't occur on the job—it occurred at home, when his 18-year old daughter asked, "How would you feel about running a marathon with me?" At the time, Foreman was approaching 51 years old, and his last marathon was almost 30 years behind him. The race was just sixteen weeks away, but Foreman reluctantly agreed. Training with his daughter, who had just started college, would be a great bonding experience, albeit a long and painful one. My Year of Running Dangerously is Foreman's journey through four half-marathons, three marathons, and one 55-mile race. What started as an innocent request from his daughter quickly turned into a rekindled passion for long-distance running—for the training, the camaraderie, the defeats, and the victories. Told with honesty and humor, Foreman's account captures the universal fears of aging and failure alongside the hard-won moments of triumph, tenacity, and going further than you ever thought possible.

Download or read book Shopping Malls and Other Sacred Spaces written by Jon Pahl and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2008-12-29 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Christian historian Sidney Mead has observed: "In America space has played the part that time has played in older cultures of the world." In Shopping Malls and Other Sacred Spaces, Jon Pahl examines this provocative statement in conversation with what he calls the "spatial character" of American theology. He argues that places are always imaginatively constructed by the human beings who inhabit them. Sometimes this spatial theology works to our benefit; other times it poses spiritual risks. What happens when our banal "clothing of the sacred" violates our genuine need for comfort and intimacy? Or when we remember that the fleeting pleasures of a shopping trip or a Disneyland escape are designed to fill someone else's pocket rather than the spiritual emptiness in our own hearts? Pahl develops several ways to "clothe the divine from within the Christian tradition." He introduces a theology of place that reveals aspects of God's character through biblical metaphors drawn from physical spaces, such as the true vine, the rock, and the living water. Accessible and thought provoking, this enlightening book provides a better grasp of our particularly American way of lending religious significance to spaces of all kinds.

Download or read book In the Woods written by Carrie Jones and published by Tor Teen. This book was released on 2019-07-16 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New York Times bestselling author Carrie Jones teams up with acclaimed cowriter Steven Wedel in the supernatural mystery, In the Woods... It should have been just another quiet night on the farm when Logan witnessed the attack, but it wasn’t. Something is in the woods. Something unexplainable. Something deadly. Hundreds of miles away, Chrystal’s plans for summer in Manhattan are abruptly upended when her dad reads tabloid coverage of some kind of grisly incident in Oklahoma. When they arrive to investigate, they find a witness: a surprisingly good-looking farm boy. As townsfolk start disappearing and the attacks get ever closer, Logan and Chrystal will have to find out the truth about whatever’s hiding in the woods...before they become targets themselves. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Download or read book Exposed written by Wendy Kline and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2024-06-10 with total page 187 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The pelvic exam. If you’ve ever had one, you’re probably already wincing. It might be considered a routine medical procedure, but for most of us, it is anything from unpleasant to traumatic. In Exposed, noted historian Wendy Kline uncovers the procedure’s fascinating—and often disturbing—history. From gynecological research on enslaved women’s bodies to nonconsensual practice on anesthetized patients, the pelvic exam as we know it today carries the burden of its sordid past. Its story is one of pain and pleasure, life-saving discoveries and heartbreaking encounters, questionable procedures and triumphant breakthroughs. Drawing on previously unpublished archival sources, along with interviews with patients, providers, and activists, Kline traces key moments and movements in gynecological history, from the surgeons of the nineteenth century to the OB/GYNs of today. This powerful book reminds us that the pelvic exam is has never been “just” a medical procedure, and that we can no longer afford to let the pelvic exam remain unexamined.

Download or read book Stars of Big Sky written by Betty Raymond Gubler and published by Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.. This book was released on 2020-08-10 with total page 333 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tiana, a music major completing her junior year in college, is hired by Big Sky to sing as the female part of a trio performing at Big Sky. Before leaving for Big Sky, her fiancé Cache gives her an engagement ring. He has plans to make it big in the music world in Nashville. However, on his way to Nashville, he falls asleep at the wheel and is killed. Blue, one of the singers in the trio, becomes Tiana's closest friend and comforter. Billy Rider, a well-known country singer, takes a shine to Tiana while performing at Big Sky. Tiana, however, is still grieving over Cache's death and uninterested in any other man. Frank, who often attends the Big Sky performances, along with Blue's former girlfriend, Rhonda, is upset because Tiana rejects him on the dance floor and slaps his face. Rhonda, still in love with Blue, urges Frank, a known criminal, to take vengeance on Tiana since she can see that Blue is very fond of Tiana. Read the book and enjoy the many surprises along the way.

Download or read book Forever Yours written by Laurie Capen and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2010-04-26 with total page 101 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After all of this vision had ended, God motivated me to read my Jewish Bible: "Remember in three days this temple shall be destroyed?" (Matthew 24:2)

Download or read book Headlock written by Joyce Sweeney and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2015-02-10 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Being a pro wrestler takes talent, guts, and hard work—can Kyle make it to the pros and live the life he wants? Kyle Bailey is a normal high school senior with a secret ambition: to be a wrestling superstar with the WWE. When he hears about a wrestling class at the local gym, he knows this may be his one shot at making his dream come true. The only problem is that no one in his life understands his love of wrestling, so he can’t tell anyone what he’s doing—especially not his grandmother, who has raised him since he was a kid. As Kyle’s talent becomes increasingly apparent, his instructor takes notice and invites him to wrestle in an upcoming professional match. With his newfound success—and his beautiful wrestler girlfriend—Kyle feels like he’s finally exactly where he belongs. But when his grandmother’s health takes a turn for the worse, Kyle is torn between needing to care for her and wanting to follow his dreams. He isn’t ready to give up on being a pro wrestler, but he can’t abandon the woman who has taken care of him his entire life. Headlock is a heartwarming novel about the strength it takes to let go of what you love and the courage it takes to ask for help.

Download or read book Dangerous Limelight written by Maranna Chan and published by Epigram Books. This book was released on 2013 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Corey, Colton and Stacy are in for a foul surprise: a decomposing body is found in the neighbourhood. Is it a natural death? Or a devious murder? The Triple Nine Sleuths’ desire for truth leads to a frantic search for clues. As patterns emerge, shy Corey fears she could be the next victim. Can the Triple Nine Sleuths convince the police of their theory and stop the killer in time? Join the Triple Nine Sleuths on the first of nine adventures!

Download or read book Three Quarters written by Donna Kakonge and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2018-07-30 with total page 78 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Faster than a busy downtown restaurant in Toronto, this book travels through the city of Toronto, and through different periods of time in order to develop an exhausting plot sequence based on a collection of short stories that truly tell the tale of what it is like to live in T.O.

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Download or read book To Err Is Human To Admit It Is Not and Other Essays written by Steven N. Austad and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2022-04-19 with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What simple practice could reduce fatal medical errors? Do juries make sense if the goal of criminal justice is to discover the truth? What are the alternatives? What kind of health studies should be taken seriously and what kinds should not? In this compendium of short, entertaining essays, Austad answers these very practical questions and others. Do we really become more foolish with age? Is there a limit to how long humans can live? He answers big questions you may not have known you had. What makes up the 95 percent of our universe that we can't see? Why do we think "natural" means good for us? He also provides tips on everyday living: how to survive a shark attack, how painful is a fire ant sting, and why opossums make poor pets. These seventy-seven essays cover topics on the workings of science, the history of life, the mysteries of the universe, and the puzzles of everyday life with wit, insight, and humor. Your questions are answered, and more intriguing questions raised. This is a book that will keep you awake at night . . . lost in thought.

Download or read book Summer in Loughborough Park written by Mark Tindell and published by Page Publishing Inc. This book was released on 2021-03-16 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It's 1974 and we are living in wild and dangerous times. My name is Steven Powers and along with my younger brother Carl, we own a boxing gym on the southside of St Louis called RayJays Gym. We see our gym as a safe haven for young people to get off the streets, but now local mobsters Jimmie Cohen and the cowboy Bob Miller, powered by the syndicate, are determined to tear apart all that my family has worked to create. Their one goal is to start peddling their poison to all the young people through our gym and neighborhood. Can we survive this ordeal? I do not know, but we must find a way to stop them and protect our families at the same time. Johnathan Powers and his cousin Stevie are two teenagers who belong to a family in St. Louis that has a strong reputation to live up to. Their grandfather and his brothers were the finest boxers and street fighter's the old city had known. Their father's Steven and Carl are just as good. Follow all three generations, each with their own quest to accomplish in this extraordinary tale of love and survival.

Download or read book Will of the Stars written by S.N. Anderson and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2016-03-02 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jesse is a young man that's had a hard life. Drafted into the military at a young age he's lived most of his career in a Wolf machine known as a mech. However Jess is about to get a little more stress in his life when he is put in charge of a group of new recruits. Now he needs to help them function as a family otherwise their time in the Rebellion is going to be very short lived.