Download or read book The Adventures of Angel Babies written by Jillie Ryan and published by Balboa Press. This book was released on 2013-04 with total page 46 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Imaginary friends are healthy, right? They come and go, but what happens when they return and not alone? The Adventures of Angel Babies: Ankerank Returns introduces Ankerank, an imaginary friend of sorts, who has come back to visit a little girl named Boomer and her family. Boomer's family soon realizes Ankerank has morphed; he is not imaginary, but a very real, animated Angel Baby who has returned to Earth with his fellow Angel Babies on a mission to earn their permanent wings--and then some. Although Boomer let go of Ankerank shortly after her sister, BeBe, was born, Ankerank, a playful imp, kind in heart, cannot let Boomer go, much to his elders' dismay. Boomer's family gets caught up in Ankerank's mission, which is thwarted by mishaps and shenanigans. As the Angel Babies plunge ahead to succeed in their mission, their presence captivates the town's folk launching us into a heartwarming, vividly whimsical, hilarious ride of a tale laced with mayhem, antics, humor, and love for the enjoyment of all ages. Fasten your seatbelts, hold on to your funny bone, and let your heart soar

Download or read book My Baby My Baby Our Timeless Journey of Faith Hope and Love written by Jennifer B. Sturgeon and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2014-05-12 with total page 317 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Life and death struggles, a common thread that connects us as human beings, are vividly revealed in this inspirational and unforgettable true story as told by a mother and her daughter of their babies, born with life threatening birth defects. Swept away on an uncharted and treacherous journey one thing clearly emerges, God, the ultimate thread that held them together through their darkest hours, was waiting for them there. He gave them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, and the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness so He might be glorified through their babies life and death struggles. (Isaiah 61: 3b) At every bend in the road lives were forever changed. The baby boy unable to ever speak a word about what he endured in his fight for life went to his grave never knowing what a giant impression his tiny handprint had left on every heart he touchedleaving this world a better place than he found it. For the little girl, the veil separating Heaven and Earth was lifted . . . Mommy, I see an angel! Hoping to get a glimpse, her mommy searched the hospital room eagerly. Where do you see an angel? her mommy asked. She pointed overhead, Up there . . . in the corner of my room . . . one angel with big, pink wings. Although her mommy didnt see the Heavenly being, together they felt the comfort of its presence. On their timeless journey of faith, hope, and love, their loving God went with them through it all: healing hearts, changing lives, sharing their deepest sorrows, and sending his angels to comfort and help them. Their stories, formed in the crucible of life and death struggles, were transformed by the grace of God into a thing of beauty. He hath made every thing beautiful in his time. (Ecclesiastes 3: 11a, KJV)

Download or read book Rainbows and Halos written by Michelle Misra and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2017-01-10 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When it looks as though sports day will be cancelled due to a blockage in the school's water supply, Ella tries to find a way to save sports day and earn her sapphire halo in the process.

Download or read book Let Every Heart Prepare written by Barbara Cawthorne Crafton and published by Church Publishing, Inc.. This book was released on 1998-10 with total page 94 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on beautiful seasonal hymns, Crafton's daily meditations on faith, prayer, forgiveness, and healing for Advent and Christmas make an excellent companion for the season. For centuries the words and poetry of our hymns have spoken deeply to us. Many people, in fact, find that what is heard in poetry and music sinks deeper into the soul than does ordinary prose. And so it is to the beautiful seasonal hymns that Barbara Cawthorne Crafton turns for inspiration for daily meditations during the great devotional seasons of the church year: Advent/Christmas.

Download or read book Harper s Young People written by and published by . This book was released on 1891 with total page 886 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Blessed be me There is a God written by Stan Robinson and published by First Edition Design Pub.. This book was released on 2017-03-09 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Grandfather on his dying bed told me, "Pray for the rest of your life and I will be your Guardian Angel." As a result my life has been saved in war, disease and danger with 28 episodes described. I have had many angelic encounters all described and discussed in the book. Consequently, I conclude: There is a God and I certainly feel Blessed.

Download or read book Spoiled Brats including the story that inspired the major motion picture An American Pickle starring Seth Rogen written by Simon Rich and published by Little, Brown. This book was released on 2014-10-14 with total page 171 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The "hilarious" (New York Times Book Review) collection of short stories from the award-winning humorist Simon Rich includes the story that inspired the Seth Rogen comedy An American Pickle. Twenty years ago, Barney the Dinosaur told the nation's children they were special. We're still paying the price. From "one of the funniest writers in America" comes a collection of stories culled from the front lines of the millennial culture wars (Jimmy So, Daily Beast). Rife with failing rock bands, student loans, and participation trophies, Spoiled Brats is about a generation of narcissists -- and the well-meaning boomers who made them that way. A hardworking immigrant is preserved for a century in pickle brine. A helicopter mom strives to educate her demon son. And a family of hamsters struggles to survive in a private-school homeroom. Surreal, shrewd, and surprisingly warm, these stories are as resonant as they are hilarious.

Download or read book The Liturgy of the Word with Children written by Katie Thompson and published by Twenty-Third Publications. This book was released on 2008 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This perfectly delightful and all-inclusive resource covers Years A, B, and C of the liturgical cycle. It is perfect for parishes who schedule a childrens Liturgy of the Word as well as for those who simply want materials to prepare children for the weekly liturgy. It is geared to ages 5-8 and for each week of the lectionary cycle there are creative hand-out activity sheets that involve children in the scriptural message. Best of all, it offers informative background notes and directions for liturgy leaders, parents, catechists, and all who work with parish children. This is a must-have resource for every parish.

Download or read book The Biography of a Mental Muscle written by Cornell F. Evans Jr. and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2021-05-19 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Biography of a Mental Muscle is true story of the pathway and experiences of a man who grew up in the streets of Washington, DC, although he was surrounded by a positive family. This book depicts a young man who somehow became wayward in his conduct and behavior and landed in some form of serious detention more than one time during his youth. Before turning his life around, Cornell Evans Jr. was a boxer, hustler, a father, a husband, a military man, an inmate, and a barber. Evans took all of those things and filled the book to showcase loyalty, honor, integrity, respect, betrayal, pain, deceit, and triumph. The Biography of a Mental Muscle is truly about how important using your brain is in making decisions that not only affect you but those around you, as Cornell learned through his stint in jail, in which he left behind his wife and kids. While there, he sought a higher power and found one that turned his life around. Throughout the book, you can feel his ups and downs and read what made him continue on and to continue to grow as a man today. The biggest down was his wife’s illness while he was in jail. His biggest high was writing this book. His story is not unlike many hard-knock stories, but the significance of Evans’s life is about being strong enough to use your mental muscle to fight to make the right decisions in your life so that you can get back up when knocked down—like he did.

Download or read book Lectionary Worship Workbook written by Beverly S. Bailey and published by CSS Publishing. This book was released on 2004 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The church is a wonderful place to use all of our God-given senses, and this inspiring collection of liturgical resources utilizes art, music, drama, silence, and even aromas to retell the marvelous story of God's covenantal relationships with humankind. As a starting-off place for pastors and worship planners, this innovative workbook is certain to keep the creative juices flowing with new methods of making worship moving and relevant for all your parishioners. For each Sunday there's a complete selection of written liturgical material (calls to worship, prayers, choral readings, and benedictions) to supplement and strengthen your worship services -- all specifically tailored to the week's scripture readings. But that's not all! There's also a wealth of musical suggestions, including hymns chosen from a variety of denominational hymnals and appropriate anthems for the choir. By focusing all of the elements of worship in ways that really connect with the people in your pews, these resources will breathe new life into the scriptures. Anyone who contributes to worshipers hearing the Good News -- pastors, musicians, artists, lay readers, and directors of drama groups -- should have a copy of this must-have volume in their library. Beverly S. Bailey is a certified Christian educator and an ordained elder in the Presbyterian Church (USA). She is currently the director of Christian education at Rockville United Church, a congregation affiliated with both the PCUSA and the United Church of Christ, and she has been a musician or educator at six churches in the metropolitan Washington DC, area. Bailey served as the workshop leader for a "Creative Worship Techniques" class at the 2002 Interim Ministry National Conference, and she has led workshops for the Association of Presbyterian Church Educators. Bailey is also a partner in New Paths to Ministry, a group of artists and educators who lead workshops and retreats on merging faith and the arts. A former staff writer for Homiletics magazine, Bailey was part of the creative team for the Something Old, Something New curriculum series (Abingdon Press). She earned a B.M.E. from Baker University in Baldwin, Kansas, and an M.A. in Christian Education from Union Theological Seminary/Presbyterian School of Christian Education in Richmond, Virginia.

Download or read book Love Was There written by Susan Patrice Guarascio and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2022-07-29 with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For everyone who needs and believes, or doesn't believe, in miracles, my memoir, Love Was There: A Testimony of Faith, is a must read. If you need God's divine mercy, you should read this book. If you need a reminder of how much God loves you, you should read this book. If you need to know that God is with you every step of the way on your journey of a lifetime, you should read this book. If you need to believe that prayer is powerful, read this book. I wrote this spiritual memoir to give testimony to God's love and mercy and to give my readers hope and inspiration. It's a true story tracing my spiritual growth from childhood through my personal Pentecost transformation. My faith evolved and deepened after being miraculously cured of stage four cancer at a Catholic Healing Mass where I rested in the Spirit. The focus of my memoir is on miracles I've witnessed throughout my life, the faith that sustained me during my suffering, the love manifested in suffering, and my evolving relationship with God.

Download or read book SantoSaint written by Santos J. Hernandez and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2023-10-16 with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Evil prowls twenty-four-seven, waiting for that one opportunity to sneak in or weasel its way into your mind while encouraging you to embrace fear, lies, hate, division, despair, and all things miserable. It wreaks havoc and fools you into believing the lies it peddles to the lowest bidder. Resisting evil is all about choices; the problem is that most are unaware of the influences being employed to draw you towards choices that will profoundly affect your lives. This is such a tale. Santos Hernandez’s spirit was enlightened and his life was changed when Aro, a self-proclaimed atheist, delivered a seed of truth from God, unbeknownst to him, which profoundly altered the course of Hernandez’s life. A new person, a strong faith, and all the more reason for evil to attack harder, while Hernandez’s guardian angel works to influence him to seek a righteous path.

Download or read book Soul Voice written by Linda Taft Walburn and published by Balboa Press. This book was released on 2013-03-20 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Soul Voice: What I Know about Nothing is a provocative, true-life, spiritual adventure. It braves the world of nothingthe invisible world of ideas, dreams, creativity, imagination, spirituality, and feelings. Soul Voice is both humorous and serious, catalyzing you to laugh and cry as you realize your own radiance and experience the voice of your soul. Discover how fulfilling it is to live your eternally happy life when you listen to your soul voice. Do you believe that life is hard and that there is nothing you can do about it? Shed outdated ideas that have trapped you in an almost-happy life. Transformation is easy with thoughtful moments and activities designed to be the cornerstones of a regular spiritual practice that insures your success. Thirty-two pearls of wisdom show you how to have fun with your soul voice while you dive deep and surface into your birthright, a life of everlasting love, peace, and joy. Happiness is in your hands. Get ready to flow with your soul voice.

Download or read book Email Messages written by Steven A. Crane and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2011-05-16 with total page 159 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: People Want Answers to Their Questions! Who made God? Has the Bible been corrupted? What is the unpardonable sin? How can a loving God send people to hell? Did Jesus really preach in hell? As a Bible scholar, church planter, and senior minister of a rapidly growing congregation, Steve Crane receives many questions from believers and skeptics alike. His concise, biblical answers get right to the heart of the matter. Crane not only answers your questions, but will help equip you to "give the reason for the hope that you have" (I Peter 3:15). Staying true to the original "Email" format, questions and answers have been organized into eight separate categories: Questions about God, Questions about Christ, Questions about the Bible, Questions about Salvation, Bible Questions, Bible Difficulties, Questions about End Times, and Objections to Christianity. This format allows readers to choose the issues that are most pertinent to their interests and needs.

Download or read book Be Sweet written by Roy Blount, Jr. and published by Knopf. This book was released on 2013-02-13 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the book his laughing and loving readers have been waiting for, our generation's master of full-hearted humor lays open the soul of his life story. Roy Blount Jr.--Georgia boy turned New York wit, lover of baseball and interesting women, bumbling adventurer, literary lion, salty-limerick virtuoso and impassioned father--journeys into the past and his psyche (also all the way to China, sixty feet underwater and to various Manhattan hot spots) in search of the answers to three riddles that have haunted him intimately: One: the riddle of "the family curse." Two: the riddle of what drives him (or anyone) to be funny. Three: the riddle of what so cruelly tangled his unseverable bond with the beguiling, beaten orphan girl who became the impossible mother who raised him to Be Sweet. Roy Blount's memoir is sardonic and sentimental, hilarious and grieving, brazen and bashful, tough and tender--sometimes by turns and sometimes all at once. Almost harshly honest, yet sportively wayward, Be Sweet resonates with the complex but bouncy chords of a whole man singing, clinkers and all.

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Download or read book Modern Sentimentalism written by Lisa Mendelman and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2020-01-23 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Modern Sentimentalism examines how American female novelists reinvented sentimentalism in the modernist period. Just as the birth of the modern woman has long been imagined as the death of sentimental feeling, modernist literary innovation has been understood to reject sentimental aesthetics. Modern Sentimentalism reframes these perceptions of cultural evolution. Taking up icons such as the New Woman, the flapper, the free lover, the New Negro woman, and the divorcee, this book argues that these figures embody aspects of a traditional sentimentality while also recognizing sentiment as incompatible with ideals of modern selfhood. These double binds equally beleaguer the protagonists and shape the styles of writers like Willa Cather, Edith Wharton, Anita Loos, and Jessie Fauset. 'Modern sentimentalism' thus translates nineteenth-century conventions of sincerity and emotional fulfillment into the skeptical, self-conscious modes of interwar cultural production. Reading canonical and under-examined novels in concert with legal briefs, scientific treatises, and other transatlantic period discourse, and combining traditional and quantitative methods of archival research, Modern Sentimentalism demonstrates that feminine feeling, far from being peripheral to twentieth-century modernism, animates its central principles and preoccupations.