Download or read book PAPAW written by David R. Kosak and published by Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.. This book was released on 2024-08-09 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Daniel Jerome Shykes, or Danny to his friends and Papaw to his grandchildren, survived brutal combat in North Africa, Italy, and northern France during World War II. After losing two of his best friends, who happened to be devout Christians, while capturing a bridge, Danny lost faith. When Danny returned from the war, he married his sweetheart Anne, and they lived a fulfilling life. Upon his retirement, Anne, a devout Christian, tragically lost her life when a drunk driver ran her car off the road. Despair over the loss of his wife drove Danny further from Jesus. To help cope, Danny moved his daughter Carol and his grandchildren Tim and Mary into the house where he and Anne shared their lives. Heartbroken, Danny pined for Anne. After a conversation with his grandson, Tim, Danny learned what he needed to do. He had to learn to forgive.
Download or read book Paw Paw Can t Remember written by Karen Denise Wilkinson Pergerson and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2009-10 with total page 46 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is about three children and their grandfather as they help him learn to live with Alzheimer's. Alzheimer's and Dementia are diseases that cause serious memory loss. Although Alzheimer's is not a normal part of aging, nearly half of all people over 85 years of age are affected. Children and adults alike struggle to understand the effects that Alzheimer's and Dementia have on their loved ones. I wrote this book with the belief that it would help my children with their grandfather's journey with Alzheimer's. It is my hope that it will be beneficial to others when their loved ones are faced with serious memory loss. To learn more about Alzheimer's visit this very informative website: alzonline.net
Download or read book Southern Lady Code written by Helen Ellis and published by Anchor. This book was released on 2019-04-16 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of essays that are "like being seated beside the most entertaining guest at a dinner party" (Atlanta Journal Constitution)—from the New York Times bestselling author of American Housewives “Thank you Helen Ellis for writing down the Southern Lady Code so that others may learn.” —Ann Patchett, bestselling author of The Dutch House Helen Ellis has a mantra: “If you don't have something nice to say, say something not-so-nice in a nice way.” Say “weathered” instead of “she looks like a cake left out in the rain” and “I’m not in charge” instead of “they’re doing it wrong.” In these twenty-three raucous essays, Ellis transforms herself into a dominatrix Donna Reed to save her marriage, inadvertently steals a Burberry trench coat, avoids a neck lift, and finds a black-tie gown that gives her the confidence of a drag queen. While she may have left Alabama for New York City, Helen Ellis is clinging to her Southern accent like mayonnaise to white bread, and offering readers a hilarious, completely singular view on womanhood for both sides of the Mason-Dixon.
Download or read book Called to Be Me written by Pastor Cee and published by WestBow Press. This book was released on 2021-09-15 with total page 155 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Life’s unpleasant events and other people’s opinions can sometimes cause you to lose sight of who you are. God has called you and purposed you from your mother’s womb. God designed everything about you for His glory, and He destined you according to His purpose. You will not be fulfilled in life until you are being who you were created to be. Called to Be ME is a work inspired by the Holy Spirit that will cause you to rise and become the you the Creator fashioned you to be. It seeks to help you find yourself and thereby find your purpose, your passion, and your power for life. It serves as a faith-inspired guide and journal intended to help you know yourself better and understand the inherent qualities that distinguish you from others: Who are you? Why were you created? It’s time for you to go on an expedition to discover yourself. Get ready to unfold God’s greatest and most valuable treasure—you!
Download or read book Young and Beardless written by John Luke Robertson and published by Thomas Nelson. This book was released on 2016-05-17 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: John Luke Robertson may be young and beardless, but he has a lot to say about growing up and discovering your purpose. John Luke Robertson, the oldest son of Willie and Korie Robertson and brother of Dancing with the Stars sensation Sadie Robertson, shares his story of what it’s like to grow up as a Robertson and all the fun and craziness that entails, as well as what he has learned as he has stepped out into his own unique experiences. He also shares what it’s like to navigate the walk from boyhood to becoming a man. Topics in this book include friendship, kindness, dreaming big, embracing your God-given uniqueness, taking chances, and choosing mentors. John Luke speaks frequently on dreams (how to build a dream for your life), schemes (how to plan for your dream to come true), and building teams (choosing the people around you who will become a team that helps make your dream come true through their support, honesty, and care). He will incorporate these important guidelines into the book, ultimately helping young people learn how to find and pursue a clear-cut purpose in their lives. Teens and young adults will enjoy reading his story, and they will benefit by reading Robertson’s wisdom and perspective on how to grow up and live out your purpose. And, with the Robertsons, this book is sure to be fun!
Download or read book Poetic Transitions Spring written by Ms. Adesha L. Madison and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2022-12-08 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: POETIC TRANSITIONS SPRING: Third of a Four-Part Poetry Series contains poetry that been written during the last decade of my life. There are love stories, though some love was lost, the love was real while it lasted. There were strives and struggles for some graduates, but they made it. There was the loss of loved ones, but there was the feeling of honor that the Lord allowed us to share time and space with those precious souls while they were here. And there, of course, is other poetry about family and friend relationships and situations. Hopefully you will be able to feel the poetry as you read it. Someone on television once said that he was told that once he suffers more, he will become a better writer. If that is true, I am on my way to becoming one of the best!
Download or read book Saving Wonder written by Mary Knight and published by Scholastic Inc.. This book was released on 2016-02-23 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this utterly transporting debut about the power of words, the importance of friendship, and the magic of wonder, Curly Hines must decide whether to fight to save the mountain he calls home. Having lost most of his family to coal mining accidents as a little boy, Curley Hines lives with his grandfather in the Appalachian Mountains of Wonder Gap, Kentucky. Ever since Curley can remember, Papaw has been giving him a word each week to learn and live. Papaw says words are Curley's way out of the holler, even though Curley has no intention of ever leaving.When a new coal boss takes over the local mining company, life as Curley knows it is turned upside down. Suddenly, his best friend, Jules, is interested in the coal boss's son, and worse, the mining company threatens to destroy Curley and Papaw's mountain. Now Curley faces a difficult choice. Does he use his words to speak out against Big Coal and save his mountain, or does he remain silent and save his way of life?From debut author Mary Knight comes a rich, lyrical, and utterly transporting tale about friendship, the power of words, and the difficult hurdles we must overcome for the people and places we love.
Download or read book The I in Me written by Cynthia Cox and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2011-01-04 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "I" is a word that you will read more frequent than most would expect to see. But in giving you "I", I hope only for you to see your "I" in you too. I only want to show you what pain, hurt, shame, guilt, betrayal and broken love can really do for you. When you are strong enough to release the "I" in you, this book will be waiting for you. Cynthia has struggled for three decades of her life piecing together the puzzles of a life raised in an Incest and Ritual Abuse family environment in the southern hills of West Virginia. Her silence that occurred in her years of abuse has given her the adult courage to speak the truth of what others said she should never tell society. Author Cynthia Cox was born November 16th, 1976 in Welch, West Virginia; her journey of McDowell County would subject her to: ten schools, eight homes in five cities, two shelters and labeled a runaway before her high school graduation in 1995.
Download or read book I ll Tell You When You re Good written by David "Moon" Walker and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2011-06 with total page 479 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If there's anyone who could say,"I didn't sign up for this," it's Texas A&M quarterback David Walker. This is the incredible story of Walker's demanding, provocative, bitterly fought career, and the most miraculous comeback of all time. Now the hardest-fighting Fightin' Texas Aggie who ever lived reveals his life as the A&M Field General inside the cold-blooded arena of college football. Join fans now in discovering the most disturbingly fascinating career in NCAA history with the youngster who lived it, including unique stories of a superb high school coach and the all-time game-changers for Aggie football, the Wishbone Gang! Walker is the only college-level quarterback to ever publish a book based on his experiences in amateur athletics, and remains the youngest starting college quarterback ever. He held the single-season passing record at Sulphur High for 40 years and the single-game QB rushing record at Texas A&M for 35 years; a true dual-threat quarterback. Enjoy the flavor of Southwest Louisiana and the adopted Texas swagger in his unique voice as he takes you down a one-of-a-kind path you could never imagine possible in the modern era of college football. In so doing you will uncover what may be the best amateur sports story of all time -- how David Walker met the greatest challenge in NCAA history.
Download or read book Invisible Life written by E. Lynn Harris and published by Anchor. This book was released on 1994-02-15 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The re-issue of a remarkable first novel by a young, gay, black author who fashioned a deeply moving and compelling coming of age story out of the highly controversial issues of bisexuality and AIDS. Law school, girlfriends, and career choices were all part of Raymond Tyler's life, but there were other, more terrifying issues for him to confront. Being black was tough enough, but Raymond was becoming more and more conscious of sexual feelings that he knew weren't "right." He was completely committed to Sela, his longtime girlfriend, but his attraction to Kelvin, whom he had met during his last year in law school, had become more than just a friendship. Fleeing to New York to escape both Sela and Kelvin, Raymond finds himself more confused than ever before. New relationships--both male and female--give him enormous pleasure but keep him from finding the inner peace and lasting love he so desperately desires. The horrible illness and death of a friend eventually force Raymond, at last, to face the truth.
Download or read book Lifelines of Liberty written by Aliceson Haynes and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2002-03-17 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: World War II provided us with many larger-than-life heroes. The exploits of General Patton, Dwight Eisenhower, and Douglas MacArthur have been well chronicled in books, movies and songs. But there were perhaps thousands of heroes whose stories haven't received the recognition they deserve. This book is dedicated to one special hero; Benjamin Woodson Johnson Jr. Ben's heroic deeds are retold in vivid detail. Read how Ben valiantly served his country from the nose turret of the B-24 Liberator, Blues in the Nite. His early life and his life after the war are also documented. Ben was and will always be a genuine hero to his family.
Download or read book Today I Win When Tests Go Beyond The Classroom written by Darryl W. Thomas, Jr. and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2019-08-27 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: School is easy. It's life that's the challenge. For Darryl W. Thomas Jr., school tests were simple, and exams a breeze. But even with academic success, the true tests for Darryl came from life. From a childhood wrought with hardship to physical and sexual abuse, drugs, poverty, and fatherlessness, his future looked bleak and the adversities impossible. In Today... I Win: When Tests Go Beyond the Classroom, Darryl shares his inspiring story of how he overcame the tests of life and succeeded. With practical, heartfelt advice for those suffering their own hardships, Darryl's story will empower, motivate, and challenge you to put his principles to work and push past every adversity you face. Today... I Win: When Tests Go Beyond The Classroom will show you that academic success is simple - but it's the tests of life that will make or break you.
Download or read book Diary of a Player written by Brad Paisley and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2012-06-05 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The country music superstar shares what the guitar has meant to him as a means of finding his own voice, who inspired his love of music, and memorable stories about the great guitar players he has encountered over the years.
Download or read book Living by Faith written by Judith Combs Puckett and published by Xulon Press. This book was released on 2010-12 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "To be ignorant of what occurred before you were born is to remain always a child." Cicero (106 BC - 43 BC) The century that transpired during the lives of Cecil and Norma Combs began its journey in a horse and wagon across rural America and ended in the International Space Station. Their news came first by word of mouth and finally by instant messaging via the Internet. How did they survive such enormous change and challenges and yet maintain their sanity and balance? The key ingredient was their faith in God's sovereignty and providence. They raised a family of fourteen children believing that God was in charge of their lives, had a specific plan for them, and would provide everything they needed to fulfill that plan. Like so many of The Greatest Generation, they were humble, ordinary people who lived each day by the dictates of their hearts. Despite living simple lives, they impacted thousands of people. They were faithful to the tasks God set before them, and they loved people. Rather than quoting the Golden Rule, they lived it. This is the story of the history, the struggles, and the victories of an ordinary family. This is the story of Cecil and Norma Combs, two people who lived by faith. Judith Combs Puckett is a freelance writer, mother of three, and grandmother of seven. She has written poetry, magazine articles, and Sunday School literature since retiring from OG&E Electric Services. She has served alongside her husband Jim during their 45-year marriage as he pastored churches in Florida, Georgia, and Oklahoma. She and Jim live in Norman, Oklahoma, and attend One Church in nearby Moore. She enjoys traveling, reading, walking, and photography. She welcomes your comments by e-mail at [email protected].
Download or read book Lessons From a Third Grade Dropout written by Rick Rigsby and published by Thomas Nelson. This book was released on 2006-08-06 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: * USA Today and Wall Street Journal best seller* Be inspired by the book behind the graduation speech by Dr. Rick Rigsby’s– now with 100+ million views on Facebook and YouTube. After his wife died, Rick Rigsby was ready to give up. The bare minimum was good enough. Rigsby was content to go through the motions, living out his life as a shell of himself. But then he remembered the lessons his father taught him years before - something insanely simple, yet incredibly profound. These lessons weren’t in advanced mathematics or the secrets of the stock market. They were quite straightforward, in fact, for Rigsby’s father never made it through third grade. But if this uneducated man’s instructions were powerful enough to produce a Ph.D. and a judge – imagine what they can do for you. Join Rigsby as he dusts off time-tested beliefs and finds brilliantly simple answers to modern society’s questions. In a magnificent testament to the “Greatest Generation” which gave so much and asked so little in return, Lessons from a Third Grade Dropout will challenge you while reigniting your passion to lead a truly fulfilling life. After all, it’s never too late to learn a little bit more about life – just ask the third-grade dropout.
Download or read book Leah s Resolution written by Rhoda Fegan and published by Badgley Publishing Company. This book was released on 2020-03-11 with total page 185 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Leah’s Resolution is the story of Leah Meade, the adult daughter of a U.S. Congressman. She is beautiful and accomplished and lost in grief. Her life although privileged was never easy, and now demons and angels are in a battle for her soul. The battle shouldn’t be happening for Leah was saved as a young girl. Sadly, Leah’s loving step grandmother has died and Leah in her grief is vulnerable for she has not grown in her faith. Relentless, a demon of grief, has been assigned to taunt her into renouncing her salvation and he is attacking her even in her sleep. Will he win her soul back to serve his unholy master or, will her angel keep her safe? Leah’s angel is not only working on her behalf as a saved child of God, but there is an unsaved man, Jacob Abrams, whose day of salvation is pending that angels will defend to give him his day. Will the stubborn man continue to serve himself and lose his soul? His demon, Reckless, cannot disappoint his master when they are so close to harvesting his soul. Where will Leah and Jacob spend eternity – heaven or hell? Who will win the day on the spiritual battleground over these two souls?
Download or read book Paradox written by Paulie J. Johnson and published by Author House. This book was released on 2013-07-18 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Born premature, blind and diagnosed at an early age as having a form of autism. A boy was institutionalized and later was subjected to an unauthorized test that was given to him by his doctor. The doctor died and his condition was reassessed by his new doctor that differed with the opinion of the boys previous doctor and he began taking on a new life that was different from the life he was subjected to. At the age of twenty five he was released from the institution and in his world, all things were new. To complicate matters. He was wealthy and was the heir to his family fortune so he didnt socialize until he walked into his fathers firm and announced he would be taking over operations, but not without having difficulty. Life came at him to fast and he grew weak from his encounters and one day he decided to change his life and by doing so, he met the person that helped him to conquer his troubles and through her, he was able to be the person he wanted to be and not the person he was. He never looked at himself the way he saw himself to be again.
