Download or read book The Trail of Unexpected Gifts written by Courtney J. Strong and published by . This book was released on 2023-09-04 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gifts full of surprise often spark many questions... "What is it?". . . "How did you know?". . . "How did you get this for me?" Often the best presents have a wonder-filled story behind the gift. Gallop down the glimmering lane at the Applegate Farm, as brother and sister duo Ralph and Mallory discover a special book containing a historical record of astonishing gifts. You'll have the opportunity to learn the inspiration for the gift ideas as well as have several experiences similar to the Applegates in your own living room through recommended family night Christmas activities. Just like Ralph and Mallory, you'll hear the backstory of a present with your name on it that you'll never be able to forget. "Christmas is the perfect time to discuss the "calculated cost of waiting" that Jesus considered, knowing that people would not fully understand why He was coming by way of a manger... Being in family ministry for over 20 years, I would recommend this as a resource for all families to read yearly. This is more than a book. It is an easy family experience that can keep the excitement of Christmas centered on Jesus and family." -Chad Overton Next Gen Pastor, The MET Church, Houston, TX "If you are like me, you look for creative ways to teach children about God...especially during holidays. Courtney has given us a beautiful offering! Follow the trail of gifts back to the very beginning - to the plan for the best gift of all - JESUS! After the story, find a Christmas family plan ... even a favorite cookie recipe to help celebrate God's BIG LOVE through the birth of Jesus!" -Jean Thomason (Miss PattyCake) "The opportunity to bring family together for meaningful moments is one of the best gifts of the Christmas season. Reading The Trail of Unexpected Gifts is sure to become one of your family's most treasured traditions. You will relate to this lovable family's story of Christmas memories and miracles and be inspired by the reminder that the gift of Jesus is the most precious miracle of all." -Trenton and Jenny Worsham Trenton: Author, Pastor at Lakepointe Church in Rockwall, TX Jenny: Co-founder of Gather Moms, Author of Gather Moms curriculum series

Download or read book The Unexpected Gift written by Berna King and published by WestBow Press. This book was released on 2013-04 with total page 319 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Unexpected Gift tells the story of two families whose lives are shattered by two tragic events occurring within a few months of each other. Despite his shaken faith, Dr. Scott Benson, local veterinarian, strives to guide his daughter Rachel in her adjustment to blindness and short-term memory loss resulting from an auto accident that kills her mother. Shannon Martin, who now volunteers at a local therapeutic riding center, struggles with learning to trust again after the suicidal death of her fiancé, Todd Trent. When Shannon, who is blind herself, begins tutoring young Rachel in braille, romance between Scott and Shannon blossoms. Meanwhile, a web of suspicion and turmoil comes to light involving Jill Trent, the oldest of the Trent siblings. Jill's children do not know their biological father, so Mark Trent, their uncle, helps the now nearly grown children as they struggle to live a different kind of life despite their mother's choices. The fledgling romance between Scott and Shannon and the Trent family's battle with Jill's drug addiction collide in a series of shocking events that reveal deception, blackmail, and murder. Who is behind the crimes? Will the romance between Scott and Shannon last? Can the Trent family finally experience reconciliation? Find out how each character learns to rely on God for direction.

Download or read book Unexpected Gifts written by Christopher L Heuertz and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2013-01-08 with total page 235 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this heartfelt and thoughtful book, Christopher Heuertz writes of the dangers of isolation, the challenges we face when we join together and the struggles and joys that emerge from genuine community bonding. “Ironically, as much as we yearn for deep friendships and meaningful communities, many of us seem to be unable to find our way into them. Even if we know we’re made for community, finding one and staying there seems almost impossible. Though we hate to admit it, if we stay long enough in any relationship or set of friendships, we will experience failure, doubt, burnout, loneliness, transitions, a loss of self, betrayal, frustration, a sense of entitlement, grief, and weariness. Yet it’s these painful community experiences, these tensions we struggle to navigate, that hold surprising gifts.” —FROM THE PREFACE IN A STRIKINGLY confessional tone and vividly illustrated through story, Unexpected Gifts names eleven inevitable challenges that all friendships, relationships, and communities experience if they stay together long enough. Rather than allowing these challenges to become excuses to leave, Chris Heuertz suggests that things like betrayal, transitions, failure, loss of identity, entitlement, and doubt may actually be invitations to stay. And if we stay, these challenges can become unexpected gifts. *** Betrayal, failure, loss of identity, doubt. If your relationships have suffered from any of these pitfalls, this book will show you that staying together can create something more—even something beautiful. IN THIS HEARTFELT and thoughtful book, Christopher Heuertz writes of the dangers of isolation, the challenges we face when we join together, and the struggles and joys that emerge from genuine community bonding. Whether readers are forming a new community, searching for deeper community, or participating in a longtime community, they will find inspiration, caution, guidance, and encouragement as they discover the beauty of pressing in to the ambiguities of growing relationships in this tender and honest testimony about how we are woven together by grace.

Download or read book Hiking Through written by Paul Stutzman and published by Baker Books. This book was released on 2012-03-12 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With breathtaking descriptions and humorous anecdotes from his 2,176-mile journey along the Appalachian Trail, Paul Stutzman reveals how immersing himself in nature and befriending fellow hikers helped him recover from a devastating loss.

Download or read book The Teacher s Unexpected Gift written by Syndi Powell and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2023-12-26 with total page 237 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A surprise adventure… A forever love found With the exception of her divorce, teacher Cecily Karsten plans everything. So exactly how did annoyingly good-looking paramedic Gus Sheridan convince her to take her beloved Pops on one last road trip? Now they’re all off to Lighthouse Bay, Michigan, to find Pops’s first love. But their journey down memory lane has a few surprises in store…especially when love takes the wheel. From Harlequin Heartwarming: Wholesome stories of love, compassion and belonging.

Download or read book The Unexpected Gift written by Dorothy Stephens Laird and published by . This book was released on 1948 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Almost There written by DP Turner and published by Page Publishing Inc. This book was released on 2020-01-31 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Do you want to hike the Appalachian Trail again?" he asked. Although DP Turner had hiked 1,500 miles of that trail during his adolescent years, that question from an unlikable classmate in high school led to a return forty years later. Thinking he was a hiking expert, Turner would find that a return would be quite different. Turner presents a trek fraught with hardships, beginning with a fall that breaks his ankle nearly two miles from help. And yet a glimmer of hope and wisdom shines through. The trail's culture and path had changed. Backpacking technology had passed by him. But along the way, that unlikable person would become a close friend and hiking partner. Come on a journey on a path full of danger, wonders, and remarkable people with stories needing to be told. Discover how hiking philosophies and generations had changed in four decades. Go on a quest as he tries to finish a forty-mile gap in Virginia that had haunted him all during his adult life. Along the way, he rediscovers personal growth that had lain dormant since his teenage years and what it really means to be ‘Almost There.'"

Download or read book Unexpected Gifts written by Bobbe Tatreau and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2008-05 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kate Standard had never wanted her life to be ordinary. A successful classical pianist and the girlfriend of move-hero Will Hollister, her life is anything but ordinary-until Will is jailed on drug charges and she must admit to herself that their affair had been dying long before his conviction. Even worse, the ugly publicity surrounding his case has all but destroyed her professional career. To escape the ever-present paparazzi, she accepts a temporary teaching job at a small college near San Diego, going from a high profile, luxurious lifestyle to living in a granny flat, cooking and cleaning for herself, and shepherding ten piano students through their first semester. Though she thinks she is simply marking time until her agent can get her new bookings, Kate finds that the months at Seaton College test her courage but give her gifts she didn't know she needed.

Download or read book Madas s Falling Star featuring Madas s Unexpected Gift written by S.E. Smith and published by Montana Publishing. This book was released on 2020-03-24 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Madas’s Unexpected Gift Can a small reptile from another world save the Princess he has adopted? L’eon, a Chameleon Lightning Lizard, awakens to find that his planet was destroyed by an unidentified force. Trapped in an iron-ore prison hurtling through space, he is lost and alone until an unfamiliar planet’s gravitational pull draws him to its surface — and he is freed by an enchanting alien who he quickly adopts. When a meteorite falls from the sky, Princess Madas Tralang rushes to claim the prized and potentially valuable space rock for herself. She is startled to discover an unusual creature huddled inside. Touched by the creature’s soulful eyes and unique features, she vows to protect the extraordinary reptile. Madas is unaware that she has befriended one of the most ferocious and feared species in the known galaxies. After all, who would ever believe that something so cute could be so deadly? Perhaps, someone should have warned Madas’s unwelcome suitor about L’eon before he decided to try and claim her! *** Madas’s Falling Star Prince Gril Tal Mod is destined to be the next Supreme Leader of the Tearnats — if he survives long enough to ascend to the throne. Gril was supposed to be on a routine training exercise, but his flight goes horribly wrong when engine trouble forces him to land his fighter in a remote mountainous region. Once stranded on the ground, Gril discovers the malfunction was no accident — and he isn’t alone. He can sense someone watching him from the shadows. Princess Madas Tralang’s curiosity always seems to get her into trouble. When Madas spies an unusual object streaking across the sky before crashing near her location, she believes it is a good omen. After all, she found her pet, L’eon, the last time an object fell from the sky. Her hopes of finding something valuable are dashed when instead she sees a big, and rather ugly, Tearnat warrior. Though there is something about him… something magnetic, it’s his spaceship that she really wants. It is just what she has been searching for — a means to escape the dreary life expected of her! The giant warrior pilot of the spaceship isn’t going to give it up easily, however, and Madas soon finds herself locked in a battle of wits and skill with the strange warrior, but they are not the only players on the field. Danger surrounds Madas and Gril — both from Madas’s clan and from the saboteur who is determined to see Gril dead. Can the Prince of the Tearnats and a small, but deadly alien pet, defeat their foes and save Madas before time runs out, or will Gril’s growing love for a curious Princess doom them both? *Previously released in Pets in Space 4! Thank you to everyone who supported the Hero Dogs charity. Together, we make a difference! A NY Times and USA Today bestselling author, the internationally acclaimed S.E. Smith presents two stories with her signature humor and unpredictable twists! Exciting adventure, hot romance, and iconic characters have won her a legion of fans. Over TWO MILLION books sold!

Download or read book Take a Hike written by Tim Hewitt and published by myOstrich Press. This book was released on 2016-11-19 with total page 465 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Take a Hike! is the story of one man's journey on the twenty-one hundred and sixty-seven mile long Appalachian Trail. Tim Hewitt, whose trail name was Paddler, writes about trip planning and preparation and includes his daily journal for the six month adventure. He is joined by his thirteen year old son David for five weeks in the summer. David's journal and perspective are also included. This book is not intended to be an all-inclusive planning guide for your Appalachian Trail thru-hike, but it does contain information that the author believes will help you to plan and succeed in your own long distance hiking adventure. Bonus chapters bring you a sample of Tim's creative writing talent as well, as he introduces you to the mythology of the Cherokee Ugalu, and the Penobscot Pamola, two spirit-beasts that haunt the Appalachian Mountains. 355 printed pages

Download or read book An Unexpected Gift written by Andrea Davidson and published by Harlequin Treasury-Harlequin American Romance 90s. This book was released on 1985 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An Unexpected Gift by Andrea Davidson released on Aug 23, 1985 is available now for purchase.

Download or read book Always Another Mountain written by Danie Martin and published by Virtualbookworm Publishing. This book was released on 2005-02 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author's journal as she backpacked the Appalachian Trail in 2004. Starting alone from Springer Mountain Georgia, she travels over 2000 miles to reach Mount Katahdin Maine six months later. Danie Martin is a librarian now living in Philadelphia. - from jacket text.

Download or read book Go to Church Change the World written by Gerald J. Mast and published by MennoMedia, Inc.. This book was released on 2012-01-20 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a time when many are questioning the relevance of the church to their spiritual journeys, this book makes a bold case that "going to church" is intrinsic to Christian faith. Drawing on Anabaptist life and conviction, Mast presents Christ's call to all believers to be the church, whether gathered for worship or scattered for service. By exploring such practices as baptism, communion, singing, and group discernment, he asks us to consider how participation in the life of the church shapes our daily witness—how “going to church” transforms “going to work” in the world that God loves.

Download or read book Words Born of Silence written by Ruth Harris Swaner and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2010-08-12 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There were sounds, though they did not come from Michaels bedroom. They were coming from outside. I ran to the window and saw Michael outside in the garden, crying and cold under a shivering moon. In the summer, he would sit in the garden for hours sifting dirt through his delicate fingers. But this night the ground was frozen. Michaels hands were almost frostbitten. We must put a lock on his bedroom door. Words Born of Silence: Unexpected Gifts of Autism is a powerful story of one womans challenging journey with an autistic son. She finds her path made easier and her burden lighter when she is later joined by a friend on the same journey. As she deals with the challenges that her sons autism brings to her daily life, she begins another journey that is also life-defining: the gradual loss of her mother. Through her poignant journal entries, she reveals her first discovery of the extent of her mothers illness and the daily demands of her sons illness. As her mother begins to fade rapidly, she turns to her faith to learn how to trust, to love, and to deal with lifes unexpected lessons.

Download or read book Cold Case written by Kate McLaughlin and published by Strategic Book Publishing & Rights Agency. This book was released on 2017-10-04 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Madge and Paul Franklin are full-time RVers. They often work as volunteers with different organizations, as well as occasionally being called on by a semi-government organization to work in clandestine operations. Join the Franklins on their second travel/mystery adventure as they shepherd friends from France down the Skyline Drive to Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Enjoy the sights along the way and share Madge’s frustration as hikers keep disappearing off the Appalachian Trail. When a disaster occurs in a small town in rural Virginia, Madge finds herself embroiled in more than simply solving the mystery of the disappearing hikers. Ride along as Madge attempts to stop the bad guys from wreaking havoc at local celebrations, and in the process, finds the answer to those disappearing hikers.

Download or read book Trail of Footprints written by Frida Brewer and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2014-05 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The title itself refers to the footprints taken by an expat family across the world. the foot prints refer to the literally as well as to the figuratively. the stories sometimes tell about family life. Sometimes the stories tell of discoveries welcome and unwelcome, and sometimes the stories tell of adventures unforeseen. the stories may make some uncomfortable, but perhaps each story's atmosphere will make another expat' family nod their head in recognition. the book tells of good times and not so good times; it also tells about different cultures and past history. It is stories of love, laughter, anger, loyalty, and betrayal. It is an emotional journey that spans over thirty years.

Download or read book The Greatest Gift A Mother s Day Collection written by Donna Alward and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2012-05-01 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: No one holds a special place in the heart quite like a mother—but moms need romance, too! This Mother's Day, enjoy four heartwarming contemporary romance novellas from Harlequin about the greatest gift of all: love! The Greatest Gift: A Mother's Day Collection includes: Second-Chance Mother by Donna Alward Unexpected Gifts by Tanya Michaels A Mother's Day Match by Katherine Garbera Her First Mother's Day by Kathleen O'Brien