Download or read book This Walk Ain t Easy written by Felicia Joy Devine and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2012-06-12 with total page 465 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Book portrays the journey of a “Ms. Guided,” woman, who was raised in church, practiced religion but failed to develop a personal relationship with God. The story depicts how the lack of this vital relationship leads to unresolved childhood issues, diminished self worth, and a burning desire for wholeness and a search for unconditional love. Although this story resides in a fi ctional setting it reveals true to life, heartbreaking testimony of how a young woman makes a series of bad decisions that sends her into a downward spiral which create a deeper void in her life. Ms Guided is inspired and encouraged by the graphic testimonies of four persevering women. The women’s stories are also true stories deposited into a fi ctional setting and written in their own words. Teen pregnancy, single parenting, drug addiction, domestic violence, incarceration, suicide, and chronic illness are just a few of the things the women endure. A Sheppard (Rev. Gilbert Pickett Sr.) guides this transformation process through his support and scripture based words of wisdom. Ms. Guided undergoes a process of revelation, refl ection and change. She becomes whole, healed and demonstrates how God can take ordinary people and do extraordinary things. Through her journey, Ms. Guided develops an understanding of the Christian Development Process and comes to terms with the fact that; This Walk Ain’t Easy but Help is Along the Way.
Download or read book Cabin Life Ain t Easy a Collection of Short Stories Essays and Articles written by John T. Schmitz and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2011-08-03 with total page 111 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cabin Life Ain't Easy is a collection of John T. Schmitz's early work, some of it never before published. Cabin Life Ain't Easy is a humorous look at sometimes serious subjects, but even the author himself admits "No matter how hard I try, I simply cannot sit down at a keyboard with a straight face...."
Download or read book The Best Life Ain t Easy written by Virelle Kidder and published by Moody Publishers. This book was released on 2008-10-01 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There are books that make you laugh. There are books that make you cry. There are books that teach you how to live day by day in a fallen world. The Best Life Ainât Easy is all of them! This is what Virelle has to say: âÅ“â¦This is the story of my life before [and after] Christ, growing up in the average American dysfunctional family. My father, whom I loved dearly, suffered from an untreated mental illness and alcoholism, eventually leaving my mother, brother, and me when I was seven. He died when I was twelve. My mother sought normalcy; I sought the brass ring. ⦠Almost instantly at age 25, I met Christ, and He spoiled everything.âÂ' Life is better caught than taught. As a woman of any age, you will identify with life, in some manner, as Virelle knew it. And by the end of the story, you will hopefully identify with Jesus!
Download or read book Pursuing My Ex Wife Isn t Easy written by Inked Snow and published by Singapore New Reading Technology Pte Ltd. This book was released on with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Six years ago, she was framed by her wicked sister and was abandoned by her then husband while she was pregnant. Six years later, she started anew with a different identity. Oddly, the same man who abandoned her in the past had not stopped pestering her at her front door. “Miss Gibson, what’s your relationship with Mister Lynch?” She smiled and answered nonchalantly, “I don’t know him.” “But sources say that you were once married.” She answered as she tucked her hair, “Those are rumors. I’m not blind, you see.” That day, she was pinned on the wall the moment she stepped in her door. Her three babies cheered, “Daddy said mommy’s eyes are bad! Daddy says he’ll fix it for mommy!” She wailed, “Please let me go, darling!”
Download or read book New Mercies written by Julia Colquitt Allen and published by Julia Colquitt Allen. This book was released on 2014-12-22 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The church they both love drew them together... Will it also tear them apart? Dolores Hansen’s life is crumbling around her. Her little son has been diagnosed with Cystic Fibrosis, and her marriage has fallen apart as a result. Forced to return to the small town of Meadowbrook to live with her parents, Dolores feels like a failure and a burden on everyone, and must find a way to stand on her own feet. New minister Chris Tanner is dynamic from the pulpit but painfully shy one-on-one. He is touched by the plight of this young woman and her sick child and vows to do anything he can to help her. As he gets to know her he finds his own courage growing from her strength. The two soon become close friends, perhaps more than friends. But no good could ever come from a relationship between a divorced woman and a minister; especially in a town as gossip-ridden as Meadowbrook. Could it? New Mercies is an inspirational romance that will strengthen your faith and touch your heart. Scroll up and grab a copy today.
Download or read book Widowers Walk written by James A. Robbins DMIN. and published by WestBow Press. This book was released on 2024-01-02 with total page 75 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: No one prepares you for the loss of your spouse. It is a gut wrenching journey that can make the biggest man crumble. It may even lead to a crisis in faith. Dr. Robbins has experienced the pain, the grief, the loneliness and the rediscovery of life after marriage and weaves his insight into the hard lessons learned with practical recommendations and spiritual connection.
Download or read book The Book of Awesome written by Neil Pasricha and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2011-03-01 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on the award-winning 10-million-plus-hit blog 1000 Awesome Things, The Book of Awesome is an international bestselling high five for humanity and a big celebration of life’s little moments. Sometimes it’s easy to forget the things that make us smile. With a 24/7 news cycle reporting that the polar ice caps are melting, hurricanes are swirling in the seas, wars are heating up around the world, and the job market is in a deep freeze, it’s tempting to feel that the world is falling apart. But awesome things are all around us, like: • Popping Bubble Wrap • Wearing underwear just out of the dryer • Fixing electronics by smacking them • Getting called up to the dinner buffet first at a wedding • Watching The Price Is Right when you’re home sick • Hitting a bunch of green lights in a row • Waking up and realizing it’s Saturday The Book of Awesome reminds us that the best things in life are free (yes, your grandma was right). With laugh-out-loud observations from award-winning comedy writer Neil Pasricha, The Book of Awesome is filled with smile-inducing moments on every page that make you feel like a kid looking at the world for the first time. Read it and you’ll remember all the things there are to feel good about. A New York Times Bestseller • USA Today Bestseller • Globe and Mail Bestseller • Toronto Star Bestseller • Vancouver Sun Bestseller • Macleans Bestseller • Winner of the Forest of Reading Award
Download or read book Going Blind Isn t Easy written by Jim Sinkula and published by Page Publishing Inc. This book was released on 2016-02-01 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jim Sinkula was born in Chicago, Illinois in 1961. You will find a poem in Chapter Six entitled “Memory Lane” which is the name of the street Jim grew up on, no kidding! It was a small, three bedroom, one-bathroom home shared with his parents and four siblings, three sisters and a brother. Most importantly, there was a great sense of community, and nearly every child had two or three other kids within their age group. Front doors were not locked in those days. In 1969, the family moved to Sunnyvale, California, the heart of Silicon Valley. In those days, the valley was still filled with Apricot and Cherry orchards. Both the public and the private grammar schools were merely a block away. Once again, there were lots of kids, BBQ’s and pool parties. Even on rainy days, the temperature was (usually) warm enough to play outside. In 1975, after Jim’s parents were divorced, his mom moved the family a few miles away to Santa Clara, California, where Jim graduated high school. Jim attended college at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. He graduated in 1984 with a degree in Finance. In 1988, Jim moved to the San Diego county area, and currently resides in Carlsbad, California. Jim is pictured here with his mom, Lois, at a recent book signing.
Download or read book Day to Day Dealings written by Quiana Beco and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2017-06-02 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book of poetry speaks about a broad range of topics and life in general; everyday events happen to people and their families. This book will allow you to read to a poem for comfort and knowing you aren't the only one who has experienced what you're going through. You will find quotes throughout the book in hopes to uplift one's spirit as well.
Download or read book Lucky Number Thirteen written by Liz Isaacson and published by AEJ Creative Works. This book was released on 2023-05-02 with total page 119 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Grab this inspirational and satisfying western romance and get transported to a small town life filled with heartwarming scenes, sexy cowboys, and all the feels in the Three Rivers Ranch Romance series by USA Today bestselling author Liz Isaacson! A wounded rodeo champion and a tender-hearted nurse find healing and love where they least expect it—with each other. Tanner, a once-troubled rodeo star, has returned to Three Rivers a changed man, seeking forgiveness and a new beginning. With his friends as guiding examples, Tanner is determined to ride his way to redemption. When he draws Lucky Number Thirteen, a notorious bull that has always eluded him, he knows the stakes have never been higher. Fate, however, has other plans, as Tanner's ride ends in a harrowing accident that leaves him with career-ending injuries. But amidst the pain and despair, a ray of hope emerges in the form of Summer Hamblin, a devoted nurse who seems to heal not only his broken body but also his aching soul. When Summer is assigned as Tanner's home-health nurse, their connection deepens, and Tanner wonders if there's more to their relationship than meets the eye. Has God put him in Three Rivers for a reason, and is this the divine plan that will finally lead him to happiness and love? In this inspiring Christian cowboy romance, these two opposites find solace, redemption, and the chance to build a future together on the sun-drenched plains of Three Rivers Ranch. "Isaacson artfully combines disparate threads in her contemporary Western Christian romance, the first in her Three Rivers Ranch series." ~BookLife, Publisher's Weekly Saddle up for tales of love, faith, and family life on the ranch! Read all the books in the bestselling Three Rivers Ranch Romance (Christian cowboy romance) series: 1. Second Chance Ranch 2. Third Time's the Charm 3. Fourth and Long 4. Fifth Generation Cowboy 5. Sixth Street Love Affair 6. The Seventh Sergeant 7. Eight Second Ride 8. The Ninth Inning 9. Ten Days in Town 10. Eleven Year Reunion 11. The Twelfth Town 12. Lucky Number Thirteen 13. The Curse of February Fourteenth 14. Fifteen Minutes of Fame 15. Sixteen Steps to Fall in Love 16. The Sleigh on Seventeenth Street 17. The First Lady of Three Rivers
Download or read book Walking on Borrowed Land written by William A. Owens and published by TCU Press. This book was released on 1988 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the 1930s, during the Depression, Mose Ingram, once a plantation worker and now educated in the North, goes to the fictional town of Columbus, Oklahoma, to become school principal in the black community of Happy Hollow. Conviced that education is the answer to the negroes' problems, Mose sees his path toward progress marked by bitter experience and narrowed by the rigid caste system of segregation. But he remains optimistic, convinced that his people have pride, humility, and human understanding.
Download or read book Stubby Pencil Poems of Great Basin Musin s written by G. B. Griffith and published by Dorrance Publishing. This book was released on 2017-02-16 with total page 49 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Stubby Pencil Poems of Great Basin Musin’s by G.B. Griffith Stubby Pencil Poems of Great Basin Musin’s is a series of short stories in poetic form of rural life in Nevada’s Great Basin. These experiences, sometimes sad, sometimes humorous, sometimes spiritual, and others none of the above, are told firsthand by someone living out on “the range” in the high desert in the attempt to entertain and not bore the reader—yet still tell the story in an informative manner. The aim is to educate. To let folks who may not know of the challenges faced by those choosing to live in a harsh environment in the rural West and their devotion to the animals they care for. The high desert of Nevada is full of such stories. It is what G. B. Griffith knew as a kid and a big part of why he decided to return to Nevada and why he now writes. Just learn to watch, listen, be willing to grab a pencil and a pad of paper, and let the words do the work.
Download or read book It Ain t Easy Being A Cowboy 5 Western Ranchmen Classics in One Volume written by Andy Adams and published by e-artnow. This book was released on 2017-04-11 with total page 1296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This carefully crafted ebook: "It Ain't Easy Being A Cowboy – 5 Western Ranchmen Classics in One Volume" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. "The Log of a Cowboy" is an account of a five-month drive of 3,000 cattle from Brownsville, Texas, to Montana during 1882 along the Great Western Cattle Trail. The book is considered by many to be literature's best account of cowboy life. "Reed Anthony, Cowman: An Autobiography" is the fascinating story of the protagonist and how he became a successful rancher. "The Wells Brothers: The Young Cattle Kings" tells the story of two brothers who are broke and want to sell their father's ranch until one day everything changes. "A Texas Matchmaker" a man makes it big in Texas. "The Outlet" another cowboy story with a detailed account of how to herd cattle in a true cowboy fashion. Andy Adams (1859–1935) was an American writer of western fiction and was born in Indiana. Since childhood Andy used to help his parents with the cattle and horses on the family farm. Due to this Andy's works have been lauded widely for his first hand and authentic portrayal of the life of a cowboy unlike his contemporaries like Owen Wister who romanticised it.
Download or read book Black Poetry and Black Folk Narratives written by Dr. James Oliver Richardson and published by Trafford Publishing. This book was released on 2013-11-11 with total page 133 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Perhaps the greatest human understanding lies within the hearts and souls of Black people. The old Negro folk songs entered the African American church and became prayer songs and sorrow songs that still trouble our souls. These songs were spirituals groans and mournful meanings that are ever present in the old Negro spirituals; they were narratives and expressions of hope and of tragedy. The songs we hear were a prophecy of pride and self-respect. Through all of the unhappiness of the sorrow songs, there breathes a hope and a faith in the final justice of things. The minor cadences of despair change often to victory and calm confidence. Sometimes it is faith in life, sometimes a faith in death, and sometimes reassurance of boundless justice in some unknown world beyond. But whichever it is, the meaning is always clear: that sometime, somewhere, all men will be judge by their souls and not by the color of their skins. Perhaps, in America, many Black men cannot endure their life-world of Blackness. Nevertheless, there will come a time when individuals will be required to accept full accountability for their cruelty, hypocrisy, exploitation, and for empowering a reality of Whiteness. It will be a time when secrets of the hearts will be known.
Download or read book Churchin Ain T Easy written by Jennifer Gilbert and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2011-02-24 with total page 113 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: People say, Come to Jesus, and everything will be all right. Although this is true, there is a wide gap between conversion and everything being all right. As a new Christian, your old friends may think youve changed too much, while your new church friends may think you havent changed enough. Youre supposed to handle things in view of Christ, but how do many of His teachings translate to modern life? And then there are the difficulties involved in finding a church. CHURCHIN AINT EASY is a guidebook for the new Christian, written by Jennifer Gilbert, an experienced preacher, teacher, and prophet whos not afraid to tell it like it is. Gilbert includes her own personal struggles to encourage you and make her lessons applicable to your daily life as you walk the Christian path. She helps you navigate between your lifes destruction and your lifes destiny by answering questions like, What am I supposed to do now?, Why so many churches?, and more. The most important foundational truth Gilbert wishes to share with the new believer is the need to have a relationship with Christ instead of a relationship with religion. A new believer needs to have a supportive church that feels like homeespecially as you struggle to survive the transition in your lifestyle. Develop your walk with Christ in order to become a successful and balanced Christian, filled with the Lords peace, love, and understanding.
Download or read book Walking into the Wind written by Barbra Goodyear Minar and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2000-09-20 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Author Barbra Minar writes about excelling in life in spite of disease and disabilities. Since 1960 she has battled systemic lupus erythematosus. In l985 with new medical complications Minar wrestled with a deep depression. She decided to tackle her denial, accept her situation, and find health. Using her journal entries and letters, she shares experiences and practical tips, combining support and understanding. When illness limits us, Minar shows how to discover rich new emotional, physical, and spiritual paths. WALKING INTO THE WIND is her fourth book. Praise for WALKING INTO THE WIND: Being Healthy With A Chronic Disease An open and compassionate description of how systemic lupus erythematosus struck body and soul. Minar describes with great honesty the challenge the disease has posed on her own emotions, her spirituality, her relationships. . . . . However, her book is more about life than about a chronic disease. The stormy winds of her chronic disease have finally become a lifting force to higher values of truth and life. H. RICHARD BARTHEL, MD, RHEUMOTOLOGIST An extraordinary story. Minar has turned the malevolence of lupus back on itself and recorded the process. You discover you can become a wiser and more powerful person than a normally healthy woman ever dreamed of becoming." DIANE DE AVALLE-ARCE Editor, Reviewer, Literary Critic I felt as though I was eavesdropping on your life. But thats exactly what I needed. Ive kept so much inside me for the past 3 1/2 years that Ive been sick. Thank you, Barbra, for being so human. The way you have allowed God to work in you is an inspiration to me." VICKI EWY Barbra Minar offers a gracious gift to the world. JOSEPH F. COHEN, MD.
Download or read book Chasing Faith written by Stephanie Perry Moore and published by Kensington Publishing Corp.. This book was released on 2009-05-05 with total page 349 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Secret Service Agent Christian Ware's no-strings-attached affair with her boss is no longer working for her. Although she now has a life that most would envy, she's not happy. But her life takes a sudden, unexpected turn when she starts a new assignment--protecting Steven Stokes, a well-known Black minister who's also a Democratic presidential candidate. Determined to turn a new leaf and establish a relationship with God, Christian goes to Atlanta, where the Stokes's campaign is based. But when she finds herself falling for the Reverend's sexy son, Christian is confronted with a tough choice and must turn to a greater power to see her through this latest challenge. . .
