An anthology of stories which capture everyday life, with writings from the twelfth grade to those inspired by present day experiences, all with an underlying theme of God's blessings.Themes range from loss, illness, healing, humor, depression, and some works of poetry.The closing story, "Dust Off," is a moving look back at the heroes of Vietnam-US Army Huey helicopter pilots who risked their lives time after time to save the lives of others.Each entry in the book includes photos of the author's roses which bless the author's gardens with God's perfect design.Without God's help this book would not have made it to publication to share the "good, the bad, and the ugly" moments of life.
On November 4, 2018, the women in a "football moms'" slumber party in Cumming, Georgia woke up to a traumatizing sight: Their friend, Tamla Horsford, lay dead in the backyard, her body covered in scrapes and bruises.The first autopsy reported that Tamla had fallen from the balcony and broken her neck. The women had been drinking all night, making Tamla's death seem like a case-closed accident. But the family disagreed and requested an independent autopsy.It's been revealed that not all the details were reported to the public: There weren't only women at the party, there were four men, too. The medical examiner from the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, while originally claiming the broken neck was the fatal injury, has now recanted this statement. The lead investigator on the case even referred to himself as "racist cracker bastard murder covering up land."Search for the Truth brings to light all the disturbing statements of the partygoers, Tamla's family, and her friends, and the terrifying storm of racism and miscalculations (purposeful or accidental) that led to Tamla's death. Written by Michelle Graves, a close friend of Tamla, and filled with alarming new details, this is a story of what happens when a black woman, a loving wife, mother of five, and true friend, falls victim to the racism of South-and how this has let a killer get away with taking a life.
Libraries and readers seeking a cozy mystery atmosphere replete with intrigue, powered by amateur female sleuths who employ every deductive reasoning device available to arrive at the truth, will find Flood of Memories a fine expansion of the characters in the prior Silent Winter Solstice, who continue to evolve their skills and solidify their community connections here. -Midwest Book ReviewDive into another daunting mystery with Beth and Evie in Flood of Memories.The river is rising! In the spring of 1969, warm temperatures and rain raise the specter of record flooding in Northwestern Minnesota. The peace of Davison City is further shattered by the sudden death of an elderly resident, Miss Almira Archer. Her nurse caregiver turns to Beth Williams for help. A missing will, a mysterious painting, and long-buried secrets draw Beth and her best friend, Evie Hanson, into a labyrinth of history and memories to unravel the mystery.Tinged with nostalgia for bygone days, Flood of Memories will keep you guessing right up to the end. This puzzling whodunnit will appeal to fans of Agatha Christie, Richard Osman, and Rhys Bowen.
An introduction to the reader of the many forces that molded early Christianity including the classical pagan world, its prevalent thought processes, its core values, and its cultural behaviors.
Dr. Christina Rahm is a highly sought-after scientific leader, spokesperson, author, and innovator in health and wellness. She holds a PhD in psychology and possesses experience in counseling which allows her to help individuals create powerful change in their lives through her unique approach-inspiring them to be their own inspiration.Here, she provides readers with the necessary tools to identify their passions and live a life that aligns with their values. It is based on her philosophy that the best way to find happiness and success is to start by looking within. Dr. Rahm's approach is simple yet powerful. She encourages people to connect with their inner wisdom and trust they already have all the answers they need.In her work as a scientific formulator and innovator, Dr. Rahm has helped thousands of people create positive change in their lives.
Many political books list American societal and political problems but stop short of presenting solutions. Dr. Boggs explains the context and concepts that our Founders applied while structuring our federal system. He then applies those God-centered concepts with credible physical and online sources so the reader can conceptualize solving today's critical problems in America.The author shows you how to evaluate statements on the internet and determine facts on current issues. Then you will be informed as you work to: increase personal morals, strengthen your family, protect your rights, meet civic responsibilities, improve local schools, assimilate legal immigrants, find and grow with a religious group, and more. You may read specific chapters which apply to problems painful to you or read the full book to greatly increase your participation in, and rewards from, the American way of life.Dr. Boggs describes step-by-step actions you can implement to improve American society while personally growing as a God-centered individual. America gives us significant values: freedom, a way of life, and opportunities for which people still risk their lives to immigrate. If these values disappear, they will be lost forever.
Are you skeptical of your ability to distinguish a delicious mushroom from a deadly one?Do you want to find, process, and prepare wild mushrooms for food and medicine?Fry, Thrive, or Die features fifty common, delicious, hallucinogenic, medicinal, and poisonous mushrooms of the Western United States. The guide prepares readers to hunt and serve wild mushrooms, as well as delight the reader with stories, history, possibilities, recipes, and more.A pocket-sized field guide to the most prominent and distinctive wild mushrooms in the Western United States, from the Pacific Coast to the Rocky Mountains, and from the Southwest deserts to the Olympic Peninsula rainforests. Each species is identified with a detailed color picture, distinct features, as well as information on habitat, fruiting timing, edibility, creative uses, and dangerous look-alikes.Mushrooms attract a distinct audience. There are wild mushrooms that make a splendid meal, can improve your health, potentially save your life, or end your life. This guide is suitable for both beginning foragers as well as experienced mushroom maniacs who seek new information on mushroom medicines, toxins, hallucinogens, innovative applications, and edibility. Happy hunting and fry and thrive!
Abigail Batzel's debut poetry book, Abundantly Abstract, is a collection of over 100 poems, and the first of a planned series. Inspired by personal experiences, the writing broaches topics such as love, depression, sexual assault, and healing. Feel seen and see others in a new light while reading a book that has something for everyone.
On the journey through heartbreak and loss,just when I completely shattered,I found the strength within myself.Getting Humbled was my muse.
The Opposite of Serendipity is essentially a coming of "old" age story. Iantha embarks on her fifth decade of life, distant from her previous somewhat blissful quiddity of her hometown New Orleans.As the door closed on many aspects of her old existence, Iantha encounters the world of tango, quite by happenstance, in her new environs of Washington D.C. Through tango Iantha develops lifelong friendships, including a brief yet oddly eternal "fairy" tale (not "fairy tale") romance with a young Brazilian, Gabriel. By living quixotically, Gabriel teaches her that there is poetry in an otherwise prosaic world.In her journey to retirement and beyond, Iantha experiences joy and love, in their many forms. However, it is in the misfortunes she confronts (those non-serendipitous events, if you will), that Iantha learns even more about love of an unearthly variety. The legion of earthly angels God placed in her path pulls Iantha through her most difficult times. Meanwhile, Gabriel reveals the secrets of the "drops of rain" (and other ethereal yet relatable tales) through his poetry.Iantha's musings on navigating both a "Happily" and an "Ever After" are often humorous, poignant, and authentic.
A message of hope and inspiration as well as tools to help people live a positive life in the midst of a very negative world.Coming from a place of hopelessness when a major medical institution told the author there were no treatment options, she offers healing tools for the body, brain, mind, and spirit. For others also going through hopelessness, depression, or who have felt separated from God, there is a path to healing.
I grew up the daughter of Ceto and Phorcys, the ancient sea god of the hidden dangers of the deep seas and gods of the sea creatures. Unlike any other offspring of a god I was born mortal, an outcast from my family. I left to go to the city of Akitiki to become a priestess of Athena's temple, only to get stuck in between the feud of gods.For years there have been stories about Medusa, coming and going in different versions. Finally the truth of Medusa's life is revealed; another tragic mythology story of a human stuck in between the feud of gods. This is a story from Medusa's perspective, explaining parts of her life never spoken of before. Her life started being born from immortal gods as a mortal herself, then a beautiful priestess of Athens temple, then an outlaw monster wanted dead. Figuring out who Medusa is and what her real purpose is, she's set on a journey to find herself with the help of the people around her-struggling with the realization of who she really is and fighting to her controversial end.
I grew up the daughter of Ceto and Phorcys, the ancient sea god of the hidden dangers of the deep seas and gods of the sea creatures. Unlike any other offspring of a god I was born mortal, an outcast from my family. I left to go to the city of Akitiki to become a priestess of Athena's temple, only to get stuck in between the feud of gods.For years there have been stories about Medusa, coming and going in different versions. Finally the truth of Medusa's life is revealed; another tragic mythology story of a human stuck in between the feud of gods. This is a story from Medusa's perspective, explaining parts of her life never spoken of before. Her life started being born from immortal gods as a mortal herself, then a beautiful priestess of Athens temple, then an outlaw monster wanted dead. Figuring out who Medusa is and what her real purpose is, she's set on a journey to find herself with the help of the people around her-struggling with the realization of who she really is and fighting to her controversial end.
Authored during a time of great personal challenge, this book collects poems and rhymes that will inspire a range of emotions. Often relatable in their depiction of the universal human condition, hopefully you will see some of your own journey reflected in that of the author. Grab a cozy beverage and indulge in a heartwarming read.
It's been over ten years since their near fatal war with the Sword of God, and John and Danielle have established themselves in a new haven. Life has finally returned to normal for our couple and their dysfunctional family of ghouls, a priest, and their first vampire childe. They want nothing more than to be left alone, when the summons from an ancient being on the other side of the world forces them into action. Searching for answers, they battle an enemy they could never have foreseen. As powerful as their foe appears, is he even the true enemy our couple must face?As they are torn apart to face a darkness that shouldn't exist, that can't exist, will the knowledge of their origins come at the price of their own destruction?
To The Rescue brings out the author/illustrator's dream for everyone in the world to see each other as equals and to get along well with loving kindness and mutual respect for everyone everywhere.
Self-described "floater," sixteen-year-old Ricky Hawkins seeks refuge in the game he loves, basketball. As his home life frays, his two sisters intent on grieving their mother's recent death as his father pushes mercilessly forward, Ricky bonds with teammates from Lazy Point, the nearby enclave of fishermen, and Freetown, East Hampton's African-American neighborhood, charting a new course that leads into their homes with their own fractured families, and finally, inescapably, back to his own.Empty roadways winding through farms and woodlands, open vistas of sea and sky-this is the backdrop, seductive and austere, against which Ricky Hawkins recounts the haunting tale of Amagansett '84.
Troy Martin is a good guy who has done a lot of bad things. After decades of anger and violence, he embarks on a surfing trip to Nicaragua with four years of sobriety under his belt. He is trying to be a new man traveling a spiritual path.Troy catches amazing waves and attends local AA (Alcoholics Anonymous) meetings where he makes eccentric and dangerous new friends. The resentments he carries around cause him to make bad decisions with tragic, bloody consequences.He still attempts to fight his way through, leaving a trail of dead bodies behind, until his present comes face to face with his past. In order to make it out of Central America alive, he will have to come to terms with lifelong resentments and make amends for his deeds. He will have to lay to rest his younger selves . . . both the hurt child and the adult who did the hurting.
As an active surgeon over the last thirty years, Dr. Paul A. Ruggieri has experienced and lived through the best and the worst of his profession. In his first book, Confessions of a Surgeon: The Good, the Bad, and the Complicated he pushed open the operating room doors to give the public a startling view of what really went on inside the operating room. In Confessions of a Surgeon: A Deeper Cut, Dr. Ruggieri blows the operating room doors right off their hinges. It cuts deeper into a profession, even more mysterious then ever before. He candidly shares his thoughts on the patients that have impacted his life the most. He also exposes how surgeons (including himself) and the surgical profession have dramatically changed since the first time he nervously picked up a scalpel blade as a naïve surgical intern. He explores how these changes have helped and hurt patients. He also explores how these changes will continue to have a direct affect on anyone about to enter an operating room.Ultimately, Dr. Ruggieri's passionate and candid account of his life inside a changing operating room will give his audience the power of transparency and truth.
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