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The truth is finally here the RPRS is the only passer rating system that grades a quarterback's passing performances with 100% accuracy and can prove its accuracy. See it destroy the NFL passer rating system in a head to head battle on passing efficiency and put all 77 members of the 158.33 club in order 1 to 77 showing who is the best passer is of all time. The RPRS supplies you with the knowledge of why the other systems are failing and collapsing. The RPRS is so accurate you can see the accuracy in the passer's standings. With the skills the RPRS has truly males it without a doubt the true standard in grading a quarterback's passing performances the keys are here are you ready to drive this car

Loring Crankshaw, the antihero of this book, is a charming scoundrel who acts as a decorator for older clients who are moving out of their large houses into retirement communities. While helping with their move, he helps himself to their treasures and enjoys romancing the widowed customers. Son of a famous artist, Crankshaw is handsome, amusing, and understands the subtleties of Massachusetts society. Families feel he is a good man to have during the stressful relocation time and most either don't notice of don't care about his stealing a few things. On the other hand, Ted Bumblechock, a member of an old Plymouth family discovers a Persian rug in a house in Plymouth that had belonged to his Grandmother. Apparently nobody in his family had noticed that it and many other treasures had gone missing. He tries to put a stop to Crankshaw's illegal and immoral practices. Part love story, part mystery, the novel deals with the indignities of old age with humor from the point of view of the old people themselves, who prefer not to be treated with condescension.

Nicotine, The World's Silent KillerAddiction is defined as giving up all that is important to you for the thing that you are addicted to. Nicotine is highly addictive. It is both a stimulant and a sedative to the central nervous system. When tobacco smoke is inhaled, the injection of Nicotine to the throat is exposed.to more than 7,000 chemicals. The result is almost an immediate "kick" because it causes a discharge of epinephrine from the adrenal cortex. This stimulates the central nervous system and other endocrine glands which causes a sudden release of glucose. Stimulation is then followed by depression and fatigue, leading to the abuser to seek more Nicotine.Nicotine is absorbed readily from tobacco smoke into the lungs, and it does not matter whether the tobacco smoke is from cigarettes, cigars or pipes. Nicotine is also absorbed readily when tobacco is chewed. With regular use of tobacco, levels of nicotine accumulate in the body during the day and persist overnight. Thus, daily smokers or chewers are exposed to the effects of nicotine for 24 hours each day. Nicotine taken in by cigarette or cigar smoking takes 7-10 seconds to reach the brain and it has a direct effect on the body. Smokeless tobacco, also known as; chew, snuff, spit tobacco, plug, chewing tobacco, chaw, dip, and other names, describes a variety of tobacco products that are not smoked by the consumer. Instead, this type of tobacco is usually placed in the mouth between the cheek or lower lip and the gums, where it mixes with saliva and releases juices that contain nicotine. The nicotine is then absorbed through the tissues in the mouth. "Life presents many choices; the choices we make determine our future." You control the path you take in life and remember, there are two types of consequences; negative and positive so the consequence is based on the choice you make. You have the power of choice to get rid of that deadly poison, nicotine, by thinking about its negative effects. There are many benefits to quit smoking, but there is no benefit for continued use of tobacco. If health improvements and more social freedom doesn't motivate you to quit, consider the financial rewards. To find out how much money you can save by quitting smoking, take the cost per day for your smoking materials and multiply it by 365 days. Surprised? Now multiply that amount by 10 so you can see how much you could save in the next 10 years.An effective way to make changes in the way you handle your addiction is to think about the price you have already paid. TO QUIT OR NOT TO QUIT; THE CHOICE IS YOURS!

A young neurologist, Dr. Callie Wallace, returns to her hometown of Sperling, Texas, with business partner and friend Dr. Richard Cortez to set up their neurology practice. The unexpected death of one of Callie's patients throws the overachieving physician into a tailspin, and she begins to question her own sanity. Her mother wants to be there for her daughter, but a dark family secret keeps their relationship contentious and distant. A long-time boyfriend also wants to be there for Callie, but she keeps him at arm's length and repeatedly turns to Richard, causing strain. It all comes down to who exactly Callie can trust...definitely not herself.Nina Blakeman's Blind Vision is a cozy mystery with a fervent zing! There's charm and Rockwellian atmosphere, but instead of cupcakes, tea parties, and antiquing, there's sexual undercurrent, drug deals, domestic abuse, and a bit of profanity. After all, life is messy. Drawing on her training in biomedical science, Blakeman has written a medical suspense novel for the lover of mysteries fueled by family dynamics with just a hint of science for intrigue.

Karate success is mental and physical hurdles, can cause you to stumble. Identifying hurdles is critical. It is said if something is easy, everyone would do it. With these methods, "If it were this much fun for everyone, everyone would do it."

This is War is an in- depth look from the first-hand experience of dealing with the invisible spirit realm around us, and how to best function, yield and interact (touch and agree) with it in the world we live in today. It's very relevant for such a time as this. The Lord has given you angels at your "ready," waiting to assist you, while demons hide in the background, hoping you'll never believe they exist. They intend to go undetected so they can wreak havoc in your life. This book is sure to open your eyes to start seeing in the realm of the spirit right in front of you, in places you might've never looked. It will give you strategies and encourage you to understand the power and authority you have, given to you by the Holy Spirit, with all of Heaven backing you up! It's time to confront these battles. Battles you're destined to win, losing no more: This is war!

What Makes Me Happy, Healthy, and Alive? promotes awareness of the basic elements necessary for a wholesome life. It explores the idea of what we need to thrive, nudging us to look beyond the usual answers of food, water, fresh air, and exercise. Love, family, and community-along with finding ways to grow, create, contribute, feel safe, and have fun-are critical to truly thrive. What Makes Me Happy, Healthy, and Alive? ingrains in young children that all of us have basic needs and that it is okay to have, as well as fulfill, them.

This is a true story of a single mother of four children and grandma of 15 grandchildren, who dared at age 50 to obey the Voice of the Lord and leading of Holy Spirit to sell her home, leave her teaching career to move across the globe to rescue street children, help widows and to show the Love of God in action to a poor people who have known so much war and defeat. Showing up in a time of government transition in Congo and much ongoing unrest, Theresa's life was an encouragement and inspiration to all she met and helped. She hopes to be an inspiration to her readers as well. God is a real person who loves His children as a Father and wants us to know well the personality of His Son Jesus. Life offers many challenges, problems and evils to overcome. However, Holy Spirit was sent to bring about great miracles and victories in the midst of each trial and storm. This simple compilation of deeply moving and inspirational stories will impart faith, courage and a deeper love for God in each reader's own daily relationship. If you don't believe in God yet this will give the reader fresh hope. Enjoy the journey!

The author is a survivor of depression, and he wants to share his story with you. He faced the darkness of evil and found the light of hope. He was unwilling to become another ruined life caused by this horrible disease. The thought of taking his own life came into his mind at a low moment in time, and it scared the hell out of him. He decided in that instant not to become another statistic of suicide. He would fight back with all he had, depending on the Lord for the strength needed to succeed. He promised God if He would help him defeat this disease, that he would share with anyone who cared to listen. How he did it! This book is the story of a normal guy, with a great life, who came down with this horrible disease. Choosing to be a winner, he started learning as much as he could about the disease and those who suffer from it. Sadly, he learned that many who suffer from depression, are unable or unwilling to even recognize they have this disease. You see there is a stigma/embarrassment that is often associated with it, that many cannot shake. Consequently, many are unwilling/afraid to share with, and ask help from, friends, family and co-workers. They often decide to suffer alone. This author decided to be totally different, to become a winner. He told everyone who would listen that he had depression and planned to defeat it. He decided to share his story no matter how long it took or how many obstacles he faced. He made an effort ten years ago that failed, possibly because he was more interested in financial success than improving people's lives. Today is different! His measure of success now, is to help as many people as possible. We, and our great country are in troubling times, where more people are facing endless anxiety, fears, panic and problems without solutions, than ever before in America's history. The author is confident that a reader will find Through Valleys to Victory: Defeating Depression, Overcoming Spiritual Oppression, and Finding God's Peace in Troubling Times, is a book far different from any others written on this subject. William Stephens

This book engages young readers through the eyes of two boys who discover small natural wonders in a vacant lot. With timely guidance from a knowledgeable adult, the boys observe and interpret what they see; learning to value the natural world.

After fifty years as a nurse and fifteen years as a registered aromatherapist, Susan Brougher has packed her knowledge about the medical benefits of lavender into Want to Feel Better-Keep Lavender Handy: Essential Oils, Energy, Safety, Support. Perfect for gardeners, therapists, and people interested in both the beauty of lavender and its biology and chemistry alike, Want to Feel Better-Keep Lavender Handy lightens its instruction with images to color and inspirational quotes to encourage relaxation and introspection. Brougher has also included a chart of twenty-four essential oils, purposefully keeping the list short so that it remains understandable and practical.

Includes Mature content with violence and sexual scenes.When Joe Adonis took the weight for his former employer and was double-crossed. Big Jimmy exploits Joe's wife Gloria... to take advantage of her by introducing her to drugs! When Joe's little brother Vine and his crew robs a number's joint it introduces them to the underworld and seek revenge that will ultimately change their lives forever....The Black Don Of New York is a cleverly crafted hood book--reads like New Jack City on steroids!!! --Mikell Davis Author of Black Mafia.It read like the Black God-Father. Two Thumbs up! --Gink Corleone Actor and Rapper.

Everyone cares about communication. Meaningful communication connects people together and is vital to relationships. Communication is especially important in marriages and families. Communication is the magnetic quality that attracts people to each other and the glue that holds hearts together.Communication is one of the best gauges of how spouses and family members feel cared for and valued. Confidence in how to talk together, express thoughts and emotions and how to understand each other is foundational to growing loving marriages and relationships. The good news is that everyone can improve as a communicator.Positive communication builds trust and wellbeing. Affirming communication in marriages and families is an important foundation for deepening relationships and providing joy. Constructive communication enables expressing ideas and feelings with the assurance of mutual esteem. It enables conflicts to be resolved in ways that strengthen and renew relationships.Communication Connection was written to enrich marriages and families. Learning how to communicate appropriately and growing in communication skills gives relationships the commitment of love and grace. It enables individuals and couples to establish a connection that lasts a lifetime.Ellen Dean is a seasoned Professional Counselor and Marriage and Family Therapist. She is Biblically certified and brings the hope and truth of God's Word, the Bible, into her counseling and writing. Her experience with numerous couples for many years helps her understand the needs and desires in marriages and families.Communication Connection includes practical principles, helpful insights and applicable tools to improve and strengthen the communication in marriages and families. It is filled with engaging case studies and examples that draw the attention of the readers, connecting them to practical life applications. Readers can identify with the examples and understand how to apply the principles.Communication Connection includes the importance of how positive communication helps gain a hearing and declare love and acceptance. Understanding how to say things in the best way makes relationships appealing. Methods and avenues of communication provide a broad scope of creative ways to share information and emotions.Remembering the basics of listening, rhythm and flow of conversations invite others for meaningful exchanges. Using words that build up, affirm and express appreciation energize healthy interactions. Communicating through serving, kindness, and compassion provide joy in relationships. Resolving conflicts respectfully builds trust, hope and healing in relationships.Committing to avoid destructive communication provides an atmosphere of emotional safety. Hurtful communication results in devastating effects for a long time and should be eliminated. Knowing useful tools and techniques helps people avoid snags and enables positive movement and understanding.A magnificent display of God's communication is the heavens declaring the glory of the Lord. God's beautiful creation shows His power, order and creativity.The most amazing communication was when God sent His son, Jesus Christ, to earth proclaiming His love for us. Jesus Christ alone offers forgiveness for sins, abundant life now and eternal life forever to all who choose to accept Him as their personal Savior.

In 1961, Charles Gallagher graduated from the Naval Academy at the age of 20. Little did he know that after his first ship completed a Mediterranean cruise, it would be the first ship to leave port under emergency Top Secret orders for a mission that turned out to be the Cuban Missile Crisis . . . and that he would be part of an unfolding, thrilling, terrifying scenario that involved forcing a Russian submarine to surface. And that amazing story is only one of the remarkable exploits described in this gripping memoir. Follow Charles as he searches for a lost hydrogen bomb, obeys surprise orders to transfer to a US submarine in the middle of the Atlantic, accepts an assignment to be embedded in a Vietnamese River Assault Group, and more. Although Captain Gallagher left active duty in 1970, his memories of service are as vivid and compelling as a Tom Clancy novel-and better yet, every word is true!

Developing grit is essential for anyone who desires to succeed in life. Quite a number of people assume that being talented or skilled, or that being geniuses or intellectuals automatically guarantee that they will be successful. Can you recollect a genius in your school days who isn't doing as good as you all thought he would back then? Attaining success is more about passion and perseverance than it is about talent and intellect. Grit is simply you have a "never give up approach" to life and living. It is you having a "hang-in-there-despite-all" attitude to plans and purposes. The story of success may begin with talent and know-how, but it is sustained by Grit. In this book, Oladiyun tells his grit story and reveals to us how guts, resilience, insight and tenacity play vital roles in attaining success. You should read it!

A NATION IN DISTRESSAmerica has enjoyed an enviable life. Yet, in recent years, there have been unmistakable signs of chronic illness. Our economic progress has fallen off its once-blistering pace, our ability to shape world events has been checked, and our vaunted democratic institutions have begun to collapse around us. America is ailing. Now, here we are, nearly forty years into a chronic illness that has resisted our best efforts at diagnosis. Is this the cancer of our advancing age? The long, slow, terminal decline that will defy the best approaches of modern Medicine? Our fitful end? Not necessarily.In the past four decades, American hospitals have garnered principles of safety from the aviation industry, gathered tips about quality from automobile manufacturers, and gleaned insights into customer service from the hotel trade. These interstellar innovations launched American healthcare into a continuously self-improving model of advancing performance. As such, the world of Medicine has valuable assets to offer the political multiverse: A culture of excellence. Intellectual tools to diagnose and treat difficult problems. A systematic approach that guides almost everything we say and do, yet is seldom employed in the chambers of government. And now it is time to pay it forward.In this collection of riveting stories from patient narratives and leadership challenges - from heartbreaking tales of AIDS, to a harrowing evacuation during Superstorm Sandy, to the exhilarating conquest of Ebola - Dr. Nate Link translates a lifetime of experience into useful lessons for our nation's leaders. To review these examples, he takes us to the bedside of his most memorable cases. We will learn from Natalie, the well-meaning ICU nurse who ignored the ventilator alarm, Juan, the irrepressible AIDS patient who had nine lives, Gerry, the bemused accountant whose brain could not store new memories, and Thomas, the accidental tourist who was raised from the dead. Two dozen other notable patients will teach us additional lessons in leadership. In the final chapter, our lessons will jointly lead us to a most unexpected conclusion and a prescription for the cure of our nation's mysterious malady.Dr. Link is the Chief Medical Officer of Bellevue, America's oldest public hospital, and has practiced there since arriving as a lowly intern at the onset of the AIDS epidemic. He earned his MD from Washington University School of Medicine in 1983, then completed his internship and residency in Internal Medicine at NYU School of Medicine and Bellevue Hospital in 1986. Dr. Link was Co-Chief Editor of the "Bellevue Guide to Outpatient Medicine," winner of the American Medical Writers Association award as Book of the Year for Physicians in 2001.

Finding Your FACE is the user’s guide to the FACE Personality Model, an exciting research-based personality model developed at the Neuro-Linguistic Learning Center in California. The purpose of this exciting, new model is to shed light on the source of our thoughts, feelings, and behaviors—in other words, our personality.Unlike previous behavior-based personality models such as DISC or Meyers-Briggs, the FACE personality model is based on our primary functions for perceiving and processing sensory information.If you’ve been wanting a 21st century approach to better understand yourself and those around you, to increase confidence, performance, and to overcome self-doubt, Finding Your FACE is the book for you.

Saralle Ramson is a poet, writer, and author of The Erotic Percipient Mind. Her works are a collection of "Lesbian themed poetry." She was born in Manati, Puerto Rico, USA, and is a retired federal law enforcement officer from the Department of Homeland Security. She was also a contributing opinion writer for the San Diego Tribune. Saralle Ramson's poetic verse features themes of love and lust... moments of sensual thoughts the mind can't help but remember. Those intricate details of a woman's emotion when touched and aroused. Saralle Ramson's narratives are journeys to moments of euphoria... of romance... of love. The collection is emotionally driven in moments like "The Weight of You," "Grab," or "Every Desire I Ever Wanted." Saralle Ramson continues to romance us with true moments of "hopeless romantic[ism]." Dancing in the Flames is one of those books you keep as a collection of how love and romance should truly feel.

My name is Margaret Speicher, author of my first book entitled, "Love...One Lump or Two " Although I have always had a life-long dream to write a book, I never thought that I would ever accomplish this seemingly impossible task. However, dreams sometimes come true - and for me, it took divine intervention!It all happened one evening when I was awakened in the middle of the night with the idea of writing a book. I recall contemplating an appropriate topic and title for my book, in addition to the various chapter headings and content, which surprisingly flowed very easily from my thoughts. Maybe this was my destiny!Upon awakening the next morning fully motivated by my newest endeavor, I immediately jotted down my thoughts from the previous night's ideas for a book and began composing my thoughts onto paper. Thus, an inspiring story developed about my humorous and entertaining challenges and opportunities (bumps) that this determined blonde with a definite sense of humor and temporary misguided sense of direction from a recent divorce encountered. In passionate pursuit for my soul mate, "Mr. Right", my journey began with the chapter on "The Date from Hell" involving many unforeseen happenings on an attention-grabbing double date through the chapter on "Dating 101" describing fresh ideas and methods of surviving the singles' scene and meeting suitable men and more leading to "Mr. Wonderful", my perceived soul mate from God - or was he?I truly felt that writing and publishing this inspiring and entertaining book was inspired by the Holy Spirit and that my experiences and determination in the singles' world could help others undergoing similar problems in finding love and living alone. This is my reason for pursuing the publication of my work, remembering that "If God takes you to it; He will get you through it!"

In Zerocuse we follow Jimmy who's lost his family, his sense of home, as he heads back to his 20-year high school reunion to reconnect with ... something, anything. Both elegiac and light-hearted, Zerocuse is a multilayered story about the relative value of nostalgia, the unreliability of memory, and the power of reconnection. It also has a lot of swearing, probably too much, but you'll just have to deal with that part of it.

An old woman, not that she thinks of herself that way, sits quietly reading as she has done every evening for years. The night is rainy, dark, but she ignores the weather, as she does most negative scenes, until she hears a knock, a plaintive knock, at her door. Too plaintive to be a threat. A wet, red-headed, dirty teenager stands at her door, the kind of street kid Alicia has crossed the street to avoid on her occasional visits down town. In a few weeks, Alicia will learn about Tarantino, food without eyes, STD's, Cheetos, will make a new friend, go shopping for teenage bras, plan a trip to a spa, sell most of her burdensome belongings.But the teenaged boy, Moon, must figure out how to get rid of his once-pimp who tries to move in on the posh home he has found. He makes several plans to keep Jake from robbing Alicia's home, but realizes that he is under his thumb because Moon cannot reveal to Alicia what he has done in the homeless camp under the overpass without losing his almost-grandmother. Desperate, not willing to tell Alicia the truth, he decides to go along with Jake's plan, hoping that somehow Alicia will never find out about his past. He agrees to help Jake rob Alicia of her valuable belongings.cwho brings a new friend of Molly's, Regan, into the plot.At the same time, in a move to simplify her life, though, Alicia sets about selling the paintings, silver, and china that mean nothing to her any more. She herself has a past, a husband she would like not to think about any more. The art and most of the expensive objects in her house are part of that past.When Moon discovers where Alicia hides her cash, he uses this information to keep Jake from going nuts when he discovers all the goodies he has planned on are gone.Alicia finds a jewelry box opened and note listing her valuable objects and she suspects that Moon is not the innocent person he presents himself as, that he is not to be trusted. She also realizes that Moon has seen her open the vent-safe where she hides her cash. She figures that a theft will take place when she and Regan's grandmother are visiting a spa, a ruse by the girls to get the women out of the city. A disillusioned Alicia plans revenge on both Jake and Moon.Alicia's plan works, leaving Jake wounded and in jail. Amidst the shambles of the house, Moon finds the strength to tell the truth about his life, and Alicia finds the strength to forgive him. Moon has gained a real grandmother, one who loves him and whom he loves, just as he had imagined.This story celebrates the resilience of the human spirit. Even the old ones.

The 3-0 is a thrilling, cat and mouse story that's based on the true story of the largest police corruption scandal in the history of the New York City Police Department - The Dirty Thirty - It's also a story of bringing a divided community together. The actual events led to the arrest of 33 police officers. The story is set in the 1990's in the 30th Precinct in Harlem. But the story of "The 3-0" is not just about police corruption. It's the story of what happens when the social order collapses under the weight of politics, race, fear, drug cartels, illegal immigration, the rights of citizens, and the role of law enforcement to protect and serve. Because of this the NYPD responded by creating a new specialized unit that revolved around a decorated cop, Sergeant Liborio Lungaro and his team of beat officers. This story sheds light on the riveting back story of Lungaro's character and how he's taken on a journey that will change his life forever. It's a story of twist and turns. Who's good and who's dirty. This story will keep you on the edge of your seat.

Samantha M. Hatley, who has a humble perspective in a spicy understanding of the essence of her calling-the very reason why she feels she breathes. Ms. Hatley wrote The Sweeter Drug Collection: The Heart of Essence: The MIND is a Powerful THING to Waste, for Everyone who is troubled by the blemishes of life and in the respects of our individual heaviness-and whatever that may be-it is known to our being-as personal compartments of silent hallways of emptiness.As we may be in the crowds of laughing now but crying later. We share the times of unity as well as divisions, still, and in 2020. Her Observation-Her Passion-Explodes! It is reflected through-out this read-as there are examples, of us, who need self-reflection in order to gain balance and focus. Well my friend, this read is for us-seasoned in understanding! She calls it a Thread-of-Heart in a river of awakening!The windows of NEW HISTORY has a scope of truths, where a capacity of us feel gray energy for seeking daily goal opportunities. In this collection-she is with you in empathy-as every day is an opportunity! Make sure you PUSH! She is Encouraging and Convicting! Endure for a night as JOY will come by morning or mourning! Feel her ENERGY-it is truly beautifully powerful in her stand-up transparency! Ms. Hatley wrote this book to help others rediscover who they are, and what their contributions to this world could be. Enlightening! She has creatively been inspired through-out the personal failures and hardships of revolving Resilience. As she provides us a story of colorful events leading up to the "Time and Place" of these now times of Pandemic Fears of Certainty and Uncertainty. Unearthing Systemic Racism as the evil continually pollutes the minds, and value systems of our future generational hope for change. The Sweeter Drug Collection is a vision of the pursuit of a Life of Happiness With Balance! The Author expresses, intelligently, the trials and tribulations that us human beings suffer. The Universe opens her heart! Highly Charged, Powerful Read-for today's reach of self-reflections with love and hate. Explore Faith, Envision A Designed Purpose That Is Real And Discovered!

This book contains the secrets that allowed a 300 pound bacon, chocolate and caffeine loving woman to shed 100 unwanted, unsightly pounds in just under 6 months eating raw vegan goodies that satisfied every craving. Now you too can access not only the same yum-mazing recipes but also the tips and tricks to make the transition easy and slender-ific!

From poverty, crack viles on the streets of Bronx, abuse, neglect, self doubt, insecurity, no guidance and other misfortunes, I made it. I made a very good life for myself up to this point and I am not done yet. There are quite a bit more chapters to live out. However, this time, its on MY TIME and MY DECISIONS.

Go and Come Again begins with a focus on the history and culture of a small town in Southwest Virginia during the era of segregated schools and the concurrent Jim Crow mind-set. The first chapters analyze the various struggles of the author's family, selected teachers and students, and the transitions of the early 1960s. Later chapters detail the author's experiences at a historically black college as well as his work experiences as a high school teacher, a professor at a community college, and a professor at a small, church-affiliated liberal arts college which is located near his birthplace. Additionally, the author chronicles his own personal journey-from his early days as the younger son of a single mother who struggled financially to his later profile as author, local politician, church musician, lay speaker, community leader, and educator.Even though the Supreme Court decision of 1954, Brown v. the Board of Education, ruled that racially separate school systems should be ended, it was not until 1965 that this happened in Washington County, Virginia, the county where Jerry Jones was born. Moreover, the shortcomings of public school education for African Americans existed for generations. In his book, Go and Come Again, Jones details the public school experiences of his grandmother's generation, his mother's generation, and his own generation.As a teacher in the fast-changing area of computer literacy, the author devotes significant attention to his desire for graduate study and other opportunities for continuing education. He also analyzes the factors which have contributed to the many successes of Southwest Virginia blacks who left their hometown areas for education and employment.The extent to which one struggles to care for an elderly parent is a topic which brings an array of emotions to the surface. With no other siblings to assist in his mother's final years, Jones had the challenge of being the sole caregiver until her death at age 93-an event which still casts a shadow on his own perceptions of love and family. Delicately, he outlines the key events of that time in his life and his belief that his own life continues to have meaning and that living alone should not be feared.

Nancy had the uneasy feeling that Reggie was drifting away from her. Everyone thought she had made the perfect match three yeas ago. She was teacher in a college prep high school in her small home town in Connecticut. Her husband worked for his father''s financial planning company. They owned a beautiful house, had many friends, and her parents adored Reggie. On spring break, while on a family trip to Nancy''s grandmother''s beachfront condo in Palm Beach, Florida, Nancy asked her mother for advice. She was told that she should waste no time in setting up some counseling sessions as soon as she got home.. Nancy said she would. While in Palm Beach, her sister and she attended a wedding of one of their friends, and she ran into a young man with whom she had a teenage romance seven years ago. Her sister had warned her then that her father would never approve of this boy. He was certainly good looking, hardworking, ambitious, and charming, but came from a very poor emigrant family. Now he was evidently pretty successful and owner of his own beachfront condo that he was anxious to show off. The attraction was still there, and although she was feeling particularly vulnerable, Nancy assured herself that she could maturely handle any advances he might make. She accepted his invitation. When she got back to Connecticut, she and her husband attended several counseling sessions, which seemed to rekindle her husband''s lost passion. But finally, he had to admit his secret. Now, three months later, Nancy was back at her grandmother''s condo with her divorce papers in hand. Her school term was over and she was anxious to get away from everybody. She had her own secret she hadn''t revealed to anyone. Decisions had to be made soon, and the rest of her life hung in the balance.

This compilation of meditations was written primarily in the midst of the pandemic of 2020.  The author has called this collection “Utterances from God’, because she believes that God is delivering important messages during these occurrences.  Life has truly changed from the way we know it, with the pandemic only being a part of the chaos!Beginning with the “anatomy of a crisis”, the author’s prayer is that this insight be applied certainly during the current pandemic, however, can also be useful in any crisis of life that one finds themselves in.  Each crisis we meet can be broken into components:  the reality that the crisis exists, the reaction to the crisis, the rays of hope through the crisis, and the route one takes moving forward beyond the crisis. The author has attempted to categorize each meditation into its appropriate component of the crisis.Please journey with the author, as she feels that these meditations are God-inspired. She has prayed consistently that the reader will find hope and joy, despite what circumstances they are encountering, and may encounter in the future.