Suffering in its many forms seems to be an inevitable part of life. WHEN DARKNESS SURROUNDS ME is a 100-day devotional by Nina Smit that will encourage and guide readers in their time of need, and affirm once again that God is with them – even when they feel that they have been treated unfairly. Discover how the experience of suffering can produce a new revelation of God and a deeper, stronger faith.
“An early-autumn treat fit for late-night devouring.” —Publishers Weekly “A taut gothic mystery with an intriguing twist.” —Susanna Calkins, award-winning author of the Lucy Campion Mysteries and the Speakeasy Murders A Ghostly Window Into the Past Nurse Nellie Lester can’t escape death. Fleeing Chicago at the height of the 1918 Spanish flu, she takes a nursing job at a decrepit mansion on a desolate Michigan island. She’s convinced the island holds the secret to her mother’s murky past. The only problem? Her dead mother seems to have followed her there. Nightly she’s haunted by a ghostly presence that appears in her bedroom. But is it her mother or something more sinister? When the frozen body of the prior nurse is unearthed, Nellie suspects her family’s history and the nurse’s uncanny death are connected to a mysterious group that disappeared from the island twenty-four years earlier. As winter closes in, past and present collide resurrecting a lurid killer, hell-bent on keeping the island’s secrets. Will Nellie uncover her mother’s shocking past before the killer enacts his final revenge? “Lukasik blends all the elements needed for a dark suspense novel: a forbidding mansion, ghostly presences, secret passages, a hostile housekeeper, a temperamental employer, and residents unwilling to talk to outsiders. For fans of Rebecca, The Woman in White, and The Death of Mrs. Westaway.” —Library Journal
"Endings That Begin... A Journey Into Love Through The Universal Laws of Reciprocity" takes you on the journey of several people, from all walks of life, as they become friends. It is written with a conversational voice, as if they "sat around the fire", sharing their life lessons and stories about the Universal Laws of Reciprocity, and how these laws manifest in their lives. NOW, through the understanding they gained about the Universal Laws of Reciprocity, they share them with you. Create positive changes in life by understanding how to: ATTRACT security, loving relationships, and spiritual wisdom CHANGE the belief systems that no longer serve you, and are not yours ASK for and RECEIVE what you truly REQUIRE to manifest in your life GIVE out only what you truly REQUIRE to get back for optimum health and happiness VIEW the whole of humanity, your ancestors, and all living things in the Universe as part of YOU. All of us have a 'destiny' not of our own writing. It is like an outline of our life that came with us at birth. As we lived and walked our path of Growth and Learning; living the lessons and experiences of our days and years, we filled in that outline with 'The Story of Me'. We put flesh on our own bones. One day, we stand filled full with life-young or old-We stand fulfilled and ready to follow the purpose(s) of our creation. Are you awakening to the purpose of your creation? Are you writing your own story? Or are you choosing to follow the script society, religion and your ancestors wrote for you? Through understanding of the Universal Laws of Reciprocity, you become the creator of your life... It's all about choosing. Each choice takes us on a journey within our Destiny... make it all yours.
Kirsten Shonle shares her journey through life while battling Borderline Personality Disorder. Writing, especially using psychoscribble, is a tool that motivates her to fight, and she hopes that it can help others do the same.
Lance Neumann lives in Tucson Arizona with his cat. Here is one of his favorite works. A Child Close your eyes Clear your mind Think of nothing Feel the air around you Feel the warmth Feel a touch on your skin Hear a whisper in your ear You are born Close your eyes Clear your mind Think of nothing Go to a place you feel safe Feel the warmth of being safe Feel the happiness of being safe Hear the whisper, you are safe Your mother’s embrace Close your eyes Clear your mind Think of nothing Go to a place you do not know Feel the heat of not knowing Feel the helplessness of no knowing Hear the whisper, you are lost Your first day at school Close you eyes Clear your mind Think of nothing Go to a place where you are all Feel the warmth of being all Feel the joy of being all Hear the whisper, you are all You are a teenager Close your eyes Clear your mind Think of nothing Go to a place that you are love Feel the warmth of that love Feel the joy and happiness of that love Hear the whisper, you are loved The birth of your child a poem by lance neumann
