The death of a child. In the blink of an eye your life is changed forever. What do you do when you are left with a pain too deep for words? God's Little Sunflower takes you through a grief journey, expressing the rawness of every emotion. On this journey, you will travel down many roads. You will be taken to a place where true comfort can be found, in the arms of the loving Savior, Jesus Christ. There you will find empathy, encouragement, understanding, and peace as you travel this difficult road. Diovanni Nevaeh January 2004 - March 2006 Trust in the Lord with all your heart and Lean not on your own understanding; In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your paths. Proverbs 3: 5-6 NKJV
The New York Times bestselling author of Win the Day reminds us of the millions of miracles God performs every day and inspires us to live with a clearer sense of identity and purpose. Think you’ve never experienced a miracle? With all due respect, you have never not. In fact, you are one! There never has been—and there never will be—anyone else like you. That isn’t a testament to you. It’s a testament to the God who created you. Your fingerprint, eyeprint, and voiceprint are unlike anyone else’s. Simply put, you matter to God. Most of us take everyday miracles for granted, including the one that stares back at us in the mirror. It’s time to take them for gratitude. Why is that so important? Because whatever you don’t turn into praise turns into pride. The miracle of life becomes mundane. We get so wrapped up in our own little world, we end up worshipping a god who looks like us, acts like us, and thinks like us. It’s no wonder we’ve lost our wonder. But there is a way to recapture holy curiosity! In A Million Little Miracles, New York Times bestselling author Mark Batterson reveals three miraculous truths that awaken us to carpe wonder for the Creator and His creation: 1. God Is Bigger Than We Think—we can rest in His wisdom and strength 2. God Is Closer Than We Realize—we never have to do life alone 3. God Is Better Than We Imagine—we can reclaim our childlike wonder A million little miracles are waiting to be discovered, including the miracle called you.
One of the greatest feelings of excitement and joy you can have in life is when you are expecting a baby, and the anticipation of waiting for the day when you will finally hold your precious baby in your arms. This weekly devotional will guide you and your partner through the progress your little one is making from week to week, and more importantly, focus on what the Word of God teaches us about the development of your baby, your spiritual walk as individuals and partners in Christ, and how we are to train up our children in the ways of the Lord. You are about to begin one of life's most beautiful chapters, as parents, and what better way to prepare for this wonderful new role than praying together, seeking the Word of God and leaning on Him for encouragement, and the faith that we as believers can count on, that He has the best in store for you, and for your baby. Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, and before you were born I consecrated you; I appointed you a prophet to the nations. (Jer. 1:5)
The discovery of penicillin was the most important medical event in the twentieth century. 1943. War is raging in the Pacific. More military personnel are dying from gas gangrene than from bullets. A test is needed; can penicillin kill gangrene? Yvonne has gas gangrene. Dr. McKnight has done all he can do to save her life including amputation. Yvonne needs a miracle. JAMA (Journal of the American Medical Association) appeals to doctors for cases to test penicillin. Yvonnes infection could prove penicillins antibacterial value. Getting penicillin to Portola in time for Yvonne would be a miracle. She is dying. He has to try. Dr. Kiefer decides who tests penicillin. A gas gangrene case can have all the penicillin supply. Penicillin is released. A Federal courier flies to San Francisco and meets with the railroad conductor. He swears to deliver and protect the package with his life. He is deputized and armed. While people all over the United States are trying to get penicillin to save her life, Yvonne is deep in a coma. She is enjoying a magical adventure with Genie. He is her guide to a world where everything is possible and no is not a word. Yvonne loves Genie.
Through the ages up to and including ours, Catholics have witnessed or heard about miraculous events that offer supernatural evidence of God's existence and involvement in our lives. Here is a selection of astonishing true stories that will leave you convinced of the reality of God like never before. This remarkable collation includes the accounts of: Angry 15-year-old Cynthia, who scorns her mother's belief that God will always provide—until she sees an incredible result. (“Thanksgiving Angel”) Dawn, who although not Catholic is asked by her dying son if she too can see “Mary” at his bedside. (“Pretty Lady”) Courtney, in tears and praying in the back seat of her mother's car after it had stalled, watches the impossible as the gas gauge needle suddenly begins moving above E. (“Fueled by Faith”) Terrie, a cash-strapped newlywed who skips a weekly milk purchase only to marvel at how long their one gallon lasts. (“The Milk Jug”) Martha, who after 50 years still feels the flood of God's love for her nine-year-old self, who had asked Him for healing and then looked in the mirror. (“Warts and All”) Romona, who felt a tapping on her shoulder—twice!—before turning and rescuing her brother. (“My Brother's Keeper”) James, a six-year-old whose confidence never wavers, even after losing his trusted knife when fishing. (“The Fish, the Knife, and Saint Jude”) Gene, who works three jobs to care for his family and prays for $311—exactly. (“Ask and You Shall Receive”) The Everyday Catholicism series from Chicken Soup for the Soul and Sophia Institute Press are books not only about “living the Faith,” but also about a Faith that is living. These powerful, uplifting stories show the love of God and His actual presence and engagement in our lives—if only we have the eyes to see! A great gift for Confirmation, RCIA, birthdays, weddings, and holidays.
This book was written by a grandmother who wanted to share her love of God with her grandchildren. In this book, she describes in daily lessons how many life experiences (including surviving a dissected aorta when she was given a 7% chance of survival) have strengthened her faith in God and have given her a feeling of peace and hope she prays for her loved ones to have. She also wanted her grandchildren to know what a special book the Bible is and the encouragement that can be found in Gods word. For I know the plans I have for you, says the LORD. They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope. Jeremiah 29:11 NLT
Ruby Boat, Topaz Sea is an imaginative romance about two kinds of redemption, one from terrible childhood tragedy, the other from personal dissolution. Set in the present day on the pastoral Scottish coast, the novel brings troubled, 40-year-old Ford Graham together with the mysterious wanderer Haddy Langland. On the remote, windy, decaying estate of Dunsmore Hall, amid thrilling and at times dangerous natural beauty, they explore unsounded personal depths. As Ford struggles toward personal honesty and an ability to love, Haddy seeks to construct from natural forces a self with which to transcend profound personal loss. Through various adventures, an effort to save the beleaguered ancient estate, and difficult inward searching, they and other characters approach an affirmation of love, human truths and self-discovery. The tale takes place a step or two removed from absolute realism, with touches of mystery and demonic menace, harsh storms, a perilous rescue, and hints of unexamined realms of human feeling and experience. Ruby Boat, Topaz Sea is about how a man may fail to be honest with women because he fails to understand himself. It's about the powerful force that an individual can become -- Haddy Langland is a kind of character whom you have not seen before. It's about finding a true home. And it's about the power of love to resist the seductive evils of vengeance and transform a closed, incomplete heart into a full one.
If you could wish for a miracle, what would it be? Are miracles still possible? This book assumes miracles are not only possible but can and do happen every day. You can receive miracles yourself, and when we combine miracles with the technology of the future, we can do things beyond our imagination. What technology will we have in the future that will make life better? Will it enable us to go to the moon, planets, and even one day, to the stars? This forty-day program may just increase your faith and possibly save your life someday. Read it and see if it jump-starts your life into another spiritual gear that may save your life someday.
Thérèse of Lisieux has been called the greatest saint of modern times, but some view her spirituality as sentimental and syrupy. Joseph F. Schmidt, FSC, dispels that notion by contending that Thérèse’s “little way” is really the gospel message—a message that can best be understood in the context of her life. Schmidt does a masterful job of weaving together biographical details with Thérèse’s profound insights on God’s love and mercy. This book is a must-read for anyone who wants an introduction to Thérèse’s spirituality as well as for those who desire a deeper appreciation of her “little way”—a way that continues to speak to Catholics today. Includes photographs of Thérèse as a young girl and throughout her life.
