Always remember there are guardian angels watching over everyone. They protect both the young and old, the rich and poor, the well and sick and the happy and sad. They are there day and night. They have been created by God to remind the world that our Heavenly Father loves and cherishes everyone. No one is ever alone. Among those guardian angels you will find Libby and her friends. They are listening as the children pray. They care very deeply about what's happening to these little ones. I pray that God will bless you and keep you, and that His love will surround you and give you joy and peace. -Diana
Grief Undone is the story of a family's journey through—and beyond—terminal cancer. For the Groves family, faith in God and an awareness of his care played a pivotal role as they faced Al's death, processed their deep grief, and gradually moved forward. Without sugarcoating the pain of grief, the book offers hope and healing to all who are ...
Move over Wonderland, and step aside Oz. There is nothing make-believe about Heaven, the Land of Surprises. 32 beautifully illustrated pages take the reader on a tour of Heaven in rhyme, with over 40 Bible promises sprinkled throughout. This book offers hope and an eternal perspective for readers of all ages. Awarded "Book-of-the-Year" in 2008 by the Christian Small Publishers Association.
As the sun rises on her snow-covered world, Little Cub wonders aloud… “What is heaven like?” With tender words, her Papa describes a wonderful place, free of sadness and tears, where God warmly welcomes his loved ones after their life on earth is over. Little Cub and Papa spend the day wandering their beautiful, invigorating arctic world while she asks all about God’s home: How do we get to heaven? Will we eat there? Will I get to see you in heaven? Papa patiently answers each question, assuring her that… “Heaven will be full of everything good.” This gentle story provides satisfying answers for a young child’s most difficult questions about what happens after this life, inviting “little cubs” to find comfort in knowing that God Gave Us Heaven. Also available: God Gave Us You God Gave Us Two God Gave Us Christmas
Help kids explore biblical answers to their questions about Heaven in a language they can understand. As in the adult title Heaven, Randy Alcorn addresses the difference between the present Heaven, where we go when we die, and the New Earth, where we will live forever with Jesus after he returns. Intended for kids ages 8–12, Heaven for Kids is sure to be an excellent resource for families, especially those in which the parents have read the adult title and wish to pass on that same level of understanding to their children. The book features ten chapters of questions and answers based on Scripture and is written in a style relevant to today’s kids. The book addresses kids’ common questions about Heaven, like: Can we be sure we’ll go to Heaven instead of hell? How can we know what Heaven is like if we’ve never seen it? Will we have real bodies in Heaven? Will we actually see God? What happens to us the second after we die? The book also has a summary of the gospel for those who want to be sure they are going to Heaven someday. Equip your kids with answers to difficult questions and encourage them to live “in light of Heaven.”
During his early teens, Jeff Bratton started using drugs. At first, alcohol and pot, but quickly he spiraled into using cocaine, ketamine, crystal meth and eventually heroin. How could this wonderful son, loving brother, and star athlete lose himself to drugs? How could his parents be so clueless? How could his mother, the long-term head of a private school, be so blind? "Stagli vicino", an Italian recovering addict told the author. "Stay close—never leave him, even when he is most unlovable." This is not a book about saving a child. It is a book about what it means to stay close to a loved one gripped by addiction. It is about one son who came home and one mother who never gave up hope. Stay Close is one mother's tough, honest, and intimate tale that chronicles her son's severe drug addiction, as it corroded all relationships from the inside out. It is a story of deep trauma and deep despair, but also of deep hope—and healing. Here is Libby Cataldi's story about dealing with addiction without withdrawing love, learning to trust again while remaining attuned to lies, and the cautious triumph of staying clean one day at a time. He told her, "Mom, never quit believing." And she didn't.
We have entered a time of great change. The ancient Mayans marked it by the end of their long count calendar, where one cycle spans 5,250 years. December 21, 2012 is the end date when the sun's elliptical path crosses the serpent's mouth (a black hole) in the Milky Way. This cosmology is the backdrop for my novel, IN LA KESH, where climate change fueling hurricanes, earthquakes, global warming and oceans rising drives the spiritual journeys of two women, Mesa in the fall of 2012 AD, and Daughter in the spring of 153 BC, as they travel in the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico. Mesa, a young woman at the crossroads of her life and purpose, is pulled between the ways of her fundamentalist Christian mother, Grace, and her wise woman healer grandmother, Willow. With her grandmother's sudden death, Mesa is given the task of returning 4 articles of her grandmothers to their place of origin, before the multimillion dollar estate can be distributed to her financially strapped mother and uncle. Mesa finds direction and new purpose in her life when she travels to Mexico with her childhood friend, Silas. . Guided by synergistic connections, circles of stories, ritual initiations and traditional healing, Mesa returns 3 out of the 4 objects to the ancient ruins, caves and islands of the Mayans. When a series of hurricanes threaten to cut short Mesa's ability to complete the task, she and Silas catch a ride to higher ground where Mesa discovers a deep secret in her mother's past. The surprise ending brings all the puzzle pieces of the story together and sets Mesa on a new course for her life. Daughter, a young mother, is separated from her tribe because of her refusal to believe the shifting of the Big Dipper in the night sky, the tribe's symbol of stability and orientation, is a dark omen of betrayal. With her twins born and the visions of her dying grandmother to guide her, she travels across the saddle of the land joining with others to create a new tribe. Bringing two different cosmologies to the twin volcanoes, Daughter and Brother become the new stargazers for the Mayan tribe at Itzapa.
Libby Muller turned forty the same year as her young son, Joe, died suddenly at home in what was described as a freak accident. Libby relives, with a compelling, raw honesty, the heartbreak of what is one of the greatest sufferings imaginable – a mother’s loss of her only child. She explores grief in the first year after her son’s death. This journey starts as she navigates those first dark days of overwhelming sadness. But gradually the resilience of the human spirit shines. She finds solace in surfing, experiences the healing energy of the Torres Strait Islands and follows a deeply spiritual path in the search to find inner peace. What results is a deeper understanding of life and death. In sharing her story, Libby hopes to offer some comfort to others who may have also suffered the grief of losing a child.
