Top–selling artist Susan Winget’s popular folk art paintings, rich with color and imagination, celebrate the dearest friends who touch lives with heavenly goodness and grace. Angelic and celestial images showcase quotes to honor and illuminate what makes a friend or loved one a cherished angel—kindness, generosity, compassion, and so much more. This charming presentation will be an ideal way to say thank you and to show appreciation to those who deliver wonder, delight, and friendship on the wings of love.
Ben Taylor has been a workaholic in his efforts to climb the proverbial corporate ladder within his company. His drive to succeed consumed him, leaving little time for his wife and three children. The few moments he did spend with them were on those rare Saturdays when he stayed home and they helped him plant flowers in the backyard. Now in his fifties, Ben finally realizes his mistakes and reduces his work hours. However, it is too little, too late. His children are grown and live far away with his grandchildren. Filled with many regrets, Ben decides to start searching for his real purpose in life. Fortunately, his twelve-year-old neighbor, Andy, may be just what Ben needs to change his life. He treats Andy like a grandson and feels that the Lord has provided him with a second chance to atone for his past. Ben notices how Andy appears to become mesmerized while watching the Tiger Swallowtail butterflies that come to the backyard. Andys unusual experiences with the Tigers affect Bens relationship with God. The events that follow send Ben on an adventure in faith with astonishing twists and turns, taking him on a spiritual journey he never dreamed possible.
There is a citywide epidemic of arson in San Francisco, and Detective Dave Peters and his partner, Danny, are on the case. But their routine investigation becomes more and more bizarre as the fires seem more and more spontaneous and impossible. An astonishing scenario emerges: the War in Heaven, which takes place outside of time, is still being fought. Sometimes a minor demon drops out of that war and into time, on Earth, to hide - masquerading as a human. Sometimes an angel is sent to Earth to destroy these evil beings. But an angel on such an errand may care nothing for human life. Those who die go to heaven, or elsewhere - not the angel's concern. Such an angel now stalks its prey in San Francisco - but it is newly fallen because it has begun to enjoy destruction. Dave and Danny, the only ones who believe in the angel, must track it down and, with the help of the Church, exorcise it.
When Aufero gets punished in Heaven he discovers a side of Heaven he never knew existed. In his attempt to get back in the good graces of God, he discovers love, an awkward partnership, and his dark side. Satan has discovered a new way to defeat the guardian angels and is eager to take the throne of God for himself. Determined to change the course of battle Aufero guides his fellow angels into a battle meant to change Satan's mind about attacking the Gates of Heaven. The battle doesn't go as planned and the object of Aufero's affection (Aphasia) is abducted and taken to Hell. Now against the wishes of God he must find a way to retrieve her and escape banishment from Heaven. Things don't go as well as he plans when he meets his match in battle. He finds himself helpless, hopeless, and in Hell. Unwilling to accept defeat Aufero challenges Satan and discovers a side of the fallen angel he hadn't expected. When Satan offers him paradise, he must make a tough decision that could find him in a no win situation. Forced to fight to the death he must find the will and strength to defeat a demon that's never been bested. Should he succeed in his action against the devil he is faced with another dilemma. Will his success in Hell lead to his failure in Heaven?
A father sings his love to his daughter in a lullaby. With words as tender as a kiss on the cheek, Billy Joel reassures readers young and old that the love between a parent and child lasts forever, even if families are separated. Dreamy paintings of a father and daughter illustrate the profound ways that small moments -- like tucking a child into bed -- affirm parents' devotion to their children.
My name is Hope. I bet you've never seen a world like mine... Earth is full of two races, the Avoidables and Perfects. I'm an Avoidable because I only have one arm. I was born that way. Because of my defect, my mother had to move to the Lower Side. The Perfects are humans that have no physical flaws. They live in luxury, while we live in filth. Avoidables have defects ranging from looks to unexplained gifts. Some of us are half breeds. Half human, half something else. We all live in cities, usually divided in two. The Perfects live on the Upper Side, while the Avoidables inhabit the Lower Side. We've been consumed by hate for a race that rejects us so heartlessly. We've become dangerous. This box set contains the first three books in the series.
Internationally recognized angel expert Cassandra Eason shows how to attract harmony, healing, protection, inspiration, and other forms of divine energy into your everyday life. Eason's simple, quick techniques for angelic communication--including three-minute meditations, blessings, power naps, and even text messages--are all designed to fit your busy lifestyle. In just minutes, you can call on specific angels for help with everything from ordinary issues to to life-threatening emergencies--and request angelic assistance in matters of love, health, money, and career. This uplifting guide features a directory of 250 angels and reveals the many ways in which angels support and assist us. It tells how to recognize the presence of angels and shares techniques for communication using pendulums, chakras, automatic writing, altars, crystals, meditation, and angel cards. You'll also find true, moving stories of how these celestial beings have touched people's lives.
From master storyteller Carlos Ruiz Zafon, author of the international phenomenon The Shadow of the Wind, comes The Angel’s Game — a dazzling new page-turner about the perilous nature of obsession, in literature and in love. The whole of Barcelona stretched out at my feet and I wanted to believe that when I opened those windows — my new windows — each evening its streets would whisper stories to me, secrets in my ear, that I could catch on paper and narrate to whomever cared to listen… In an abandoned mansion at the heart of Barcelona, a young man, David Martin, makes his living by writing sensationalist novels under a pseudonym. The survivor of a troubled childhood, he has taken refuge in the world of books and spends his nights spinning baroque tales about the city’s underworld. But perhaps his dark imaginings are not as strange as they seem, for in a locked room deep within the house lie photographs and letters hinting at the mysterious death of the previous owner. Like a slow poison, the history of the place seeps into his bones as he struggles with an impossible love. Close to despair, David receives a letter from a reclusive French editor, Andreas Corelli, who makes him the offer of a lifetime. He is to write a book unlike anything that has ever existed — a book with the power to change hearts and minds. In return, he will receive a fortune, and perhaps more. But as David begins the work, he realizes that there is a connection between his haunting book and the shadows that surround his home. Once again, Zafon takes us into a dark, gothic universe first seen in The Shadow of the Wind and creates a breathtaking adventure of intrigue, romance, and tragedy. Through a dizzyingly constructed labyrinth of secrets, the magic of books, passion, and friendship blend into a masterful story.
At age 60, Susan Hartzler has learned to accept, even love, the single life, provided she has good friends and a dog or two by her side. Always attracted to the quintessential bad boy with his good looks and charming ways, she was sure she could change "the one" into a devoted partner and loving father, but her compulsive giving and fixing behaviors went hand in hand with her disappointing and disastrous romantic relationships. On a purposeful trip to the pound, she hoped to find a dog to care for, one that would sniff out the bad guys, give her a sense of purpose, and help her find meaning in her crazy world. Thoughtful and funny, this memoir follows Susan's life through the many ups and downs on her way to finding unconditional love. Her journey is a personal one, full of the hard decisions it took to learn to put herself first and stop entering and staying in unhealthy relationships. By saving a dog, she rescues herself, learning to love herself as much as her dog loves her.
I tried to continue, but my words slurred, and his chest wasnt moving. I climbed down from the tree to check if he was alive, which to this day I regret doing, for he was, as far as I could tell, dead. Good night Alexander Ryean Weis, I will see you on the other side. And so I climbed to the top of the tree to watch the sunset over the bay, and cried.
