This a simple tale about common people caught up in tragedy, in which the power of prayer is invoked quite successfully. The story then follows the lives of the children of the principal characters in an amusing depiction of young love and young marriage. Beyond the adversity that is overcome, the events prove that dreams deferred are better than dreams denied, more than conqueror over disease and disaster. Prayer changes things.
Splish-Splash Bible Bash is a children's ministry program for mixed ages that sends kids off to surf watery Bible stories and learn some important truths. Each lessson opens with a gathering time for prayer and music, followed by a lively, humorous puppet presentation. Then kids splash into the Bible with interactive stories that put them right on the scene. A choice of application activities makes usre that kids see how Bible truths relate to their lives. Preschoolers can join in the fun with elementary age kids, or they can enjoy activities specially planned for the little ones.
Sara is a sweet, but naive young girl raised all her life on the vast countryside in Virginia where neighbors are few and far in between. Until shortly after her fourteenth birthday the family relocates to a suburban area in Maryland after her father decides it's in their best interest for financial reasons. Though Sara will miss the only life she has known, still she looks forward to the move with hopes and dreams of fitting in, and making friends. Little does anyone realize that Sara's welcoming committee will be a group of uncontrollable teens who severely bully her, and later devise a plan to commit an unspeakable crime against her that will go unpunished. Leaving Sara with emotional scars that will dwell deep inside her for years to come. Creating nightmare's that force her to relive the crimes committed against her over and over. No one knew the secrets she lived with, tucked away deep inside. Nor did they know that some day Sara's past would collide with her present, and that all Hell would break loose at the High School Reunion.
A new dark historical fantasy from the “supremely gifted”* Cherie Priest, author of Mapelcroft and Boneshaker. In the trenches of Europe during the Great War, Tomás Cordero operated a weapon more devastating than any gun: a flame projector that doused the enemy in liquid fire. Having left the battlefield a shattered man, he comes home to find yet more tragedy—for in his absence, his wife has died of the flu. Haunted by memories of the woman he loved and the atrocities he perpetrated, Tomás dreams of fire and finds himself setting match to flame when awake.... Alice Dartle is a talented clairvoyant living among others who share her gifts in the community of Cassadaga, Florida. She too dreams of fire, knowing her nightmares are connected to the shell-shocked war veteran and widower. And she believes she can bring peace to him and his wife’s spirit. But the inferno that threatens to consume Tomás and Alice was set ablaze centuries ago by someone whose hatred transcended death itself.... *Christopher Golden, #1 New York Times Bestselling Author
The Roll of the Dice By: Tiffany Smith The Roll of the Dice is a romance story based on the author’s life. Though some of the characters and situations have been changed, the traumatic events of her own life will help readers see that good can come from any situation, even when they think their hearts are broken beyond repair- and that a little “spice” can keep romance alive.
This book addresses a growing demand to hear the authentic voices and understand the lived tourist experiences of people with disability. The latest volume in The Tourist Experience series challenges what is arguably an exclusionary, marginalising, discriminatory, and ableist (tourism) world.
WHO IS OLIVER? Ever consider the outrageous things that might be said about you to your face, but not know what or why? Ever wonder what is said behind your back? Oliver is different! Oliver's life, was difficult because of how he looked since birth! At first, Oliver'sfamily didn't know anything about the deaf culture, just like other hearing people. But they realized with love amazing things would happen. Learn how a family coming together can change difficulty into joy. As he grew, Oliver was often surrounded by people outside his family who had their struggles. Some were mean to Oliver to relieve their pain. See how Oliver even helped them. Oliver was discouraged at first when mean people surrounded him. Over time see how he learned to understand them. Because of his special abilities, he could help others better appreciate the special needs of others. You'll see how Oliver learned a lot of different behaviors and became successful in his work after graduation. Oliver will take you on his journey and let you in on the adventures of his life! Be prepared to be amazed, shocked, outraged, saddened, and ultimately overjoyed by his life's triumphs! This book may give you an understanding of Deaf Culture and others' needs. Who Is Oliver? is written by a man who had to deal with many of these challenges in his life and how he overcame them. Get ready to meet Oliver!
In the mid 1800s legal immigrants entered the United States by the hundreds; the illegal slave trade flourished; and Native Americans discovered gold on their own lands. In 1835, President Andrew Jackson signed an order that forcibly removed all Indians from their lands in Alabama, Tennessee, Georgia, and the Carolinas; they were to be removed to the western frontier, leaving their homes and possessions behind. The order passed Congress by just one vote. Chief Justice of the Supreme Court John Marshall objected; he demanded President Jackson rescind the order, but Jackson refused. In the spring of 1838, Jackson sent General Winfield Scott to Georgia with orders to build the stockades that would house the Indians awaiting their removal from the only land and life they had ever known. The first book in a planned trilogy, Cry of the Blood introduces an exciting and dramatic cast of characters beginning with the McCarrons from Australia, the Carvers from Germany, and the Kewahnees from West Africa. With its passions of love and hate, and agony and forgiveness, it offers a colorful adventure story put in a time frame of the early to mid 1800s in American history.