Sweet Cross
Sweet Cross

Author: Laura Mary Phelps

Publisher: Our Sunday Visitor

Published: 2021-08-18

Total Pages: 116

ISBN-13: 1681927357

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As Christians, we know we have not been promised an easy, carefree life. And yet we resist suffering at every turn, despite Jesus’ clear and direct conditions if we want to be his disciples: “Whoever wishes to come after me must deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me” (Mt 16:24). The truth is most of us find the cross bitter. We’d rather not have to carry it, and we wonder why God demands it of us. In Sweet Cross: A Marian Guide to Suffering, Laura Phelps reveals not only why suffering is a necessary part of our Christian life, but how we can learn to carry our cross without fear or complaint — and even to find that it is sweet. The secret is Mary. Mary teaches us to be patient in our pain and strong in our suffering. Imitating her virtues fortifies us to embrace our suffering and to see the cross as it truly is: the place where Jesus shows his incredible love for us, and where we are given the opportunity to love him in return. ABOUT THE AUTHOR Laura Phelps is a speaker, visionary leader, and author of Victorious Secret: Everyday Battles and How to Win Them. She is a regular contributor at WalkingWithPurpose.com, blogs at LauraMaryPhelps.com, and has written for various online publications, including Catholic Mom. She lives with her husband, Nick, their four children, and a menagerie of pets in Connecticut.

Sweet & Simple Country Cross-stitch
Sweet & Simple Country Cross-stitch

Author: Lori Gardner

Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 134

ISBN-13: 9780806993034

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Turn cross-stitching into a year-long endeavor with beautiful country-flavored designs set around each season. The patterns feature lively gardeners, farmers, angels, patchwork animals, and many more. Bonus: learn how to dress your work in handsome, hand-painted wooden frames. The finished projects offer warmth and character for an eternity.

So We Can Glow
So We Can Glow

Author: Leesa Cross-Smith

Publisher: Grand Central Publishing

Published: 2020-03-10

Total Pages: 256

ISBN-13: 1538715325

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ONE OF NPR'S BEST BOOKS OF 2020 LONGLISTED FOR THE 2021 JOYCE CAROL OATES PRIZE A lush, glittering short story collection exploring female obsession and desire by an award-winning author Roxane Gay calls "a consummate storyteller." From Kentucky to the California desert, these forty-two short stories -- ranging from the 80's and 90's to present day -- expose the hearts of girls and women in moments of obsessive desire and fantasy, wildness and bad behavior, brokenness and fearlessness, and more. On a hot July night, teenage girls sneak out of the house to meet their boyfriends by the train tracks. Members of a cult form an unsettling chorus as they proclaim their adoration for the same man. A woman luxuriates in a fantasy getaway to escape her past. A love story begins over cabbages in a grocery store, and a laundress's life is consumed by her obsession with a baseball star. After the death of a sister, two high school friends kiss all night and binge-watch Winona Ryder movies. Leesa Cross-Smith's sensuous stories -- some long, some gone in a flash, some told over text and emails -- drench readers in nostalgia for summer nights and sultry days. They recall the intense friendships of teenage girls and the innate bonds between mothers, the first heady rush of desire, and the pure exhilaration of womanhood, all while holding up the wild souls of women so they can catch the light.

Nudge
Nudge

Author: Leonard Sweet

Publisher: David C Cook

Published: 2010-08-01

Total Pages: 338

ISBN-13: 0781404932

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Evangelism is about reaching out to others. Really? You think? Brace yourself. In Nudge, author Leonard Sweet sets out to revolutionize our understanding of evangelism. He defines evangelism as “nudge” – awakening each other to the God who is already there. Sweet’s revolution promises to affect your encounters with others, as well as shaking the very roots of your own faith. So brace yourself.

Quilts from Sweet Jane
Quilts from Sweet Jane

Author: Sue Pfau

Publisher: Martingale

Published: 2013-03-05

Total Pages: 137

ISBN-13: 160468271X

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Fun to start and quick to finish, these enticing quilts simplify the fabric-selection process. Almost all projects use one set of precut fabrics plus a neutral background fabric, such as white or cream, with terrific results. Get a value-packed collection of 10 easy quilt patterns that appeal to a wide range of tastes Discover doable projects that even beginners can make successfully; lots of helpful tips are included Create great quilts for loved ones and for yourself

Sweet Nothings for Christmas
Sweet Nothings for Christmas

Author: Jbw Designs

Publisher: Leisure Arts

Published: 2011-03

Total Pages: 30

ISBN-13: 1609001176

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Sweet Nothings for Christmas (Leisure Arts #5327) gathers 9 of Judy Whitman's classic cross stitch designs into one beautiful publication. Judy is unsurpassed at capturing the happiness of the season in a minimum of simple stitches, making her designs a true joy to recreate. Charms, crystal treasures, and beads add delicate dimension to framed pieces, ornaments, and a pillow. Designs include: Holiday Heart, Holiday House, Holiday Wreath, Noel, Reindeer Parade, Deck the Halls, Christmas Wreaths, Christmas Welcome, and Joyful Hearts.

Sweet Heaven When I Die: Faith, Faithlessness, and the Country In Between
Sweet Heaven When I Die: Faith, Faithlessness, and the Country In Between

Author: Jeff Sharlet

Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company

Published: 2011-08-15

Total Pages: 221

ISBN-13: 0393082350

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“A master investigative stylist and one of the shrewdest commentators on religion’s underexplored realms.”—Michael Washburn, Washington Post In this gorgeous collection of essays that has drawn comparisons to the work of Joan Didion, John McPhee, and Norman Mailer, best-selling author Jeff Sharlet reports back from the far reaches of belief, whether in the clear mountain air of “Sweet Fuck All, Colorado” or in a midnight congregation of anarchists celebrating a victory over police. Like movements in a complex piece of music, Sharlet’s dispatches vibrate with all the madness and beauty, the melancholy and aspirations for transcendence, of American life.

Berries
Berries

Author: Eliza Cross

Publisher: Gibbs Smith

Published: 2017-03-07

Total Pages: 222

ISBN-13: 1423644603

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70-plus berry recipes for all seasons—plus a handy guide to picking and prepping. Berries have long held a well-deserved reputation as choice ingredients for delicious and colorful jams, pies, muffins, smoothies, and cobblers. But this tiny, flavorful fruit can go so much further! With drinks and dishes such as Raspberry-Lime Sparklers, Warm Brie with Blueberry Mango Salsa, Boysenberry-Ginger Glazed Salmon, Huckleberry Buckle, and Blueberry Cheesecake Fudge, this cookbook makes berries the theme of every course. Along with beautiful photographs, you’ll find recipes featuring tart cranberries, sweet strawberries, tender blueberries, and more—along with useful selecting, cleaning, storing, and serving tips.

Sweet Sanctuary
Sweet Sanctuary

Author: Kim Vogel Sawyer

Publisher:

Published: 2017-06

Total Pages: 372

ISBN-13: 9781944309169

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While war rages in Europe, Lydia Eldredge fights a different kind of battle, seeking safety for her young son, Nicky. A constant threat comes from Nicky's drug-addicted father, who wants the boy and seems willing to do whatever it takes to get him.