Greater Works is an awesome testimony of six valiant women of God from different backgrounds, experiences, and walks of life who accepted their call to share how God has transformed their lives. They have penned so graciously their witness of His mighty works. Through prayers that speak volumes of their journey, you will experience how God held, carried, covered, sustained, renewed, and restored them, with each page. You'll feel their strength and growth into the character of God. The personal witnessing of His goodness and His grace is resounding for others to be inspired, delivered and set free by His marvelous, and miraculous works. The unspoken determination impelled these women of God, Shanell Burwell, Rev. Patricia Crawford, Sherri Pinckney Kinloch, Karen Major-Middleton, Sonja Pinckney Rhodes, and Dana P. Richardson to be willing vessels outpouring as of living streams of flowing waters conveyed through the thunderous waves of dreams dared to dream, hurts they overcame, despairs turned into hope, and triumphant victories. They all attest to the pivotal aspects of their lives that once spiraled through rising currents that were strengthened through their persistent prayers, by trusting God to bring them through their journeys of how He brought them over, through and out. Their prayers testify to the great work God continues to do in their lives, as stated in Philippians 1:6 Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ. These women did not allow fear to stall them but to drive them into their purpose-driven lives.
As its title suggests, Aphrodite and Other Poems, is an exploration of the mythological dimension of sexual experience in an attempt to reinvest its now profane character with its ancient sacrality. The mythological symbols are treated as universals that resonate at some deep level of consciousness whether or not the reader is acquainted with the stories. These poems exemplify the view that poetry is a sensual and, primarily, a musical art while it, of course, must also maintain a basic standard of intelligibility that does not strain the reader's interpretive powers to the point of exhaustion. My primary sources of inspiration have been my muses and the landscapes in which I have lived, in particular, Greece.
...the road we walk is really the same road....a road of love. "Pink Jasper is a must-read for all women. Each and every page is filled with a deep honesty, sometimes brutal and sometimes comedic, but always filled with deep-set feelings that all of us have experienced at one time or another. Georgia Richardson uses her comedic talent to discuss everything from compulsive disorders to dieting in such a frank and light-hearted way that she's like a breath of fresh air, while Pamela June Kimmell's story of discovering herself out of the ashes of a failed marriage and cancer treatment will grip at your heartstrings, and Jackie S. Brooks' story Stroke should be required reading for anyone working with, living with, or loving a stroke victim. Carolyn Horton's touching story regarding the loss of her son, Eveline Maedel's beautifully written spiritual poetry and essays, and Dana Smith-Mansell's reflective and insightful stories and poems round out this collection of work. These six women have provided a myriad of emotions in the form of short stories and poetry that will live with you long after you've put this book down. My hat is off to every one of them!" -p.m.terrell, internationally acclaimed author of The China Conspiracy "Pink Jasper easily ranks as one the best books I've ever read! It is a tightly organized collection of poetry and essays chronicling the personal journeys of six outstanding authors. From the loss of a child- to surviving cancer- to the discovery of God, this book grabs one by the hand and draws one through a wide variety of emotions and challenges. There is deep grief here, illness- and yet laughter and divine celebration. The material is superbly balanced andsuperbly written. Pink Jasper is a spiritual breeze- and yet a hardy gemstone- that lands on one's lap and sparkles like no other. - Anastasia Clark Poet and Author of Grieving With Poetry (Sun Rising Poetry Press, 2004) Bloodsongs-for Those Who Know of Being Woman (Sun Rising Poetry Press, 2004) Skeletons and Other Complaints (Sun Rising Poetry Press, 2004) * * * * * *
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