Life on the Tundra By: Janet Marie Jacobs Jacobs’ book shares stories of her coming of age amidst quirky family & friends. It will make you laugh & tug at your heart strings.
Overcoming Abuse God's Way tells the beautiful story of redemption--how God's faithful love pursued the heart of a broken woman caught up in the grip of abuse, and how He tenderly set her free and raised her up to a new life. For every woman who is longing for love and acceptance in all the wrong places , this story will give you hope and practical resources to live in freedom and love as God's beloved daughter." Angela Thomas Best-Selling Author and Speaker "Janet Marie Napper offers the reader a compelling and heartrending account of a life--her life--impacted by abuse and the long, difficult, and painful journey toward hope and healing in its aftermath. Written for a general audience, the book calls us to see the despair, the denial, the desire to escape, and the eventual determination that is required to change the stranglehold of the past and to chart a new direction. Survivors and those who walk alongside them will find her story a powerful lens through which to see the cruelty of childhood abuse as well as its long term consequences." Nancy Nason-Clark, professor at the University of New Brunswick, Canada; author of numerous books and articles, including Beyond Abuse in the Christian Home and Refuge from Abuse: Healing and Hope for Abused Christian Women. After reading this book, I would like other teenagers to read it. It shows us how not to make wrong decisions in boys so we don't make mistakes and get hurt. This book shows you what to look for and not get tricked into being abused by boys and men... Desi Raine Age 13
This is a collection of spiritual poems. It is the life work of Janet Bingham, who has been writing and drawing since she was a little girl. The tone of the poems is conversational and they are always easy to understand. The poems are upliffting, but also truthful. Ms. Bingham has a prophetic gift which enables her to interpret current events in her own special way. She feels that God gave her these poems and it is her responsibility to share them with as many readers as possible. The poems are varied in content, some reflecting her exposure to world literature, especially English poetry, others reflecting the many locations she has visited around her hometown of San Diego, and others are memories of her childhood visits to the back woods of Kentucky, Tennessee, Indiana and Georgia. Life affects her very deeply and she responds to it, with careful attention to questions of faith, friendship, and love. She has a great time with the paint brush, considers her art to reflect the common people, and to be her child within, playing.
Short Story Press Presents Chest of Childhood by Janet Marie Lewis An aged, decrepit old woman wanders the quiet hallways of her home. She remembers a day when they were brighter…more kinetic with anticipation of life within their walls. Family was a regular occurrence and the tinkling laughter of grandchildren used to echo through the house. Oh how she missed those times as she now hobbles oh-so-slowly with her cane through the archaic old home. And as the old woman wanders reminiscing through the halls, she comes upon a door; rusty hinges amplify groan of age as the door swings slowly open and she balances herself in the doorway. The old woman discovers a chest…an antique old cedar chest that is very large, and her breath catches briefly as her heart thumps in her own body. The chest has sparked a memory and she releases the door jam and using her cane for support, the woman shambles over to the massive trunk with anticipation in her eyes. It had been near eighty-five years after all, since she’d seen what was in the trunk and she could barely remember, though it called out to her in the otherwise empty room. Now, it took her what seemed like a very long time to reach it, and when she did, her weakened old body fell against it for support. She fumbled with the latch as her gnarled and arthritic hands fought against what it was she desired, but finally…she was able to snap the hasp upward, releasing the lock on the trunk. What she discovered inside was not just a memory; what she discovered was a living, breathing catalyst that grasped her firmly in its grips and propelled her back in time. The old woman discovered herself in the midst of her childhood friends; a child again herself, she caught the jump rope chant on the wind… Short Story Press publishes short stories written by everyday writers.
Short Story Press Presents White-Out Man by Janet Marie Lewis Everyone it seems wonders, at some point in their lives, what will happen when they eventually stand before the “Pearly Gates”? One man seems stuck somewhere between, in a groundhog effect, approaching and re-approaching the Gates in a repeatedly futile attempt to attain a bottle of white-out. In order to follow standard protocol, the clerk must annotate on the requisition form what exactly the white-out is being used for. Peter is his name, and he has seen the White-Out Man many times over the past months and his patience is running thin. As he inquires of the reasoning behind the request, White-Out Man becomes irate and difficult, overheard by Peter’s Boss who intervenes on the intercom. White-Out Man is haggard, and doesn’t seem to realize that the same old mistakes can’t be covered up over, and over again. The file-purging time approaches yet again, and he has discovered that before he can purge, his form needs to be clean, hence the necessity of the white-out. He also doesn’t recognize that he is in impeding danger of being hauled down the seemingly endless stairs to the “Sub-levels”. Poor White-Out Man, he knows what lies down in the Sub-levels; but is unsure if there is any way to avoid them other than to white-out his mistakes time and again. This rare metaphorical work, White-Out Man, broaches age-old questions of humanity in a purely science fiction manner that most people today can relate to. In a world that is all but overcome by technology and requisite red tape, where not even a simple pen can be accessed without filling out a form, it seems all but impossible to maintain any semblance of composure. The question is… will we be faced with these same or similar endless circles of frustration and bureaucracy even after our time on Earth is complete? Short Story Press publishes short stories written by everyday writers.
Annotation Although no woman has yet served as president of the United States, women have played important roles within the executive branch and have found many ways to exert pressure on the president. In this work, presidential scholar Janet M. Martin studies the influence of women on and in the American executive branch. The Presidency and Women offers a sophisticated understanding of the nation's largest interest group and insight into the nation's most visible office. Martin studies in detail the presidencies of Kennedy through Carter, demonstrating both the substantive growth in women's involvement in policy making and the political showcasing of women appointees. Her analysis provides insight into the day-to-day interactions between the White House and outside groups, the outside political pressures for certain policy agendas, and the internal White House dynamics in response to those pressures. This book weaves the actions of presidents, their White House staff, and others in government with the actions of women and women's organizations. The result is a longitudinal political narrative of the presidency and women from 1961 to 1981, with a focus on domestic policy and the departments and agencies relating to that policy.
Short Story Press Presents Reason To Sing by Janet Marie Lewis In a future time, well after all the countries of the world have engaged in a global nuclear event, a select few have survived The Great War and reorganized civilization within a sealed Bubble. In this day and time, there are only a handful of people remaining who ever lived and breathed outside the Bubble; most habitants were born within its sealed plexi-interior. The Bubble is a monarchy with one ruler, Arch Sedric. He has commissioned an intimidating army of police called the SAC, or Security Advisor Cadre. These police enforce strict ordinances within the districts, in order to enforce concentration on the main objective, the survival of the human race. Holidays do not exist within the Bubble unless Arch Sedric declares them. Consequently, reminiscing about the days before the war is strictly forbidden, and engaging in any sort of art form that would remind or instruct others of the days before the war are also taboo. Singing is a direct violation of Bubble ordinance. Once born, every man, woman and child receives a number…a code to designate who they are, what district they were born in within the Bubble, and what their life-job will be. One such being, a seventeen year old boy, has been assigned the job of biologist. He is apprenticing beneath an older man, the chief biologist who once lived in the pre-war world. When the boy hears a beautiful drone outside the Bubble, he questions his mentor and seeks to understand the nature of “singing”. Having been schooled in the intricacies of The Great War, his belief is that all humankind outside the Bubble is dead. His conscience begins to get the better of him when he hears the hum and song of what his mentor knows to be a Christmas tune, and his reaction places his mentor and himself in danger of being banished into the post-war ash outside the Bubble. Short Story Press publishes short stories written by everyday writers.
Born and raised in Kansas City, Janet was eager to take on the challenges of the adult world, when she was suddenly stricken with a rare muscle disease. Circumstances led to the Appalachian Mountains of Virginia and into the arms of a young man tragically paralyzed in a coal mining accident. How or will these two physically challenged individuals survive the numerous obstacles that lay before them? You will be uplifted, challenged and inspired as Janet shares her faith as she recalls miracles and mountains being moved in her incredible journey of life.
When we consider modern American animal advocacy, we often think of veganism, no-kill shelters, Internet campaigns against trophy hunting, or celebrities declaring that they would "rather go naked" than wear fur. Contemporary critics readily dismiss animal protectionism as a modern secular movement that privileges animals over people. Yet the movement's roots are deeply tied to the nation's history of religious revivalism and social reform. In The Gospel of Kindness, Janet M. Davis explores the broad cultural and social influence of the American animal welfare movement at home and overseas from the Second Great Awakening to the Second World War. Dedicated primarily to laboring animals at its inception in an animal-powered world, the movement eventually included virtually all areas of human and animal interaction. Embracing animals as brethren through biblical concepts of stewardship, a diverse coalition of temperance groups, teachers, Protestant missionaries, religious leaders, civil rights activists, policy makers, and anti-imperialists forged an expansive transnational "gospel of kindness," which defined animal mercy as a signature American value. Their interpretation of this "gospel" extended beyond the New Testament to preach kindness as a secular and spiritual truth. As a cultural product of antebellum revivalism, reform, and the rights revolution of the Civil War era, animal kindness became a barometer of free moral agency, higher civilization, and assimilation. Yet given the cultural, economic, racial, and ethnic diversity of the United States, its empire, and other countries of contact, standards of kindness and cruelty were culturally contingent and potentially controversial. Diverse constituents defended specific animal practices, such as cockfighting, bullfighting, songbird consumption, and kosher slaughter, as inviolate cultural traditions that reinforced their right to self-determination. Ultimately, American animal advocacy became a powerful humanitarian ideal, a touchstone of inclusion and national belonging at home and abroad that endures to this day.
Jilted on her wedding day, can Leah have faith to open her heart again? A love story that will capture your heart! Meet aspiring Christian Romance writer, Pastor Janet M. Fears. Her style of romance will be welcomed in every family home that values stories that are suitable for even the very young. Look for more novels from her in the future.
I live in Joliet, IL, with my husband, Arthur Fears. My goal is to become a Christian romance writer, as well as write poetry. I am presently working on a collection of short romantic stories. I am also studying for my doctor of divinity degree. This book is all about love, as told through poetry-its ups, its downs, its thrills, and often its pains. Yet still the quest in everyone's soul is to find love, for when we do, we discover that love is worth everything!
We all go through seasons in our life. For every season we find ourselves in, there are lessons to be learned and lessons to share. Above all, there is God. Let the Lord speak to you when you are faced with a difficult situation, and rejoice with you when you've overcome an obstacle. Let your experiences be a symbol of hope for someone who is going through their own seasons.
In the world we live today, itas so easy to get caught up in the day-to-day stresses that seem to surround us all. Itas easy to fall into a pattern of what seems to be the norm of todayas culture and lose sight of what is important and what matters most. Itas easy to forget who we really are, and why we do the things we do or say the things we say. Take a trip from the beginning of time with Adam and Eve to the present day of cell phones and fast food restaurants. Examine Godas love and forgiveness as you start to unravel your own personal journey to a better understanding of yourself and the people around you.
Through fun, fantasy, and poetry, a child realizes what's really important to her. This rhyming picture book is intended for children ages four through eight. This is one of those ideal books that children and caretakers could enjoy together. While children learn the happy truth about sharing, their own imaginations are triggered. This book could be used as a spiritual tool to help children discover their own creative and unique ways of having fun the old-fashioned way--without gadgets!
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