Mama swears that she will never own another cat again. When her daughter, Nancy, tells her of a litter of kittens in need of a home, Mama stands firmbut still starts doing all the things a responsible cat owner does when a new cat is about to arrive. She is adamant, however, that she doesnt want another cat. Then she meets Amy, a scraggly little black kitten with shining blue eyes. Like all pet owners, Nancy has a ton of adorable stories about her precious feline family member. In Everybody Loves Amy, Paula Evans invites you into the heartwarming and semi-autobiographical story of a scruffy little kitten. Mama wants it known that in her house, Amy is in charge and Amy knows it. She even lets others take the blame for her misadventures. Nancy and Amy have a strange relationship, more of an uneasy truce. As they cope with lifes adventures, can their truce become a bond?
This novel-the first in a three-book series-explores the lives of two middle-aged single parents who embark with their young adult children on a family vacation unlike any other each has experienced.
Digging in deep to share her personal journey, author Paula Johnson writes her debut story Diary of an Imperfect Girl, which is a powerful memoir about young Paula Evans-Johnson as a teenager. Growing up, Paula felt like a wildflower child, and at the age of fourteen her life began to change for the worst! Lacking her own personal identity, she tried her best to fit in with her friends, which led to her dating at a very young age. However, she was never taught the consequences of dating the wrong type of boys because she never received the required parental guidance and lessons about life from her parents. Though she believed that her mother was praying over her, without the intentional wisdom and direction, Paula began to make very bad relationship choices that led to her experiencing low self-esteem, emotional pain, depression, hurt, verbal, and physical abuse. By telling her story, Paula hopes to inspire and encourage teenage girls who are going through this same situation. She wants her young readers to know that there is hope, with Christ, after bad decisions and painful relationships. "You need to love yourself and don't worry about what people say. Always remember that no one is perfect. Dream dreams with a purpose. Never give up and always put God first in your life." - Paula Evans-Johnson
In this first collection of Ms. Archer's poems, the poet reaches deep within the human soul and plucks heart strings perhaps long neglected. She touches on themes such as love, death, loss, longing, parenting, separation, and the eternal struggle of the creative spirit. Balancing the terse modern minimalist and more traditional poetic forms she offers her readers an array of poignant gems not easily forgotten.
Meet Jane Smith, college professor. That's it. No life. Not much to offer anyone except great copy-editing skills. She has experienced life vicariously through others. Untraveled, unmarried, dull. Then she met the beautiful and exotic Anita from Brazil. And sweet earth-mother Greta from Poland. And pious Fanta from Pakistan. Jane saw them as a connection to the outside world, but with Jane, they felt they had a "home.
Provides information on the prevalence, causes, and devastating consequences of this type of violence. Also covers the challenges that domestic violence and child abuse pose to the legal system.
Charlie Jarvis is haunted by loss that fuels her desire to rid the world of drug traffickers. When her next assignment takes her back to her hometown, she has to confront her painful past. She has no interest in a relationship since God seems to kill everyone she loves. Colton Thomas appreciates material things and the status of being a corporate pilot. When someone approaches him to deliver a package for a large sum of money that could wipe out his debts, temptation knocks loud on his door even as his partner, Marshall, slams it shut. Meeting Charlie challenges his non-committal stance with women. As he considers who he has become and the kind of man he would want to be for Charlie, he confronts his own shallow lifestyle and the fear that he would never be able to help her heal her wounds. As Charlie pursues the man causing high school boys to die of overdoses, she struggles with the secrets she keeps from Colton. With people around them shining the light of God and encouraging their courtship, both Charlie and Colton have to face hard truths about life, death, love, and faith. And maybe find a fresh start for them both.
We are all accountable for our own sins and we cant stand before God and put the blame on someone else. There is no small sin or big sin and God doesnt hold our past against us like we do to some people. Regardless of what you do in life, if you sincerely come before God and ask Him for Forgiveness He will give it to you. When struggles come they may not turn out the way you think or expect to them to but God can give you the grace to Count it All Joy.
Artist Paula Hayes is most famous for her exquisite, high-end art terrariums of organically shaped, handblown glass, but her affinity for all things green extends to full gardens as well. She has created over twenty full gardens for private clients around the country. This volume, the first monograph on her work, is structured in a two-part format that devotes equal attention to both. A fixture of the New York art scene for over twenty years, Paula Hayes's popularity among art collectors and the public has swelled dramatically over the past few. Her installation in the lobby of MoMA, Nocturne of the Limax Maximus, garnered much critical acclaim and landed her a feature on CBS Sunday Morning. She installed an oversized terrarium in the lobby of Lever House in New York City, and a solo exhibition on her work was held at the Wexler Art Center in Columbus, Ohio, where she also installed a permanent garden adjacent to the museum's main entrance.
This is not abstract. This is about a real person with real problems who found workable solutions. People of faith and a variety of readers will see the potential of a transformed life, beyond their capacity to imagine.
A New York Times Notable Book of the Year -- now available in paperback. When Marguerite Daigle, a "seventh generation lapsed Louisiana Catholic," develops a drinking problem, her eight-year-old daughter Penny runs wild, and her teenage daughter Mahalia flees into the arms of a fanatical right-to-lifer, Isabel Flood, who provides the structure Mahalia has been craving. With a tension that builds from the first page, I Loved You All is a lyrical, funny and moving portrait of family life and of the peculiarly American politics of abortion rights.
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