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Have you ever struggled with your purpose or self-worth? Have you ever felt like a failure, like you are not enough or that you are disqualified from the purpose God has for you? We can all get caught in the cycle of comparing ourselves to others and let messages of doubt or even pride take root. This book will meet you where you are. It will encourage you and give you hope. Using God's Word, it will set you free from the constant struggle of trying to measure up to the expectations of others, of the world or even ourselves.

This book is a primer for those who need help finding Jesus Christ in the midst of being held back by addictions, past abuse, insecurity, egotism, idolatry, and more. We all have transgressions in our lives, causing us to often have a chain holding us back from having a full life with the Spirit of God. This is a support book for those who may be bound by certain hurts in life. It is an encouragement for those looking for relief and way to break the bondage they may feel. Be free. Break a link! The greatest chain ever broken was the resurrection of Jesus Christ.

The Spirit-filled life is a lifelong adventure into the depths of God's Love. Jesus is the Baptizer with the Holy Spirit, desiring to inundate everyone who comes to Him with Living Water from His Well, which never runs dry. He is waiting at the Well for anyone who will come, just as He waited when he met the Samaritan woman at Jacob's Well many years ago here on Earth. He said to her, "Whoever drinks of the water that I shall give him will never thirst. But the water that I shall give him will become in him a fountain of water springing up into everlasting life."

Marriage with a Mission: The Glory of God in Your Marriage is a treatise on Marriage as it was meant to be. Marriage was intended for the couple to experience God's glory lavished on each other by each other and, in turn, poured out on the world around them. God's glory in marriage is nothing but His absolute compassion and mercy, slowness to anger, unfailing love, impeccable faithfulness, kind forgiveness, and His refusal to excuse guilty actions.

Moonbeams and Sweet Dreams: Poems and Prayers for Children was written for my grandchildren in Sicily. It was a way to share something of myself during our time apart. I hope these poems bring enjoyment to other children and open them to the understanding of how purposeful prayer can be in their lives.

I invite you to listen to my story and find encouragement and support. You are valuable, you are loved, and you were created with a purpose. So press on, my dear friend. Beautiful things await you.

Are you the kind of person who notices the small and not-so-small events that occur around you as you make your way through life? Or do you put your blinders on and try to go through your day checking off the to-do list? What if, instead of just moving through your day, you found a moment to stop, notice, and ask yourself, "What can I learn from this?" So I've Been Thinking is a series of stories about everyday life experiences.

Leadership Points of Connection developed from the realization that leadership is about making connections in all walks of life. But connections are not just for leaders. Points of connection are specific interactions with others that bring about illumination, creativity, innovation, and discussions that help relationships grow and organizations expand. Connections can unite people for a common purpose that impacts an organization or community for good. Meaningful connections can be intentional business meetings or spontaneous moments that leave a long-lasting impact.

This book is an account of the modern-day workings of the Holy Spirit in the life of a believer who's completely surrendered to the Lord. It contains actual experiences of the manifestations of the gifts of the Spirit. It's a story about a young woman raised in a Christian home, then married into abuse. In her desperation, she cried out to her Father in heaven and completely surrendered her whole heart to Him. He in turn sent a river of grace, enabling her to be able to wash her heart (the inside of the cup) with the water of His word.

Have you ever heard from God? Have you ever seen miracles? Have you ever gotten to be part of something magical/supernatural? This is the true story of some who did. Do you hear from God? Do you recognize God's voice? If you have ever wondered if the miraculous seems to be relegated to biblical times, this may help you to see that it's not. If you are willing and courageous, the door can open for your own story. Well, this is our story.

This book contains a blueprint of prayers and strategies in the prophetic ministry that will break the strongholds of sexual abuse. It includes a pattern that Satan has used over this region of demonic spheres and the group of demonic forces. You will see an outline that includes the use of prophecy and intense urgent prayer.

This is a book about an amazing journey into the heart and mind of an Almighty God. It is an unfinished story with a legacy of hope emerging within. It is unfinished because God is not done yet with all of mankind. He is such a big yet wonderful God, with purpose for every life He creates. He simply won't be done revealing truth to us, teaching us things of eternal value, pursuing, redeeming, and helping us in all matters of life. We have an extraordinary God, who delights in telling His story to ordinary people.

Discover a remarkable journey of triumph in The Tornado's Daughter, a gripping nonfiction memoir. This poignant tale unravels the tumultuous family history of Charlotte Gwalt, interwoven with political assassinations, violence, betrayal, and the harrowing horrors of human trafficking. Against all odds, Charlotte rises above these adversities, defying the darkness that threatens to consume her. At its heart, this book is a testament to the unyielding resilience of the human spirit--a true story that showcases how even amid the darkest moments, one can forge a path to happiness and inner peace.

This book needs to be in the hands of every pastor, church leader, counselor, consultant, mediator, and leader in higher education, organizations, the workplace, and any other place where there are two or more people having two or more opinions. Its goal is to help a congregation or organization build inner resources that could stabilize life together and produce a more adequate and stable organization for the future.

Stroke of Love is the life story of a young stroke survivor from Texas named Hether Flanigan. It is a story of resilience, determination, strength, and love. A story about the human spirit, the will to live life to the fullest, the power of the human mind, and the love that surrounds us.

Through personal experience as a caregiver to my parents, I gained first-hand knowledge of the responsibilities family caregivers carry on their shoulders. It became important for me to find out what other family caregivers say they need to help sustain their spirit during the journey of caring for someone they love. The outcome of this inquiry is a devotional developed in direct response to family caregiver interviews and their answers to survey questions.

In this powerful and anointed book, Jeanie Traub opens up her personal spiritual journey through a diagnosis of terminal cancer. Her faith, relationship with Jesus, and determination brought her to her healing. This book will impact and change your life. It is written to set God's people free from the devastating pain and loss that cancer, sickness, and disease cause. Jeanie explains the life-changing lessons she learned while walking out her healing.

Despite being raised in a loving family, life had left Ellen Busch traumatized and at her wit's end. Busch had no home, no job, no relationship, and no hope of having a family. Even though Ellen escaped from an abusive husband, she was controlled by the unshakable stigma of dyslexia that erased any shred of self-worth. Busch couldn’t see that she was a victim of trauma until one fateful day, on a crowded highway, when she had a moment of realization that would change the trajectory of her life.

This book is an event that proves beyond any shadow of a doubt for me that God is indeed alive and well and living within each of us. Every day, we are given a choice, before our feet hit the floor in the morning, to plug into our awareness of God's Spirit and goodness. I think we all have days when we lose sight of that gift of Spirit by the pressing elements that life throws at us. When you enter or are pulled into His realm of love and grace, the impossible happens--unconditional love.

Beatrice was three years old when her parents, William and Francis Cummings, tragically died in a car accident. Ruth Singer, Francis's older sister, was thunderstruck when she heard that she was named guardian of the minor child at the reading of her sister's will. Being a stay-at-home mom to her three girls for the past ten years, living in a shoebox-sized house, and sacrificing personal wants and needs due to living on one income, Ruth was more than ready to break out of the house and return to the workplace.